Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-18
The Peoples Good Work.

All in al, the State Convention has
made the most of its opportunity. 1t
has fortunately and skillfully avoided
its perils, and has happily struck the
best results among its several possibil-
tiles. 1t has nominated strong ticket
after a free contest on a progressive
platform, and has shown that Repub-
lican Convention finds its best leader
ship in the general sense and spirit of
the Republican masses.
The simple history of the assemblage
is the revelation and proof of the new
regime. 1t is new thing in Pennsyl-
vania for Republican Convention to
take half dozen ballots among a
dozen candidates for State Treasurer,
and to witness similar contest for
Auditor General. The past has seen
the bosses order and the Conventions
simply register. The long and ami
mated but good-humored struggle of
yesterday emphasizes the emancipation
of the party end marks the advance of
popular rule. The Republicans of the
State now breathe freer atmosphere
and have higher inspiration.
The ticket is as judicious and strong
as any that could be named. There
are reasons for believing it the most
fortunate combination that could be
made. Timely warnings, wise counsels
and the general good sense of the dele
gates saved the Convention from mis-
takes that threatened danger. In the
selection of VIM. A. Livsey for Treas
urer, the party not only proclaims civil
service promotion in the platform, but
illustrates it in practice. He is the
present cashier of the Treasury and
held the same place under Butler and
is admirably fitted for the position of
chief. He is fresh, clean, irreproacha-
BILE, free from political complications
and every way calculated to inspire
confidence and give strength.
Jerome b. Niles is the Republican
leader in the House, an able, upright,
stainless man, who thinks and acts for
himself and whose undertaking Repub-
licanism has been frightened by inde-
pendent judgment. He is just the can
didate to secure the cordial union of
all elements of the party and no better
selection could have been made.
1t is no hackneyed platform upon
which these wellchosen candidates are
placed. 1t drops the dead past and
deals in clear, positive tones with the
living present and future. Itsummons
the State and the country to the forum
of discussion and action on new and
immediate questions. The plank on
protection is compact and compre-
hensive statement of the broad policy.
The proposition for the distribution of
the surplus revenue among the States
is sanctioned and throws into the arena
of public contention new and great
question. Civil service reform of q
practical character, is sustained in
direct and emphatic terms. Relief from
the evils connected with the trade dol
lar, opposition to assisted emigration, o
pledge of municipal reform and econom-
ical government and endorsement of
the position of the Republicans in the
Legislature are strongly placed
Not least among the good things of
the Convention was its declaration for
the policy of uniform primaries, which
the Press has advocated, with instruc-
tions to the State Committee looking
to practical action. This is the in
auguration of movement which will
vitalize and preserve popular rule.
Altogether, the Convention did good
days work, which will cement the new
harmony and unity of the party. and n
campaign fought with the same jHdg-
ment and spirit will be crowned with
victory.-Philadelphia Press.