BUTLER CITIZEN. JOHN H. 4 W. C. NE6LEY. PROP'RS. Entered at the Postoffice at Butler as second-classs matter. fiepublioan National Ticket, FOR PRESIDENT, 1880, GEN. JAMES A. GARFIELD, «» r «**•«»- FOR VICE PRESIDENT. 1880, HON. CHESTER A. ARTHUR, oc Republican State Nominations. FOR JUDGE BUPREME COURT, Hon. Henry Green, OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, Hon. John A. Lemon, OF BLAIB COUNTY. Republican Gonnty Nominations. Congress. J. D. MOJ UNION, BaQ-. of Butler County. Senate. JOHN M. GREER, ESQ., of Butler borough. (Subject to the District Conference ) Assembly. WILLIAM P. BRAHAM. of Mercer township. SYLVEBTEB D. BELL, of MiUoretowu borough. District Attorney. A. M. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ., of Butler borough. .Associate Judge. ABRAHAM MoCANDLESS, of Butler township. County Snrveyor. NATHAN M. BLATOR. of Butler borough. ATTENTION is directed to the articles from papers in other counties of this Congressional district sustaining the nomination of Mr. McJunkin. "J. J. P.," writing to the Bradford Era from Millerstown, very success fully contradicts "J. 1.," of Mercer, in the same paper, on some of the mate rial facts attending the Mercer Confer ence. THE Eagle, of last week, puts words into the month of Senator Roberts, at Mercer, that never were spoken by him and that ar6 false. It's attempt at wit is dealing in an article it does not pos sess, and amuses itself only. As THERE was quite a demand last week for the Proceedings of the Mer cer Congressional Conference, we re publish them on our first page this week. Their accuracy and correctness has not been called in question from any quarter. WE do not see how the Crawford Journal reconciles it with truth, when it says "The first evening (at Mercer) passed without any organization being perfected." It must know that an or ganization of conferees appearing there was effected on the first evening, the designated time. To* THE Mercer Dispatch and the Meadville Journal and Republican we make the proposition, that if they publish the proceedings of the Mercer Conlerence as found in this paper we will publish their accounts of the same, each party at liberty to make any com ments as to the same. THX Butler Eagle, apparently ed ited by a son of Mr. Tbomas Robinson, but really by himself, is the only pa per in Bntler county, outside of the Democratic papers, that is opposing the election of Mr. McJunkin to Con gress. Reason: Robinson was de feated by him for the nomination. A WKITEB from Petrolia to the Ti tus ville Morning Herald, of the 15th inst., puts the late contest for the Con gressional nomination in this county as follows: "Dick ran in Crawford and Robinson, as his tail, in Butler; both head and tail got chopped off be«nti fully, and they are making a terrible stench." "FBOM their decision I never take an appeal." Thus said Thomas Rob inson in the Eagle of May 19th last, in speaking of the then coming Repub lican primary election. How has it been since ? lie has been taking 'an appeal' from the decision of the pri mary ever since his defeat at the same. Consistant and honorable fellow that! ROBINSON, the bolter, is still trying to make more trouble in the Republi can party of this county. Six defeats of him by the party at the primaries', since his celebrated vote at Harrisburg on the repeal of the "tonnage tax" law, do not appear to let him know that the people do not further desire bis services as a legislator. How many will it take to satisfy him of that fact ? ME. BENJAMIN NIBLOCK, formerly of tbis place and well known to many of our citizens, died at Youngstown, Ohio, on the 10th inst., of cancer in the stomach and aged about 10 years. He was a man of great energy and bad much to do with the inception of the Sbenango and Allegheny Railroad that passes through the Northern end of tbis county, and also in the organ ization of the Mercer Mining and Manufacturing Company connected therewith. THE CAMPBELLS OF *CONOORD. According to the return made by the census enumerator of Concord township, this county, our citizens there of the name of Campbell num ber one hundred and nineteen. Of these, thirty-four are voters and all, we believe, voting the Republican ticket. There are also many of that name in Washington, Pairview and Parker townships, making it the most exten sive name no doubt in this county. These people are also among the very ,best of the citizens of the county. CONGRESS IN THIS DISTRICT. i Mr. McJunkin's Nomination at Mer cer Regular—The Causes that led to it Fully and Fairly Sta ted and an Answer to the Same Challenged. Last week we contented ourselves in giving the proceedings of the Congres sional Conferees, called to meet at Mer cer at 7 o'clock, on the evening of July 6th. We propose now to defend and justify tie action of the Conference then and there organized, and that resulted in the nomination of Mr. McJunkin of this county. This we do from the fact that some papers in the district are ap parently suppressing from their readers some important facts that they should give, and