Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-11-01

and bear our testimony to his great
personal worth mild AMI clear counsels,
even temper and friendly disposition;
his industry and ardOr in business
his largeness of heart and sympathies;
tender regard for the wants and feelings
of others A man among men, beloved
on earth and meet for heaven.
Resolved. That in their sore bereave-
ment the family of the deceased has
our warmest sympathies.
HARVEY COLBERT, Secretary.
Republicans of Butler County,
whesher they facor the Ste'oart
State ticket or the Beaver State ticket,
should not allo1O that or ANYTHING
else to interfere ,oith their uOting for
Miller for Congress, and Braham
and Donly for Assembly. 1t as
desirable that the Republicans should
control Congress and the State Legts-
lature. Let every Republican, no
matter holC he stands on the State
issues, cote for the Republican can
didates for Congress and Assembly.
A Ringing Letter.
Hon. Henry Butterfield, who was
born and raised in this county, and
who has represented Erie county,
this State, in the State Senate for
some wears, addressed an Independ-
ent Republican meeting in Erie last
week, and has written the following
letter giving his reasons for leaving
the Beaver State ticket and now sup
porting the Stewart State ticket.
He says among other things as follows:
81 am a Republican, and the con-
duct of the managers of General Bea-
ver's campaign is, to my mind ex-
tremely anti-Republcan, in direct vio-
lation of the principles adopted in con-
vention for their guidance, and on that
high political morality announced in
their platform, and which has been the
pride and boast of the Republican
party. In the first resolution of the
Harrisburg convention it is declar-
ed that 1--WE unequivocally condemn
the use of patronage to promote per-
sonal political ends, and require that
all offices bestowed within the party
shall be upon the sole basis of fitness. u
The fifth resolution, too, declared that
"we condemn compulsory assessments
for political purposes, and prescription
for failure to respond either to such as,
sessments or request for voluntary
contributions, and that any policy OF
political prescription is unjust and cal
culated to disturb party harmony"
THE PLEDGES VIOLATED.
| General Beaver, in accepting the
nomination, declared that these reso
lutions are not only correct as princi
pies, but must be faithfully and hon
estly carried cut in practice. And yet
these resolutions, most important and
| subs tantial in character, are disregard
ed, trampled upon and laughed at every
day by these political managers; and |
speak advisedly and with considera
tion when | say it has come to my
knowledge that large fund, raised by
the very violation Of this fifth resolu
ton, is now being industriously ap
piled to the business of keeping cnoth
er ticket in the field, of subsidizing
purchasable newspapers and buying
the votes and influence of bad men il
the wards of our large cities, thus, il
the name of the Republican party and
under cover of the honored names O.
its candidates, corrupting and befoul
ing the very fountain head of political
power.
A victory thus achieved by means
forbidden by the law and most cor
rupting in its tendencies, and an eiec-
tion thus secured, without regard to
cost of money and principles, will be
more disastrous than defeat itself. The
election of General Beaver by such
means must be regarded everywhere
as ratification by the Republicans oi
Pennsylvania of their villainous meth
DDS and practices in party politics.
Can the party afford to purchase a
victory at such sacrifice of principle
and honor
Any party of American citizens can
afford to be defeated, but no party can
afford to win it's battles by fraud,
trickery and corruption. Wrong, or
ganized by bad men, must be met by
resistance, organized by good men.
For these reasons, which appeal so
earnestly to my self-respect and sense
of duty, my lot shall! hereafter be
cast with that party Of men in Penn.
sylvaDia who have the will to do the
right and the courage to resist the