The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-03-28
TURN TIE TRAITORS OUT.

TURN TIE TRAITORS OUT
1t is hoped that the attempt now
in progress to re-organize the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee in
the interest of Senator Quay will be
defeated. 1t is not to be under
stood that the present organization
of that committee is in that interest,
for we believe that Chairman John
S. Killing is both honest and sincere
i'll his political convictions and
actions. But there was a meeting
of the Democratic State Executive
Committee in Harrisburg the other
day and according to the Star Hde-
Pendent Of that city, of the eight
members present four were fresh
from the Quay lobby in the Legis-
lature. There was Donnelly, of
Philadelphia; Love, of York; Gar
man, of Luzerne; and Ancona, of
Berks. The present plan of these
political hucksters is to elect one of
their number chairman of the State
Committee.
If this is done the Democratic
party might as we'll go into volun-
tary bankruptcy. Grover Cleveland
i'll letter recently written to a
Democratic club in Baltimore, de-
clared that if the Democratic party
would restore itself to usefulness it
must first make itself thoroughly
Democratic and deserve the CON
fidence of the people. In this State
the Democratic vote has been dimin-
ishing year after year. 1t is the
custom Of superficial observers to
say that this diminution in strength
is the result of differences of opinion
| among Democrats on the currency
question or some other party tenet
or dogma. There have been such
differences, no doubt, and they
may have impaired the voting
strength Of the organization to some
extent. But the great enervating
influence is in the fact that the rank
and file of the party has had no
confidence in the personal and
political integrity of the so called
leaders and the organization has
been corrupt.
But the attempt to prostitute to the
base uses of Quayism was never
made so boldly as 1t is being made
now. Ryan and Donnelly, of Phil
adelphia, have been hewers of wood
and drawers of water for Quay for
six years and have been ready and
willing to perform any menial
service for him at any time since
the legislature Of 1897 spread polit-
ical pestilence throughout the State.
Lemon Love, Of York, used all his
influence to induce the imbecile
Members of the Legislature to vote
for Marshall for speaker and thus
guarantee the election of Quay.
Garman, even while he was chair
man of the Democratic State Com
mlttee, was pensioner ofthe Quay
machine, and has lost no oppor-
tunlty since to serve that master of
and Ancona, cheap recruit of the
traltorous combination, has been
doing his best to earn the favor oil
the corrupt boss ever since the pres
ent session of the Legislature was
organized.
Shall the Democrats of Pennsyl-
venia submit to such an outrage
upon their party principles and
political integrity? We sincerely
hope not, The calamity can be
averted if the Democrats are Just tc
themselves. Let them rise in their
indignation and hurl the traitors
out of the organization absolutely
There is no peril to the organization
in such course. The party will
lose nothing by throwing such mer
out. rhey rarely give their owr
votes to the candidates and deter
thousands of honest men from going
to the polls. Therefore let every
Democrat who is opposed to Sc
gross betrayal of faith demand
that the representatives in the State
Committee, outside of those tainted
with treason, vote to turn out the
traitors at the reorganization OF
April 18TH, and they will succeed
in electing an honest chairman. =
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