Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-05-19
MONEY TAKENrR0M STATE BANKS


How He Came to Be Made Postmas-
ter Gcneral-Denies Ingratitude TO
the Nachine-The Old story OF the
Indemnity Bond and What 1t Means
to the People.
(From Our Own Correspondent
Harrisburg, May lin speaking OF
Hon. John Wanamaker's wonderful
campaign ia Pennsylvania a North
amptou county paper last SATURDAY
said regarding his tour through that
county:
II Hon. John Wanamaker had been
. king his reception in Northampton
county could not have been more en-
thusiastic and sincere. His progress
amounted to triumph"
The fact Is that Mr.. Wanamaker is
making the most wonderful canvass
ever known in the history of Pennsyi-
vania politics. He is talking as no
other candidate ever talked. He Is tell
ing truths TO which the people must
pcrtorCe listen. because they are truths
and because his facts are matters Of
record. Last week Mr.. Wanamaker
Campaigned through Tioga and North
amptrn counties. All told he made II
speeches during the week. Without 60
ing into detail as to when and where
h spoke the following extracts from
hts speeches viii serve to Indicate their
startling character
At Easton, the home OF General
Frank Reeder. Mir. Wanamaker said:
DANGEROUS POLITICAL TRUST.
l submit first, that the Republican
party as at present constituted is
most dangerous political trust, COM
posed Of two national senators and 20
congressman and the large majority
of 254 state legislators at Harrisburg
who, by dictation, dispose Of public
moneys, enact laws and choose admin
istrators of them TO the detriment of
the public welfare, said appointees not
recognizing the people, but yielding
first allegiance TO their masters and
bosses.
I submit second. that this political
trust. known as the Quay-Andrews-
Reeder- -Elkin machine, uses its usurp-
ed power and Ill gotten gains in per-
petuating itself to the damage OF the
taxpayers and people generally.
l submit third, that the audacity OF
this Pennsylvania machine enters into
conspIracies to cripple the president of
the United States in his purposes in
conducting public business, as import
ant as our relations with Spain; seeks
10 cripple the postal business of 49,.
900 600. specially attacking the conve
nience of business people and the well
fare Of rural communities: conducts
election campaigns by the fragrant use
OF large sums of money contributed by
corporations. capitalists, contractors
and payers for legislation.
/ submit fourth, that the service of
self respecting men is lost to the Re-
pulican party by the vile misrepresent-
ations of reputable people, employment
OF bogus detectives, venomous falsifiers,
a subsidized press and conspirators,
who dare any plot or defilement, able
TO exert political control and by pro-
tectins legislation and domination of
legal appointees Of district attorneys
and others not in elective but appoint
I've Offices.
STATE MONEY SQUANDERED.
l submit fifth. that the state funds
have been and are squandered through
the processes controlled by the machine
I submit sixth. that the state treas
urer being named by the bosses, who
custody OF the funds, endangers the
safety Of the states money as proven
by the recent developments of the three
failed banks in Philadelphia and West
Chester.
l submit seventh, that the use OF
these banks by the bosses. known to be
large borrowers for personal uses and
campaign purposes, as well as private
a ~,
Ing 20 the taxpayers. who are interest
ed in the schools and charities of the
state
] submit eighth. that there is evidence
to form belief upon that the appropria-
tions to the educational institutions,
charities and hospitals of the state
could be largely reduced without
one dollar Of actual loss to said insti-
tutions. If the costs Of lobbying and at
torneys did not have to be paid out of
the appropriations.
Of the unlawful taking of money out Of
the state treasury by the consent of
the Quay treasurer. now employed in
the state treasury as assistant to the
present treasurer. and the justification
Of il by Frank Reeder. the secretary Of
the commonwealth. and John p. Elkin,
chairman Of the state committee, who
with his master, NJ. S. Quay, who first
elected himself chairman of the state
committee. which was done upon his
own statement after spending between
5000 900 and $3.50, 900, subsequently caused
Mr. Elkin to be elected chairman in
order that he might hold control of
conventions contested seats and rulings
affecting committees, that this fragrant
abuse OF official place is reprehensiblc
in the highest degree, resulting In the
dismissal of these two officials from
the administration
MONEY COVERTLY EXTRACTED.
1t is either true or 1t is not true, and
1 submit II as easily capable of proof
one way or the other by your own
townsmen that Reeder, Elkin and 9TH
ers covertly extracted from the treas
ury on a loaded payroll the sum OF
s27, 900.
l submit tenth. that an effort was
made of the most desperate character
TO favor beer brewers as a reward for
large subscriptions to the last sena-
torial campaign. whereby the schools OF
the entire state would have suffered
impairment or the million of dollars at
tempted to he taken from them would
have had to be raised by additional tax
alton, now heavily crushing the people
because needlessly high. owing to ex-
travagance and evil legislation.
BLACKENING FLAG OF FALSE
HOOD.
l am not done, as l expected to be.
intended to have relieved your patience
with the words already spoken, but
since / have left home, and ON the eve
of entering this meeting, l have had put
into my hands a pamphlet, issued UNI
der the title OF a phrase In my speech
in Lancaster, "Commercialism In Pol
itics"
1 am not willing TO postpone for even
a single hour the engagement with the
enemy. who has again raised the black
and blackering flag of falsehood. Pol
iticians in Pennsylvania are too busy
to go to Cuba. The pamphlet reprints
with comments the arrest and hearing,
before the justice of the peace. and set
tlement Of the +. a. Van Valkenburg
case. II is all paraded in detail, though
the prosecutor settled 1t. The pamph-
let declares that the governor, in the
interest OF the machine, entered into n
plot, employing detectives. one OF whom
became a convict and was imprisoned