Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-11-20
Ne Daily Intelligencer.
EAxoAsrER, NovEMBER 50, lsss.
The Purchased States.

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90 politicians to capture the legislature.
- ws read his story, it is that Chairmen
Qccper and Quay turned deaf ears to the
;3nppoAls made to them for money for Della.
0Gre. Cooper doubtless because he had
snnne to spare and Quay because he was
playing for bigger game than the Della
Wafe senatorship. We have heretofore
Aad this same story from other sources,
ond there seems to be no doubt that
TIE glory or shame Of the Delaware
purchase does not rest upon Quay.
lt has, however, been claimed for John
Wanamaker Mr.. Halls statement
leaves that redoubtable politician and
sslf-accusing vote.buyer out in the cold
IN the Delaware performance. The
credit Of the contributions is given to
local purses. 1t is not important to the
story who gave the money /; the fact that
Interests US is thRt money was given and
used In buying votes. This is the dis.
tinct statement.
We have the fact before us that In
New York, in Indiana and in Delaware,
the Republican success came from the
Tree use OF money in buying the pur.
chasable vote; called In Indiana I" float
ers, but not as yet recognized In the
other states by a distinct appellation.
There will be no dispute about such pur.
chase In Indiana, where Dudley's letter
has disclosed, that it was ordered and that
the needed money was supplied for the
purpose. 1t is conceded as to Delaware
and in New York, the returns disclose 1t
plainly.
The evidence is clear that the Republi-
can effort in New York state was con-
hned to the cutting down ct the Demo.
cratic electoral event. S1ap Their state ticket
rs &6ght In nate. The Republican
mashed t'governor now claims that
Martto beat Cleveland. He offered
IOWA willing sacrifice for the purpose.
would have us understand that it
vas well settled between himself aud
Quay that he was to be put to the best
possible use to help forward the Harrison
vote. Such political immolation is quite
novel, and will demand high reward
roe', the president.
Hill apparently was not making that
Gort of fight. The evidence does not
convict him of abetting the defeat of the
Democratic electoral ticket; and it does
not by any means show that he was ready
10 sacrifice himself for 1t. lie got as
many votes as Harrison and Cleveland
got no more than Miller got for governor,
save the two or three thousand that the
electoral exceeded the gubernatorlal vote.
1nstead Of Harrison and Miller and
Cleveland and Hill running together, the
mates were Harrison and Hill, Cleve-
land and Miller; which is decidedly sug-
gestive and redolent of anything else but
IN honest vote.
Few will be persuaded that Cleveland
WAS cut 30 far below Hill by the tariff
issue, which is shown to have had no
such peculiar effect elsewhere especially
when 1t is remembered that Hill would
suffer like cut with Cleveland from this
cause, 1t being the Democratic position
aud when 1t is also remembered that
there was Mugwump vote that Cleve.
land got and Hill did not.
1t Is clear as crystal that Hills vote
was bought from Miller's or that Uarri-
sons was bought from Cleveland's. The
former is the theory of those who place
Hills election to the credit OF the liquor
Interest that is supposed to have solidly
cut Miller for Hill. But we do not see
shat the evidence shows the result to have
been mainly achieved in this way. Hill
doubtless gained Republican votes from
this source, which may have compensated
him for those that Cleveland gained from
the Mugwump element. But 1t is clear
TO us that the Hill vote represents nearly
the Democratic vote of the state and that
there was direct purchase of 1t to
she extent to which the Democratic
presidential fell below the guberna.
torial vote. This is shown by the vote
for the local Republican ticket gener-
ally. 1t appears plainly In the vote of
New York city. 1t is proved by the fact
that all the state officers ran up with and
even ahead Of Hill there being no es
pscial reason why the Republican liquor
Interest should. desert Its candidates for
them. And il 1t is said that Hill carried |
them with him, the question natur.
ally occurs why did he not likewise
carry with him the Democratic electoral
tlcket; to which no satisfactory reply |
can be made. Republicans SO loosely tied |
80 party as to vote for the whole Demo.
cratic state ticket, would hardly have
% unanimously gagged on the presiden-
tlA ticket. When they had got
20 far they would have been likely
70 float along with their company.
Clearly 1t was money, buying the New
York "foaters," in every election district
of the state, that carried it for Harrison,
And 1t is notable that no denial has ever
OF the statement 80 freely
made that the Republican national
committee had all the money supplied
% II that 1t desired. The fact is even
gloried In and claimed as the great
'redit Of the Philadelphia fnanciers,
Who raised it. Upon 1t Is based John
Wsnsmaker's new distinction as a politi.
~ creator.
he Is himself creation OF this cam.
pAAgn, and Of its selection. He represents
me IDEA OF the use of unlimited cash TO
purchase an election that cannot other
S'se De gained. He is pictured as Ouay's
money laoier. There seems to have been no |