Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-05-19

referred him 20 the committee at the
Boursg and mentioned names Of several
individuals / believe Mr.. Van Nalken-
burg was cu- ~ town at the time he
called TlIlard now claims that l then
employed him. an unknown person. TO
go out and buy votes for me. He knows.
and so does everybody else know. that
he begins his Infamous business with
lie in his mouth. Whatever services he
entered upon prcfessedly in my behalf
were Of his own proffer, and whoever
trusted him With money FOR his eX-
penses simply fell into dastardly trap
set by Reeder and others whose names
are in my possession. ! never gave the
man a dollar to buy a vote for me. and
never authorized. directly or Indirectly.
or vinked at The purchase Of a vote for
me. not even by the bribing OF man
with sr appointment Of place In my
store, which ! could easily have done,
and was frequently appealed to. Mr.
Weiss was known 70 my committee 20
be against me- and Mr.. Tillard, who
wanted to see him in my behalf, was
distinctly directed not to do so, as
was informed. and if Tillard took money
and marked it as bribe money he dld
so of his own volition to carry out his
nefaTl0uS Will GAApASS
There is not now and never has been
any concealment of the fact that the
committee representing me did assist
unelected men who had declared their
intention to- support me by aiding them
in strictly legitimate expenses. That
man does not live who can truthfully
saw that I hired man or permitted
living being 10 pay any money in the
IL VfySYa ron mo ON
and if any man was so paid, which 1
do not believe,it was and Is and always
will be without my consent and
against my instructions.
THAT INDEMNITY BOND.
Do you all understand what the in
demnity bond was? 1t was a bond 10
personally protect the state treasurer
In unlawfully paying between $4,000
and $50 900 of the money from the state
treasury on bogus payroll that had
been established 70 make good the
promises made by the machine in the
senatorial fight. The money to reim-
burse the state treasurer was intended
TO be taken from the state treasury un-
der the cover Of the general appropria-
ton bill The fraudulent item Of S35..
900 did pass, but was vetoed By the
governor. our IONHSfldH is no" aA
alleged candidate for governor. 1t is
well known fact that Senator Quay
has said that he would like to see
Reeder vindicated for conspiring to un-
lawfully take the taxpayers money. 1t
is also well known that Senator Quay
says Reeders record will remove all
possibility of his being candidate this
year. Do you wonder that Senator
Quay feels kindly toward Ex-Secretary
Frank Reeder? None has been more
subservient. None has thought less for
himself. None has done more question
able things None has helped to wrong
the people under the orders of Senator
Quay more than has Reeder. But there
is a particular reason why he might
wish to make Reeder governor now
which l make most emphatic. He may
disgrace the Republican party with
this man, but he dare not wreck the
party by nominating him. But why
should Quay want Reeder this time?
It is because Quay wants another vindi-
cation. and through the election OF
Reeder he believes he might get it. But
| yindication for what? For being him
self party to the infamous indemnity
bond. For / want you to know that 1t
Is generally stated that on that event
| full night in Speaker Boyer's room, on
Front street. in Harrisburg, Senator
Quay was present and personally di.
rected the indemnity scheme. United
States Senator Penrose, Speaker Of the
| House Boyer. Secretary Of the Com
monwealth Reeder, Deputy Attorney
| General and Chairman of the Republi-
can State Committee Elkin, State
| Treasurer Haywood and several other
| politicians of lesser prominence were
| there. and under orders Of the. bosses
the majority, if not all of them. are
| alleged to have signed the indemnity
| bond. l DO not go behind the bush to
hide in the ambuscade in giving out
these facts-they are not assaults upon
private citizens, but they are the un-
| folding of the records of state and ma
/ tional officials done by virtue OF their
leadership in running the republican
| machine.