Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-03
POOR QUAY.


Have 90 Come Down TO This riti-
Eui strait.
New York saturday Globe.
The excellent Mr.. Quay has hit upon
device Tor giving to his boodler's COM
mittee the appearance OF poverty, which
must tickle his innocent heart beyond
measure. He has got up certificate,
priHted, sealed, signed. with his own illus
trious name, AID the names OF the amlgblc
Faweett and the simple Dudley, which re.
cites that the patriot holding the same has
contributed $40 to the needy Republican
national committee, and pledges his sacred
honor 10 contribute another $40 on the
first day OF September OF each recurring
year.
Il Is reported in the columns OF our en-.
terprising neiRhbor, the Sun, that 1000 of
these suggestive documents have already
been disposed OF In Pittsburg to the great
qualification of the impecunious chairman.
II Is Lot stated by whom or by what class
these valuable securities have been alb.
sorbed, For aught we know to the con-
trary, that Industrious worklngman, Mr..
Andrew Carnegie, or that small man of
business, MIR. B. +. Jones, seeking a pre-
carious living by the importation Of cheap
foreign labor, may one or both OF them
have taken up the whole lot.
mr. Quay, however, wishes 1t understood
that his is popular suoscription-no
Jones, or Carnegie, or Wanamaker, or
Dudley, or Dlsston this time. The people
are rushing In with their hard earned cash,
to rescue their noble friends from pecu-
MARY embarrassment. and to place MIR.
Dudley and Mr.. New and Mr.. Clarkson and
Mr.. Fassett, and dear brother Plat, IA
position 10 continue their thriving business
In voters In "blocks Of Ave." which yielded
sucn large return upon the investment last
fall. 1t will scarcely be doubted that the
one thousand certificates aforesaid have
been eagerly snatched up by the strik-
ing coke workers or the operatives
at Bradiock, whose accumulationso of wealth
were such that their devoted friend, Mr..
Carnegie himself, lately felt 1t necessary to
reduce their wages, At all events, such is
Mr.. Quay's peculiar knowledge of the
money markets. Of Pittsburg, that he has
been able TO place one thousand OF his
little certificates In q twinkllng, and he has
every prospect OF rich harvest in the
future. Tie thrifty work people who thus
put him In funds Will get nothing back in
filthy dollars ard cents, but tasy will havs
the proud satisfaction OF having bravely
helped the unfortunate Mr.. Goud, Mr..
Vanderbilt, Mr., Wananaker, Mr.. Carnegie,
and othcr distressed Ios, ut time OF
greG. need.
Mr. Quay may ultimately Hnd contrlbu-
lions OF tho $40 grade little tedious in tbs
collection, and not nearly no niee and com
Portable az tine Si00, 900 lots, In which the
prayerful WananHker used to lug 1t Into
headquarters. But he will feel that the 4lu
contributions are the poor m1n's, and, pos.
sloly, the poor widows mites, and that
they bring o blessing With them and q
flavor of honorable patriotism that vera
lacking to the big tailoc's enormousslic Of
manufactured fiat" Besides, by this open
and candid means, the country is enabled
to se5 th8 financial straits to which Mr..
Quay, Mir. Dudley and Mr.. Fassett have
been fetIced by the niggardiiness OF an
ungratetul generation OF monopolists
There may be men-pefverse aud wicked
men OF cour5e-who Will regard this eX-
traordinary proceeting on the psrt Of
this open faced and simple hearted man as
cover for some gigantic iniquity, such as
the purchase outright OF Two or three OF
the new states, where things are apparently
retting hot. But, by those who know Mr..
Quay and his transparent methods, such a
suspicion would be looked upon with con-
tempt. They will understand that, having
had but lew millions las: fAlt, aud having
| won nothing whatever upon the hundreds
| OF thousands that were bet by Mr.. Sergeant
| alarms Swords, and the monopoiists hav-
| ing become poor and Wanamaker having
| gone back on him, ne ia at length forced to
| appeal to his pAtural friends, the $40 men.
for enough to keep the Office open and pay
for postage stamps and car fare. 1t Is one
| OF the most impressive instances Of the In
| gratitude OF republics tina. has ever come
to our noy!ce.