Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-02
HE IS A REPUBLICAN
A Business Man Who Declined to
Follow the So.Called League.
NOT HELPING DEMOCRACY.
A Prominent Philadelphia and Member
Der of the Union League Repudiates At
tempts to Aid Bryanite Greasy.
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Philadelphia. Oct. 31.-The masks
have been torn from the men who.
While claiming to be Republicans, are
constantly working in the interest OF
the Democracy.
]. G. Ramsdell, a we'll known Chest
nut street merchant, was a member of
the so-called Business Mems Republi-
can League, but he is so no longer
Mr.. Ramsdell is staunch Republica..
and an ardent supporter of President
! Mckinley. He was one of the first
! business men in this city to advocate
! the nomination and election of Major
| Mckinley to the presidency. He has
been member of the Union League
! for years, and he became identified
with the so-called Business Mems
League with the highest motives. It
| was his desire to aid in the advance
ment of Republican principles and -
assist in keeping up the standard OF
the party organization. There was
nothing selfish in his action; he was
not then, nor is he today, an aspira1 IT
for Office. He has, however, found that
he made mistake as to the charactcr
and purposes of the so-called Business
Mems Republican League. And thee
are many others who have made the
same discovery. 1t has developed into
"one man machine" and it's apparent
purpose seems to be to aid the enemies
OF the Republican party and to assa'l
and malign every Republican candidatc
for Office who does not represent me
factional and personal interests for
which the so-called league stands.
A CASE OF FALSE PRETENSE.
Without daring to utter word
against the personal character, or to
question the integrity of the present
Republican candidate for state treasur-
or, Lieutenant Colonel James f. Bar.
nett, this body recently launched into
fulsome eulogy of w. T. Greasy, the
Democratic candidate for state treasur-
or, who, it is notorious, has been a
rampant Bryanite and blatant advo-
cate of the Chicago platform. This So
called league has been flooding the
state with literature in the interest Of
Greasy, and its paid agents have been
industriously at work seeking to dis
credit the Republican organization and
to give rid and encouragement to the
Brvanite candidate of the Bryanite MA
chine of the Pennsylvania Democracy.
But the people of the state have bee1
thoroughly informed rs to the charac-
ter of the organization, and its fire.
quent fulminations in the shape OF
matter prepared for publication in
Democratic and assistant Democratic
newspapers are readily recognized and
promptly discounted.
Mr.. Ramsdell, whose place of busi-
ness is at III Chestnut street, and who
is one of the leading and influential CIT
izens of Philadelphia, did not hesitate
to express his opinion of the so-called
Business Mems League and it's meth
eds
"I AM A REPUBLICAN"
II am a Republican" said Mr. Rams
dell, in commenting upon the matter,
land l joined what is called the Busi-
ness Mems Republican League with n
view of advancing the cause Of Repub.
licanism. | had no idea of becoming
identified with an annex of the Demo-
cratic machine of Pennsylvania. nor
did | suppose that | would be associated
with men who would subordinate the
welfare of the Republican party to sell
fish interests or the advancement Vt
the ambitions of any one man. The
idea of an organization supposed TO be
composed of Republicans and business
men aiding in a canvass to make an
outspoken advocate of Bryan and the
Chicago platform, Mr.. Greasy, the Gus
todian of the state funds of Republi-
can Pennsylvania seems almost too al-
surd to be considered for a moment.
The entire course of this organization
has been inconsistent and ridiculous.
I cannot imagine that it has more than
q skeleton membership. | made an ef-
fort to procure a list of the members.
about the personnel of the organiza-
tion. When | was told that / could
not have the list l Immediately re-
Guested that my name be stricken from
their rolls, as | informed them that |
did not care to belong to any organiza-
ton in which l could not know who
my associates or fellow members were.
That ended my connection with the
Business Mems Republican League.
do not see how any Republican can
belong to it consistently
HOW REAL BUSINESS MEN FEEL.
II have made it my business to in
quire among my business friends and
acuuaintances, continued Mr.. Rams
dell, "as to their views on the present
political situation, and the unanimous
opinion prevails that the candidates on
the Republican ticket will be elected
by handsome majoritieS at the coming
election The nomination of Lieuten-
ant Colonel Barnett, of the Fighting
Tenth regiment, for state treasurer was
a tribute to the brave Pennsylvania
boys who went to the far off Philip
pines to fight for their country's flag.
The manly character and splendid at
tainments of Lieutenant Colonel Bar
lett, his admitted ability and undoub'-
ed integrity are generally recognized,
and attempts of the Democracy or their
allies to detract from the laurels he has
won will be Indignantly resented by
the people at the polls. The other can
didstes ON the Republican state ticket.
Messrs. Brown and Mitchell, are men
of sterling worth and with the candi-
date for state treasurer, make nm ex-