Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-09-12
Wonderfully Worried.

of our Bar to Judge McJunkln, eX-
pressing confidence in him aDd asking
him, when the time came, to be can
didate for reelection. We are sorry for
these gentlemen-sorry that their
minds are so much worried and dis
turbed on the subject. The members
of a Bar have the best opportunities OF
knowing the fitness of lawyers for judi
cial stations. and therefore there Is
great propriety in them giving an ex-
preston on the subject when proper TO
do so. We can't understand why 1t
should have annoyed some half dozen
gentlemen so much as it has. To the
first article in the Eagle, some three
weeks ago, we did not feel called upon
to take any notice. And we would
take no notice of the one of last week
were it not that it disputes fact we
stated in the CITIZEN of the week be-
fore We have refrained from any
allusion to or controversy with that
paper for some time past. This we
did in the hope that peace and union IN
the Republican party of this county
might be restored and success in the
future assured. But it, on the other
hand, has continually shown disposl-
tion to keep up strife and all we have
to say on that point now is, that II
there is to be no peace, the responsible
ity for its failure will be fixed upon the
right parties, and they alone will be the
sufferers in the end.
But our purpose now is correct the
statement in the article the Eagle per-
mits itself to publish last week, as to
the number of the members of the Bar
who have signed the letters addressed
to Judge McJunkin. We stated
majority had done so. This was and
is correct. A majority has done SO.
It is the writer in the Eagle that is
"mistaken" and not US. We have the
papers before us and find 3S names at
tached thereto. The Eagle parades,
without authority, and very much to
the annoyance of some of the members
of the Bar, 81 names who it says have
not signed. But even in this it is
again mistaken, for three of the very
names it publishes are on sae letter OF
the Republican members addressed to
Judge McJunkiD. Then again, it
gives the names of some who are
absent and had no opportunity to sign,
but who it is known will sign the let
ters for Judge McJunkin. Then again.
it gives the names of present candidates
and others who were not asked to sign,
through motives of delicacy or proprie-
ty. Take all these things together, and
and others we know of, and its list will
be materially cut down. The member
ship, all told of the Bar, is some sixty.
To the letters, that will in time be pre-
sented to Judge McJunkin, we are
authorized to say there will be num-
ber added, that will make the whole
| number about wo-thirds of the Bar in
stead of majority. And, to make this
matter short and end it, has it occurred
to either of those uneasy gentlemen
how many of the members would sign
a similar letter for them or for any
other 1t would be interesting just
now to know how many members OF
the Bar would sign letter adverse to
that which will be presented to Judge
McJunkin. But our only purpose at
present being, as we have said, to re-
affirm the statement we had made, to-
wit: that majority of the members Of
the Bar had already signed the letters
intended for Judge McJunkin, and
having established that, we have no
desire to say more, and think more
need not be said at present. We have
a county ticket to elect this fall and il
is important there should be Republi.
can success. Next year, as all can
clearly see now, there will be one oi
the most exciting and important
ele ctions ever held in this country
Victory or defeat may depend much
upon the result of the elections this
year. Nothing, therefore, should I'M
necessarily disturb harmony or pro
mote discord, and we hope, as far as
this county is concerned, that there may
be perfect peace.
FROM all parts of the county We
have encouraging reports for the elec
tion of the Republican county ticke
, this fall Mr.. Snyder, our candidate
for District Attorney is popular ant
, worthy young man and will poll the
full vote of the party. Mr.. Hilliard
f candidate for County Surveyor, is alst
well qualified and worthy man fo
the office. Let the Republicans of thu
county rouse up and see to the election
of these nominees of the party in No
vember next.
f THE pleasures of the imagination arr
only exceeded by its wonders. Al
, amusing illustration Of this fact seem
. to have happened in this place lately
r On the occasion of certain gentlemen
: being consulted as to the next Judge
ship they Immediately imagined some
thing was said or intended for them il
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