Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-10-31
An ADDRESS
Issued to the Voters of the 25th
District by the Republican
Congressional Committee.

District by the RepuDlicdn
Congressional Committee.
To he Republicans Of tie TisentyJfth Con-
qrcsSional District Of Pennsylvania:
We address ,ou as voters, because with
YOU rests. in part. the direction and con
trol Of this government. Our appeal IS 20
your consciei.. IS, and not to your preju-
dices. To those who are not bound by
faction or BIZ clique, to those who carry
their sovereignty under their own hats,
we speak in the full belief, that the subject
upon which wo address you, will receive
vour careful ard deliberate consideration.
II the month Of July last, the Repuo-
lican Congress -IoLal Convention at Ne"
Castle. consist 4g Of sixty delegates, noml-
mated Major Alexander Mcdowell for Con
gress, giving h-.a thirty-two votes. At thaL
time. We knew of no reason why the noml-
nation should be considered otherwise than
satisfactory subsequent developments,
however have shown, without doubt, tlAt
three Of the tnirty-two votes given nc
Doweu were cast by delegates who We're
purchased at q price Of $500 each. 1heSe
three delcgGf.s did not represent them
selrc-: Hey ,rc.s the representatives Of a
cOastifuoncg it Bearer county, which had
instructed their to support Hon. Charles Z.
Townsend for Congress. Without these
votes. Major Mcdowell had but twenty
Eine votes. which were two votes short OF
the number necessary TO nominate him.
II ,cW be ObSegged that the ertcHt Of this
JribeYy lrGs to make q nomination 5Chich
OtheT1rise lr0ald not hare been made. We
are aware there may be cases Of bribery
and corrBpt pol tical practices, which may
not change the result, simply because the
extent and effect Of the corruption is less
than the majority; but the result is differ
ent where the cctsRt of the bribery Is TO
reduce the Vot. bclOc the number Of votes
necessary to elect, as IN this case. with
the facts of The bribery confessed ara
c1e0rFY established ti.e.
Mcdowell is void, and not binding upon
the party conscience
Are y0u willing now. to stand by, let
the nomination Of Major Mcdowell, made
under such rclmstancesf By voting Tor
him. Won surel endorse the methods by
which bis nomination was secured. TO
enacrse saeh methods, is 10 say the irHt OF
the peoule NAV be thwarted and that can
didates may Dr. nominated hereafter, not
hr honest ballois, but by the corrupt use
of fmouev. To cake party nominations in
such manner VIII slbyert and entirely de-
stroy the pI ciples upon which this
government Is 1unded. Are you prepared
for that RESULT The press Of the country
,t large has bln unanimous IN ITS con-
deunation Of is reasonable fraud upon
the sacred rieh Of the honest voters OF
this district. a! the people Of the nation
are looking ~ O. s.. TO see If We Will submit
to this great wrong and by our acquiCSence
briur 6urselge into everlasting inlamy
and disgrace.
Therefore, ~ i-iag that n gTier0ps and
Btf9hfg iry0ng i0s been porpctrdted upon
MS that MAJOR IcD0WeH oUgbt H0t ant
cannot Dc ctectl 10 Congress, dhd Uat me
0t.4t D0s,ibiftg u clectRg Republican 10
Co1Grees from his district 'cds by the put
tina f0YicGTd o. Hclc cdHdtdGto, me honest
RepHblicaRs Of bis district hare ptdced H
nomination Thomas ~ Philips, Esq, Qt
Laurence cJUat lie IS Phtt"Hthfoptst,
1,7 Eg0,rB bg rlf to possess, IN an eminent
deqrec. an the Qualifications for the 0Wce
IN ,r6jch Pc has tccia nominated. HIS bHSi-
,css abilities qre unsurpassed; he is a man
Of Styict iategI,ty and unsaiiied priraic
character The nomination c0Dse to him
unsolicited; mt his election rtH not only
giCc tn lts ar etccediHgiy dbtG representa-
IRE. bit gciU Vyorc 10 the country that this
25th C0aqrcssi0 II District is not entirely
lost to shame apd dishonor. Our political
sanctuary has been iaraded by the money
changers, and y6lt can powciJuliy assist IN
driring them 0dt rs ''pih sc0urge." Ue
therefore ask ,0ur assistance and CO
operation, and that yoN east yoUr ballot
ond use y0ef influence for Thomas ".
Phillips Jor Con .lrcss.
JOIN n SULLIVAN, Chairman;
S. II. HfsELToy, Vice Chairman;
JAMES &. MOORE,
JOHS y yDEGER,
Batter County.
l.. l.. X .CK,
ICHABoA GOODWIN,
A NICK SSEY,
Mercer County.
a. = " RsHALL.
JoHE II STURGEON,
STEPHgs p. STONE,
Beaver County.
g. s. 1fCt-aNDLEss,
G.. l.. Fl .RR,
j. X. Pollock,
Lawrence County.