that ought to be known. For instance, we take the account given in the Mercer Dispatch of the 9th inst., which we will here say is pretty fair and correct in some of its statements, but wholly incorrect in others and withholding important parts. From it alone we can base our statement justi fying the action taken and the nomina tion made. We quote from it as follows: "Shortly after the hour of seven o'- clock, Messrs. Miller and McJunkin, with their conferees, held an informal meeting to determine the possibility of securing an amicable adjustment of the difficulties, and after a free interchange of opinion, separated with the under standing that they (Messrs. Miller and McJunkin) should call upon Messrs. Dick and Roberts, and if they could get the consent of both to submit their cas es to the conferees of Miller and McJun kin, then the said conferees should meet at room No. 11 and organize the con ference, and thereupon hear and deter mine the rights of the Crawford county candidates to a voice in the future ac tion of the conference." Now, in the first place, it was just about the hour of 1 o'clock when Mr Miller, with his conferees, appeared in the room that he and Mr. McJunkin had agreed upon, to wit: room No. 11 of the hotel at which all parties had gen erally stopped. The Dispatch states that it was an "informal meeting," and so we believe Mr. McJunkin was con strained by Mr. Miller to so treat it for the time, but not to be treated in so "informal" a manner as Mr. Miller af terwards did, and in which he made his great mistake, as we will show. The Dispatch then says that "after a free interchange of opinion they (Mil ler and McJunkin conferees) separated, with the understanding they (Miller and McJunkin) would call upon Dick and Roberts, get their consent to sub mit their cases to their conferees, and then their conferees to meet again at room No. 11 and organize the Confer ence" Now, this statement, while making important admissions, is yet quite wide of the real facts as they oc curred. The fact is, that after a talk of about an hour and a half, in which Mr. Miller's demand was the immediate admission of the Dick conferees from Crawford county as the conferees of that county and to compose a part and parcel of that meeting before organiz ing it, and which demand was resisted by the Butler conferees as a dishonor able violation of the agreement under which all the Crawford and other par ties had assembled there, and a pre judging of the Crawford case in advance, without evidence, that then did Mr. Miller say, in about these words, "that he wished to have a consultation with his conferees," and thereupon rose and asked them to retire with him, which they did. In answer to a question of the Butler conferees, as to "how long they would probably be absent," his exact answer was, "we will return shortly." And this is the manner Mr Miller and his conferees "separated" from the Butler conferees, who he had agreed to meet and did, thus far, meet with. Neither he or his conferees ever did return to that room. Although he said they were retiring for "consulta tion," and would return, yet they never did return. We are particular in stat ing this, as upon this fact is based the action subsequently taken by the But ler conferees towards organizing the Conference had. As to the statement that he (Miller) "separated" from the Butler conferees for the purpose of a further calling upon the Dick and Roberts parties of Crawford, it is not correct, but is disproved by his own language and all the facts. The posi tion of both Dick and Roberts was well understood—had been told a hundred times by both during the previous af ternoon—had been asserted by Mr.. Miller himself over and over again be fore his own and the Butler conferees in their meeting, and to the effect that Dick refused and Senator Roberts as sented to the Mercer and Butler con ferees hearing and disposing of their case, as to which should be admitted in the Conference. The Butler conferees finding them selves thus "separated" from by the Mercer conferees, and this done contra ry to the agreement made between their candidates, the question then arose with them as to their rights and proper ac tion. On due consideration they re solved that their county should not be treated in that manner ; that they were the peers of the Mercer conferees ; that an agreement upon a Conference could not be broken up in that style, for what ever purpose; that where two had made an agreement it was an old max im that said it took two to break it; that therefore the action of the Mercer conferees did not destroy the rights of the Butler conferees, but did forfeit or waive the rights of Mercer county in that meeting. By Mercer withdrawing as they did, it will be clear to every disinterested mind, they waived their rights then and there and left the But ler conferees in possession of the place of meeting. But, to make their posi tion still more strong and clear, the fKJpt H»U*xr : Mullec, P«. t 3wl» 2t» TSSO. Butler conferees sent a note, the same evening, and while