Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-01

PEa a UuDtno9o aooOclAt0 OF JOnn Wano.
maker d aroused to say that he thinks
9r. Wanamaker IL being very badly used,
Wheu tho purity Of his motives and the
h Dloanness Of his work for the Republican
leket II challenged without any evi'
once, whatever, Mr.. Wanamakerb . ~.
pciats says. He probably 30 thinks
4 Doe Il he does, 1t only shows to what ex.
oant . mans prejudices and feelings can
i - him OF his good sense. Mr.. Wana-
naksrs associate believes that Mr..
Wanamaker did nothing wrong, because
- only raised the money with which
Y nn0ther man did the work and until 1t
- proved, not only that the work done by
- other fellow was evil, but that John
kuew It, tho business associate thinks
fAat he cannot be fairly assailed.
And Il the question was one OF putting
John In the penitentiary, doubtless this
mt Of evidence would have to be pro-
onosd before the Jury but even then 1t
Souh only b necessary to show that the
! osher fellow had violated the law, and
1oat John had supplied him with funds,
eo.make the evidence satisfactory, until
lebotted, that John had guilty knowl.
o4p OF what was to be done with them.
Obviously men must be credited with
eoms intelligence and especially must .
GDon business man be credited with q
4 oonsral knowledge Of what Is being done
nth Tho money that he contributes to An
on1sftaking.
s Furthermore, when the work to be
sQooe y tho securing Of votes for presi-
qoot; and when an immense sum Of
money, much larger than has ever been
onDsmbled before, is raised for this pur-
-; IL 10 . fair inference that 1t was
)neanded to be used and was used In the
purchase Of votes; and 1t is q fair sup
Dodtion that the men who raised and
eontxibuted 1t were willing that 1t should
- used for that purpose.
N WanamAker was chairman of the
= advisory committee "of the Republican
nnfaonA committee. This advisory
ooomittee was made up entirely of
se1sh man who had spent their lives in
bQslneM pursuits, had acquired large
Nea,th and had no knowledge Of politics,
4hslr advice In the political conduct of
ehe campaign was not wanted or sought.
B M. Quay had quite another lot of ad-
yiseu for that work men whose names
0sre only leas odorous than his own and
Mo hsve spent their lives In political
oohsning. What he wanted of the ad-
Slocsy committee was cash and he got
~ It gave him the election. The ad-
|1hney committee was his most successful
4wies ~ that utterly Pharisaical paper
- Philadslphia Press, explains, it was
- admirable substitute for the
4 Nenl ofnceholder assessment that
~ hlfhsrtO paid the piper for the Re.
1lenn dance. 1t was an admirable
- = shove the load upon the manu-.
eugsn that could no longer be put
Dsa ~ cficeholders.
# Hkhaps the Christian Wanamaker be.
1v0D that b Was doing good work In
De111ng out the Democrats with money.
\ r. - his business associate does quite
9oeahly thsy have . like style
y mind and . like disposition
l. helisvs everything they do is
- dons. These folk who do every.
- ser the glory Of God, and get rich
- mAy b the Lords anointed, q
II Mink OF they may 10 OF the Phsri.
- - Judge Gresham and the rest Of
nhtsd ~.
- pseeea's'nn Of goodness that accom-.
- vorhs Of another odor is new |
neoe Republican political manage
- NJ. Quay sssns to think IL 20 |
: eAiag thAt ~ find u introduced |
- susnisessou u ~ Legislature. !