Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-06-14
mating a Congressman. at-Large.


THOMAS V. COOPER,
Chief HenchLnan.
What would be the effect of such
nroclamatiop, and how many would
obey the call? 1t would be a repetition
of the boast of Owen Glendower, who
said he could "call spirits from the
vastly deep; but they would not come
And vet all intelligent people read the
call in that way, and so understand IT,
Do YOU think that this shattered party at
a time when it had nearly shaken loose
from Cameronism, and emancipated
itself from the yoke, cap stand this re-
newal of supercilious dictatlon? Is
there no man in the State to be con-
suited, and but one to be obeyed And
is this to be paraded before the
people at time when freedom OF ac-
ton is struggling against despotism
If that is the height to which the man
agement can rise, the contest had bet
ter be abandoned.
DESPERATE MEASURES NEEDED.
The committee can cali the people to
elect delegates, and the people. being
the source of all power, can, by their
representatives, abrogate the rules,
adopt new platform, and nominate a
new ticket, or they may do any one OF
these things and omit the others.
And that is the action required in the
present complication of affairs. The
emergency is unusual, and the action
must be heroic. Let there be a Con-
yention called by the Committees OF
both divisions, to which the candidates
should assent, with delegates elected
by the people as they nominate their
Senators and Representatives to meet
, about the lst of September, and NOM
mate ticket of their choice from the
! present nominees, or otherwise. A
ticket so nominated, and campaign
commenced on the instant of its being
: placed in the field, would rejuvenate
the party and kindle fire of enthu.
: siasm in favor of the candidates which
!, would light up this great common
. wealth with blaze to illumine the
pathway to a magnificent triumph.
|, This or some better plan must be
9 adopted or the alternative which will
. result is not difficult to foresee, and the
: responsibility will fall on those who
: stand In the way of it. The commit
! tees representing the two branches O.
the party, with the consent of the can
: didates, if that can be had, must ar
= range the plans and details, and the
9 candidate who is not equal to the sac
: rifce has not the disinterested patriot
. ism for the emergency, and may be lg
r nored. The party is not made fol
= any man or class of men, but for the
r good of the country, and personal am
= bition must yield to public necessity.
= If the Committees are not equal tt
. this occasion, and fail to act, the peo
. pie in their sovereign capacity mus
= take the subject in hand, and form th'
: ticket, as they formed the Republican
: party. These are the friendly sugges
= tions and warnings of man older tnal
- the party, but with sufficient vigor t
!, stand by and support his convictions
The Republican party was as muci
the outgrowth of manly protest agains
a the encroachments of slavery on th,
! soil of freedom and the rights of free
8 men, and dignified contempt for th'
v arrogant STAKEHOLDER, as it was of sym
: pathy for the oppressed and down-trod
# den slave, and its regeneration will b
) fruit of brave resistance to the i'm
perious dictation of party usurpers
g In that cause | enlist, and strike thi
blow by refusing to obey orders.
@ As / said to you in my telegram
4 "We differ in our choice of roads, bu
9 desire to reach the same end" whicl
t is the success of the Republican cause
We can do that only by submitting t.
i to the will of Republicans.
g Yours truly,
r