Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-09-20
County Tickets.

The following from the Tioga
Aoitator of the 18th inst, relative to
united support of all Republicans on
their county tickets, is so sound and
in advice, and so applicable
to this and other counties, that we
copy and endorse it in full. The
Amtator is the able organ OF the
Tioga county Republicans, a county
that gives larger Republican major
ity than any other in the State, IN
proportion to the vote it polls. 1t says
as follows:
eve understand that some Stall
warts in this county have expressed
the opinion that an opposition should
be organized against candidates on
the county ticket who may be classed
with the Independents, and, on the
other hand, some Independents are
anxious that candidates who may be
suspected of Stalwart leanings shall
be made to declare themselves IN favor
of Stewart under the implied threat OF
losing the Independent vote if they DO
not comply. 1t seems to us that all
this is the height OF political tony
1t is not necessary to say that we
heartily endorse the course OF the
County Committee in refusing to osta'
cize either wing of the party, and time
and reflection have only confirmed oul
opinion that the Committee acted
wisely in this respect. Forum ateIy.
the same line of policy was followed
by the County Convention, and tht
result is that we have a county tlckel
for which no true Republican neec
feel ashamed or afraid to vote. There
are men on that ticket of whose opln
ions respecting State politics we kno"
nothing, and it is q matter OF indlHer
ence to US. so far as their candidacy
is concerned, whether they intend tc
vote for Sewart or for Beaver we
hold that every Republican voter Id
the State has right as party man to
decide for himself how he will vote Sc
far as the two Republican State tickets
are concerned Any man may Vott
for either Beaver or Stewart and Still
remain a Republican in our eyes an'
we are certainly willing that every
candidate shall exercise the same rlgh
that every voter may. While we re
gret that all Pennsylvania Repabll
cans do not agree with US IN thi
belief that the highest good of th'
party requires the absolute and sigma
overthrow of the Cameron machine
this year, we are willing to conced'
that many honest Republicans may
think they are in duty bound to vot'
for the machine ticket; and we hav'
no quarrel with such men let eaei
one act as he honestly believes to b.
right. We acknowledge no Republl
cans right to coerce any other he
publican in this matter. Nor do W.
see any sense IN attempting to bring
anv local candidate to the support o
either State ticket as against the other
No man whose opinion is worth any
thing doubts the ability or integrity
of any candidate on the county ticket
No man who knows anything of th'
recent political history of the State cal
seriously question the political faithful
uess of any man named on that TICKET
The highest good of the party de
mands that its local organization
shall be maintained intact. This fac
has been recognized in other counties
where the Independents and Stalwart
have agreed to disagree as to Stat
candidates and to unite heartily in thi
support of common local ticket
There is no reason why Tioga county
Republicans shouldn't all come up t.
this common standard Of sound politl
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