Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-03-01
PRECEDENT FOR PENNSYLVANIA.

chine Try in Vain TO Stem the Tide.
The Case of Congressman Acheson.
CFrom Our Own Correspondent
Harrisburg. Feb. 27.-By the time
this letter reaches its readers MT.
Quay's case will have doubtless been
taken up in the senate of the united
States for discussion. 1t will be re-
membered that at a caucus OF the Re-
publican senators it was unanimously
agreed that the Quay case be SIDE
tracked to let the Porto Rican and Ha-
waiian bills have the right OF way
This is equivalent to placing the case
on the shelf. as was stated at the tllne.
But Senator Penrose and Mr.. quay
were not satisfied, and day or so
later Senator Penrose stated that ne
did not propose to let the matter rest
on the action of the caucus, ana that
he would call the case up and have II
disposed of. This in effect was re-
fusal to recognize the caucus action.
It is simply a demonstration or What
has been so often claimed by the he
publicans who are opposing Mr.. quay
reelection that whenever it suited the
purposes of the Quay people to ignore
the caucus decision or bolt caucus
they did it without regard for prece-
dence OF. established rule. 1t is so IN
this case. The vote by which 1t was
agreed to permit the Quay case 10
come up was "a ayes to "a nays, Demo-
Gratis as well as Republican senators
voting on the question.
Among those who voted against tax
ing up the case were administration
leaders like Hanna, Proctor and others
who when the case comes for direct
vote before the senate will doubtless
vote to seat Mr.. Quay. But by votlng
against taking up the case now they
were voting to sustain the action Oh
the caucus. On the other hand they
recognized the binding efect OF a eau
Gus and did not propose even IN a case
where Senator Quay was so vltally IN
terested to let a caucus rule be broken
But Senator Penrose had no such
scruples. and on the plea that the case
involved the highest privilege, he call
ed it up and declared that he would
push il to conclusion no matter what
stood in the wav or what caucus plans
were set aside.
CAUCUS NOT BINDING.
The plea the Quayites and the ma
chine is making in this state to secure
the election of Quay members of the
house and senate is that Republicans
who refuse 70 enter Quay caucus at
Harrisburg are not regular RepuDll-
cans. and are outside the pale OF the
marty. It suits the machine and its
nuDoses to do this. but when 1t suits
the DurDose of Senator Penrose or Mr.
Ouav to ignore a caucus in Washing
ton to accomplish their ends they lg-
more the cry they raise in Pennsylva-
mia and act as they see fit. By this ac-
ton Senator Penrese has established a
precedent for ignoring caucus at
Harrisburg or anywhere else.
The alliance of the Quay machine
with the Ryan Democracy in Philadel-
nhia was again exposed in the Philadel-
phia elections on Tuesday last. IN
every ward in Philadelphia where the
machine is in control the most desper-
ate efforts were made to defeat two or
three of the regular Republican magls-
trates and elect Democrats in their
stead. Three regular Republican nom
nees. viz: Magistrates South, Gillespie
and Smith, were selected for defeat by
the QUAY machine, that their places
might be given to Democrats. In re-
turn the RYAN Democracy was to cast
its vote in the future for any candl-
dates that Quay or his machine de-
sired at any city election.
But the Municipal League and the
anti-Quay Republicans knew just wha'
to expect and were prepared for 1t
The Municipal League nominated
ticket of ten magistrates, some OF
whom were Democrats whom the Ryar
Democracy had turned down, and tht
others were Republicans who hat
been thrown overheard by the Quay
machine because they had done thell
duty fearlessly regardless of the ma
f6r 81 fsfaugnter were magistrates Jermon
| Republican, and Eisenbrown, Demo
crat. The machine hates Jermon an(
refused to let him be placed on thu
regular Republican ticket because HI
was the magistrate before whom The
Quay criminal cases were brought, anC
| who, in the pursuance of his duty, hell
| Mr.. Quay for court on the charge o
using the peoples money. Magistrate
| Eisenbrown, a Democrat, was turned
| down by the Ryan Democracy for re
nomination at the demand of the Quay
machine because he was the magistrate
| before whom the notorious repeaters
| eX-Representative Sam" Salter an(
| his gang were tried and held for court
Salter was a shining light in the ma
chine, and with four others is now {
fugitive from justice for stuffing hallo
boxes. For having done his duty Eisen
brown was turned down
In the case of Magistrates South ant
Gillespie, they were known to bt
friends of State Senator David Martin
and for this reason they were hated by
the ring, but despite the work of the
repeaters on the fraudulent election
boards and forged tax receipts these
gentlemen were reelected by regular
Republican majorities. Though the
Municipal League put up ten candi
dates for magistrate on their ticket
only three were elected, viz: Jermon
Eisenbrown and Ladner. Ladner i!
another able Democrat turned down by
Ryan and the Quay Democratic annex
because he refused to recognize either
the Quay ring or their Democratic al.
lies.
A GREAT VICTORY.
This victory over the combined
forces of the Republican machine and
their Democratic associates is one oi
the greatest ever achieved in Philadel-
Dhia 1t wrought CONSERVATION in the
Quay camp and created such havoc
among Democrats that 1t Is more than
likely that the present Democratic or
ganization in Philadelphia will go to
pieces. AS it is, these Democrats are
not Democrats. 1t is merely an organ
ization Of the most disreputable ele-
ments in the slums of the city, banded
together to make whatever they can
out OF politics by fraud, repeating and
ballot box stufIing in conjunction with
the Republican machine.
Another instance showing how Mr..
Quay disregards party principle is the
case OF Congressman e. f. Acheson, OF
Washington county. Congressman
Acheson has the Endorsement and con-
troll of the regular Republican organ
ization in the Twenty-fourth Songres-
sional district. His RepublicaTism has
never been questioned, but because he
refuses to follow the leadership of Mr..
Quay the latter is using every means
in his power to defeat him for re-elec-
tion. AS the sympathies of southwest
ern Pennsylvania are with Mr.. Ache
son and against Mr.. Quay, he is GER
tain to be reelected and an anti-Quay
delegation sent to the legislature from
Washington county.
HARMONY and ZcIieuODIe.