Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-02-09

The half circle embracing the battle
was II miles long. and the first shot
from the American sentry was the pre-
arranged signal for the PHILIPPINES to
make a general attack.
The fight began at about T NJ. and
lasted until midnight, began again at
daylight Sunday morning and lasted
until 10 o'clock. when the PHILIPPINES
fled
The 1st Reg of Washington State
lost Is killed and as many wounded.
The 14th regulars had 10 killed and
1st Idaho seven killed.
The 10th Pennsylvania of Fayette,
Washington and other counties had SIX
wounded-two seriously.
Later advices give the death of Cor
poral Landis and Private Rockwell OF
the 10th Pa, whose homes were in
Uniontown.
The Philippines opened fire on the
20th Kansas last night at the e1-
treme left of the American line at Cal
IL
them through a jungle. and captured
the town, Lieutenant A. c. Afford
was killed while leading his company
in the charge.
OUR contemporary, the Eagle, in it's
issue of last week comments on our re-
ference to John Dalzell for Q. Sena-
tor and while conceding him fair abili-
ty. cannot get away from its boss, NJ.
6 QUAY, and declares him the nominee,
SAYS our members should vote for him;
because at our primaries last spring
2, 573 Republicans in our county placed
his name on their tickets. Why should
they vote for NJ. S. Quay under present
conditions2 At the primary last spring,
at the instigation of some subservient
Quay men in our county he was induc-
ed to submit his name at the primaries,
although there was no candidate men
toned IN the State for tho place but
him. When the gauntlet was so thrown
down, many active Republicans want
ed to take it up, but as the submission
of names to be voted for had not been
provided by the County Committee. the
only body that could do so legally, the
counsel of cooler heads prevailed and
no other name was before our Republi-
can voters and very few more than
half the Republicans that voted put his
name on the ticket. That was eight
months before the Grand Jury of Phil
adelphia presented the five indictments
against Quay and his co-defendants,
charging them with numerous crimes
and misdemeanors, and thus far they
have been able to prevent a trial, al
though when first spoken of Quay an
nounced through the papers, "he would
not crafty his political enemies by ask
ing delay in the cases but would insist
on an early trial"
The cases were ready to be tried last
November, but Quay has succeeded in
defeating a trial thus far, and there Is
no telling how much longer he will be
able to prevent the cases coming to
trial. Were the name of Senator Quay
under present conditions submitted to
the voters of this county as was done
last year, does our neighbor pretend to
say he would get majority of the Re
publican votes, while fighting to pre-
vent trial of the cases against him?
Still the Eagle says "our representa-
tives should vote for Quay" We say
our representatives, by refusing to vote
for Quay, until he has submitted to
trial of the indictments against him,
and been acquitted of the crimes and
misdemeanors charged, are acting in
full accord with the great majority of
the Republican voters of Butler county
at the present time, for the Republi-
cans of our county as Iule are honest,
and want honest men to represent them
in the U. s. Senate.