Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-16
POLITICAL.

At Towanda last Thursday the Brad
ford County Republican Convention
nominated complete anti-Quay ticket
and passed resolutions scoring Gov.
Stone for the manner in which the at
| fairs Of state have been conducted, es-
pecially with reference to vetoing con-
stitutional amendments proposed, cut
ting down the school appropriation and
not enforcing the oleomargarine law.
The administration of President Mckin-
| ley is indorsed The convention was
one of the largest and most enthusiastic
since 1890
The Democratic State Senatorial con
ferees met at Kittanning, Tuesday and
yesterday, but did nothing. not even fix
the time for next meeting. The Repub-
lican State Senatorial Conferees will
meet in Butler, next Friday week.
Ex-Repuplican Congressman J. c.
Sturtevant of the Crawford Erie district
(the 26th) in an interview published in
Wednesdays Pittsburg Times reviews
Sibley's erratic and extraordinary polit-
ical career and says the compact between
him and Quay includes the Governor
ship in 1902 and U. s. Senatorship in
1905. The whole articlelis worth read
ing and Mr. Sturtevant concludes it as
follows:
"And bear in mind that did not suf-
fer politically at Mr.. Sibley's hands. /
defeated him. He did not defeat me.
But / am so familiar with his methods,
his debauchery of the morals of the com
munity, his entire lack of political prin-
ciple and his trickery that l am com
PEELED to speak freely The people of
our district know him thoroughly; and
that he could not be elected the second
time, although he was three times a
candidate, shows how they have his
measure. | have not talked with any
Democrats or Republicans since he was
nominated who do not say that if he
were in this district again he would not
get their votes ] think that same senti-
ment prevails largely in the other dis
tricts, and that it was the means of
bringing Emery out. The Emery move
ment is more than passing sentiment
1t is the desperate uprising of the people
against corrupting demagogue and
against a political outrage upon the
State and Nation
"Col. Quay is sacrificing everything
for his own hopeless ambition. He is
running the prospects of the Legislature
in his selfish endeavor to force the candi-
dates to be elected as Quay men to save
him in his campaign for the senate. He
is forcing upon the Twenty seventh dis
trict a nondescript political trickster,
who will do more to foster political and
moral degeueracy in the district than
any other man in public life. He is sac
riicing the self-respect of the National
Guard and threatening the efficiency of
the organization that he may bolster
up his political fortunes with the sale of
offices. He is bringing into national
legislationthe most dangerousand power
full corporation influences that exist in
the world All this that he may serve
his own end. lam sorry to say It, but
Quay should have withdrawn from the
fight when he failed in the Legislature.
What he asks is too costly a price for the
people of the State and Of the Nation to
pay. If he insists on forcing this battle
on the people, the first step taken should
be the defeat of Sibley in the Twenty
seventh district, that his pernicious
standing in politics may be weakened,
and the whole scheme of barter and sale
effectually blocked"
At York, last Thursday, r. G. Bair,
anti-Quay, was elected Chairman Of the
Republican County Committee after a
bitter struggle.
Good Place For Park.
Mr.. EDIToR-Now that the street car
seems to be assured we hear good deal
Bd1u ABOUT GdTK. buIlef SuOulu now
have Park, gays almost every one But
where is there a good place for one2
asks almost every one. 1t is true that
good locations about Butler for Park
are rather scarce, in the matter of water
or water falls. But the other day one
was brought to the notice of the writer
that might answer the purpose and
make q place of favorite resort Mile
Run, about a mile south of town, is
formed by three smaller runs that meet
on the land of now Mr.. Humes. and
meet not far from where the dynamite
works stood. These three runs flow
from springs Of the best Of water and
where they meet is a kind of amphi-
theater. or circle, making a fine level
bottom of several acres, surrounded on
three sides by hills, and on the fourth
side dam could be constructed that
would make lake of water of sufficient
depth to answer all the modern pleasure
demands. To any one interested in the
Park object we would say go and look
at this location, about a half mile up
Criswell road from where Plank road
crosses said Mile Run. s.
AT the annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, TO be held
in Chicago next month, Commander-in
Chief Shaw viii propose resolution to
change Memorial Day from May 30 to
the last Sunday in May.