Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-03-11
The eagles" Snake Story.


insiduous prevarication, has seldom been
equalled and never surpassed.
The story is entitled 1.-THE q. s. Sena-
torship," and to its major premises which
describe the ground the snake crawls up
on, it's surroundings, it's opponents, and
the air it breathes, we take no exception,
bat when it makes all these to imply that
the snake itself il an angel, we enter apro'
test.
The major premises referred to are that
United States Senators should be elected
by the direct vote of the people, which un-
doubtedly is true, but the amendment to
the Constitution so providing will never
pass the Senate SO long as its majority
consists of Camerons and Quays; also that
United States Senators should be re-elect-
ed if they ably and faithfully discharge
their duties. That is true and the state
ment should, at least, include Congressman
Let us quote from our esteemed contem-
porary:
"Where q Senator ably and faithfully
discharges his duty, representing his State
with fidelity to all her great interests, IL Is
unusual to displace him after the service
of but single term. His acquired exper-
ience and influence have become 30 valu-
able and essential to the interests OF MS
state that sound policy dictates that a
change should not be made. In looking
over the United States Senate to-day am
ple illustration is afforded to show that IN
nearly every State the policy is pursued OF
sustaining the interests of the State oy
fostering the influence and experience OF
their Senators through reelection"
That is good doctrine, and here is q
question to the point: Do either Senator
Cameron or Quay "ably and faithfully
discharge their duties, and represent the
interests of the people of this state in the
United States Senatef And on the contrary
is not their absenteeisn, Indifference and
inability q matter of continual public COM
mentf
The article goes on to state that Quay
was not q candidate for reelection and
that his friends had him announced only
after another man had the temerity and
presumption to announce, which shows
that his friends here knew what was ap-
parent to almost everybody months ago,
and that was that Quay expected to slip
back into the Senate as surely and quietly
as Cameron did, and by the same tactics;
and they are so provoked at Mr.. DalzelPs
candidacy as to pronounce it "il-timed
and uncalled for" Silence in this matter
means Quay, with endless trickery, scan
dal and defeat; and the movement fol
Mr.. Dalzell is q substantial and not
"poor compliment to the patriotism, intel
igence and integrity of this great, solid
Republican Party"
We quote again:
''The new party has but single plank
in its platform - opposition to Senator
Quay" The presumption of Cameron and
Quay, and their lieutenants has always
been shown by their regarding any move
ment for candidate, or policy other than
theirs, as being outside the party, or by a
''new party" How soon they will be
forceds to understand that outside of the
sRing" and those who look for political
pap through the ''Ring', the Republican
party is composed of intelligent and i'm
partial voters, who will in this matter. not
allow any whoop and hurrah to gain theil
votes, but will carefully consider the mat
ter and vote as they please. If they con
slider Quay q Senator who has shown hon
esty, integrity. and ability, and whose po-
litical method they can conscientiously
endorse, he will get their votes. But the
Quay and Cameron gang cannot bulldoze
them into thinking that the Republican
party in this state is but their possession
and that any movement against their can
didate is "new party" The corporation
of Quay and Cameron is close one; ac
knowledged SO by Quay's best friends here,
and represents personal favoritism in
this state, not the Republican masses.
When Cameron is in his seat it is to help
his Southern friends; Quay is but his first
lieutenant and Quay's reelection means
Cameron's reelection four years hence.
Let us quote further:
"Mr. Dalzell is young gentleman of high
social standing, good lawyer, and especial
ly good corporation lawyer. 1t was Mr..
Dalzell's good fortune soon after his ad-
mission to the Bar to be received into a
partnership with Hon. John Fl. Hampton,
one of the ablest members of the Pittsburg
Bar, and solicitor of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company. For years the interests of
that great corporation were ably protected
and defended by the firm of Hampton &
Dalzell. As junior partner in this firm the
burden of Office labor, including the pre-
paration of cases, devolved upon Mr.. Dal-
cell. With this opportunity Mr.. Dalzell
united his ability, energy and untiring in
dustry to become master of the most pro-
fitable branch of his profession. To his
credit be it said, during all the years of his
professional life he devoted himself as
siduouslv and exclusively to the duties OF
his profession. He had neither time nor
inclination for anything else. He was a
lawyer and did not aspire to any other dis
tinction. Within the walls of his Office or
in the Court room he might always be
found"
Could anything be more complimentary
However, Mr.. Dalzell is not a "young
gentleman" He is q man of middle age,
has served two full terms in Congress,
and is now serving his third-not
the "single term" as stated by the ar
ticle. If his mind was trained in the mar
row grove ofa speciality, how account for
the leading part he has taken in Congress
from the very beginnlngf he was made
Chairman of the Committee on Elections
and exposed Southern frauds in series of
unanswerable arguments, and unseated
several illegally elected Southern Con :
gressmen. 1t is but few days since his
splendid defense of Col. Andy Stewart, of
the oath Congressional Dist. of this State
was quoted all over the North. Since he
was elected to Congress he has almost en- :
tirely neglected his legal business If he
is hide bound in his servility to corpora
tions as the story would have you believe,
why was it that he took leading part in
stopping the SO. 900, 900 "steaP' of one of
the Pacific railroads during the last Con-
gress, and on the other hand, if Quay is
an enemy of corporations, as the story i'm
plies, why is it that he secures free cars
for himself aud party, all over the conti-
| nent, and why is it that he and his gang
about Harrisburg have always favored the
Standard Oil Go.
Our contemporary is correct when il
says that the House of Representatives (st
Washington) is the training school fol
(NationaD Statesmen; and let us ask what
experience Cameron or Quay had in It'll