Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-05-24
No Trouble i'm the Republican
Party.

NO IroubIe III the Hepublican
Party.
It is very evident from the gen
era! tone of the Republican journals
throughout the State that with an
untrameled convention they do not
look for any trouble in the Repub-
lican ranks.
The testimony that they give
concerning conditions is that the
Republican sentiment which broke
away last fall and went to
the Democratic candidate for State
Treasurer, Mr.. Berry, is ready to
support a Republican ticket that
shall be named by delegates acting
on their own responsibility and free
from bossism.
There can be no doubt that they
accurately reflect the situation.
The Republican Party in Penn
sylvania is strong. 1t has nothing
to explain. 1t has met all require
ments. 1t has given the people
reform legislation of the most dras-
tic character, and it has followed
this work by the choice of dele
gates to the coming State conven-
tion who do not wear the collar of
political servitude.
These delegates will assemble in
the capacity of men representing
their constituents. Thus the de-
mands ofindependent thought have
been met in every particular.
Not even the most active of Re-
publican opponents can point a
finger at any example of bossism
within the Republican Party. The
only exhibition that has been given
anywhere thus far has come from
political schemers in Philadelphia
who have laid violent hands upon
the Lincoln Party machinery and
hope to run it for their own bene-
r fit.
These reckless plotters have done
their best to make deals with lead
ing Republicans, but their conspir-
acies have become public property
and with exposure has come their
undoing.
There is still some buster on
their part. They are now trying
to exaggerate their Importance for
creating trouble and continue to
insist that some understanding
should be arrived at with them.
But there seems little possibility OF
that, for deals of any sort are ex-
tremely unpopular, and besides,
bossism is bossism, whether the
bosses are labeled Lincolnites OIL
go under some other title.
There is no danger to Republi-
canism unless it should listen to
the so:called Lincoln Party manip-
ulators of Philadelphia, who are
the same political experts who have
built up the Mack Combine of un-
savory reputation. The Republi.
can convention can have nothing
to do with self-styled Lincolnites.
1t would be ruinous to deal with
them. This is year when there
must be no semblance of deal
with anybody.
Such is the manner in which
the Republican newspapers are
talking. They are almost unani
nous in their belief that witt
a fair convention, a convention
that shall be freely open to all can
didates who aspire to nominations
all will be well in November.
The Inquirer heartily agrees Will
them. The Republicans who wen
to Berry last year did not leave thu
party for good. They were ready
to return when certain reform!
had been accomplished.
These reforms have been accom-
plished, and to-day there exists nj
reason for a Lincoln Party or for
any factionaI opposition.
All genuine Republicans con
cerned in last years Independent
movement can have nothing bu
praise for the recent attitude of thu
representatives OF the party in the
Legislature and for the manner il
! ,rJ;cI ovl,r t,E-p yCnnlyG br so before