Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-10-18

v imperial Bosses and elected by assess
}. ments, bribery, corruption and fraud
| What hope have the Stalwarts i
t electing their ticket? None, verily
: except by using the corruption fun
, wrung from ofice-holders by enforce
assessments, not only in violation O
: their platform, but in violation of tn,
principles of honor, justice and right
Daniel Webster and President Haye
thought it sufficient ground for remov
al from Office when federal officehold
er paid an assessment levied on hin
for political purposes. But Coope
and Hubbell reverse this order anC
cause the discharge of oficeholders for
non-payment of assessments. Can SC
large fund as is being collected by
assessments and subscriptions be used
by the "Regulars"-or rather Regula
tors-in a legitimate way ? 1t is a
well-known fact that a-vast trade has
been carried on for years by the Penn.
sylvania Bosses in the purchase ot
ballots in buying citizenship YET
these corruptionists well knew that
this crime, if punished as should be,
would consign them and their victims
to a felon's cell, and forever debar
them of the right to vote or hold of.
flee in this State, and furthermore,
that there is no law by which they
could ever regain the sacred right OF
citizenship, although they might
seek it carefully and with tears" Do
they hope to win this election as they
did others, by traffic in votes, by
trading in sovereignty, by enslaving
liberty itself? AS the campaign now
| stands there is not an informed man
who can have the slightest hope of
BeaYer's election, without the whole
sale purchase of citizenship in his be-
half. Sovereign voters, are you pre-
pared for thi5? Prepared to lay down
your GRO "n at the feet of the Boss and
not only become his slave, but GRIM
nal and outcast in the land of equal
rights and liberty No; but rather
smite the hand that offers the bribe in
purchase of your honor, your manhood,
everything you hold dear under the
Government, which is yours and which
you should preserve and transmit to
posterity undiminished in glory.
THE BOSSES ARGUMENTS.
| pass now to notice the arguments
offered by these Stalwart nominees in
favor of their own election. These
may be summed in four points The
achievements of the Republican party,
the tariff, the ascendancy of the Dem
ocratic party in the State and endan-
gering Republican victory in 1884.
While they laud the achievements of
the Republican party they forget that
what is accomplished for the Nation is
one thing and what its Boss Legislation
has done in our State is quite a diff
ferent thing. While, on the one hand
its deeds have been glorious, on the
other, it has made Pennsylvania poll
tics and Pennsylvania legislation
a stencil in the nostrils of the Nation
This last dark chapter they do not
read. In regard to the tariff it might
be well to state here that no Senator,
nominee or prominent man in the In
dependent party has threatened il in
case of defeat. Can they say as much
A tariff is fully endorsed by the
platform. This question is only rails
ed as blind. 1t is we'll known to be
practically settled in Pennsylvania.
In regard to defeating the Stalwart
party and permitting the Democratic
party to succeed, my answer is two
fold First, our principles are right,
and being right they must and will
prevail. Second, while the coming
into power of the Democratic party
may not be desirable, yet this same
cry against all reform movements,
both in Church and State, has been
raised from time immemorial. 1t
has been met and fully answered
times without number. 1t requires
but glance at the grand sweep of
reform in all ages to see that if such
silly cry had been needed that dark
ness would "cover the earth and
gross darkness the people," In re-
gard to their last point, we feel as
sured that if Beaver is elected in
Pennsylvania and Folger in New
York by corrupt methods, which must
be their only hope, it will be vim
dication of the spoils system, and all
the corrupt machinery and patronage
in State and Nation will Immediate
ly brought to bear to secure the nom-
ination of spoils man for President
in 1884, which will ultimate in de-
feat, or success which will be still
more ignominious than defeat. The
Independents are fighting this battle,
not only for the present, but for 1884
and for all time. There can be no
hope of success in 1884 except by
the overthrow of the methods which
dominate in Pennsylvania now.
This is the only organized move
ment in State or Nation inspired by
the death of Garfield, and which has
inscribed upon its banners these
prophetic words "The cause for which
Garfield died must not be lost" In
the light of history we plainly read
that if it's principles do not finally
triumph our Government will be
hopelessly wrecked and Garfield shall
have died in vain. His death stirred
the Nation and world as no human
death has done in all the annals of
recorded time, He died at the head
of the most advanced Nation smitten
by the hand of fit representative of
the most dire system of political wrong
which has yet assailed free govern.
ment. Do not those who are In this
movement understand the lesson of
GarEeld's death Can they not see in
it the final subversion of all their lib.
critics, unless the great evil is crushed
beneath the indignant tread of brave
people as they march on to possess and
hold the ground on which their ad-
vanced and chosen leader fell While
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