Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-04-18
The Republican Canvass.


The Republican people and press OF this
state are just now engaged in an open con-
Fdersrion of the party situation and OF the
candidates in the field for the Guber-
material nomination. 1t is a very whole
sorne thing. If it is carried on with the
single purpose of bringing out the real
party sentiment and allowing it to be so
,haned A to obtain the best results, the
DISCUSSION must prove most benehciai.
There is need, however. of the utmost fair
mass and entire absence of acrimony if any
rood is to follow.
The Republican party is entitled to- ana
doubtless will, make its own nom1natlon
results to follow are of very important
character. and the supremacy OF the party
whose principles were SO unmistaKaDiy up
preyed by the people at the last Presiden-
tial election is not to be put IN peru py
subversion of the will of the Republican
masses or any interference with the Tree
action of the party in making its choice OF
candidates. We do not believe there is
any such purpose. Leaders, and those IN
influential party position, will have their
preferences, doubtless, but these Will De
accepted by the party as they are wise or
rejected as they are unwise.
There are several announced candidates
for the Republican nomination for Gover
nor, and until recently very little interest
was manifested in the drift of the canvass
Within the past few days that has changed.
The whole field is now under review, and
this is the time for it. There are great
apprehensions in some quarters of party
disturbance and party peril. We cannot
close our eyes to this fact. If these appre-
heusious are real this is the time to inquire
into their cause. We cannot afford to
vait until after the Convention, when 1t
viii be too late to remedy mistakes. This
il what the present general discussion OF
the situation means.
The place to settle Republican ditfi-
culties is inside the Republican party.
This has not always been done, but when
we have failed it has been at such a sacri-
fee that the lesson has proved impressive
and no one can now be unmindfnl OF 1t.
No mans interests, whatever they are.
should be allowed to stand in the way OF
the always greater and broader interests OF
the Republican party, which are also the
interests Of the people at large. The man
Who is nominated for Governor this year
must be one who can command the conf
dence and support of the Republican
voters, there will then be no fear of the
result. The name of the candidate will be
Of no consequence so long as the man is
the choice of the party itself.
For that reason there should be the
widest and freest discussion Of candidates
previous to the Convention. That is now
In progress. Conducted in spirit of fair
ness and unselfshness, as it ought to be,
no candidate who is fit to bear the standard
Of the Republican party will fear to have
the strongest light turned upon his record
and character. Philadelphia Press.
In the flooded districts of Louisiana
the buffalo gnats which swarm in vast num-
bers, are killing the stock with their stings.
They soon sting to death an unprotected
horse or mule. Even men have fallen
victims to their bites, the bodies turning
almost black from the effects of the many
thousands Of stings. Several persons were
killed by them in 1888 and 1884.
Two hundred farms in New Jersey have
been sold at Sheriff's sale owing to the
Supreme Courts decision that township
tax titles are invalid. The occupants OF
the farms are heart broken at having the
savings and labor Of years taken from