Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-01-26
The Machine---It Gets "Black



The efforts of the machine, which
assumes to dictate who alone shall nil
the offices in the gift of the Republican
party of the State, ran into an obstruc-
ton at Harrisburg, on Thursday last,
and received very black eye. 1t is
well known to all ohservant men that
it is the wish of a large majority Of the
Republicans of the State that Hon. G-
A. Grow, or some man of equal ability,
shall take the place of W. A. Wallace
in tht Senate of the United States.
Pat it appears that this commend
able desire does not meet the approba-
ton of Don Cameron and the other
machine politicians of the State, and
thew have set about to defeat the wishes
of a majorityofthe party in that respect
And by methods only known to the
unscrupulous coterie of political man
ayers, they succeeded in winning over
majority of the Republican members
the Legislature, many whom were
pledged to vote for Grow while Others.
uninstructed, represent constituencies
known to be largely opposed to the
Cameron clan Consequently they con-
cludcd that once King caucus decided
in favor of their man Oliver, the work
was done. But just here they were
deceived. When the caucus met on
Thursday night it was discovered that
over fifty Republican members, includ-
| ing many of the best men in the State,
were not there and had determined not
to give countenance to the scheme to
force an incompetent man upon the
people. This independent action on
on the part of the opponents of the
Cameron rule was unlocked for and
threw the Oliver men into confusion.
Nevertheless, they went through the
form of nominating him though they
lacked over thirty votes Oh enough to
elect him. And thus the case stands
The men who refused to go into caucus
or be bound by its acts, stand tlrm ano
announce that they are ready and will
ling to vote for any competent man not
tied to Cameron's coat for Senator
They are perfectly willing to vote fol
Judge Schofeld, Benjamin Harris
Brewster, Geo. Shiras or almost any o
the MANY men in the State who car
ably represent US in the Senate but
for Oliver, or any man OF his callbre
never And they are right. Pennsyl
vania has interest second to no State
in the Union and it would be burning
shame to have her represented by
man of so limited ability as H. w. Oil
yer. He is mere nobody in statesman
ship and is practically unknown to the
country, or his native State, for tha
matter. About the only reason put
forth by his friends why he should b'
elected is that he commenced poor ant
is now a very rich man. Energy ant
business thrift are commendable traits
but the people want more than thes
in the man they send to represent then
in the U. S. Senate. How does Olive
compare with such men as Sherman
Blaine, Conkling, Rayard, Hale, Logal
and the many other good men now o
soon to be in the Senate? And mus
Pennsylvania be degraded by electint
an incompetent in order to please Dol
Cameron and his associates who assum
to rule the party for thoir own sollisi
purposes we hope not, and trust tn
fifty manly Republicans who refuse t
J wear the "machine" collar, will stan
by the people and defeat this latest an
most unrighteous scheme to annul thel
clearly expressed will.-Indiana Pa.
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