Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-06-24
Death Of the "Ripper."
, ,Pittsburg News Of last friday)

1@Plttsburg News of last triday)
The '.ripper" has at last been formal
" and officially abandoned by its friends
the "reformers. The official announce
ment of this fact was made this morn
ing by John Eaton ond Oliver McCiin-
took. after their return from a confer
ence with Senator VI. S Quay at Wash
ington. It was at this conference that
they were finally brought to full and
convincing realization of the fact that
the ripper" had been long ago laid out
a corpse, and word was consequently
brought back to PittsbuTg by them to
the 'refornersn that the thing was real
ly dead.
Messrs Eaton and McClintock, IN q
statement this morning, said that as a
result of their conference with Senator
Qnay the ripper had been dropped by
the ''reformers, and that they would
have nothing more 10 do with it, bul
would direct their efforts to the Rodger;
classification bill and endeavor to have
il enacted by the legislature. Senator
Quay, they further stated, had given
them the promise to lend his assistance
toward che passage of the Rodgers bill
after it had been amended so as not tx
come in contact with the Bullitt law
These amendments are TO be drawn ur
by W. B. Rodgers and then sent to Mr.
.Bullitt for his approval or rejection. Il
approved, Senator Quay, they say. viii
give his support to the bill.
After an intimate association witt
them in Pittsburg and Harrisburg fol
two months, W. S. Guffey announced
this morning that he was done with re
formers of the Quay sort.
Hell is full of such reformers as they
have down in Harrisburg, he declared
When the agitation for new charter
for Pittsburg and for the ripper bill
was at its height Mr.. Gnffey was enlist
ed by the reform" forces to get the
Democratic members of the Legislature
in line for both measures. He went into
the movement with an honesty and sin
cerity of purpose that was free from
,taint of the ruling reform" passion fol
office, and he believed that every one
else who was trying to reach that end
was as honest as himself about it, He
come home from Harrisburg last night.
He devoted two months of his time
paid his own expenses and the expenses
of others in the interest of reform, '
and now he says of it,
Not blanked one of the reform bills
will pass They have been duping us
right long. We might have known
that when Quay told us to find out if
the Governor would sign the Pittsburg
bills if they would pass. He knew the
governor would not say in advance
could have the bill passed if he wanted
to but he won't.
The whole trouble has been with
Philadelphia and Allegheny. They
wanted reform for Pittsburgh, provid-
ing only that they were not reformed
by it. They talked so much about Phil
adelphia that it reminded me of death
bed scene in Westmoreland county. An
old Quaker was dying and. the only
minister they could get was Baptist
named Hargraves. He talked to the
dying man about the glory of the city
of New Jerusalem, when he crossed the
dark river, and of its beauty so long
that the old Quaker at last became inter
ested in it. Friend Hargraves, he asked
at last. where is this city of New Jeru-
salem? Somewhere near Philadelphia.
hope. That's the way with them Phil
adelphia fellows. Anything worth a
blank is in Philadelphia or near it. They
are so good down there that they get
ing to be good, too. Why that town is
mot fit for burying ground for Pitts
burg, its SO very dead. / was down
their just one day trying to talk to them
1 saw right away that it was no use
They woulden't listen to any thing that
would put Pittsburg in the same class
they are in. left and did not go back
again, and ] won't
Now as to the general reform bills
that Quay promised to pass, if any of
them do get through they will be
amended until not one of them will be
worth anything Now I'm not a pro
fame man, but how can man help be-
ing one when he is thrown down by
such crowd as them fellows down
there. 1t makes man forget his early
1our name has been announced as
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
lion for state treasurer, Mr.. Guffey
was informed
II am not candidate and never have
been. would not accept the Office of
President and have to deal with such a
,rowd as have had to do with in the
asst two months. / am ont of politics, I
vas never in it. I'm Democrat still |
md have contributed money to sup
port the party, but | never was and |
never will be a candidate for Office. |
Why, | couldn't stand that crowd |
lbout me for five minutes after the ex- |
'erience have had down there.
Will you go back to Harrisburg
lgain?"
No, sir; am done with it. The rip |
,er is dead, and even if the Rodgers |
,harter should be passed it wouldn't be |
worth blank.
The last day Of the special session of |
he Arkansas Legislature seems to have |
'een full of that wild ascending blare
o which the curtain is lowered in the |
asst act of comic opera. A railroad
ill was under consideration. A railroad |
ill seldom fails to raise hurlburly in
Southwestern Legislature The Ar.
,ansas legislators rose to the occasion;
n fact, they hoped upon their desks to !
ise to it, They howled like bedlams
farious statesmen tried to fight, and
ne statesman invited the Speaker TO
ome on to the floor and be licked Ad-
ourned, without day and without gore
Sun.
Rockefeller as a Witness.
God gave me my money" said John
ROckafpllar a short time aUn to tba !