vet remaining in the same room, and as speedily as th« i y could prepare it, to Mr. Miller, asking him to return, and that they wore re maining there for the purpose of com ; pleting an organization for the nomina tion of a candidate for Congress. This letter the Dispatch does not give in its account—no doubt unintentionally on the part of its gentlemanly editor. Mr. Miller made no reply to that letter. After waiting a reasonable time on him to return with his conferees, and find ing he would not, then the Butler con ferees, as the next proper step, address ed a note to Messrs. Dick and Roberts, inviting them to come and make known their claims to an admission. Had the Butler conferees not a right to do so ? Crawford was the only other county and was in serious trouble and dispute. Mercer had abandoued the meeting agreed upon. But that did not blot out the meeting, or send the rights of But ler into thin air. So their step in calling the Crawford parties for a hearing was right and proper. The Dick party re fused to appear. The Roberts party respected the invitation and he with his conferees.—three gentlemen in every sense—did appear and laid their cre dentials, papers and proofs before the meeting, which were duly examined, and no one appearing to dispute or op pose them, they were recognized as the conferees from Crawford county. The Dispatch is greatly in error when it says Dick had not this notice. The Conference then organized, as stated in the official published proceedings. And, be it noted, all this occurred on the same evening, commencing at the hour agreed upon and in the place agreed upon with Mr. Miller, and con tinuing to the end of the organization. It is error and injustice to say that the Butler conferees had any meeting with the conferees of Senator Roberts pre vious to the o»e above stated. They met with them in the only manner con sistent with the rights of themselves and all there present at Mercer, and all of whom came there out of respect to the notice from Messrs. Miller and Mc- Junkin. Dick and Roberts and their conferees coming on that notice and appearing there, how then could either of them, at that time, deny the right of Messrs. Miller and McJunkin to notify them to come? It was too late for that. The fact was they respected said notice and were there present, thus admitting the action of the Mercer and Butler candidates to have been the proper ar,d right course. They did not go to Mer cer to stand around and look at one an other. All went there for the business of nominating a candidate for Congress in the 20th district. Organization of a Conference was the first thing nocessa* ry for that purpose, and the one organ ized by the Butler and Crawford confer ees was the only one organized. It em braced more than half of the district, as appeared by the vote of the prima ries. And no other Conference being then and there organized, how could there be an adjournment of any other one ? That is a misnomer. No-body car. adjourn properly without being first organized. And hence those un organized conferees that agreed to meet at Greenville on August 5, did so on their own account only and bind only themselves and no others. They (Mil ler and Dick) well knew of the organ ization effected, and effected at the proper time too, and they were unable to effect any other organization, or at least did not. All that go to Green ville therefore are simply bolters. A nomination for Congress has been made and is binding upon every county and Republican in the district, for the rea sons above given. If they are not sound or sufficient, the way out of the difficulty and danger will not be for a part to agree among themselves to go to Greenville or elsewhere aud make a second nomination. That will but com plicate the situation, and if done, upon ! those who do it ought and will rest the responsibility for the consequences. And to the facts above stated we challenge any successful contradiction, ' THE NOMINEE FOR CONGRESS. The Independent Press, of Frank- j lin, Venango couuty, of the 15th inst., an able and influential Republican pa- j per, thus speaks of the nomination of! David McJunkin, Esq., for Congress in this district, at the Mercer Confer ence : "Mr. McJunkin formerly practiced law in Franklin aud represented Ve- ; nango three terms in the State Legis- ! lature. He is a man of ability aud ! character, who would be sure to make a valuable member of Congress. It is to be regretted that so unpleasant a I row should have occurred in the dis trict, the consequence of which can not now be foreseen, but we trust a peaceful decision will be reached and perfect harmony restored." There was no particular or unpleas ant occurrence at Mercer in making the nomination of Mr. McJunkin. He was regularly and fairly nominated by the only conference there organized, and his nomination is therefore binding upon every county and Republican in the district. If some did not partici pate in the conference, that was their fault, and not that of those conferees who went there for business aud not for play. No