Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-01-19


out. When all come to this view of
the question we will have permanent
reform on the liquor subject.
KING CAUCUS DEFIED.
By the proceedings at Harrisburg it
will be seen that sufficient number OF
the Republican members elected to- the
Sen te and House, have had the cour-
age and independence to refuse to go
into the caucus trap. This caucus bus
mess b 8 been carried on Of late years
in such manner that honest representa-
tives begin to shun it. The great
question always about caucus is as
to how or for whom the Philadelphia
members will vote; for as they vote,
being some forty odd in number, the
questions are generally decided. Hence
the struggle of candidates for State Of
fees is to get the Philadelphia deiega-
ton. This is generally controlled by
"bosses," something similar in man.
ner to "boss" Tweed or "boss" Kelly
style in New York. The immediate
cause of the present outbreak among the
Republicans at Harrisburg was the
fact that became known, to wit: that
leading "boss" of Philadelphia had bar
gained with Senator Cameron and was
to get the control of political patronage
in Philadelphia, if the members of that
city would support Mr.. Oliver IN the
caucus for U. S. Senator When this
bargaining became known some forty
four of the very best members signed
the below paper They and others, to
the number Of .ffty-seren altogether,
refused to go into the caucus, believing
they could hest serve their constituents
by staying out and complying only
with the law, and voting for Senator
in their legislative capacity when the
legal came for them to do so. Mr.. Bra
ham, one of our members in the House,
it will be seen is among the number of
those who declined to be led into a
meeting where all bad been arranged
by bosses beforehand, and where
nothing could be hoped for but to see
ratified the scheming ends of these
"bosses." His course is and will be ap-
proved by the Republicans of this coun-
ty and by all honest men.
The following is the paper signed by
the members who declined binding
themselves in advance by caucus ac-
ton:
"We, the undersigned Republican
Senators and members of the House OF
Representatives of Pennsylvania, being
of the opinion that in the exciting con-
dition of things it is not for the best in
terests of the Republican party or the
welfare of the State that we should go
into caucus on the selection of can
d date for the United States Sen
a e, decline to 60 into any preliminary
caucus and intend to give expression
to our individual preferences in the
Senate and House or in joint conyen-
tion of the two houses.
G. Il. SEAMAN, Lackawanna.
j. d. MCKEE, Philadelphia.
CHARLES s. WOLFE, Union.
GEORGE z. MAPEs, Venango.
JOHN H. LANDS, Lancaster.
LEWIS EMERY, JR., Mexican.
NJ. H. SILvERTHoRNE, Erie.
w. B. ROBERTS. Montgomery.
JOSEPH H. MAcLAY, Mifflin.
G. w. TYLER, Crawford.
JAMES NELL, Philadelphia.
JOHN n. EMERY, Lawrence
WILLIAM N. REYNOLDS, Wyoming.
JEROME B. NILES, Tioga.
CHARLES TUBBs, Tioga.
G. A. HUNGERFoRD, Susquehanna.
C. II. ELLIS, Susquehanna.
JAMES MILLHAM, Wayne.
JOHN S. LAToUcHE, Lackawanna.
w. T. DAVIES, Bradford
E. l.. HILLS, Bradford.
JOSEPH THOMAS, Bucks.
C. S. KAUFMAN, Lancaster.
j. w. LEE, Venango.
NORTON MCGIFFIN, Washington.
THOMAS PHILLIPS, Lackawanna.
JAMES GEORGE, Luzerne.
THOMAS PERRY, Mercer.
l.. TAGGART, Cameron.
ELLIS MORRISON, Lawrence.
JAMES SILL, Erie.
ISAAC b. Brown, Erie.
w. p. BRAHAM, Butler.
r. L. WHITE, Potter.
S. M. LovELAND, Mercer.
A. w. HAYES, Erie.
r. l.. STURBs. Chester.
VIM WAYNE, Chester.
JOSEPH H. MARSH, Bradford.
G. w. TYLER, Crawford
ID. V. DERRICKSoN, Crawford.
FL. ID. LOWING, Crawford.
S. H. WILSON, Crawford.
JoHs STEWART, Franklin.
G.. V. LAWRENCE, Washington.
w. b HIERLIHY, LackaWanna.
Il am willing to risk my reputa-
ton as public man." wrote Edward
Hines to the Liverpool Mercury, "if
the worst case of smallpox cannot be
cured in three days simply by the use
of cream cftartar One ounce of cream
Of tartar dissolved in one pint of hot
water, drank at intervals when cold, is
certain, never-failing remedy. +
has cured thousands, never leaves g
mark, never causes blindness and
avoids tedious lingering"