Butler citizen. (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, February 09, 1881, Image 2
HI ITI.F.R CITIZEN- I i5iTTi. e I Entered at the Pootoflice at Butler aa eecond-classs matter. Lmirr begins March 2.^ THK next State Fair will probably be held at Pittsburgh. PBBSIDXNT HAYS will soon March 4th from the White House. Is the ballot takeD for Senator last Saturday Grow led Oliver five votes. THI new oil exchange at litusville was formally opened recently with appropriate and interesting ceremonies. "CAUCUS has become at Harrisburg the alaugbter-houße in which public opinion is killed and turned over a dead corpse into the hands of the bonnes," is *kat Hon - chftrleß S - Wolfe says of It Read his speech at Lebanon found in another place. 'Pgm jg trouble in the British Par liament about Ireland. The Irish members are resisting a coertion bill as to land tenants in Ireland to such a degree that the Government is sus pending them from their seats. This looks like tyranny— worse than "boss rule" in Pennsylvania. JCDOB Aosiw has oue steadfast friend in the Legislature in the person of Senator Parker of Bchuylkill county, who has voted for the Judge for Sena tor on nearly every ballot since <,he vot ing began. Who is to be the Garfield in this Senatorial struggle f This week will likely develop something new. THI action of the Grow men at Harrisburg, in offering to unite upon may one of seven able and good men whom they proposed as a compromise, bu proven the sincerity of their mo tives in striving only to obtain a fit man for Senator. the action of the Oliver men in rejecting all of the names proposed as a compromise, baa proven that they are actuated by ■elfish and machine interests entirely. The question now simply is, will the Republicans of th<J State rule, or will we continue a tyrannical aud corrupt "boss" rule f DURING the three weeks of Court that closed last Saturday, we bad the pleasure of seeing many of the subscri bers to the CITIZEN, who called to pay on their back accounts. lor this we are thankful, and hope that othere who •re in the arrears will take advantage of the coming March Term of Court to settle at least a part of their accounts. Bhort settlements not only make good friends but are not as bard to make as long ones. THI mercury on Wednesday and Thursday mornings last at this place registered 20 degrees below zero, which ia said by the oldest citizens to be lower than ever known here. The thermometers of this place varied much on those days, some being much lower, from the different places they occupied to the weather we suppose, bat all agree the weather of the last week was the coldest ever known here MR. HCLINOS, one of the members from Venango county in the Legisla ture, now votes for George Shiras, Esq., of Pittsburgh, for United States Sena tor, having first voted for Oliver, the 80-called caucus candidate. Mr. Hu lings in thus freeing himself from the "machine" is not only respecting the views of bis constituents but sets an ex ample to other western members whose constituents are anxiously awaiting their similar action. Two of our mem ben from this county, Messrs Greer and Bell, continue to run with the ma chine and vote for Oliver, while there is not a Republican in the county that we have heard from who thinks Oliver is qualified for the position. TO-DAY. To-day, Feb. 9th, the thiid and final act in making a President of the Uni ted States is to be performed. First, was the act of the people, in November, in choosing the Presidential Electors. Second, was the meeting of those Elec tors, in their several States in Decem ber, and sending their votes to the Vice President of the United States. And now, third, is the time for counting and declaring the result at Washington. We do not look for any trouble. In fact the Democrats in Congress have given assurance there will be no ob struction thrown in the way of declar ing Gen. Garfield the lawfully elected President. Four years ago it was quite different, and the Electoral Com mission had to be created, owing to the fact that double sets of returns of Elec tors had been sent from some of the Southern States. The great question then was, how should these double re turns be treated ? Who should decide between them, the Vice President or Congress? The constitution is not clear and Congress has passed no new law on the subject. However, the matter is to be bridged over for the present oc casion and before another President is chosen a definite law will doubtless be enacted. ▲ MANLY ADDRESS. Mr. J. H. Donly, chairman of the Republican county committee, of Ven ango county, has issued an address to "the Republicans of Venango county" on the position the members in the Legislature from that county are occu pying on the pending election for a Uni ted States Senator. Venango was among those counties that instructed last summer, at their county nominating conventions, for tbe Hon. Galusha A. Grow for Benator. Two of ber mem bers, Senator J. W. Lee, an able and excellent gentleman and a representa tive of tonro integrity, cs4 tbfc George E. Mapes. who has distinguish ed himself in the Legislature as an earnest and out-spoken foe of all cor ruption and rings, are respecting and obeying their instructions by voting for Mr. Grow. The other two, Messrs. Myers and Hulings, in the interest of Mr. Gilfillan. a citizen of that county, went into what is known as the "cau cus," and as a result have felt them selves obliged to vote for Oliver, who managed to get a nomination in that, caucus