Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-09-27

his hous ehold goods in an old broad
wheeled wagon, away back in eighteen
and twenty something. The people
here knew he hal always been a Re-
publican; he was Republican before
General Beaver was born, and nobody
new it better than the people OF Butler
county. Sixty years ago when ne
knelt with his 10 older brothers and
sisters while his pious father prayed,
he had morning and evening heard
petition offered up that the sh' ckIes
might be stricken from the slave and
all men made equal before the Jaw.
Upon that platform he was here to
speak tonight, because there are more
WHITE SLAVES
in this country to-day than there ever
were negroes in Maryland. For
recent instance he detailed his ex-
perience at the Harrisburgh Conven-
ton, where he went as q delegate Tor
Major Brown, another Butler county
bow. He found that Brown had an
honest majority of the convention, but
the first day in Harrisburg he met a
long, tall man with red hair, one j. D..
Cameron. This red-haired man said
to him, 81 can tell you who will be
Supreme Judge" who p" "Rawle.
| promised it to him last winter, and
he will get it." Look into your
hearts," thundered the orator "ques-
ton your manhood, men Of Butler
county, and say if any red-headed die
tator shall give away your votes before
YOU cast them" Continuing, Mr..
Marshall detailed how great big man
of 22O pounds weight came to him and
said: al am a delegate from Wyom-
ing county. Can L do anything for
YOU? | owe you great deal" Mr..
Marshall recognized him as an old
client. and said: Eyes, you owe me
money and you owe me gratitude. l
saved your nephew from the peniten-
tiary when he was indicted for robbing
the postoffice. Ny nephew is candl-
date for Supreme Judge. If you are
pledged to no other vote for him." The
man promised he would, and was en-
thusiastic for Brown until Cooper
caught him and took him up to Don
| Cameron's room. In the convention
he voted for Rawle, and on the first
| list of appointments in the Pension De.
partment after the convention appeared
the name of D N. e. Matthewson, the
delegate from Wyoming, for an office
at 81, 900 a year, his appointment be-
| ing made at Don Cameron's sollclta'
ton.
SOME FROZEN FACTS.
He disclaimed any intention to say
an unkind word of General Beaver
He was brave soldier of the Repub,
lie and had lost a leg in its service
but he had said in his letter declining
the nomination for Congressman,
at t-Large: "If you live up to your
platform, you should succeed; if you
betray it, you should perish" He
was here to might to say that they had
broken every plank in it, and were nc
longer deserving the support of men
who believe in it's principles. He in
stanced the removal of Collector Sui
livan. whom Carl Schurz had charac
terized as the best collector in the
service of the United States. Five
years ago, he said, Cameron had de
manded Sullivan's removal to make a
place for Thomas Robinson, of Butler
Greer had notified Sullivan to resign
but Hayes wouldn't remove bim
Garfield came next, and he, hearing
that Sullivan was an honest man, re
fused to remove him. Then, under
the providence of God, but by the in
stigation of the devil Chester A. a rthul
became President. He heard Sullivan
wasn't for Cameron and off came his
head. So much for the civil service
plank. Then, as to compulsory as
s,ssments. Harry Walker, clerk in the
Butler postoffice, receiyed three separ'
ate notices from Chairman Cooper de-
manding per cent of his salary tc
help elect Beaver. He paid no atten.
ton to them. To-day he received q
notice that his services were no longeI
required by the United States
Would honest men vote for candidates
whose campaign expenses were col
lected by such blackmail ? Yet
Brosius says the contributions ale
purely voluntary. "If man that can
stand up and say that" said Mr.. Mar
shall, .'ills the hole / left in the ticket
God help me, it Deeded mighty small
plug !"
TO DON, GREETING.
He then detailed how he came to be
nominated at Harrisburg, how Nc.
Names had begged him to stand fol
the sake of whipping Cameron, how
Don Cameron himself had asked him
to accept the place. Don Cameron,
he said, he liked He had no conscience,
but he had courage. He thought he
inherited Pennsylvania from his
father, an old fox that could never
look man in the face and do q brave
act.
Mr.. Marshall concluded with q
vindication of his action in
opposing the candidates of conven-
tion of which he was member. If it
was mere private transaction be-
tween himself and General Beaver 1T
might be a different matter; but his
vote, the common franchise of Ameri-
can citizens, the right to cast it was
given to him as a public trust, and
he wonld be coward if through
fear of criticism he forbore TO cast it
according to his conscience. He took
part in the convention, but he was not
bound to support a ticket nominated
by corruption. Fraud vitiates every
thing it touches. They need not talk
of the punctillio of conventions, when
he saw delegates bought and sold like
sheep. He took the course his man
hood dictated, and asked all honest
men to do the same to carefully
weigh the arguments on every side