Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-06-27
Republican County Ticket.


CHsrrs.h1-g Cor Piffsbzrg Dispatch (
Twpzty -sir and one half million sol
lar. That j. th- amount ~ money TINS
Lsasslatrr-. which quits tomorrow from
sheer inability - find anY new mischief
g -. prog.1ses . put into the state
Trs4s1ry in the next t~o wears and
rhpn rake aut again. The leaders who
ar T. - held responsitie are frightened
AZ fiae work they have done Tne war
board Is busy preparing defense In
surzsncy. supposed 10 b. dead. has r.
rivel The uncertainty ~ political con
dig1o1s which are driring saeI - drink
here. j. become general throughout The
state .nd 10 party or factionsl leaders
arr quite certain ~ vino viii T. friend
or Zoe toEu1rrgw
TEis Legislature nas literally exhaust
ed ifseIe IN the occupation q pubic
plnndering the dodging of responsible
ti@a. the breaking of pledges and the
eIiminatl0r of the public welfare a.
Consideration il Iassing legislation
Nexer las there ben - much discon-
f~a.r. AL partles. nearly all the mem
bers at The classes III citizens and even
tie corporations are dissatisfied The
sszlwur1s co-trolled. but the margin On
which they worked cost. them fortunes
in hnrd cash and dnzeEss q promises
whirh ARE already coming back u
plague them
Iaking. for example the rapid transit
le.zisinti0u, for which the end Of the ses-
sion was DELAYED Cor weeks. and through
whsch political debts were paid. and
ewen this is making mountains Of
frcnhie In Philadeiphia y has be-
cozae the inspiration q an independent
pollLscsl movement with millions Denind
j. County LnenlberE fear the Inyasiol
0f fhe rruliy and ARE nlsTrultled- ln
PiE1eburK the rapid transit ordinances
are almost certain ~ make trouble IN
Cou1clIs. beca1se 8 group 81 members
VII demand fheir share u the benefits
Even those who pushed the bills
fhgomgk are mot entirely satisfied with
rkaeHaan@lrra nr with each other some
Of the big steam railroads are jealousy
guarding their line against the menace
hns been made that the State Depart
meat played faFuTlfes iD granting ap-
rlinmtInns for charters and there are
ruosnrs galore u trlckery and deceit
TIE denials q the state officials while
they are 20 BE- given weight. do not de-
str0T fhe force Of the enmitles which
have bwen enwendered
All the state knows how the LeZisla-
ture has failed 10 keep the pledges that
there should " ballot reform The ut
Ger disregard a promises has stirred up
o strong eleanenf of voters All the
State knows that the coal miners. and
iah0F5ng 1nen ~ general have not re
nesred the consideration which they de-
uen4sd and that some of the few bile
winch were passed are worse than use-
ieam The miners have not forgotten
thaar grievances They cannot be mol
iifiBd or FilacRted by few Offices They
are raising q black thunder cloud OD
fhe political horizon.
Congressional apT,OrtlOaIaeDt VIII not
please all tbeHfalwartr and IL viii Eat
iMHF nome ot the Democrats Judicial
AgIrKorEiounenf d. hO arranged that public
uecessties have been FubFerted 70 pOliti-
cal exiRencief Both these measures
will cnuse dissatisfaction A host Of
the plain people will remember that the
plain mandate ~ the Constitution on
Hanaf0rial and Legislative apportion
uue1xt hAE been disrrgarded- Not 70
nanth az = serious effort bas been made
&c obey the law IN this respect. II IL
another OF the indefensible actions
wlnAch mnsf be defended somehow.
BDaaism never in the history ~ the
state ran to the limit a. il has mere
tins year Dozens Of members and
Senators are going about with cGntinu-
All APOLOGIZE II didn't want 10 do il,
don't believe IL right. but got orders.
Orders ruled everywhere. Republicans
Insurgents and Democrats II was
perhaps. the only way IL which the
leadern could fight each other. but
SCORES of Legislators have thereby com
Hnittea political suicide. The whole
effect of the session. so far a. the mem
berE Themselves are concerned, IL sum
med mp IN the oft repeated statement.
Tho next Legislature will have many
mem members. Lots a. the fellows here
cannot he re-elected- Their c0nstituen-
ciee won't stand IL Many others will
not be ren0rninated because the bosses
won stand H. They have run up the
price % votes 40 high that the bosses
cannot afford ~ bring them beck
Evprywhere. In all camps. the ack-
nowledgnent il made We have gone
the limit