over Mr. Gilfillan and all others. ; They were consequently unable to serve either Mr. Grow or their own citizen, Mr. Gilfillan. Mr. Hulings, however, a very worthy and intelligent man, re fused after a certain time to longer obey the behests of the caucus and is now casting his vote for a man of ability and who is acceptable to his people. He deserves great credit for his independ ence and self-respect in this matter. Mr. Donly in his address, after discus sing the question of the instructions given last summer, then proceeds to discuss the "caucus" itselt and its nom inee, Oliver, in the following pithy and able manner. What he says is appli cable to Butler county in some respects. Our people think and feel about as the Republicans of Venango do on the trap set by the "caucus," and on Mr. Oli ver's want of ability to properly fill the high office of » United States Senator. Mr. Donly says: "Having entered the caucus in behalf of Mr. Gilfillan, to whom, in addition to other considerations they felt obliged by ties of gratitude for the effective ser vice he had rendered them and the prin ciples of which they were the exponents, but failing to effect"bis nomination, they have felt bound to support the nominee of the caucus to which they were par ties. even though the nominee has ren dered no public service entitling him to so great a reward, nor given any evi dence of the eminent trdents and attain ments which should adorn the incum bent of an office so lofty and responsible He does, however, seem to possess the two great desiderata requisite to pro motion by the caucus managers at Har risburg, viz: Wealth and incompe tency. Wealth to enable him to con tribute largely to the heavy burdens of machine politics. Incompetency, so that he can never by any possibility be come too luminous, and thereby out shine the opaque bodies that have fixed his orbit and around which he is ex pected to revolve. Neither of these de siderata were possessed by either Grow or Gilfillan, as both have displayed ability in the public service and neither have amassed immense fortunes. A caucus that acts with a decent re spect for an enlightened public senti ment bv placing in nomination a man of tried and acknowledged tituess for the office to be filled, need never fear that their nomination will not be rati fied by their party. Public sentiment will compel such ratification if other considerations do not. But when cau cus managers, by the lowest tricks of the trade, by the" skillful distribution of appointments, perhaps by the prostitu tion of the pardoning power, manage to secure the nomination of a candidate fur some very high office, whose incom petency is so patent that those most active in urging his election do not dare to urge it on the ground of his fitness for the place, but only on the ground of party usage, then public sentiment will in the end always Bustain those who, in spite of the tyranny of an injudicious or unscrupulous caucus, dare to do right, and seek to elevate the public service to a higher and purer plaue. The nomination of Garfield despite the efforts of professional politicians and his ultimate glorious election was a signal proof that the people are deter mined to break away from the "wreck ers," whose highest purpose in politics is place and plunder. And every good man ought to array himself on the side of the people in their struggle upward for higher, purer and better government. Although we have talked with very many Republicans of this county since the caucus nomination was made, and while there are some who believe that the nominee ought to be elected now that he has been nominated, yet if there are anv who believe him adequate to be one of the two to represent the great State of Pennsylvania in the highest branch of the National Legislature, or that he ever ought to have been nom inated, they certainly do not avow it, but stand mute against the strong, deep drift of public sentiment. How long are two members from Venango, who went into the caucus for the honest purpose of securing the nom ination of a competent person, and who afterwards found themselves committed to a result never anticipated or desired by their constituents, will consider themselvos bound by its action, we do not know. Surely a time will arrive, if it has not already, when every hon orable obligation to the result of that caucus will be fully satisfied, and when every consideration of honor, and pat riotic duty will dictate that they shall cast their votes in favor of some one ac ceptable to their constituents. If these views or any of them meet the approbation of the reader, we trust he will confer at once with our Senator and Representatives at Harrisburg. J. H. DONLY, Chairman Rep. Ex. Com." HOW IT IS DONE. Speeoh of Hon. Charles S. Wolfe. The following address of Represen tative Wolfe, delivered at Lebanou, on Jan. 18th, on the Court House steps, to a meeting assembled for the purpose of expressing their indignation at the trea son of our alleged representatives in the Legislature, tells how the innocents who are sent to Harrisburg to repre sent the people sell their birthright for a mess of pottage: "1 have not come here to say any thing disrespectful of your worthy Senator, for he is an honorable man. So are we all, (laughter) all honorable men ! (Laughter.) Wo have heard that you had instructed them dowu here at the time of the election ; that it was your royal will that they should vote and use all honorable means for the election of the Hon. Galusha