Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-03
THE CITIZEN.
MUST PAY S5S,OOO
FOR The MACHINE

Harrisburg. July The taxpayers
supreme court, will now step forward
and pay S5SO00 in round figures as a
fresh contribution to the Quay politi-
clans. The notorious Bird Book" is
the cause of it. 1t is one of the most
outrageous scandals that the state has
been compelled to participate in for
years.
The story of the notorious Bird Book
transaction is familiar to everybody
who knows anything of Pennsylvania
politics. 1t was originally a pamphlet
of 135 pages. but it was subsequently
padded to a book containing more than
200 pages. OF these pages nearly $50
were costly illustrations in colors, a
great number of them being entirely
irrelevant to the book. The work was
entitled, The Diseases and Enemies OF
Poultry" Instead. however, 1t was
really nothing more than a reprint of
the celebrated Bird Book of eight years
ago, the costliest job the state ever
paid for in the printing line.
The scheme was q gigantic job from
slightest excuse for publishing such
a work, and padding it from a small
pamphlet to d costly volume. The
manuscript was prepared by DR.. War
Ten, the then state economic ZOolCgist
The matter for the book was delivered
10 the state printer without the knowl-
edge and consent Of the superiutend-
ent Of public printing. When the
H.
ly resigned his position. while SIperin-
tendent OK Public Printing Robinson
resigned becauae he was asked to do
so by Governor Hastings Thomas n.
Jones was appointed superintendent in
his stead, and when the matter was
called 70 hi: attention he positively re-
fused to apEIpve the bill OF Clarence
NJ Busch, the state printer. The book
was published BY Busch upon an order
signed by Dr. Warren. state zoologist,
and Dr. Leonard Pearson, state vet
erinarian, Who still retains his posi-
tion in the agricultural department.
THE PEOPLE MUST PAY.
Upon the refusal OF State Printer
Jones TO honor Busch's bill OF s56, ,T25
the case was taken to the Sauphln
county court and State Printer Jones.
who with Governor Hastings was fight
ing the job, was sustained 10y Judge
Mcpherson. Busch Immediately car
ried the case to the supreme court,
where last week a decision was rem
dered to the effect that the state must
pay for this outra geous bill for the
padded Bird Book.
1t is given out on what appears to
be competent authority in the Quay
racks that there viii be TO extra se5-
sion Of the legislature this year Gov
ernor Stone will not call an extra ses-
sion because ex-senator Quay has de-
cided that he does not want one. This
is eminently true Ex-senator Quay,
as pointed out last week, has discover
ed that the United States senate will
not seat him On the fake appointment
of Governor Stone. He has also dis
covered from his emisSaries whom he
sent mp and down the state the past
month that the scheme for an extra
session must be dropped, because he
cannot secure enough Democrats to
stay away or persuade enough "insur-
gents" to desert their colors and vote
for him Tho charge that there was
to be an extra session was based on
the fact that the Quay machine had
runners out over the state. Now the
machine leaders come out and author
itatively denounce these reports as
false, when the fact is that the reason
why an extra session is not TO be called
is because II VIII not accomplish their
purpose.
ANDREWS AS AUTHORITY.
1t is also authoritatlveiy announced
by that apostle Of reform. Senator
"Lexow" Andrews. that Lieutenant
Colonel James NJ Barnett is 10 be the
machine candidate for state treasurer
There is no disposition to yield to the
demands Of the hour and nominate n
man like Colonel Hawkins, the rank
ing officer Of the superb Tenth Pennsyl-
vania volunteers. On the other hand
the Quay machine fears Colonel Haw-
kins, and all Of it's energies are being
bent towards placating him by secur-
ing him an appointment as brlgadier
general So far President Mckinley
has given them little encouragement
The scheme of the machine is too
transparent, and the strange spectacle
is presented of their working for a
man whom tley feared would return
and vote against Quay In the state SEN
ate, and whom they are also afraid TO
nominate for state treasurer.
TRYING TO SAVE STONE.
The energies OF the ring are turned
in another direction. They are try
ing TO save Governor Stone from an
other avalanche Of public denunclation.
1t viii be remembered what a furor
was created by the action OF Governor
Stone IN vetOlng the two constitution
al amendment resolutions passed by
the last legislature and looking toward
ballot reform. Following the COVER
nor's action Secretary OF the Common
wealth Griest refused to advertise and
submit the resolutions to the people,
as provided by law Now the Munic-
ipal League Of Philadelphia, through
it's attorneys, has made application TO
the attorney general for n mandamus.
but the attorney general. on the excuse
that Secretary Grlest iB ill., has post
poned the hearing for week. All OF
this has been done 10 delay everything
until 30 late a day as 10 make tho on
forcement OF the law I'm time for the
fall election impossible Tho phila-
delPhia North American. In caustic
editorial on the subject Bays:
What are tho people going to do
about IT?
Governor Stone and his cabinet are
perfectly consistent in their hostility
to constitutional ballot reform. Quay
Republican supremacy In pcnnsylya-
mia Is founded upon election debauch-
cry. A free. untrammeled ballot and
an honest count Of the vote would
uean the death knell OF Quay RepubI-
canlsm. and Governor Stone under
stands this az we'll as any recent ben
eGciary of ballot pollution Inttmida-
tion-corporato, political and social
and the corrupt use Of money Mt cleo
tions is the vice preservative OF all
vices upon which the Pennsylvania
Republican machine lives and moves
and has its being. Hence IT was the
dream OF credulouB enthusiasm to ex-
pect Governor Stone to permit the peo-
pie to vote upon amendments to the
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