The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-03-14

ganization. II personal interests and
not the welfare of a party or organiza-
ton are considered they will, of course,
take a different view of the case.
Paid agents of the Flinn-Martin In :
surgents and boilers are travelling
around Pennsylvania with the inten-
tion OF breaking up this time honored
custom and sowing discord in the Re-
publican ranks.
When men are to be placed in office
| In the various counties of the common
wealth primary elections are held. A
primary election is really a caucus.
Voters choose either delegates to 4
/ convention, or, in some counties, d.
rectly between candidates. When these
| candidates once have been nominated
they become the candidates of the en-
| tire party. There is no other way OF
| selecting them, and when party voters
refuse to be governed by the will OF
the majority they become boilers. 1t
! is just as necessary for party caucuses
! to be held at Harrisburg when a Uni
ted States senator is to be elected as
it is for counties to hold primaries or
for congressman to caucus over the
selection of a speaker. In the last
legislative session regular caucus OF
Republican members was called, and
Senator Quay was made the nominee.
In no other way could the wishes of
the majority have been discovered.
Certain enemies of Quay refused to
consent TO majority rule, and formed
bolting party of their own. The re-
suit was chaos. 1t is now proposed by
the insurgents to set up candidates in
various districts who, while pretending
Ter be Republicans, will refuse to unite
with the Republican majority unless
that majority should happen to go their
way.
Such methods do not commend
themselves to honest men. If candi-
date takes a party nomination it Is
his duty to sink his individual prefer
ence and abide by the majority deci-
sion. If it were not for the caucus 20
different Republican candidates might
be named for senator, and in such a
state of affairs ii might well be that
the Democrats would elect their candi-
date to Office AS matter of fact, it
is very well known that the Democrats
will have candidate for senator in the
next legislature, Colonel James NJ. Cuff
fey, and they will act together, and it
is also very well known that the insur-
gents, when they cannot elect men Of
their own way of thinking to the leg
islature will undertake to elect Demo-
cratic members. The insurgent move
! ment today is Democratic movement.
Republicans of Pennsylvania must
know that if they lend their aid to the
nomination of candidates who will not
agree to act with the majority of the
Republican party that they will be Civ
ing their support directly to Demo-
| cans have a right, as have all Demo-
Gratis, to their own individual opinion
and preferences, but when their party
has taken a stand through conference
| known as a caucus their duty is to obey
| the voice of the majority. A member
who sets his own opinion above the
opinion of the majority of his party
associates after fair and square vote
has made the majority will manifest
becomes a mere party wrecker.
WHERE M'KINLEY LEADS.
The Republican caucus in Washing
ton fixed upon the terms of the Puerto
Rican bill and President Mckinley,
good Republican that he is, refrained
from pressing his own personal views,
and gave all his influence to the adop-
tion of the caucus measure. Where
President Mckinley leads no genuine
Republican in Pennsylvania need fear
to follow. President Mckinley be-
linves in the caucus, for it is the only
way by which a great political party
can act unitedly and successfully. Mer
in Pennsylvania claiming to be Repub'
licans who refuse to follow Mckinley
are not Republicans at all In advo.
eating candidates for the Legislature
who will not abide by Republican eau
cuses they are advocating party wreck
ing and, could they have their way, the
legislature would be handed over tC
the Democrats, and all important legis'
lation would be made impossible.
No candidate for the legislature in
Pennsylvania should be nominated un-
less he will agree to abide by the deci-
sions of the Republican majority.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WAYNE
With counties like Lebanon follow
ing the lead Of Indiana, Chester and
other counties where the stalwartl
have recently won great popular victo
ries, there can not be much consola
ton in current events for men of tn,
Finn Martin school of rule or ruiz
politics in Pennsylvania. Following
the great stalwart sweep at the Re
publican primaries of Mercer, Law
renee. Armstrong, Bradford and Ian
caster, other counties have been linin
up with the regular organization.
SusQueharna held Republican coun
ty convention last week at Montrost
and unanimously renominated Georg
f. Tiffany for state representative
who throughout the late session of tn
Legislature voted for the Republica
caucus nominee for United States sen
ator They placed on the ticket wit
him another stalwart Republican
George H. HILL They named three del
egates to the state convention, r. I
Little, George Palmer and G. S. Tin
gle all of whom are closely identifie
with the regular Republican organiza
, ton The convention went on recor
in favor of the denomination Of Con
gressman Wright. There was not eve
q show of insurgent opposition.
! On the same day the Bradford coun
ty Republican convention met at To
wanda to carry out the instructions G
the Republican voters who participate
at the primaries. II was great gath
ering Of loyal Republicans. They adopt
ed ringing resolutions indorsing tn
administrations of President McKinle
and Governor Stone, and especial