Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-11-17
COMMUNICATED.

EDITOR CITIzEN:-We are told thai
whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad.
This seems TO be the best excuse for
some phases of The State campaign Jnst
closed.
1t occurs to me that. looking over
the recent past, the time had fully come
for Mr.. Van Volkenburg 81 Co. to retire
and give the public rest. Yet notice
by the papers that he has been visiting
Pittsburg people with view to con
tinue the contest against the reelection
of Senator Quay Surely the time has
come when the curtain ought to be let
down on this farce.
During the canyass for the succession
| TO Senator Cameron's seat, Mr.. Wana-
maker being an applicant, the Business
Mems League of Philadelphia -compos
| ed of a few of the wealthy merchants.
with few others attached to do the
work, opened headquarters in one of the
| finest buildings in Harrisburg.
1t was well provided with everything
deemed necessary for the comforts of
! its guests Here the celebrated 10
] were supposed to meet, though some OF
them played shy of it. After a hot
contest Mr.. Wanamaker was defeated
and, as was natural, he repaired again
to the city Of brotherly love, The
session went on slowly, Senator Kautf-
man standing for the reform" people
in the Senate. Finally the Legislature
adjourned in the dog days-and in due
! time the Lancaster Senator became n
canidate for denomination. This he
| was refused by his constituents-being
| his neighbors. He was angry.
EipaIlv tho urinary alpptton in PhIla-
delphia came off and Mr.. Graham was
refused a re-nomination-he had held
the Office of District Attorney for Is
years. These three gentlemen got
mad. They thought 1t impossible
that their respective constituencies
would 90 back on them unless infiu-
enced by some evil genius, possessing
super-buman power
They finally lit on Senator Quay as
their potent enemy. They at once de
termined to extinguish him. Graham
was to lie low until the proper time ar
rived; Wanamaker and Kaufman took
to the country land towns too They
discussed the degeneracy of the times.
They called the Republican organiZa-
tion of the State the Quay machine.
They moved through the country
frequently on special cars-paid for,
doubtless, out of the princely fortune OF
Mr.. Wanamaker. What a grand sight
1t must have been to see these gentle
men moving eastward along the Penn a
Central through Westmoreland coun
ty, stopping at the little towns along
their route arousing the people TO the
threatened danger; and calling on then
here as elsewhere throughout the
State, to assist in the defeat not only OF
the State ticket, but also the Republi
can candidates for tho Senate or Assem-
bly,, wherever they were known to bt
friendly to Senator Quay.
What grand campaigns these twin
reformers have held and what others are
: vet being formulated their minds
What a grand Don Oulxote John Wan
/ amaker makes and how gallantly he Il
supported by his Sanche Pauza (Sena
tor Kauffman)!
What is the use of feeling depressed
e by defeat when ones imagination can
make him happy?
But to conclude what have these re
formers accomplished The State tick
ct that they hoped TO defeat comes on
of the contest 11S, 900 votes ahead O
their Democratic opponents.
+ The Senate has II Democrats and )
n Republicans. In the House the Demo
Gratis have 10 and the Republicans 13l
giving the latter majority of 81 o
d joint ballot.
: OF the Republicans electe
Wanamaker says 80 of them ar
friends OF Senator Quay, but Il more lit
I, eral anti Quay authority comedies hin
Is 10.
The old adage tells us that order
= the first law in Heaven" Parties &C
through conventions and whatever
y done by a majority of convention
% accepted by all fair minded men. Pa
= ty action in legislative bodies is contro
q led 1y oaucuses majority here ais
being accepted 10y ali. II is admitted
even by his enemies that Senator Qua
lr will be nominated in caucus by vo'
is of at least 110 to So of the field.
,e II will be muok better than this ;
n will be found later UndBr the circun
ry stances would it not be wise for u
ar opposition to suDslde? Surely Mr.. Va
Volkenburg could find some priya