Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-11-02
STATE AND COUNTY.

STATE AND COUNTY.
The people of Pennsylvania are con-
fronted with an unusual political con-
dition, this year. The name OF the same
man is on the Republican, Democratic
Prohibition and some other tickets for
the highest Office in their gift-that OF
Judge of the Supreme Court. He was
placed upon the Republican ticket py
the state bosses after the revolution IN
Philadelphia had begun, and not Tor
any love they have for him,for they nad
followed him years before into his own
county and tried to defeat him there
bat failed to do so.
John Stewart was put on the state
ticket to pull Plummer through MS
ability and integrity were promptly
recognized by the Democratic and Pro
hibltion organizations and he now neads
the tickets Of all the parties in the state
that cast any great number OF votes
and will go upon the Supreme Bencn
of the state with the practically unan-
imous endorsement of all its citizens
the greatest compliment ever paid a
citizen and attorney Of the state
On the "Superior" bench there are or
will be after January 1st next four
vacancies; the State Constitution allows
the minority party one and they have
nominated but one; the Republicans
have nominated three; and the whole
four will be elected. Messrs. Rice'
Orlady and Beaver are up for reelection
and they all seem to have made accept
able Judges. Our lawyers speak OF
Judge Rice as being an exceptionally
able lawyer and judge
Then comes Plummer-J. Lee Plum
mer-Chairman Of the Appropriations
Committee Of the House at the late
session of the Legislature and rewarded
by the gang with the party nomination
for State Treasurer for his subservience
20 them. He voted for all their sneak
inc measures, last winter, including the
salus-Grady libel bill, and the resolu-
tion recalling the endorsement OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt's course regarding ran
roads rebates-the thing that has built
mn all the great trusts of the country.
His election means continuance OF tne
control Of the State Treasury by the
same gang that has brought aboat the
disgrace and death by suicide OF three
casbiers-Clark, Hopkins and Walters;
the pitiable death Of Ben Haywood OF
Mercer Co., and the fight from tie
state of one State Treasurer.
Endorsing Plummer is indirectly con-
doning robbery and murder. Can you
do it,
There is no National issue involved in
this years election, and the use OF the
names OF Lincoln and Roosevelt to boil
ster mp the cause Of Plummer, 'as does
our County Chairman in, his letter to
the Committeeman is i'll advised We
all know that Lincoln would have put,
and that Roosevelt is putting the class
of men who stand behind Plummer
through the criminal courts as fast as
he can get evidence against them; and
we know that he is opposing the Pen
Durham combine in Philadelphia.
The state treasurers, under whose
terms the corrupt system of trafficking-
the public moneys have grown. all Sc
cured Office by gift from the same organ
zation. What difference will it make
whether one or three men exercise the
power. so long as the source of power is
tainted. 1t has been clearly shown in
the Enterprise National bank case that
the system of trading in public moneys
IL not new or confined to one admin
istration, but that it Is system long
founded and practiced.
As against the fower-play now being
used upon the sensibilities Of men con-
trast President Roosevelt's sturdy, hon
est doctrine, viz: '1f you have good
reason to believe that he Is corrupt,
then refuse, under any pleas of party
expediency, under any consideration, to
refrain from shifting him with the
sword Of the Lord and of Gideon"
As for our county ticket-Messrs. A
M. Campbell, for Sheriff; Porter Will
son, for Register and Recorder; Thomas
Alexander, for Treasurer; William
Siebert and N. s. Grossman. for County
Commissioners; D. Cupps and w. B
Scott, for County Auditors; and W. 8.
Patterson, for County Coroner were all
honestly and fairly nominated. No
complaint has reached us regarding any
Of them; they are all competent and de-
serving men, and are entitled to the
full vote Of the party.
What that vote now is no one definite
ly knows by reason Of the great influx
Of strangers to this town, but the esti-
mates OF the party majority in this
county, at present, place it at up to-
wards 1000. OF course Rooseyelt's ma
jority over Parker, last year, was over
5000, and would probably be double
that II he were a candidate. this year,
- his popularity is phenomenal-all
due to his doing his duty as he sees it,
without fear or favor.
The only man on our county ticket,
not mentioned above is James NJ, Nc
Collough. whose peculiar methods of
electioneeripg have developed de-
termined opposition to him personally.
An especial effort had to be made to
pull Mccullough through six years ago,
and our present County Chairman is