Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-14


Thc a. q, r. Managers.
How wholesome IL would be Il the
grand old party OF great moral ideas
could for few minutes regain It's spirit
81 o generation ago and sec itself Of now
with the mental vision Of then. The
shork would be astounding. Whether
people sgresd with its principles or net,
they recognized that the party was honestly
and earnestly willing to sacrifice all for
them. Is there any Republican such on
optimistic partisan that he can see any
hing similarly heroic In the pasty to-
day But suppose 1t does stand for any
great moral idea to-day, look ct
Its frighttul inconsistency. Three
Of the leading men of its
national committee, especially two,
have done things that would
have mado the Republicans OF 1860 shud.
der WITH shame. eau 1t be that there Are
any Republicans SO ignorant of the char
soters Of their own party leaders that they
do not know Just what NO refer to ? Take
NJ. s. Quay for exampls, and II is not
necessary to go outside of the most
trusted pSperh OF the Republican party
TO fnd him openly branded Is Scoun.
drel. Quay in Is77 was member Of the
Pennsylvania Beard OF Pardons. William
a. Kemble, an ex.State treasurer, was
caught trying to brlbe members of the
legislature. This board of pardons
RENTED the imprisonment to which
he Was sentenced and Aemble
went at large. What did tine
Philadelphia Press say thaai The
board of pardons was made up OF Secse-
tary of the Commonwealth Quay, the
encouragement, thu secretary Of internal
affairs and the lieuteuant-governor The
Press said: "As Republicans, we disown
these bad men who have bIibed legislA.
tors and these governors and secretariea
rQuay1 who have conniyed ct the crime
by setting the criminals free in defiance
Of the constitution and laws" And the
New York Tribune said; "a more inso.
lent defiance OF public sentiment has not
been seen sinoe Tweed asked the tax
payers Of New York what thny were
going to do about it," This is the man
whose unscrdpulous work in New York
state with the money contributed largely
by the highly moral "protectionists" of
Pennsylvania succeeded in putting Ben
jsmin Harrison in as President. What
would the Republicans of the time when
they proudly referred to Abraham Lin
coin as 'honest old Abe" say to having
suob man Tor chairman of the Rspubll.
can national committee?
Quay, however, is not the only dis
reputable character on the Republican
national committee. There is Dol. ".
w. Dudley, who was notorious lcng be-
fore he managed or ordered the manage
ment Of the celebrated "bloeks of Ave-
in Indiana. 1t is not necessary to 81
outside Of the city OF Wilmington to End
evidence of the mans triokiness. More
than ore pensiouer in this State could
testify to it II 1t were necessary. Fo.
years this man has shown himself the in
carnation Of unscrupulougness. Yet
theas two msn are being especially Landed
nv tina 'nsr,v of s-ast nn,co.-sel 'ssprn e
he victory lheY have gsinsd through
.-a.Aods that 40 moral man would adopt.
Thus Republicans, who are fond of cryinl
fraud at Democrats, justify any means fol
gaining their end-Tiotory On Saturday
night in Washington, Dudley was treated
with great honor aud, according
to the New York 7'ribuns, ''cheesed be
tween every course" The man who pre-
sided over this dinuer was Colonel Elliot
r. Shepard, the proprietor OF the New
York Hail and EEpress, WIN hiss sue
ceeded in making himself consplauoa
for his pretended piety.
Bat even j. 5. CIArkson of Iowa thu
secretary OF tbs Republican netiona
committee, could not let tho campaign
pass without snirching hinssl, IN
Vote, the Prohibition psper Of New
York, proved thai he was engaged 10 pro
curing by theft, one Of the mcss valu
able things The V9!cs owned-itg Inailiar
list. These ars the three men a. th
head Of the national committee Of Ia
''party OF great moral IDEAS I. is no
therefore surprioins that the man whom
they have succeeded in elec ing has pm
James G. Blaine az the head Of his CAB
iuet.