Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-10-04

ana error, there can be but one result.
and that Is the complete triumph of the
right, aud
Truth crushed TO earth, will rise again,
| The eternal years of God are hers
But you say, settle them within the
party, else you will hand the State
over to the Democracy that you will
break up the grand old Republican
| party. Well, in answer to this.
have to say that always opposed the
Democratic party, and have no faith
in its capacity TO administer this Gov
ernment: but it is infinitely better to
settle these matters now, even if il
should be at the peril Of the Democra-
cy carrying the State, than to post
pone it until 1884, when you run the
risk Of the far greater danger Of hand
ing over the whole country to the
Democratic party, / firmly believe
that II Colonel Stewart was not a can
didate for Governor there would be
enough dissatisfied Republicans to
vote Tor Pattisou 20 secure his election.
and then it would GO forth to the
world that the Democrats bad secured
victory in Pennsylvania, that
the State was Democratic but the
combined vote of Stewart and Beaver
will show that Pennsy lvania is still
Republican. and if you believe Repub-
lican ascendeney Is absolutely and es-
sentially necessary in PennsyIvania
this ye.r then there is one way that
it can be secured, and that il by voting
for Col. Stewart, who il equipped in
every way Tor the discharge of the
duties of the high Office OF the Chief
Executive of this State vote for Duff
and Merriek. both of whom are one
legged soldiers vote for Colonel
McA:cbael, a soIlier, too, and an ae-
coDpisaed gentleman vote for
Juakin. an accomplished jurist, for
Judge =: the Supreme Court, and all
of whom are well qualified for
the oiiices for which they are
named. and are ~ true Republicans
as live on the soil of Pennsylvania or
anyOther State, men who have been
Republicans, not for plunder, but from
principle, and when you have elected
them you have secured a triumph for
true and genuine Republicanism that
will make the hearts Of Republicans
rejoice everywhere. Strike of the
shackles that Cameronism has fastened
upon the party. and Pennsy Ivania will
be Republican by $1,000 majority.
But you tell us that we are going
to kill the Republican party. deny
it. The Republican party was not
made to be killed by one defeat Do
you believe that il has less vitality
than the Democratic party2 Why
that party has been beaten for 20 years
past Public opinion has condemned
it and it has been kicked and cuffed
about at the polls and yet it comes
up every year smiling and ready for
the fray. No. have more confidence
in the vitality and strength OF the
Republican party than to believe that
one defeat can destroy il, and DO not
admit that il is going to be beaten;
the party that has accomplished such
grand results, that has such high aims
and purposes is not to be destroyed
unless false leaders and Bosses lead it
away from the path Of duty.
We are here as Republicans. believ-
ing in every principle of the party.
with a ticket composed Of the very
best Republicans in the State, and
with platform of the truest RepUbli-
canism, which means just what it
says, and which il it, candidates are
elected. will be carried out Ii ia the
one sure way to reform. There il no
chance for reform in the Democratic
party. 1t must FIRST reform itself
Its past history, covered as it is
with the blight Of slavery and seees-
sion and attempted repudiation. units
il for reform. Nor can reform be look
ed for in Pennsylvanis under the
Camerons, for it is precisely OF these
evils that they have fastened upon the
party that we wish to reform the
party. The only way to secure GER
tain and sure reform IL by elect
ing the Independent Republican
ticket