The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-04-12
No Surrender Al Harrisburg.

No Surrender az Harrisburg.
From the PhiIadeIphia Iaqulrer.
The Flinn-sIartin-w -wanamsker news
bureau at Harrisburg Is still in business
at the old stand, and is continuing to
send out matter Intended to brace up
the courage Of the insurgents. II needs
bTaeing up badly, for the attempt that
the insurgents are making to show
that their constituents are back Of them
has thus far proved dismal failure.
They are now talking very loudly
about the danger Of a split in the Re
publican party ii a Uoiied States SEN
ator shall not be elected They fear
that great trouble will come upon The
party, or rather they assume to fear il,
for, As q matter Of fact, they have been
trying fr0m the outset to destroy party
Organization. John Wanamaker and
his friends long ago went upon the
stump and made deals with the Demo-
Gratis IN order to secure fusion legisla-
ture. These insurgents stirred up 81
much strife throughout the State that
seven Congressional districts were lost
to the Republicans. They were as
rule opposed to the election Of Cover
ncr Stone. They have carried their
personal spite into the Legislature, and
they have done their very best to de
stroy majority rule.
Talk Of danger to the Republican
party from such source, therefore, is
not only. ludicrous but impadent. They
care nothing for the party. Indeed,
they would like 20 break it up in order
that they might ind profit to them
selves in the rains, but they fear to have
the people charge them with their
treachery. Hence all this hypoeritical
talk from Finn Martin -Wanamaker
sources regarding the party's dan
ger.
II they rean. care for their party
why do they no. listen to the voice Of
the majority and elect United States
senator They must know that the
people Of Pennsylvania have no sym
patay with their personal spite move
lnent. Ten counties have elected dele
gates fn the coming State Convention,
and in all OF these counties not one sim
gle Flinn-Mar;ia-W Wanamaker delegate
has been ch lsen. In several of these
counties there have been pitched battles
at the polls, aud in every instance the
insurgents have been overwhelmingly
defeated. There are members of the
Legislature from Blair county who are
voting against Quay, and yet Blair
county only a few weeks ago gave
pronounced vote in favor of Quay. Two
members from Delaware county for
persoual reasons have broken away
from the majority, aud yet Delaware
county has elected QIay delegates to
the State Convention without a ripple
Of opposition. The voice of the people
in behalf OF regularity is being pro-
claimed wherever primaries are held.
There is bat one lesson to be learned
from these primaries, and that is that
the Republicans Of Pennsylvania will
not support guerrillaism. They believe
most heartily in majority rule, and
the Insurgents are everywhere being
WARMED that when their time comes
they will be oyerthrown and repudiat-
ed.
Tae principle of majority rule is para
mount, and this principle IS represented
by Senator q iay just ~ il would be by
Smith, Jones, Brown or Robinson had
either one Of them been the party
candidate. Under such circumstances
it is positively aosurd for these insur-
gents to spread the stories that Quay is
about to withdraw. He cannot with
draw, for the great majority Of the II >
publican party Of Pennsylvania will
not permit itself to be placed in the
false position of surreadering to asmall
and malicious minority.
There is bat one thing for the major
ity to do, aad that is to mainlain the
principlesos the R,plblican party and
defy the insurgents TO do their worst.
IL these insurgents refuse to permit the
majority to elect a Senator at this ses-
sion the insurgents themselves must
assums the responsibility. tits not i'm
probable that the new Congress which
meets in December will so change the
Law relating to the election Of Senator's
as to provide for a plurality election,
and under such circumstances the ia
surgents would be powerIess. If tais
change is not made, then the Repub-
liean majority can appeal in all conf
danca t. the people at the November
election in l91), when new Legislature
win be chosen. Tue manner ia which
the primsries are rejecting the viewsO Of
the people shows that the insurgents
can have no hope.
We Go not fear split in the party
because of their auimosity. They did
everything they could TO overthrow the
party last November and they were
routed. They can accomplish nothing
more in the future. They cannot split
the party because the splitters in turn
will be split by the overwhelming SEN