Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-11-26
wANAMAKER FOR SENATOR.

There is eminent fitness in the move
ruent of the Business Mems League OF
this city to promote the election OF
thoroughly representative business man
of Philadelphia to the United States Sen
ate It has beer one of the long admit
ted faults of our political system that
busine IS men have not actively parucl-
pated in political affairs, and especially
in the primary movements which lead 10
the most important political results.
IT is no disrespect to the other distin-
o,ished men of Pennsylvania who aspire
to a position in the Senate to say that
Mr. Wauamaker embodies the best attr1-
butes to make an efficient, useful ana
honorable career in the Senate, and to
reflect credit alike upon himself and the
great State he would represent IN the
highest legislative tribunal OF the ma.
ton. He is thoroughly familiar with all
the great financial, commercial, manu-
featuring and industrial interests OF the
Commonwealth. He is not only familiar
with them in theory, but he has acquired
the practical information that IS most
valuable in craftsmanship, and he pos
sesses also the ability to defend his con-
victions before the people or in the for
un of the Senate. 1t was only logical,
therefore. that the Business Mems
League of this city should present his
name to the Pennsylvania Legislature
for the highest representative position in
the gift of the State.
There is a special force in the claim OF
Philadelphia to the next United States
Senatorship This city has not had
representative in the Senate for two gen
erations, although possessing one-fifth OF
the population of the State and greater
and more varied business interests than
any community in any other section OF
the Commonwealth. The claims OF the
city alone to the next senatorship can be
rejected only by refusing what all fair
minded men must admit is simple justice
to the people of Philadelphia. Looking
to the claims to the position which arise
from political power, there IS no county,
and 10 section, of the State that ap-
proaches Philadelphia in service to the
Republican party. The vote OF this city
has repeatedly saved the Republican
ticket from defeat in the State, and sipce
the successful organization of the Repub-
lican party in 1860, Philadelphia has uni
forrnly given Republican majorities for
State candidates, and in the last contest
scored that majority up to over 1900.
Common Justice to Philadelphia, there
fore, demands that the next Senatorship
be awarded to this city, and the voice OF
a majority of those who represent the city
in the Legislature should determine the
successful candidate. If It shall be for
Mr.. Nanamaker, as is confidently ex-
pected, there should be cordial co-opera-
ton and united effort on the part of the
entire Senators and Representatives to
declare for any other distinguished citi-
zer of Philadelphia who is fitted by posi-
ton, character and attainments to fill
the office with credit to himself and the
State, he should in like manner receive
the unanimous support of orr Legisla-
ture. We regard the election of a Sena-
tor from this city as paramount to the in
terests of any individual candidate; but
when the organized business men of the
city present their choice, as they have
done in the case of Mr. Wananlaker, it IS
certainly entitled to the highest respect
in every section of the State. .-Philadel-
phia Times.