other conference being or ganized there was no power in any part of the conferees to make an ad journment. An adjournment of any body of any kind implies organiza tion first, and can only be made after an organization, and this is the first instance of the kind to the contrary that ever we recollect of. Who and what was adjourned? Certain unor ganized parts or parties can disperse themselves to meet at anothor time and piece, but that is not an adjourn ment of a body previously agreed upon. They are simply bolters or disorgan izes. And therefore it follows as a logical consequence that any second nomination made for this district at Greenville, on August 5, will be made iu this irregular and disorganized man ner, aud upon those who make such second nomination must rest all of the responsibility for any disaster that may follow. We sincerely hope that wiser counsels will prevail before any such step is taken. WHAT THE PAPERS SAY. The following, bearing upon the Re publican Congressional Conference at Mercer, we find in some of the leading Republican papers of this district. We have only room to give extracts. The account given by the Mercer Index of the 14th, is the fairest and fullest of any we have seen, and reflects credit upon its editor, Mr. Braggins. We do not agree with it in some of its conclu sions and hope it may change the same. But the following extract from its account controls the whole question, and is the judgment also of others having similar experience iu political matters. The Index says: "It was a mistake iu not organizing a conference of the Mercer aud Butler conferees, thus putting the Crawford claimants on a level, hearing the evi dence and arguments, and deciding which was in equity entitled to sit. Their case was so evenly balanced lhatcaudid and imnartial men, after ex amining both sides are in doubt or di vided, and neither should have had the advantage which a preliminary rec ognition would have given. Mr. Dick, if conscious of his right, made a mistake in not assenting to such an adjustment." The Butler conferees were willing to act as above if it took six weeks. They also proposed to admit both sets from j Crawford county, with a full or a half vote each, as Mercer might determine. Failing in that offer, they had the right to organize as they did, even with a contestant, after pursuing the course they did, as narrated in the pro ceedings of the conference. The Greenville, Mercer county, Ad vance-Argus, also treats the question fairly. Its editor, Mr. Brown, ii a gen tleman always and wants nothing but what is right. He cannot fail to see however why the candidate of Mercer did not get the nomination, and how a smart chap put his foot'into it right at the outstart of the conference at Mer cer. The Coqripautyille Courier, Craw ford county, also treats the matter fairly. What it says as to the mythical nature of the pretender from this coun ty, and his, Robinson's contest, and his appearance at Mercer with three ludividijalF as conferees, and the mer ited treatment they received there, is all true, and we may find space for it in our next. The Meadville Index of the 14th inst., comes to us with an ab}e artjele on the Congressional nomination as follows: THE MERCER CONFERENCE. Quite a number of Republican par tizans from the county attended the Conference at Mercer last week. All the afternoon of Tuesday and the even ing of that day were spent in prepar ing for battle. Our "special reporter upon the spot" informs as that all ma noeuvering, charging and counter charging was of the most orderly, pa eifio, yet resolute character. The notice that had been given out here, shortly before the Conference met, to the effect that there would be a set of Butler county conferees at the Conference, contesting the seats of Mr. McJunkin, vanished into the air. It is said that the Dick men from Crawford county had endeavored to have the weight of McJunkin's conferees to seats contested, so that the Mercer con ferees would compose a sort of "Ilmu JOINT COMMISSION," to pass upon the contestants from both Crawford and Butler county, when Mercer conferees i would in ell probability Jet in the llobin»: son-Dick delegates from Butler county, j I and the Dick conferees from Crawford i county ; but when the matter was sim- j | mered down, no ground of contest! | against McJunkin's conferees was! found to exist, save a notice served by j S Mr Robinson upon the chairman of the Butler return judges' Convention, some weeks after its adjournment, that he, Mr. McJunkin's competitor at the j primary election, desired a reassem bling of the County Convention of I judges to reconsider its late action. Such a scheme failing in double | seating the Butler representation in the Conference, it is claimed by some that i the Dick men desired the delay of a j month for further manoeuvering in But- j ler, hoping in that time to get up a ' | contest from Butler, so that Mercer | | should become sole arbiter in theprem- J | ises, admitting those who were in sym- ; ! pathy with Mr. Miller's plans, and j then Crawford, the