Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-08-08
Outside Opinions.

II Major Mcdowell, the Doodle nominee
for Congress in the Beaver district. has not
the good sense and deeency to pull off the
track, he should be licked so badly al the
polls in November that be win think his
nomination N ust have been only dream.
-PRrsHtopsey SpDit.
There seems to be good deal of smoke
in the Twenty fifth Congressional district
over the charges that money was used to
secure the nomination Of Col Mcdowell
for Congress. The good Republicans OF
that district viii sec to it that justice is
done, and if there is any infraction Of the
law that the offenders win be punished.
The Republican party has always been one
of fair play, and nobody need be afraid
that it viii not insist on the proper thing
being -Kiifanniaq Press.
The late disgraceful scandal involving
the Congressional nominating conference
of the Twenty-ffth district, composing the
counties of Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, and
Mercer, is powerful argument in favor Of
all parties nominating all their candidates
from the highest to the lowest By the direct
popular vote Of members Of the respective
parties, instead Of the demoralizing, cor
rupt. and venal delegate and conferoe sys-
TEN now in vogue, which it is high time to
relegate to the dark ages Of the past and
there forever left TO misunderstanding
Independent.
Major Mcdowell is in a deplorable posi-
ton, and probably by no act Of his own.
There is no evidence so far made public to
show that he had any knowledge Of or part
in the bribery Of the Beaver County dele
gates. But that is not the question. 1t
has been made plain that at least three
delegates were bribed, and bribed TO vote
for Major Mcdowell: that they did so vote,
and the nomination was made by the vetes
OF these purchased delegates. II Major
Mcdowell is innocent-and we have always
given him credit for his own assertions on
that point---he has been made the victim OF
some one too Jealous for his nomination or
too jealous to defeat one Of the other can
didates.
II IS of no consequence what may have
been the motive of the briber; the fact
remains that the nomination was made by
the corrupt and unlawful use of money.
1t is also evident that the candidate will
rot be supported by many Republicans OF
the district On this account, and the cleo
tion of a Republican member in one Of the
strongest Republican districts Of the State
is thus put in very grave doubt. 1t is an
occasion for the display of absolute unself-
ishness and the sacrifice of personal am
bition to the best interests OF the party.
The steps taken in Mercer and Lawrence
Counties do not meet the requirement.
We are aware that this is controversy
for the Republicans Of the district to settle
for themselves and that they will very
likely resent suggestion from outside, but
it is matter in which all Republicans are
interested, involving, as it docs, a member
of the House who may determine the party
complexion Of that body The Repub-
licans of the State have right to expect
the Republicans Of the Twenty Fifth Dis
trict to wipe out the stain Of this bribery,
and in the most heroic way, and make
success certain.-Phira Press.
BY late edct Of the Gar of Russia all
the Hebrews Of that country arc ordered
ont Of it. It is estimated that a million
people viii have to leave the country, aud
it is expected that the majority of them
viii come to America.