Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-09-06


die ated by Cameron, and that tLe.r
success, so far from giving assurance
of the reform of confessedly existing
evils, were calculated to perpetuate
those evils in defiance of the will of
the people. AS to the Harrisburg
platform he said General Beaver
stood on it when he accepted the nom-
nation | stand on it now. In two
weeks he kicked that platform from un-
der his feet and gave it the lie by a
public declaration that the civil service
was wisely administered. His only
reliance for election is on
THE CORRUPTION FUND,
wrested by so-called voluntary assess
ments from Federal iicc-holders, in
violation af the letter and spirit of that
platform. | say his only reliance, hut
there is no possibility of his election,
even with that If elected it will not
be by Republican votes, but by those
of the Democratic contingent, and per-
haps that is where these political as
sessments will come in"
Discussing the necessity Tor the Inde-
pendent movement, ho said that the
plain truth was that the party organi-
zation had ceased to be representative
in the popular sense; that organization
was the work of one man, and the
aptest illustration of its operation is
the fact that this man is the senior
Senator from PenAsylyania. If he Aas
any other qualification for this high
position besides age and citizenship
the people of this State don't know
what it is. The sending of Grant
delegation to Chicago by Don Gamer
on's order, when the people were over
ghelmingly for BLAZING, was angtheF
illustration General Beaver was one
of those delegates, and if he hasn't his
brass medal on to-day it is because he
hasn't the courage to ask for his re-
ward. 1t is waiting for him at Wash
ington, and on demand will be sent to
Lin free of cypress charges. Still
ANOTHER ILLUSTRATION
was found in his (Senator Stewart's)
own district. Two years ago when
Colonel Matthew S. Quay, Senator
Cameron's closest friend, had stepped
in to defeat the Republican candidate
by handing over 500 votes to the OPP
position, Quay had actually written to
prominent Democrat in Huntingdon
county asking him to take the field as
the only way of beating Stewart for
| Senator, and in this letter the votes
of 500 Republicans of Franklin county
were placed at his disposal. If any.
body doubts this statement let him call
upon Henry J. McAteer, and see the
letter from Colonel Quay. Mr.. Nc.
Ateer has it in his pocket
Is it not high time to stand by the
old standard and rally the party in q
pew organization 7 General Reavel
had said two weeks ago, at Bristol
that he was meyer in such an uncom
Portable position in his life; that be
would mortgage his farm to the ex
tent of $4,000 to get opt Of it. Why
doesn't Cooper take him at his word
and stop this assessment businessi
Who keeps General Beaver in his un
comfortable position? The man who
put him there General Beaver, wher
he says he does not want the Office
forgets how he
SOUGHT THE NOMINATION.
for this Office before three successive
conventions, like the man in the para
BILE who went down to gather the
fruits of his masters vineyard. wht
was beaten and sent away empty. /
was only after he had proven hi
fidelity to Cameron at Chicago tha
he was given the place be sough!
Reading from the printed report O
General Beavers speech last night, tn
paragraph expressing confidence il
the success of the Republican ticket
and concluding with the expression
"But God help those who fall by th,
wayside," Senator Stewart said
that was an expression ofsympathy 70
such men as himself it attested Genera
Beavers benevolence, humanity an,
charity. If it was intended as
threat it attested his base following &
the indecent behavior of his master
The irate Cameron at Philadelphia ex
claimed 'Defeat me and | will strik
down your tariff on the floor of tn
Senate" The irate Beaver exclaims
"God help those who fall by the way
side" in the presence of these tw
incensed men let their bondsme
tremble; freemen do not quake.
Al l.,
outcome of the present political situs
ton was in the hands of the people {
Pennsylvania. The responsibility Ia
with them to place the Democrats 1
power, to perpetuate the Cameron
despotism, or to join with the Inde
pendent Republicans in inauguratint
an era of high aims, pure methods an
results, giving prosperity and pride t
the State.