large county, j would have been chained, as far as the Conference could have bound her, to the unfair and disreputable conduct that characterizes the late convention of return judges in Crawford county. The Republioaus of this county and ! the entire district may thank Mr. Mc- Junkin and his three conferees for their integrity and firmness which alone ' saved them from the humility and j party disaster that wonld have inevi table followed in a recognition and en dorsement of the partial, unfair, un- 1 warranted and unjustifiable ruling and ' conduct 6f the presiding officer of the ! late Republican convention in this 1 county. When Mercer refused to sit 1 down with Butler and pass upon the 1 1 credentials, rights and claims of the j 1 Crawford county conferees, it would !' seem that nothing was left for Butler's | f conferees but to give notice to both 1 parties from Crawford county claim. ( ing seats in tho Conference, which ' they did, and it is claimed by the Roberts men that as nothing had been J said or done by the Butler conferees to 1 indicate that any fear, favor or affec- 1 tion would be shown to either or any, I that tho Dick men feared and shirked ( an investigation by an impartial tribu- nal, while the Roberts conferees pre sented their credentials, were ac- . cepted, and took their seats in the i Conference; whereupon the nomina tion of Mr. McJunkin soon followed. The Miller and Dick wing of the district hiving m ide no organization, postponed all action until the sth of Augu t, and agreed to meet at Green ville on that day at the Fell House. It now remains to be seen whether they will take the responsibility of placing a second candidate iu the field, or whether they will, in the interest of the organization, and to secure har mony and consequent success in No vember, adopt and ratify the nomina tion of Mr. McJunkiu, against whose character, ability, or Republicanism, it is admitted by all, that notLingcan in truth be said.— Meadville Index, July 14. MERCER'S MISTAKE. "The duty of the conferees of Mer cer and Butler was plain and could not be honestly mistaken. They should have organized the conference composed of their number of six, for thej r had been appointed by their re spective counties in a manner unmis takable. Once organized they should have given notice to Mr. Dick and Roberts, who their candidates, Mr. McJunkin and Miller, had notified of the time and place of meeting, to ap pear and present their cases and claims for a seat in the conference. That done, both Dick and Roberts would have been heard and, after hearing, the six conferees from Butler and Mer cer should have by a majority vote decided \\ ho in their judgment should be entitled to admittance, which would have admitted one set and rejected the other, and then nothing would have remained for the conference so organ ized but to place la nomination a can-, didate by a majority of the nine con ferees. The Mercer conferees made a mistake when they insisted upon Mr. Dick's conferees haviug any higher seats in the conference than the Rob erts conferees during the investiga tion before tho Mercer and Butler eon feiees, who were the legal triers of the dispute between tlje two gyj of con feree? that appeared from Crawford ; and Butler was right in insisting that each set from Crawford should come before the Butler and Mercer conferees upon equal footing, and present their claims, when nothing would remain for the six conferees from Butler and Mercer to do but to decide upon the merits of the claimants, and admit those that in their judgment were best entitled, uuder all the evidence, to seats in the conference. For the course we have pointed out, and which was adopted by Butler, there is precedent, but for ?.Jerper's claim there Is uoue."— Titusville Herald, Jnhj 15. Other papers in the district are now speaking out in favor of Mr. McJun kin. The Petroleum World has chang ed and now supports him. Before an other week we believe it will be found that a majority of the Republican and independent pi-e&a of the district will be found in his support. GEN. GARFIELD ACCEPTS. THE NEXT PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES HIS METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION. Qljio, July IS iieucral Garlield has forwarded to Senator Hoar the following lette- of acceptance of the nomination tendered him by the Republican National Convention: MENTOR, July 10.