Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-01-11
POLITICAL SERFDOM.
The Price OF Place I'm tile State
Councils.

The Price OF Place I'm tile State
Councils.
AN ABLE CONTINENTAL DEFINES THE
INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT AND
GIVES REASONS FOR
REFORM
SPECIAL Telegram to Dispatch of 5th inst.l
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4-Senator
John Stewart. who belongs to the
Continental Independents, has been
talking to a newspaper correspondent
He saws: "lt has been next to i'm
possible for man to enter public life
here with pure motives, or if he en-
tered with pure motive to act accord
ing TO them. There has been but one
royal road to political influence or
position If bright lawyer has made
a reputation and competence in his
profession and desired to enter upon
| politics this one thing he must do:
He must take the train for Harrisburg,
deposit his knapsack at the Lochiel
and then hunt up Cameron, father or
son. If, after presenting his plea, he
is adopted into the Republican politi-
cal family, well and good. He has
satisfied his ambition but smirehed his
honor, for the only condition Of adop=
ton is political serfdom. If he will
not comply with this condition ne
must 60 back to his briefs and law
books. This is sufficient to explain
| TUT coppIrpT CHARACTER
of the Pennsylvania Legislature, for q
slave is generally purchasable CON-
modify"
Senator Stewart then spoke of the
slow growth of the Independent ele
ment in the party. With all the off
oers in the Stalwapts' power the oppos-
ing voice of the people could not make
itself heard in high places. But here
and there throughout the State a man
had been elected to Office who really
represented the people, and, holding
the balance of power, the Indepen'
dents had been 3hle to make their
| first decided stand in the Senatorial
contest last winter.
| WILL STRIKE AT THE ROOT.
LAS you are aware, we propose tc
strike out the root of all corrupt nomi'
nations by securing, if possible, dele.
gates to the State Convention who
will really represent the Republican
party of the State and hot the Cam
eron faction To do this it is neces'
sary that we should influence the
primary meetings For this purpose
our committee of $50 has been an
pointed
After you have done your best t.
secure representative delegates, wha
them"
1--WE will 80 10 the State Conven
ton fully aware of our strength.
we are in the majority we will pro
ceed to nominate ticket which will
represent the Republican party and
not a wing of it."
"Rut if you are ip the majority wha'
propositions will you make to th'
Stalwarts ?"
1--WE will make no special PROPOSE
tions. We are not after personal rec
ognition. All we ask is that q ticke
shall be nominated composed of
REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLICANS,
who will act Of theip own yolition TO
the best interest of the party and th'
Commonwealth, and not ticket o
many men and one will, and that moi
their own, bat Cameron's."
But if the Stalwarts are in the ma
jority and do not give their recogui
tion to the principles Of the Independ
ents, which you demand, what then p
"Then it will be time to consider
whether the opportunity has not ar.
rived for an open revolt against th'
tyranny of an unrepentant Boss"
CAMERON TRICK.
The significance of the rumor from
Washington, that there had been {
conference of the Cameron chiefs, ant
it had been resolved to support Genera
James A Beaver for Governor, was
then discussed THAT is a Cameron
trick,n said Senator Stewart. "They
really do not want Beaver for Cover
nor. He Is not the kind of man for ,
Cameron tool. They think that we
will repudiate him because they have
endorsed him. Then they can 60 tt
the convention and say that we woult
not accept an irreproachable candidate
and have not acted in accordance will
our principles. This would clear th'
way for the nomination of Stalwar
of the Stalwarts, and at the same time
clear them of the charge of not making
an effort for peace within the party"
"What is your personal opinion o.
General Beaver 2"
personally, think him a fair can
didate, however much | may depre
cate his affiliations with the Cameron
Republicans. Intellectually he is
Senator Cameron's superior, and il
made Governor of the State he would
undoubtedly rule by his own will.
believe that our party would be in
clined to accept ticket made up o.
such men,"
A SheriH's Mistake.