A. Grow to the United States Senato. But when they came up to Harrisburg thoy seem to have forgotten just what the instructions were, and they lost their bearings. "Now, my fellow citizens, I wish ibat I might have you within the four w*Ue of • bouse, where 1 owW speak f&Jr* Sutler ®itia ten s eg 9, 1881. to you with some comfort to yourself. I want to talk to you seriously. The position which we have taken, we who have refused to be driven by party cau cus, has not been taken selfishly, has not been taken unadvi»ably. Now we know, as perhaps some of you do not know, that caucus has become at Har risburg the slaughter-house in which , public opinion is killed and turned over a dead corpse into the hands of the boss- , es. You imagine to yourselves that j you have something to do with the reg- j ulation of your affairs You imagine that when you elect Representatives to go to Harrisburg that they are to represent your will. But, again and again you are disappointed when they get there to fiud that they are represent ing the will of somebody else ; and that for the first time, after the election is over, they learn that there is somebody else whosejudgment is better and whose will is more worthy of respect. "After you go to Harrisburg the Hon. M. S Quay sends word to you that he wants to see you at the Loehiel Hotel. Who iB QU3V ? Oh, he is the Senator at large! (Laughter.) Well, you are brought into his august presence, and Mr. Quay says to you : "What can Ido for you ?" "Would you like to have a paster and folder, or a place on a committee ?" (Laughter) "And yoa answer; "Yes, I would like to have a paster and folder, because if I doa't get a paster and folder my constituents will think I have no influ ence at Harrisburg, and that 1 have no business there," Laughter. "If I don't get a paster aud folder I don't amount to anything." (Laughter.) [That's statesmanship, my friend, Mr. Kaufman' says, after the Pennsyl vania fashion 1 (Laughter.)] "Quay replies : ' 4 We want to show your constuents that you have influence here; and I suppose you would like to be properly placed on the committees? Now we have an arrangement of our own by which we distribute these things to the good boys who come up here ; but you must be a good boy aud do as we tell you. (Laughter andcon lusion.) How are you on the quesiiou ot U. S. Senator?" "They instructed us to vote for Galusha A. Grow for the U S. Senate." "Oh, yes! But your people do not fully comprehend thesituation." Laugh ter ) "Tney don't know exactly the ob jections there are against Mr Grow ; they are not the best judges who is best qualified to represent thes grea State in the U. S. Senate at Washington." "But we are instructed— "Yes. Oh, well, you can vote for him once, that will satisfy your instruc tors ; after that you will vote as we would have you vote." (Laughter.) "Now. that's one of the ways they come there from every section of the State. They believe that these bosses have the distribution—the sole prerog ative of saying who shall be the jani tor, who shall bo the sergeant-at-arms, who shall be the paste: s aud folders. All these offices beloug to the members of the Legislature for the purpose of carrying on the business. We go to these members aud say to them : "Here, do your duty like men Do what your constituents sent you here to do, and if you want a paster and fol der and your county is entitled to have a paster and folder you can have the<-e offices because they beloug to you of right." But they are afraid. They say: "Oh, I don't know ; I don't know whether we cau win ; and if we don't win we might be left." (Laugh ter ) "These fellows have them so com pletely cowed, thatfor the paltry offices that belong to them and you they sell out the rights of the people, and betray their trust on the question of such high importance as the U. S. Senatorship. "This is done year after year, and year after year, and year after year. "There is another method by which a simple minority of the Republicans can control the majority, and that is by the party caucus. Take Allegheny county for example: There are 17 members. They meet together in cau cus at Pittsburg; there are six, say, who desire to vote for Galusha A. Grow. The delegation come together aud pass a resolution that the majori ty of the delegation control the rest of the delegation, aud they shall vote as a unit, and the consequence is that there are 17 votes tor Harry W. Oli ver, Jr. "Your representatives of the city of Philadelphia meet together and say we will have a caucus, and we will vote as a uuit Say there are ten represen tatives who are for Grow for the U. S Senator, the rest of the delegation may be scattered among Oliver and the others. They take a vote, and tu< v fiud the delegation for Oliver. There you have ten Republican delegates who are for Grow who come to Harrisburg and vote against Grow and for Oliver "They do that same thing in Ches ter county, aud in Lancaster county, and this is done year after year in Al legheny county, and in the city of Phila delphia When all these members come together at Harrisburg here are these six votes from Allegheny and ten from Philadelphia, 16 votes that ought to be for Mr. Grow and ca.