— Dear Sir: On pyening of the Stii of June last 1 had the honor to receive from you, in presence of the committee of which you were chairman, the official announce ment that the Republican National Convention, at Chicago, had that day nominated me for their candidate for President of Uie Utjit-d it ate-. I ac* cept the nomination with gratitude for the confidence it implies, and with deep sense of the responsibilities it imposes. I cordially endorse the prin ciples set forth in the platform adopted by the convention on nearly all the subjects of whidi it treato. My r-pin ions are on record among the published proceedings of Congress. I venture, however, to make special mention of some of the principal topics which are likely to become subjects of discussion, without renewing the controversies which have been settled during the lu*t twenty yes: l * a"i purpose or wish to revive the passions of the late war. A SOUND PLATFviRM. It should be said that while Itcpub licans fully recognize and will streuu | ously defend all the rights retained by j the people and ail the rights reserved I to the States, they reject the pernicious ! doctrine of State supremacy which so i long crippled the functions of the Xa- I tional Government and at one time brought the Union very near to des truction. They insist that the United States i* a nation with ample power of self preservation; that its constitu tion and laws made in pursuance thereof are the supreme law of the land ; that the right of the nation to determine the method by which its own legislature shall be created cannot be surrendered without abdicating one of the fundamental powers of the Government; that the National laws relating to the election of representa tives in Congress shall neither be violated nor evaded ; that every elec tor shall be permitted freely aud with out intimidation to cast his lawful bal lot at such election and have it hon estly counted, and that the potency of his vote shall not be destroyed by the fraudulent vote of any other person. The best thoughts and energies of our people should be directed to those great questions of national well being in which all have a common interest. Bueh efforts will soonest restore per, feet peace to those who were lately in arms against each other, for justice and good-will will outlast passion; but it is certain that the wounds of the war cannot be completely healed and the spirit of brotherhood cannot fully pervade the whole country until every citizen, rich or poor, white or black, is secure in the free and equal enjoy ment of every civil and political right guaranteed by the Constitution and the laws. Wherever the free and equal enjoyment of this right is not as sured discontent will prevail, immigra tion will cease and the social and in dustrial forces will continue to be dis turbed by the migration of laborers and diminution of prosperity. The National Government should exercise all its constitutional authority to put an end to these evils, for all the peo ple and all the States are members of one body, and no member can suffer . Without injury to all. THE SOUTHERN TROUBLES. The most serious evils which now afflict the south, ariso from the fact that there is not such freedom and to'- eration of political opinion and action that the minority party can exercise an effective and wholesome restrain ! upon the party in power. Without! j such restraint the party rule becomes ] tyrannical and corrupt. The prosper- 1 ity which is made possible in the South liy its great advantages of soil and climate, will never be realized until every voter can freely and safely support any party he pleases. POPULAR EDUCATION. Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither justice nor freedom can be permanently maintained. Its in terests are entrusted to the States and the voluntary action of the people. Whatever help the nation can justly afford should be generously given to aid the States in supporting the com mon schools, but it would be uujust to our people and dangerous to our insti tutions to apply any portion of the rev enues of the nation or of the States to the support of sectarian schools. The separation of the Church and the State in everything relating to taxation should be absolute. THE FINANCE 3. On the subject of national finances my views have been so frequently and so fully expressed that little is needed in the way of any additional statement. The public debt is now go well se , cured and the rate of annual interest has hcen so reduced by refunding that I rigid economy in expenditures, and the , faithful application of our surplus rev* [ enues to the payment of the prinolpal of the debt, will gradually, hut cer tainly, free tho people from its burdens ane introduced among us uuder the guise of immigration. Recognizing the gravity of this sub- \ ject, the present administration, as- 1 sisted by Congress, sent to China a commission of distinguished citizens for the purpose of spooring such a modification of the existing treaty as will prevent the evils likely to arise from the situation. It is confidently ] believed that these diplomatic uegoti- i ations will be successful without the * loss of commercial intercourse betwoen J the two great powers, which promises i a great increase of reciprocal trade and ' enlargement of our markets. Should [ these efforts fail it will be the duty of Congress to mitigate the evils already felt and prevent their increase by such restrictions as, without violence or in- ( justice, will place upon a secure fount dation the peace of our communities ' and the freedom and dignity of labor. < THE CIVIL SERVICE. ' The appointment of citizens to the WiOMIN< <>l >E, Atlantic City, X. 