Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-03-08
BOSS POLITICS.

In addition to the instance given III
our last issue of the bosses defeating the
will of tho people. in making nomina-
tions for President, we could make sew
eral others, all of which show their ut
ter disregard of what is for the best in
terests of the country.
We will just call to mind the last
Presidential election of four years ago
We all remember the hard times and
general depression of business all over
the country, caused by the Cleveland
administration, and how, instinctively,
the people turned to VIM. Mckinley as
the Moses to lead them out of the will
derness" of Democratic hard times.
The people of this part Of the state
were almost unanimous for Mckinley
and delegates were elected to the Ma
tional Convention, among them NJ S.
Quay, and to the surprise of most every
person-under the party lash-a resolu-
ton was adopted instructing the delega-
tion to vote for NJ S. Quay for Presi-
dent, which was not what the people
wanted at all.
The time for the Convention drew
near and it was said Quay and his
crowd would have defeated Mckinley
If they could When the convention
met and the business was disposed of
sufficiently, balloting commenced, dele
CATION after delegation, voted for Nc
Kinley Pennsylvania delegation was
called, and if we mistake not, five dele
gates that had some manhood about
them voted for Mckinley, the balance
for NJ s. Quay, and long before all the
delegations were called Mckinley had
enough votes TO nominate him. Then
followed the spectacle of Quay, like Fal-
staff leading his ragamuffins, coming up
with his part of the delegation wanting
them recorded for Mckinley so he might
have a chance to get a place on the
'.band wagon but, no thanks to him,
Mckinley was nominated, the wish of
the people had been complied with by
ltc OIl4tI Vc1c-dblOAA-- AAfh.A thNAC DCIH
contest we have no doubt Quay would
have tried to defeat Mckinley, the
choice of the people, as had been done
before with others.
As to our state affairs his tactics have
been the same, rule or ruin Numer-
Gus instances could be cited, but only
one will be taken. We all remember
the Delemater campaign The notorl-
ous Bill Andrews, the now thorough
ly discredited ex-senator from Crawford
county. and who still seems to be Quay ;
chief advisor. had determined TO make
Deiemater, then a banker of Meadeville,
Governor Other good men were asplr-
ing, Charles w Stone Of Warren and
others, anyone of whom would have been
elected but Quay fell in with Andrew :
: idea and espoused Delemater's candida
CIV He was notified by many leading
Republicans all over the state not To
force Delematers nomination, for If he
did il would not be satisfactory, but dis
regarding all suggestions and the ad-
vice Of Republicans who had the good
of the party at heart he forced the nom
ination Of Delemater and trouble follow
ed Delemater was defeated by an ont
ragged and indignant people, his bank
busted the good people OF Crawford
county lost very heavily. and as result
OF the Bill" Andrevs-Qua method
Crawford county, county that unslel
anything Ike fairly honest management
would be about two thousand Republi
can, has been going Democratic
We could give many more instance
OF the bosses utter disregard Of III.
wishes Of the people, but we have shewl
enough, We think, 10 satisfy all reasona
bic Republicans that we have has
enough Of Bosses and bassiSIn- ard n.
way 70 get nd Of this tyranny ! To vOt
for the anti-Quay candidates on 3iarcl
24th-