-t for Harry W. Oliver, Jr, aud fora man that these men don't want. ' They iuduencc some of these mem bers by tbe distribution of patronage, by distributing offices aud favors that do not belong to them, but to the mem bers of the Legislature. They distrib ute your patronage for tbe purpose of defeating your will. So you cau see how a minority can control a majority. This is done over and over again ; aud this .s the way you find the will of tbe people defeated. "Now in order to pre ventthis, seeing that your will is again and again de feated, when you elect your representa tives you instruct them for some man that you want them to vote for in order that those manipulations may not suc ceed, and you see them go to Harris burg and disregard and violate your instructions. Now this has been done this year as it has been done before. It is time for the people to rise in their might and say we will not submit to have our rights thus trampled upou and be thus disgraced in the eyes of tho people of the nation. "This is our issue :—We refuse to be driven bv party caucus. We are doing it in the iuterest oftb.e Republican party. We have passed a resolution that" in no event will we vote for a Democrat. The election of a Democrat is not likely, unless tbe opposition makes a coalition. This custom of party caucus is a bad custom, and like any other bad cußtom, ought to be abolished. It is more honored in the breach than in the observance ; it defeats tbe will of the people and ought to be abtobuoaed: "We will vote for a Republican, but we will not consent to tbe election of Mr. Oliver especially, or any man who has not the qualifications to make him a strong man to represent as in the Senate of tbe United States. Who eyer heard of Mr OfTver until a short time before tbe convaing of the Legislature? What great service has he rendered tbe people of this commonwealth to ! entitle him to the second honor of the , nation? Why should he be marked ; out as one of all others for the honor of becoming our Senator at Washing ton ? Where s McVeigh ? Where's Brewster ? and Snowdon ? Shiras ? Moorehead aud the others? and where is Galusha A. Grow ? men who have done service to the Republican party and the people of the nation that they should be overlooked aud this man taken and elected to the high position of Senator from Pennsylvania. We sav we are not wrong in standing by our judgment in this matter It is not ourjudgmerft alone, it ;s the judg ment of the people and of the citizens who are behind us; it is the judgment of nine-tenths of that constiueney. And we are sustained by the Republi cans of Chester, of Lancaster, of Brad ford, of Crawford aud Erie, the whole north-east and south-east, who want ab!e men, of character, men of intelli gence to represent them, who say that this thing is an outrage and that they will not submit to it. This is the sentiment everywhere. Letters, papers, telegrams are pouring iu from every quarter, showing how the people sus tain us in our antagonism to the ma chine politicians. A letter with 1,500 names from Allegheny county approves of our course in the Legislature. "We love the Republican party, we love its principle, wo are willing to make personal sacrifices to sustain it and uphold it and make it useful to the State a id to the nation ; but we are not willing that the great Republican party should be degraded, that it should bo without influence in the Senate at Washington. It is because we love it : that we pursue the course we have ; and it is because the people love it that they have sustained us in ou<- course." OVERTHROW OF THE BOSSES. The Hop 9 of the Republioan Party of the Future. There seems to be a concerted effort on the part of Mr. Cameron, or those who are known to be iu his confidence, to create the impression that he has such "a full and frank understanding" with General Garfield, that if Pennsyl vania is represented in his cabinet the selection will be made from names sub. mitted by Mr. Cameron " at Gen. Gar field's request," The impression was at first attempted to lie created that the Senator himself could have a cabinet position if he desired it; but now we are told he "would not consent to ac accept a cabinet position, preferring to remain in the Senate." No later than last Sunday it was circumstantially stated in a dispatch, purporting to come from Mentor, that during his recent visit there Senator Cameron, "at Gen eral Garfield's request, submitted the names of three gentlemen, either of whom, he said, would be acceptable to the people of Pennsylvania," and that "Geu. Garfield will select the Pennsyl vania member of his cabinet from the names thus submitted." Now, it is about time that the Re publicans of Pennsylvania should know that these and all similar statements, evidently emanating from the same quarter, are absolutely without foun dation We make this statement upon unquestioned authority ; and if its ac curacy is called in question by Senator Cameron, or any one authorized to speak for him, "the proof will l>e forthcoming at the proper time. The gentleman from whom wo derive this information thoroughly understands the situation, has been and is now in closer confidential relations with Gen. Garfield than any other man iu Penn sylvania—a gentleman whose word is taken by all who know him and which, in this matter, is corroborated by evi dence the exhibition of which would re solve any doubt skepticism could create. The most effective lever of the man agers representing Mr. Cameron's in terest in the pending Senatorial strug gle, iu holding their forces together, is tho impression, so sedulously main tained, that be will continue to disperse patronage, reward his sycophants and punish those who refusd to wear his collar. Stripped of this power, the political boss himself becomes power less as a personal ruler