Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-03-11
Our Choice for u. s. Senator.

The onion Free Press, the leading
Republican paper of Kittanning, Arm
strong county, comes out for Mr.. Dalzell
for the United States Senate and gives its
reasons as follows:
We announced some time ago that after
a careful study of the political and pubic
life of John Dalzell and NJ. 5. Quay, can
didates for C. s, Senator. we would give
a correct and truthful statement as 10
their ability and fitness to fill the position
to which they aspire, and that whatever
stand We would take in the matter would
be for the best interests of the party. We
find in studying up their political record
that Mr.. Quay has done more 10 ln1ure
the Republican party than any other man
in the State, and by his actions has
aroused great portion of the Republi can
party, among whom are represented Its
most able and influential leaders. into
such a state that they are justly protest
ing against his tyrannical acts, and intend
to rid the party of him and his unjust
methods forever. During his term as
Senator he has been absent on all occa-
sions when any important measures were
under discussion. During the first session
of tho fiftieth Congress on the call of the
yeas and nays he was present and voted
80 times and was absent los, and during
the second session he was present at ~
aud absent at Ill such calls. Duelng the
first session of the Fifty first Congress he
was present at 119 calls and absent from
1914, and during the second session he was
present at 50 and absent los. For both
the Fiftieth and Fifty first Congress the fig
ures are: present, 24S; absent 5lS, show
ing an attendance at less than one-thlrd
of the total calls for the yeas and nays
The sessions of the two Congresses ex-
tended through % mouths. During IA of
these months Mr.. Quay answered to only
80 calls of the yeas and nays and did not
respond to 262 calls. In only five months
of the % did he respond to more such
calls than he absented himself from, the
aggregate for these months being, present
1913; absent, Sc Mr. Quay forced Delama-
ter upon the Republican party OF this State
as a candidate for Governor, thereby elect
ing Democratic Governor and almost
running the party. He Is at present en-
gagged in bitter fight against the admin
istration. In fact Mr.. Quay's every move
ment is in direct opposition to the best
interests of the party. The only time he
ever did vote on any measure of import
ance was when he voted against the force
nill, " the object of which was to give the
colored voter in the South a chance 70
cast his ballot unmolested. The Republi-
can party in its platform had pledged its
support to this measure, and Mr.. Quay as
the National Chairman of the Republican
party was in duty bound to support it, yet
he cast his ballot with the Democrats and
helped co defeat it. We want Republi-
can to represent US in the Senate. We
want man of ability. We want man
who will attend to his duties and not be
absent over two-thirds of the time, AMI
above all we want man who can raise
his voice in behalf of mis- constituents when
the opportunity presents itself. We want
an active, energetic Representative, not a
figurehead who cannot speak half dozen
words of English intelligently.
Unlike Senator Quay, who has never
appeared as champion of his State, and
whose incapacity as a public speaker is
proverbial, Mr.. Dalzell is never found
wanting on occasions of this kind. He Is
the spokesman of the Republican party
in Pennsylvania, recognized as such at
home and in the House of Representatives,
at Washington. Mr. DalZell is an ideal
Republican statesman. He Is not job
ber and wirepuller, it is true, but he has
the ability to do honor on the floor OF the
Senate. to the State of Pennsylvania
which has long been practically without
voice in that body. The election OF
such man to the Senate would be 10 line
with the noble traditions OF that body and
would aid powerfully in perpetuatlng Its
repute for swaying the mind OF the nation
by its great debates of public issues, Penn
sylvania would have a voice IN national
affairs that would be able to make itself
heard throughout the land, and which
would worthily maintain the dignity OF
this great Commonwealth. Young and
full of honorable ambition Mr.. Dalzell adds
the gift of eloquence to solid abilities OF
high order of statesmanship. He Is our
choice for United States Senator.