The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-26
PARTY LINES WIPED OUT
Republican Support Assured to
Greasy and Reilly.
REVOLUTION AGAINST QUAYISM.


Upon which the business Mems Re
publican League Opposes Quay's
Candidates.
No longer can the Democratic state
committee or its campaign speakers be
accused of idle boasting in their esti
mate of the anti-Quay Republican vote
that will be cast for Greasy and Reilly.
The Quay ranks are dismayed by the
ringing appeal of the Philadelphia
branch of the Business Mems Republi-
can League of Pennsylvania to the
members of their party throughout the
state to work and vote for the defeat
Of the Quay candidates.
The leagues terrific indictment OF
ouayism is answerable only by suit
Tor libel or tacit confession of guilt.
II is the most severely condemnatory
synopsis yet made of the crimes
charged against the ring now trying
to drown state issue discussion with
shouts for the tariff and McKinley's
war policy. The league gives the
Quay men every chance for redress,
for the criminal accusations are signed
by two of Philadelphia most RESPONSE
Bile business men, the president, Will
lam Sellers, head of the great machine
works bearing his name, and the chair
man of the executive committee, Will
lam T. Tilden, wholesale wool mer-
chant.
Formally adopted by a body COM
posed of representatives all Republi-
IF oil 70 NJ tir
ing, professional and mechanical in
tion lauds Farmer Greasy as "an hon
est man beyond the reach of the influ-
snces which must necessarily surround
any machine chosen candidate"
The Business Mems Republican
League, organized in 1895 for the pur-
pose Of aiding in the election of Mr..
Mckinley as president. has never until
now overstepped party lines. It's aim
has been to improve the character Of
the state government by opposing with
In party lines the selection of improper
candidates by the Republican party for
state Offices 1t has restricted itself to
suggesting types of men, always Re-
pNblicans, fit to be the standard bear
ers of their party. The leagues pres
snt appeal to the voters of Pennsylva-
MIA Is confessedly revolutionary, and
may well be regarded as no less omi-
nous than was the wall warning to
Delshazzar. Its indictment and decla-
ration of independence follow:
70 FIGHT OUTSIDE THE PARTY.
The league has invariably, actively or
by its silence. aided the election of Re-
publican nominees. firmly believing that
the rising sentiment against the abuses
In the management of state affairs by
the corrupt Quay machine would become
strong enough within the party 10 over
power the machine in spite of its high
handed methods and the frauds through
which it has maintained control.
Notwithstanding this machines great
power. the trend toward better govern
ment has given such promise of speedy
triumph that in a last desperate effort to
avert its overthrow 1t has taken away
from the Republican voters the only re-
naming means by which 1t was possible
to remedy existing evils, by action with
in the party. 1t has destroyed the power
Of the citizens ballot at the primary
elections by the adoption of rule No. 7,
which practically disfranchises anti-ma-
chine Republicans In congressional, sena-
torial and judicial districts.
In the past this league has suffered un-
At candidates to 60 unopposed for the
sake of party regularity. But the time
for such compliance is gone.
QUAYIsM INDICTED IN DETAIL.
A corrupt candidate for United States
senator, after being repudiated by the
chosen representatives of the people, is
appointed by a servile governor in viola
ton of the constitution, and the party
convention is packed to indorse this
unconstitutional act.
Candidates of conspicuous unfitness are
thrust upon the ticket
Members of the legislature are offered
bribes to vote for the notorious McCarrel
Jury bill in the interest of crimnally
indicted senator.
Members of the legislature are offered
bribes to vote for the machine candidate
for senator.
The head of the machine Is forced tc
the degrading necessity of pleading tn,
statute of limitations to save himself
from the penitentiary.
TAX ESCAPING FAVORITES.
In the interest of the tax escaping cor
porations and the brewers the appropria
tions for the public schools are cut dowI
by unconstitutional acts.
In the interest of the tax escaping cor
porations and brewers the states insan,
wards and hospital patients are cruell,
uSpTlNtu Ol tne money neeueO incl
care.
In the interest of the tax escaping cor
porations and the brewers the tax bur
lens of all unfavored citizens have beel
made heavier.
In the interest of the spoils hunting ma
chine the cause of civil service reform
o which the Republican party is com
nitted, is abandoned in the machine mad
state platform of Pennsylvania.
HACKERS OF ELECTION FRAUDS.
For the maintenance of a system o
repeating at the polls, by which in tn
ity of Philadelphia alone more than So
100 fraudulent votes can be counted con
titutional amendments in the interest O
honest ballot are vetoed in deianc
If the constitution.
A state chairman is appointed VIII
vas dismissed from office for aiding
IN attempted treasury loot, and who
iotorious for completely in the wreckin
If a state financial institutlon-a ma
Who has declared through resolutions pre-
Jared by himself and adopted by a count
convention under his control, that thos
Who oppose the machine and his shamefl
acts are towards and traitors"
For these and other crimes against til
Republican party and the state tn
eague refuses to accept the ticket of ii