and dictator. He is then no more potent as a politi cal factor than any other Republican of equal talents and opportunities. None understand this better than Mr. Cameron and the other bosses who are associated with him in the effort to force a Senator on the Republican party whom the people never asked for, do not want, and of whom very few ever heard until Cameron, Quay, McManes & Co. concluded that he would best suit their purpose, and decreed that he should be forced upon the people under the arbitrary rule of King Caucus, en gineered by a syndicate ofbosses. To Uieir astonishment and chagrin they were met at the very thresb-hold by a band of brave and honest men, who de clared that such tyranny and tramp ling on the popular willjustified revolu tion. The bosses called it "a bolt," and sneered at those participating in it as "kickers," who, in a few days, would be crusned by the iron hand of machine despotism, and eventually "kicked" out of the party. But they have discover ed that the honest masses have sancti fied this "bolt." or "rebellion," into a revolution, which gathers popular strength as it moves on, and they al ready fear, what time wiil demonstrate as fact, that the elements which ani mate and underlie this revolution are the blood and muscle of the Republican party of tbe future, which, whether this second stage of a great revolution succeeds or not, in the election of a Senator acceptable to the President elect, will be recognized in his Cabinet and fairly treated in the dispensation of federal patronage. Aud let not any independent Repub lican, who has seen iu this revolution against the despotism of the machine bosses a brighter future for the party and the nation, forget tbat it is but one step beyond the beginning. The con test at Harrisburg is the logical coroll ary of tho battle with the bosses at Chicago. That was a national victory for independent thought and action within Republican lines. The national bosses there undertook a larger con tract in crushing popular sentiment than even their masterly organization —the most perfect impersonation of tbe qjaehino in politics perhaps evwr wit nessed—could fulfil. They have trans- i ferred the struggle to the more limited fit-Id of'our State politics The same elements which stood out to the last i against Garfield sr* to-day organized in the attempt to force Oliver into a :' position of honor aud trust for which ; he is in no wise qualified. The for- ji bearance of the independent sentiment j t in the Republican party has ceased to j be a virtue. Let its representatives | stand firm—the popular sentiment be- > hind them is growing stronger daily. The man who, having put hi J hand to the plow, looks back now will have to bear a popular reproach tenfold more humiliating than would be a defeat in resisting the insolent tyranny of the political bosses.— Lancaster New Era. Column ntcated. Col'Rl EHSVI LLE, PA.. Feb. 1, 'Bl. To tbe order loving citizens of But ler county, Pa. Your Committee, chosen by the Temperance Convention held in But ler on Nov. 23ru and 24th, 1880, have organized the work, as far as possible in the time, and are now ready to as sist township committees and the friends of temperance to banish, as far as possible under the present license law, that enemy whose presence in any community means blighted houses, broken-hearted wives and mothers, and beggard children. Speakers have been secured aud will be sent to ad dress meetings, if timely notice is sent to tbe Secretary. We are ready to furnish remonstrances to be pre sented to the Court, drafted in accor dance with the provisions of the pres ent license law, and full instructions 'to those who would strive to banish this enemy, of peace and happiness, I from their midst. We will give coun sel and aid to those who come to tbe Court Wj present remonstrances again-a the issue of license, or complaints againts holders for breaking the law. Your committee by order of the con vention, will have published the names of all signers of petitions and bonds men, that the public may kuow who are encouraging and sustaining this work of death. We ask the hearty co operation of all good citizens in every part of the county in holding the rum seller to strict conformity to the law, as now found, and we promise to aid by counsel and means in the prosecu tion of those who violate the law. Wo ask the friends of temperance in each township, to assist the Yice Pres ident iu organizing their local work. Each one whose heart is in this great work can help in some way. Singers formed into bands can by their music, add much to the interest of meetings. Those" who become sustain ing members by paying monthly to the treasury, will render aD important service. Let each oue take their place in the ranks of of these contend ing hosts. It is a cold place to be on the feuee. The time has come for more concerted action against this li censed houses. GEORGE \Y T BEAN, Seo't of County Committee. TJ. S. Senator, PKNN TP., Feb. sth, 1881. MCSSRS. EDITORS:—Dear Sirs : The Penn township Republicans had there nomination to-day. The meeting was large and tbe grand lock at Harrisburg was the general topic for discussion ; and as we are all Grow men down here, of course we don't feel good about the way cur representatives, Greer and Bell, have proved unfaithful to the trust that was placed upon them. If we had known tbat they could not have been trusted we cer tainly would have tried and elected two more men like W. P. Braham, that would have proved faithful