Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-01-17
The Philadelphia Squabble.

Rafarrinp to the fuss made over the
nomination of Mr.. Warwick for Mayor OF
the city the Press of Philadelphis says:
In view of the frantic futtering and OF
the colossal humbug shown in one or TWO
ousrters of this town during the last three
or four days it may be just as well to state
same plain truths. We shall keep plenty
ot shot in the locker for further use, bu'
there are certain salient facts which VIII
be opportune just now.
Nothing could be more utterly false tnan
the allegation that the action OF the he
publican Mayorslty Convention was tne
result of any wrong or any treacnery
considering the sources from which II
comes nothing could be more ridiculous or
more impudent We have nothing to q"
with the differences of any managers IN
side of the party, and nothing To do with
the schemes OF the grievances OF any at-
tempted managers outside of the party, e1-
cept az they attest Republican welfare.
w. speak in the interest of the Repnoicah
masses in the city and the State; and the
Republicans of Philadelphia aud OF Penh
sylvania-nay more, the Republican Journ-
alists and representatives OF the whole
country-will know that We tell them the
truth when we say, with full understand
ing of the whole case, that the nomlnatloD
of Charles r. Warwick for Mayor sprang
from a straightforward purpose to serve
the best interests of the Republican party.
that it leaves no just ground of complaint
in any ouarta< and that none know thi-
better tnan those whose outcry, II stripped
of irs cant and pretence and revenge, van
ishes into nothingness.
What are the factsf Senator Penros"
had been accepted as the predetermined
nominee for Mayor. From the time oi
Senator Quays' visit to Philadelphia IN ear
ly December, Mr.. Penrose was known I"
be the slated candidate. AS such he was
adopted. AS such he was supported III
good faith. As such be would have been
nominated but for the unforeseen develop
ment of conditions which would have made
it disastrous and perhaps fatal mistake.
Cslumnyf We believed so. Unjastf We
thought and said so. But the fact remain
ed-threatening, portentous, swelling day
by day into furious storm. The clergy,
the religious community, the reformers
were stirred from one end of the city I"
the other. 1t would have been madness
to have defed that opposition. AS th+
day of the convention approached 1t har-
dened into deep, resolute, sullen deter
minstion, con scinus of its power, and only
awaiting the nomination to strike its dead
ly blow.
In that critical hour there was no lack
of frank, free, full conference. 1t was a
time for candid counsel and quick action
The situation was laid bare. The judge
ment of men became understood There
was no man among them who did not
know the tread. There was no man VIII"
was deceived The wisdom of bowing be-
fore this tempest of popular feeling was
broadly recognized. The danger of run
mug cOunttr u IL NY iOuoWiuk Cuo Pi""o
termined course was not merely plainly
declared, but plainly confessed, even BY
those who are now raising the Outcry OF
trickery and treachery. They admitted
and assented to the necessity Of a change;
and in the change thus accepted as ne
cessity they sought TO obtain the nomina-
ton of candidate outside of the list OF
citizens named by the reformers as accept
able men. That would have been reckless
and foolish. 1t could only have been
prompted by some Interior oesign The
retOrmers' list embraced active, earnest,
capable, satisfactory Republicans IL Was
manifestly the part of wisdom, iustead oi
picking up somebody else, to conciliate
and satisfy the awakened popular sentl-
ment by making the ehoice from this
known list OF acceptable meG, aud that is
precisely what the convention did in man,
ing Mr.. Warwick.
OFFICERS are not usually plenty and