figureheads, were Juet there to see that It never 

 did real harm to the Republicans • They were imich 

 elos«s* to ^Mi B^publiean bosses i^ian they v%r% to 

 U8« fhty looked on us as Innoeent* who had to be 

 tolerated at election tlines* 



011bs Sort of as middle -class reformers* Is that how 

 you would describe yourselves? 



Cogglns: Well, yes* We didnH know the score, from their 

 standpolAt* 



Gllbt You didn't have a big following^ any power* No 

 money* 



Oogginst Ho* Kobody wanted us except ourselves* 



Ollbl But you were vocal? 



Cogglns: Oh yes* 



Cmbi I>id you publish things? 



^ogginss Well, we didn't do very much publishing* We had 

 no organisation* This was about the only non* 

 Republican grcsup in Philadelphia at the tla» that 

 met regularly, in a big county like that of a 

 million or so* Yet it had no power because this 

 money was all on the Republican side az3d the 

 tariff* ••you see, Pennsylvania needed the tariff^ 

 the businessmen* * .The repeal of tariff was like 

 cutting the businessmen's throats* 