to their instructions aad acted in accordance with the voice of the many Republi cans of Butler county Three-fourths of the Republicans in this part of the county highly indorses Mr. Braham's course and say to him, stand firm! Would to God" we had more men like W. P. Bruham at Harrisburg to-day; and by sending such men to tho Legis lature, we will get that political ring, that selfish ring, that corrupt ring, that ring that gave J. M. Greer the nomination for tho Senate in tho dis trict of Butler and Armstrong counties, broken up, which would be the glory of the Republican party in the State of Pennsylvania. We do truly hope that the election of a United States Senator will stay locked until the vo;ce of the people will be heard and until representatives will be taught obedi ance to their instructions, and not be as it were under a parental instruction of a Quay or a Cameron, but do as the party wishes to be done and forever leave undone what a few political trick sters command to be done. Now Mr. Editor, we would not of said anything in regard to the political lock at Har risburg, were it not for the fact that we had a talk with I)r Bell a short time before he started east on the senatorial question, and he told me 1 enough to let me known that he in tended to support Grow as - second choice. But following his course while at Harrisburg we find that he has not ! supported Grow at any time, but , through his course he has been found first, last and all the time, in the hands !of the ringslers and casting lis vote ! for the ring candidate, Mr. Oliver ' Why Mr. pursued the course j that he has done we don't know. I We only say of him, we were deceived |in the man. As to Mr. Greer, we did ; not expect any thing else ttan what ! he has done, for we had a trial of him \ before. But the Republicans of But | ler county well know that it was, by ! the influence of the Harrisburg rinjj, : aided by its advisors tfere, that Mr. | Greer got his nomination for the Senate { in this district, which was notin accor ' danco with tho wish of the people. | But owing to this favor, we might say ; that Mr Greer was pledged to support ! the ring's instructions at all hazzards. I But as to Mr. Brabam, he is acting ac | cording to his instructions as made known by the people, and his course is j highly indorsed by all Republicans in the southern part of tbe county and elsewhere we believe. But perhaps ; Mr. Editor we had better stop for pres ent, not wanting to intrude on your space, aud if you think your many patrons would be profited by reading this article you will please publish the same aud oblige. Yours truly. A REPUBLICAN. THE terms of peace Chili proposes to impose on Pern and Bolivia, are the cession of a Peruvian State to Cbili, the surrender of the Peruvian fleet, aud a cash war indemnity of thirty millions of doliara—two-thirds to be paid by Peru and one-third by Bolivia, the Guano deposits to be held and worked by Cbili as security. : Tho End Coming. Hour by hour our people are bee lin ing more and more restive uuder the slavish rule of bosses. Now, thut it is powerless in National Conventions, they are intent upon having it done away with, in all places, everywhere, in State county, borough and school district. No matter how the struggle at Harrisburg ends, every day's pro traction only intensifies the feel lag. draws public attention the closer to the movements and designs of the m-ia agers, and makes the determination stronger to g.*t rid of this personal machine rule at any -Mid every cost.— Beaver Times. Wouldn't Enjoruo. At a Republican meeting held at Somerset, Pa., recently, a resolution, commending the course of the Repre sentatives from that county, in goiog into the Senatorial caucus, and now supporting Oliver, was laid on the ta ble by a large majority. Let the strug gle continue a little longer, until the people get their eyes full}* opened to the fact, that the managers are deter i mined to have no man exeept N or>e of their own choosing, and the sentiment expressed in Somerset county will bo come the prevailing sentiment of most of the counties of the State.— Cx. Women Who Have Been Executed. It is stated that only 7 women were hanged ia Pennsylvania since the year 1794, eighty-six years ago. An ex amination of the records has recently been made and the following ascer tained to be the of the seven women, and the place aud date o f their execution : Elizabeth llimby, Chester county, September 3, 1806; Eliza Moore, York county, April 21, 1809; Char lotte Jones Allegheny county, Febru ary 12, 1853; Mary Twiggs, .Mon tour county. October 22, 1858; Mar tha Grinder, Allegheny county, Janu ary 19, 18'>6 ; Lena Miller, Clearfield county, November 13, 1867; Mrs. Catharine Miiler, who was executed at William t, port on the 3d of February, I with Georga Smith, for k lliug the husband of Mr*. Miller, will make the eighth worn an executed in Penn sylvania in a period of eighty-six years. Won't Give In. Hon. W. 11. Ruddiman, the ablest of the Philadelphia Representatives at Harrisburg, who withdrew from the caucus, will not be whipped into the traces by a scl-constituted committee in his district. lie kicks back in the fol lowing vigorous and manlv style : "I am not to be driven or persuaded to any course different from that which my own convictions of right and justice dictate, by _ny persons however respectable nud deserving of consideration, who have not the same opportunities and obligations open to and resting upon them which happen to be in