Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-02-09
GEORGE w BEAN,
Sect of County Committee.
U. s. Senator,
PENN TP., Feb. 5th, 1881

IESN lP., eD. Otur 1901.
MessRs. EDIToRs Dear Sirs: The
Penn township Republicans had there
nomination to-day The meeting was
large and the grand lock at Harrisburg
was the general topic for discussion !;
and as we are all Grow men down
here, of course we don't feel good
about the way cur representatives.,
Greer and Bell, have proved unfaithful
to the trust that was placed upon
them. If we had known that they
could not have been trusted we ccr-
tainly would have tried and elected
two more men like W. p Braham,
that would have proved faithful to their
instructions and acted in accordance
with the voice of the many Republi-
cans OF Butler county Three-fourths
of the Republicans in this part of the
county highly indorses Mr. Braham's
course and say to him, stand firm
Would to God we bad more men like
w. p. Braham at Harrisburg to-day ;
and by sending such men to the Legis-
lature, we will get that political ring,
that selfish ring, that corrupt ring,
that ring that gave J. Nj. Greer the
nomination for the Senate in the dis
trict of Butler and Armstrong counties,
broken up, which would be the glory
of the Republican party IN the State
of PENNSYLVANIA. We do truly Y hope
that the election of a United States
Senator will stay locked until the voice
of the people will be heard AMI until
representatives will he taught obedl-
ance to their instructions, and not be
as it were under parental instruction
of a Quay or a Cameron, but do as the
party wishes to be done and forever
leave undone what few political trick
sters command to be done. Now Mr..
Editor, we would not of said anything
in regard to the political lock at llar-
risburg, were it not for the fact that
we had talk with DR. Bell short
time before he started east on the
senatorial question, and he told me
enough to let me Known that he in
tended to support Grow as second
choice But following his course while
at Harrisburg we find that he has not
supported Grow at any time. but
through his course be has been found
first, last and all the time, in the hands
of the ringsters and casting lis vote
for the ring candidate, Mr.. Oliver
Why Mr.. BelLhas pursued the course
that he has done we don't know.
We only say of him, we were deceived
in the man. AS to Mr. Greer, we did
not expect any thing else ttan what
he has done, for we had trial of him
before. But the Republicans of But
Ter county we'll know that it was, by
the influence of the Harrisburg ring,
aided by its advisors here, that Mr.
Greer got his nomination for the Senate
in this district, which was not in accor-
dance with the wish Of the people.
But owing to this favor, we might say
that Mr. Greer was pledged to support
the rings instructions at all hazards.
But as to Mr. Braham, he is acting &C
cording to his instructions as made
known by the people, and his course is
highly indorsed by all Republicans in
the southern part of the county and
elsewhere we believe. But perhaps
Mr.. Editor we had better stop for pres
ent, not wanting to intrude on your
space, and if you think your many
patrons would be profted by reading
this article you will Please publish the
same and oblige. Yours truly.
REpuprJcAy