Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-10
WILL YOU HELP HIM ?

economy.
WILL YOU HELP HIM?
The Pittsburg Leader, radical quay
paper, published the following dispatch
| from Washington D. c. in its 1ssde OF
last Sunday.
ssSince his return from Philadelphia
| aud Harrisburg, where he conferred with
his nolitical friends throughout the state
on the senatorial situation, Senator
| Ouav has been in particularly happy
| fra,ne of mind. Before he LETT here
| Tuesday last he had some doubt as to MS
real strength in the coming senatorial
| foht but he is now confident that ne
has Wanamaker beaten. The senator
admits that it will be no walk over, as
| Wanarnaker's money is playing a very
important part in the campaign. The
merchant prince has money to burn"
and he is burning it with great freedom:
Senator QUAY has faith in the honesty OF
the Pennsylvania legislators, and IS OF the
| oniuion that they cannot be corrupted.
| The friends of Senator Quay are keep
| ing close tab on the movements OF certain
| members, and if they are found IN the
| Wanamaker camp when the balloung
begins they will be very apt to nave 10
| answer in court to the charge OF accepting
bribes. The members OF the legislature
| who have shady regulations Will De watch
ed very closely. They are all known 10
Senator QUAY and his friends and they
will be brought up with a short turn II
| they attempt to sell their votes
1t is believed that Governor Hastings
l candidate until the
| caucus is held when he will throw bis In
| fuence to the man Quay Will select as
the strongest man to pit against Manalna-
Ler The report sent out from Philadel-
mia to-dav to the effect that Quay had
| notified his friends to turn in for Penrose
| was denied by the senator tonight. Per-
| sonallv Senator Quay would like to see
his friend Penrose elected, but he has not
vet announced for him. There Is no
doubt about Penrose being the leading
candidate against Wanamaker, but Quay
NAV be compelled to concentrate his tor
| ces upon some other man in order to
win.
Among Senator Quay's callers today
was Senator Cameron. He is known TO
be very friendly to Penrose on account
of the friendship which existed between
the elder Penrose and himself, and what
ever influence the sage of Donegal may
have will doubtless be thrown to the
Young Philadelphian. It's pretty light
and the outcome is awaited by pol1t-
clans here with much interest. 1t is
case OF money against political shrewd-
ness, and at this distance it looks as
though political shrewdness will win. /"
Ouay's followers ought to suppress the
combination of jackass and cur that
wrote the above He brays to loud.
The present contest for United States
Senator is one of brains and
character, pitted against what Don
Cameron once styled 'Our
Impregnab1e Organization institu-
ton founded by Simon Cameron nearly
forty years ago on Federal and State
patronage and yet kept alive in Quay's
hands to defeat and subvert the best in
terests of the State and Nation. 1t is a
system of bribery, buncombe and 1ntim-
idation from beginning to end. and
the only political shrewdness" about 1t
is that only men of easy political virtue
are taken into it.
Perrose is Cameron's choice for his
success or just as he was Cameron's can
didate for Mayor of Philadelphia year
or two ago, when the ministers and de-
cent women of the town SO vigorously
denounced him that he was defeated.
And certain members of the Legis-
lature of shady reputation will be watch
ed''-Who are they2 Which of the dis
tricts of this state have been electing
men of "shady reputation" to the legisla-
ture? If such there be and Quay or any
of his sycophants know of their "ac-
cepting bribes'' it is their duty to have
them "answer in Court" Immediately.
With the number of political judges on
the benches in the state, reputed to sub
ject TO his orders, Quay should not hesi-
tate to enter the courts of this state.
And Quay is happy because he is "now
confident he has Wanamaker BEATEN"
and the only mar to his happiness is that
Wanamaker has money 10 burp."
That's where this braying ass lies. Only
fools have money to burn," and John
Wanamaker is no fool. He entered
Philadelphia poor boy, and by hard
work, and shrewdness in business has
made himself millionare-and at the
same time he built up for himself rep
utation as Christian gentleman second
to that of no man in the Nation. Wealth
is no crime if honestly acquired. Boggs
& Buhl, two Butler county boys, started
store in Allegheny some years ago.
They were successful, and are now reput-
ed millionares, and their friends and
relatives are proud of them.
On the other hand Quay entered the
United States Senate few years ago, a
reputed poor man; his salary is $1,000
year; his business has been politics and
pnblic affairs, and now he is a reputed
millionaire. He paid $4,000 for res
idence lot in the fashionable part of
Washington. Where did the Sugar"
come from? Are Wanamaker's liberal
campaign contributions part of it?
Quay has Wanamaker beaten, and he
is happy to think that Boise Penrose or
some other fellow who will be his mere
''me too will be his colleague in the
U. S. Senate.-Why?
Because he wants to dictate to McKin-
ley who shall have the Federal appoint
metns for this state, and be in shape to
annoy Mckinley if he does not submit,
and because too, he is looking forward
to lis own reelection two yeais hence.
Quay's success in this matter means
the indefinite continuation of the Came
ron political prostitution in this state, and
it means also the punishment of those
Republicans who were for Mckinley
and against Quay's silly candidacy last
summer.
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