the exact line of my own ob servation and duty. Bo pleased to take notice that when most unwillingly I suffered myself to be a candidate for the place I am now compelled to oc cupy I gave ample notice to all who cared to know, that I would !K» the instrument or slave of no ring or tyran ny such as have sought to bind an<l corrupt the Republican party, lu their iniquitous schemes and conspiracies lor years past, and from the determina tion so announced I shall not swerve a hair's breadth, either in the perfor mance of my functions here, or main taining elsewhere mv allegiance to the principles I honor and would endeavor to perpetuate. A Foolish Mmtake. DoQ ( tmake the mistake of confound ing a remedy of acknowledged merit with the numerous quack medicines that are now so common. We speak from experience wheu we say that Par ker's Ginger T«»«ic is a sterling health restorative and will do all that is claim ed for it. We have used it ourselves with the happiest results for Rheuma tism and when worn out by overwork. See adv — Time s. FOR the first time in her fiscal history, the statistics of Canada show an in crease of exports over imports. This, with other evidences of growth, falsi ties the gloomy forebodings which were made wLcn she adopted the protective policy. THE Meyf.rsdn.le (Somerset county) Commercial commenting editorially on the Senatorial question expresses itself thus : lUUfI . "The manly stand tak'ja by tho la de|>eridenl or Stalwart Republicans at i Harrisburg in the Senatotial contest j wins the admiration of the great majori ty the Republican party of the State. * * * * * We ha»e spokeu with over a hundred stalwart Republican* since the Senatorial contest began and thus far have found but one ardent sup porter of the caucus machine That is the outlook here, and roe believe it gen eral throughout the. county." GENERAL GRANT expects t<> visit i Mexico in a week or two. Much is I expected of his connection with the i Mexican railroad sch •me, a* it is be j lieved the ex-President will be able to ! secure greater concessions and priv- I ileges from that government than any other man. Be Wlweand Happy. j If you will stop all your extravagant ! and wrong notions in doctoring yourself I and families with expensive doctors or . humbug cure-alls, that do harm always, ! and use only nature's simple remedies j for all your ailments—you will be wise, well and happv, aud save expense. | The greatest remedy for this, the great, j wise and good will tell you, is Hop Bitters—rely on it. See another col umn.—Press. HOFFMAN—LEE—Feb. 1. 1881, at Mt. Chestnut, Rutler couuty, bv Rev. T. \V. Young, Mr. Wm. L. Hotiuiau aud M:-ns Lida E. Lee. FOdTER—HASLETT —Jan. 29, _ 1881, in Centre towuship, this county, by William Al lison, Esq., l)avi»l Fiwhfr, of Mercer county and Miss E. J. llaslett, of Butler county. UK ATHS. HOLE —Jan. 18, 1881, in Cra in berry town ship, t'uis county, Pa., John Roll, a<ed 91 years and ti months. ALEXANDER—Jan. 27, 1 - 81. Ambrose Alexander, of Brady township, this couuty, aged 71 years and 7 days. KELTY—Jan. 28, 1881, of scarlet fever> Robbie, son of Dr. Albert A. and ILirriet Li Kelty, of West Liberty, Butler county, I'a., aged 3 years and 3 months. SHANOR—Feb. 4, 18X1, in Prosp.'ct, this county, Eaos Shauor, Esq., aged about Ji years. The deceased was raised in tnis county, was admitted to the Bar here and removed to the State of Indiana, where bis health failed and he returned home here some months ago. Advertise to the Urn bun. BARGAINS! BARGAINS! FK»11I AltY "m 5, 3SSI. LADIES, PL-JAS,: CALL-I' .7I'LL PAY YOU. Surplus Sloe'. bo Th' < d Out :n 7 very Department* Even at Ha f Th.;ir est! WiMENTION f. fSTonilE ATTa'CfllfE BAM • Oor»ist!r<' stock Klsi- F'av v Vf\»-d Hn«c: le - Its j and Sat-.n*. offt-rel at #l.'4i:» y:ir>l. Cmi'.! lot l'earl ('.> l •-<- 1 s'k-. ,iigiiiiy damaged, I ai u"» cents. Very larre lot W.vk and Whit- Stri;>e ni 1 >':< . y Suinmt-r Silks, nt iT 1 .. t .nut Hoc. Smali lot r,r« «;r in •• • '< l ljvl - i * s St t>s«, W.'l'll }UJ- •• W, t* ' t gtXHiM. One lot Bl:u-k Ft-kl > "" -s : : ... ee:l; —i: i. quality -va: • . .-■ ajanl. Monday Morning st Q OVtark, Will be entire st « F :i? i'ro .' lf •; i vet-s. a! «: so to f rpr '•». *•> .'■o to *s. Tl: .»e f.rst will s-.vurv tb" choice Fancy Fill-! an.! Bwd!-' I'irov-'iun Si'':s "* on counter— nut all «:!k. but JE ertnt ' ar l)rs* -Hrsnlns fro-n IV to ?! JO- :-as"ea: ■a vrnety -if reduction.* t-- enumerate. CLOAK DEPARTMENT. Garments n. a"! k"' ' t: ' • rt r.i a -:;er :>«. Son>» vaiy tempting ■ - r 1 v . —v - tli remain and iar«t i e »<>l-i. BO<~KxS & M T HL, 118 a-.fl I*2o Fnlomi St re 't. All lienv. TV—N>w White O>; - v t iv n.-us k. <• ins G «o:1 •. a.a:. T'mi'ieX Hosiery and Glove*, »t •he n*tit pri-f*. 3VE^"V FLOUR ft FEED fS3&*W*€r%S ■; 'X 'WaS REISER'S BLOCK, Jefferson St., Butter, Pa. All the Flour mode by the New ■*.•? «ni sold low as 1M.25 p®f sack, and up to sl-T5 p;*r sack. Also, Baekwh it Flour, Rye Flour, and bolted and unbolted Corn Meal. All kinds of Rod—Chop, Bran, Ci.n Ou- an 1 all kinds of Mill Feed. All kinds of grain bought at S -re »r M ~ ■• a ; il -rli >t Cash Price Paid. Custom Work done hi M'd I'V th< N< 1' •> s Machinery and grist# warranted to be equal in quant.ty au,l « 1>!:y 1 1 >.-c ground anywhere else. M. FIRE & Bro. tUQ aad i'U ged.-t • , 4«le|fce»f. We Are Now Daily Opening an Choice FALL AND WINTIII DRY GOODS ! i Of I'.vcrj BMcriplion, Cciuprl: irj; fn psrt the fallowing Mixed Drsss Goods.C'.». i. M. i-V»c. l>nw Good".. In nil colors ;.ud sliadea, 12V. 15, 20c. Cashmeres, 15,20, Kc. Cashmere, very wid •. extra var.te, 30. 