Excerpt from The Speeches of Hon. John Wanamaker on Quayism and Boss Domination in Pennsylvania Politics The sole objects of this compact were to correct legislative abuses; to oppose legislative corruption; to protect Penn sylva-m'a's educational and business interests, and to compel the wise and honest expenditure of the State's money. Any legislator who would stand for these principles was eligible for membership, whether a Republican or a Democrat. Of the original Seventy-six members all stood firm throughout the session, save five, who proved too weak to withstand the subduing and debauching process of the machine. Yet the membership was more than kept good by recruits from the machine's ranks, who refused to be driven into a betrayal of their constituent's interests to pay the political debts of the machine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.