Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-10-04
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was forgone conclusion That hat
been tried before, but always with on
result, the success of Cameron. Th,
voice Of the master had gone forth anC
the voice OF Pennsylvania was silenced
eud the Republicans ell over th,
State Were expected to rally to th,
support of ticket already made uE
for them. That day has gone by
and the time for the deliverence o
Pennsylvania Republicans from the
yoke of master is at hand Hereafter
they propose to make up their owr
tickets. They propose to exercise
their undoubted and uDquestioned
right as freemen to select candidates
for themselves, and will support
no man, no matter who is, oil
how good man he may be, if he has
been forced upon them by Boss rule.
1t was well understood though why
Senator Cameron was for General
| Beaver. The brave soldier had failed
to secure Cameron's support on form.
er occasions, when be stood solely
upon his own merits, but the price
paid for Cameron's support was the
assistance General Beaver rendered
Cameron in the National Republican
Convention in 1880. when the at
tempt to secure the nomination oil
General Grant for q third term, by
the enforcement of the infamous unit
rule. To win Cameron's support
General Beaver voted for Grant,
when be knew, or must have known
that not only his immediate constitu-
ents, but the voice of a large majority
of the Republicans of Pennsylvania
were for James g. Blaine.
He struck a blow at one of the
very fundamental principles of free
government. and although he may
thereby have the support of Cameron
he lost the confidence of many Re
publicans, who, much as they may
have admired lis past career as n
brave soldier and good man, will not
! support him for an Office which is
given him as the price of their betray-
al
One year ago Senator Davies, be-
cause of the outrage he had shown in
the opposition to Cameron in the
election of Senator, was beaten for
nomination for State Treasurer, but
this year, after making q pilgrimage
to Washington and doubtless doing
penance for his wrongs, received full
absolution and the approval of the
despot for the nomination for Lieuten-
ant Governor and his nomination was
secured without trouble.
Senator Greer's nomination was fixed
up in advance, so that all opposing
candidates might as well have spared
themselves the trouble and expense of
going to Harrisburg. But next to the
nomination of General Beaver, which
was for services rendered, the most
fragrant outrage upon popular rights
was the nomination of kawle for the
Supreme Bench. Every fair-minded
man will concede that the utmost care
should be taken in the selection of a
candidate for that high and honorable
position. 1t is the court of last resort
for every citizen of Pennsylvania whose
rights are brought in controversy. The
reputation of that court has never been
sullied Its record forms one of the
grandest pages in the history of our
grand old State. The Jurisprudence of
the State, yea, of the whole civilized
world, has been illumined by the genius
of the distinguished men who have
adorned that bench: by Tilghman,
Yates, Gibson, Grier, Black, Thompson,
Agnew and Sharswood.
But the high privilege Of naming
candidate for that position was denied
the people. Senator Cameron during
the last holidays rendered the nomina-
ton to Mr.. Rawle as a Christmas gift.
Assuming to act for the entire Repub-
lican party, he disposed of the nomina-
tion just as some feudal chieftain in the
middle ages parcelled out his territories
among his followers. What right had
he to do this Will any of his admir-
ers or followers dare to come upon this
stand right now, in the face of this
audience. and justify such an act If
he will, let him come. No, be dare not
come, for he knows full well that there
can be no justification for such and act
No candidate for the Supreme Bench,
or the Common Pleas, or any other
court, ought to owe his nomination to
any one man, and especially when that
man is President OF a great corporation,
and if he is not President now is a
large stockholder, and who may have
important questions coming before the
court for final determination. A Judge
of court shonld be like Casar's wife,
above suspicion, and ought to have no
Christmas gift, in the way of a judicial
nomination, to sway bim from the path
of right and justice. 1t was an unwar-
ranted interference by Senator of the
United States in q nomination with
which he had no more to do than any
other one citizen of Pennsylvania.
But this nomination was a gross
outrage in another respect A majori-
ty of the delegation from Philadelphia,
where Mr.. Rawle resides, headed by
such men as James McManes, William
Leeds and j. Elwood Rowan, were
against the nomination of Mr.. Rawle
yet the voice of that majority was
silenced at the dictation of Cameron,
and Rawle nominated against their
protest Allegheny county, the great
Republican Gibralter of Western Penn
sylvania, presented one of her leading
lawyers and most honored citizens as a
candidate for that high Office. He had
the unanimous endorsements of his
own delegation and received the votes
Of the delegates of nearly all the coun-
ties in Western Pennsylvania /; yet this
great popular demand for the nomina-
tion Of Major Brown was ignored, and
the voice of Cameron was more poten-
tial than the voice of oil these delegates