The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-10-19
BUSINESS MEMS BLAST
AGAINST MAT. QUAY's MACHINE.
Pennsylvania League Comes Out Squarely
in Opposition to Barnett and
Adams.

The Business Mems Republican
League, of Philadelphia, placed itself
on record last Thursday as opposed
to most of the Republican State
ticket and in favor of the election of
William +. Greasy, the Democratic
candidate for State Treasurer. In an
address issued so the people of the
Commonwealth the Republican ma
chine is arraigned for the placing OF
candidates in the field who are un-
worthy of popular support, attempt
ing to bolster up the cause of Colonel
Quay and his candidacy for the Uni
ted States Senate and the shortcom-
ings of the last Legislature.
The full text of the address is as
follows:
The answering effort of the Bus-
ness Mems Republican League, since
its organization in 1896, has been to
improve The character of our State
government by opposing within party
lines the selection of improper can
didates by the Republican party for
State offices. 1t has never embar-
rassed its party by attempting to die
tate nominees, and has not urged the
selection of particular individuals for
Office, but has restricted itself to sug-
gesting types of men always Repub.
licans fit to be standard-bearers OF
their great party. The League has
invariably, actively, or by Its silence,
aided the election of Republican nom.
ineess. 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 to
overpower the machine in spite of its
high-handed methods and the frauds
through which it has maintained con.
troll.
LAST DESPERATE EFFORT.
Notwithstanding this machines
great power, the trend toward better
government has given such promise of
speedy triumph that in last desper-
ate effort to avert its overthrow it has
taken away from the Republican vot-
ers the only remaining means by
which it was possible to remedy ex-
listing evils by action within the party.
1t has destroyed the power of the cit,
izen's ballot at the primary elections
by the adoption of rule No. 7, which
practically DISTINGUISHES anti-machine
Republicans In Congressional, Sena-
.orial and Judicial districts.
In the past this League has suf-
fered unfit candidates to 60 unop-
posed for the sake of party regularity.
But the time for such compliance is
gone. A corrupt candidate for Uni.
ted States Senator, after being repudi
ated by the chosen representatives ot
the people, is appointed by servile
Governor in violation of the Consti-
tuition and the party convention is
packed to indorse this unconstitution.
al act. Candidates of conspicuous
unhtness are thrust upon the ticket
Members of the Legislature are Of
fered bilbes to vote for the notorious
McCarrell jury bill in the interest o.
a crimlnally indicted Senator. Mem
bers of the Legislature are offered
bribes to vote for the machine candi
date for Senator. The head of the
machine is forced to the degrading
necessity of pleading the statute Of
limitations to save himself from the
penitentiary.
TAX BURDENS MADE HEAVIER.
In the interest of the tax escaping
corporations and the brewers the ap
propriations for the public schools ART
cut down by unconstitutional acts
In the interest of the tax-escaplnt
corporations and the brewers tn,
States insane wards and hospital pa
tients are cruelty deprived of th'
money needed for their care. In th
interest of the escaping corpora
tions and the brewers the tax burden
of all unfavorel citizens have beel
made heavier.
In the interest of the spoils- -huntin
machine the cause of civil service re
form, to which the Republican part
is committed, is abandoned in tn
machine made State platform of Penn