The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-07-26
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Prom TIE fIli1deiphia Inquirer.
One Of the most insane Of the party
wreeking organs complains loudly that
the recent appointments Of census SUI
pervisors in Pennsylvania were drawn
from the ranks Of the stalRart Repub-
lieans; that the appointments were
made upon the recommendation OF
Quay and Penrose, aud il prints a
brief history of each official named.
From these histories it appears very
eonelusively that high order Of SUI
peEvisors has been obtained; that there
Is not an UNIT man among thcu; that
each ono Of the appointees Is a credit
And Jet this complaining organ isn't
happy.
What did 1t expect Has it believed
that the administration at Washing
ton Is in the party-wrecking business
like itselfs Has II supposed that po-
litieai highwayman OF Pittsburg and a
discredited politician of Philadelphia,
trading under the firm name Of Finn
Il Martin (Limited), would receive
recognition at the Nations Capital?
There has been nothing more disgust
ing in the history Of politics than the
attempt of this firm of selfseeking
political freebOoters to pull down the
Republican party in Pennsylvania and,
like vultures, 10 grow fat upon the re-
mains. The Federal administration is
not in the carrion business, therefore
it has passed by the Films and Mar
tins, and every census supervisor is a
man opposed TO the methods which
these leaders of personal spite and envy
adopted at Harrisburg. Evidently
there is not much use in Washington
for the party wreekers Of Pennsylvania.
Another disgrantled organ tries to
minimize the declaration Of Represen-
tative Bliss. of Delaware county, who
voted against Quay in the Legislature
and who has now discovered, and has
said so, that the people of his county are
not with the insurgents. It's complaint
is that nothing has been done to har-
mOnize the party; and 1t agrees with
the other organ that all the State aud
Federal offices have been given to the
Stalwarts. AS consequence il holds
that the real feeling Of antagOnism
among the Insurgents is stronger to-day
than il was during the Legislative
ses ion. 1t has a right to its opinion,
but that opinion is not sensible. Mr..
Bliss is only Que out of several who are
known to have changed their views.
Men who have studied the situation
cannot agree with the organs. Nothing
has been done 10 harmOnize the party,
because there is nothing to do. The
Republican voters themselves are doing
the harmonizing.
Can there be any doubt of this How
can there be in the light Of the prima-
ries throughout the State. Outside OF
Philadelphia only about % delegates
to the coming State Convention re-
main to be elected. The fight Is over.
County after county has placed the
stamp Of condemnation upon the bolt
ers and would be party wreekers. There
will be only handful Of insurgent
delegates in the convention. This is
the work of the plain citizens, not the
leaders.
There is only one thing left for the
greciers and their organs TO do, and
that is 10 run for cover or turn Demo-
crats and howl for Bryan. The great
Republican majority is not in the
habit of surrenderiug to little minor
ity led by such petty bosses as Con-
tractor Finn aud David Martin.
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