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We also wish to add that these Louies' Law 11 and White Suits. art- fine grain, lustrous goods, very different from Misses' and Children's Suits. i-the usual heavy cord and "weighted" goods, which witICO Su,ls to close > :lt ' ls, Large lines Summer' Silks. 45 to COc and up. worth Equal Bargains iu Black Satin d'Lyon Jackets BLACK SILKS, and Mantles, at about oue-hnlf price, to close the 50 cents to $4. lot. Lines of Black Silks at sl, §1.25, Js.nu, 51.75 and New Buttons and Fringes. ! BU|*rior values, New Gloves and Laces. I Large line Brocades and Satins. BOGGS _ &^UHL, 118 and 120 Federal Street, Allegheny- N. B.—Large lines New I{ftir.bargs, Swiss and Nainsook Flouueings and Edgings, and "White Goods daily opeain.j. Ne # Lace Mitts, Blacks and Colors. New Fans Hosiery and Neckwear. various executive and judicial offices of the Government is the most difficult of all duties which the Constitution has imposed upon the Executive, The con vention wisely that Congress shsll co-operate with the Executive Department in placin? the civil service on a better basis. Experience has proved that, without frequent changes of administration, no system of reform can be made effective and permanent without the aid of legislation. Ap pointments to the military service are so re«£ulsted by law and custom as to it>ave but little ground of complaint. It may not be wise to make similar reg ulations by law for the civil service ; but without invading the authority or necessary discretion of the Executive, Congress should devise ft method that will determine the tenure of office and greatly reduce the uncertainty which makes that service so uncertain and unsatisfactory, without depriving any officer of his rights as a citizen, the government should require him to dis charge all his official duties with in telligence, efficiency and faithfulness. To select wisely from our vast popula tion those who are best fitted, requires an acquaintance far beyond tho range of any one man. The executive should therefore seek anil receive information and assistance of those whose knowl of communities in which duties arc to be performed best qualify them to aid in making the wisest choice. IN CONCLUSION. The doctrines announced by the Chicago Convention are not temporary devices of a party to carry an election. They are deliberate convictions result ing from a careful study of the spirit of our institutions, the events of our his tory and the best impulses of our peo ple. In my judgment these principles should control legislation and the ad ministration ol the government In any event they will guide my conduct until experience points out a better way. If elected, it will be my purpose to enforce strict obedience to the Consti tution and laws and to promote as best I may the interests and honor of the whole country, relying for sup port upon the wisdom of Congress, the intelligence and patriotism of the people and the favor of God. With great respect, I am, very truly yours, J. G.UUIELT). To Hon, George F. Hoar, chairman of the committee. IVo More Hard Times. If you will stop spending bo muoli on fine clothes, rich food and style, t>uy g'»od, healthy food, cheai>era"id better clothing ; get more real and substantial things of life every way, aud especially stop the foolish habit of eiupfoviug e*|>ensive, quaok doctors or using so much of the vile humbug medicine that does you only harm, but put your trust in that simple, pure remedy, Hop Hitters; that cures always at a trifling cost, and you will see good times and have good health. — Ch ron icU. Executors Xotloe. Letters testamentary on the estate of John Cooper, dee'd, late ol ConuoqueuesMng town ship, Butler county, Pennsylvania, having leen granted to the undersigued, all persons knowing themselves indebted to siid est.itt will please make payment and any having claims against tho s.uue will present them duly authenticated for paymcut. ALEXANDER STEWAKT, Executor, juu3o-0t Whitestown, Pa, ' WALL PAPER. A.. MATTHIAS. (Successor to W. P. MARSHALL,) PCo. WQm STOUT. PITTSBURGH, PA. Entirely New Stock ; Latest Stylos,- Artistic Deitgns ; Most Approved Colors. apl-i-Um Is a compound of the virtues of sarsaparil !a, stillingia, mandrake, yellow dock, with the iodide of potash and iron, all powerful blood-making, blood-cleansing, and life-sus taining elements. It is the purest, safest, and most effectual alterative medicine known or available to the public. The sci ences of medicine and chemistry have never produced so valuable a remedy, uor one so potent to cure all diseases resulting from impure blood. It cures Scrofula ami all scrofulous diseases, Erysipelas, Rose, or St. Anthony's Fire, I'imples and Face-grubs, Pustules, Blotches, Boils, Tumors, Tetter, Humors, Salt Rlieum, Scald-head, Ring-worm, Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, Mercurial Disease, Neuralgia, Female Weak nesses and Irregularities, Jaundice, Affections of the Liver, Dyspepsia, Emaciation, and General Debility. 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