3jc. French Cashmere, ail-'.Vmil, 40, 45, Soc. I'retir.'j Cashmere. a!!-Wool, very Bne. 00, 75e, si Henrietta (huh. good .luality, s<i. 60. Henrietta CJ .til, silk War;>. ?1, $1.25, $1.60. lii Black aDd Colored Silks. We offer extra Inducements in or ler to reduce lieavy Mock on hand. Wf offer h beautiful iila-.-k Velvet" at "*> aim "'•«•. BroCiuU* Velvets, Ilia* k and Colored, new and beautiful sty'es, 73c and it. We iiave this day ope led a very laivelot oi Silk Prinsi v i'riniminir--. S.iiis. s itiii.s, &o. lr. CLOAkSaal DoI.MANS oar xsf j very counleSe, which eaa ues its to euit every- ! Way. Buyers of Dry Goods are resjiectfuily request* 1 to i?ive us a call befor® par chasing establishment with the conviction of Uviug saved money. M. FIRE & 100 a ud 102 Feder.P Stveat. Allegheny. I,tot ol CellMt«ri for IS 9 * | The Countv C.mr.alss' «ieis hr.ve m.u'.e tit •• .! I l«»wlnst tppo't-iK of collectors for :h.» r ! er.t to .n !i::> aa t horeiu»ll« f-Ttne year IK'! : a 1 U'V- to'vns'iip—T. i>. Irvin. Allegheny— I! u:cr :<><. i'ris , .v!-!l. Itnfe'o -WlllUm V emi'if;. ly :: !! . Cor. 1 11. C pbe'l. I Clinton .it* Kid . .' of H). I '"-.v. .1.1- Craiiie r. Cen;i—'.V. !». V.."'ai: ] c •< 1.1'.. :t. ! Corn >'<ne i< • i'l-' ' ; >ir,;e Meder. ; Crai»l»'-rr< .Ino. ! 'on'ey. I * 'iir U Al.l*on. I II iilOK d— i a rvirvv Fowuil - 1 ?. -V. Wldte. Franklin-Jno. St. '.'lair. Jackson—O. R. Wilson. .letterson —1 latiiel Wallet I . Lancaster .Tos. (Jarman. Mnddvcreek Sanuiei ,'oiu s. '.?Vsp\ -Wm, (of L\ Mercer— M.icloa-.John I>.i: : y. Oakland I'aniei (-mverv. l'arker—T-. 1.. Pa:tl'eus:»ock. i'ean John ! , "et'..■ r. Summit ( .o'flHii'K Silpwryrock—S. !•'. I'i'audler. Venanjio—ll. F. Min n. W:us):lll:.'tou K' ■■ il'V"! Clir.stiC. Winfie!i\—W. P. 1» in . Worth—Win. M'-'.nde Holler Itoiowuli !; f. oy. Cen'revWe .T.'lm Hingliaai. Falrview— M'llerstown P P.o -I". Frii^ivvt —Wm. Martin. Petro.'ia— Saxontmnr— Zelienople—Henry Wild. Sun burs -Al. Meclilius. Karns City— -11-irmonv—Jos. Grovpr. PortersvVde —Kam i lirennemaii. H.arrlsvllle— P.v order of comM -sionen. S. V. McCKVMONIIS, Clerk. Commissioner's <if!i?e. Jan. .iist, im. ssMOiDKN n\y M or Lu;ot on Ihfs Gr'*at 1 .t'J e - . t tlie Dork V»iJey and in the Life Kternai II,:. t- TKATE!) Hel'* f«st. I'av- over C'l AAA MONTE {S>±V/VJ K . in ACIKM 1 - Bend for circular and terms. A'nO M>!c.i ad-b. b« of two or more boik ngouis au.l ten cents f .»r cost of mailing, and 'ive the Poopio'a zine of choice Utoratnre free for 6 months. Ad dress I' W. ZlE'lLElii 00.. 915 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Fa. D. L Cleland, (FORMERLY i F HARBI3VILLB) DEALER IN WATCHES, CLICKS, JEV/ELnY SPECTACLES A VIO> IN HTKING3, C,r Fine Wat. h and Cl<x.k re) alrlus; * 'l-ici ality .store between Wull'T'd i>r tr -'tore d utl. r UubSc; }i-na stretf: JJorter; Fu. ' LACE CURTAINS. n'\ -■> : »t 1 tak ne. mu»t lie sold. 500 pain, <1 I Kcru aiul White. fenUre stock . < .;i overand marked down, uual : t ; .-.uutneiii*. at W worth fc 00, : . . . . grades. . run .tin at S*«». often sold at ■ ■ i us to S's. Anv h<>u*e • < v. • •; f.nd rtai fiargalna ;IT;\ :-IT jiri'.-c or -tv.e. . t :tr>' speeia!—One ca-.e pure i *t • * k« at sl. the b«stsoldany i • h". t! i .<-•• ■ *c}. «Uk<.just rectlved.pur • • 'i <luriiw the du'l Feaaon, at ! .-v." ' ,1 ®2 'v». and i.p to $3 00 per yard, j t!»:ii >•; rh -n value. v - '. !'■ Si',it Plushes. ■ v, r ,i ' --n Silk Flushes. v : . • ■ t «ti"k llusheo. I • >w v \ • -i;k riiKlie*. i • Silk Piuslies. I 3 00G fMEO S HAWBimSS, i On- IV - ••r'ation order till* season. Juat •>,-t I . ehoiefs! :-nd cheapest offering • s: '<>. Vf.it careful retail, aa -li \\ho!e--;'!e buyers' attention ,iirc; <-d. r.M. Harsalr.sin Housekeeping Good*. H .. U. :s. $1.25.*1.50.52. i;. -i. Miaiikels, Colored and White fB, K ''i'• C. *' . 20, 25, 35. 500. T> r„ "V 11* t Table Damask, fast color 50, (JO, 79c, <. •» i ; i i'mh I, fj" 1.16, 20 and 25c. H i i iii . .-Is. 20. 25 and Mr.. c .:red. V. into an-.l Scarlet Underwear tor La di-- .!< d i:• n, ' from the lowest grades to the veiy be> at • dinjly low prices. Cur Stock in Hosiery and Glove* Is v . a- d comprises in part the following : 1, I•' !•-. 12: 1. 15, 20. 25, 35C. I . very bupurior goods, 60, 75e, 91. i , . 10, I. • ia;.. h better, 25, as. 50c. <, . • u ::-h«'<e 10,12'%. 15. 2ue. C- i. ' ! • extra value.2s, 35, 50c. i-l received a lot of isal<■! m . . ait wool, beautitui goods, audio t» -old very :o»v. f -iSji23EOOBEI " j C.rask, Michigan, . Baas oy X3E OKLr sKßtnaa • K."CS*-:&K3, . -i F-laln Engines ■. H"r«c-Po«ere. • r. Wjcv i tE«tabll»*«d H. I 1848 • Vn V. £, ff (lyj.tintMH* and tuocilful huti ' ti ! wiLhov.t change off pazn^ / . . o.it, or local\'*o, j •. T'\ r-'-t-unfff !/ir*n cn ail tmr good*. r.-K SZPARATOBI uiMek . Krilt'CNimd Plain FigliW i iei cm luurkfli. , ¥il feutw* and improvemimta ' h rrp~ri/vr (fualiii** in corurtr**, o?t drranie i of by other nte •4i "torn, from O lo 18 , . atr hnrnf p> »c€r. oi.uteci 1 H^rpe-Powßra. V* tm f Hilcoind Lanber ' ' fro*n 'hrr+ to fix year* a*r-dried} \vhich la built Um in* . rfc of rur machinery. - power. 9 ' r.. sVcricea aro touted to •-. i 'rcrt-ifamy Mx hlnenr. ' _ . .:• A. Ad<<resa . . üB,SHEPARD 4 CO. 'fjxtle Crook. Mlo""**** rOR SALE. oni frame house, two town lo4a : MOF GROUND, ; at< in Petersville; Butler 00., > ofbeeion on tiret of April o«C>. • • * •ne ui.deißinned at Hanao* : V Pa. ' FDOLF BAENHART. i ..tuic. ft the cniUMk