The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-02-19
THE NEW CONSPIRACY.
THE BOLD CRIME OF QUAY AND
REED.
An Attempt TO Grind the Minority and
Rob them of their Rights.

! An Attempt 10 Srihd INC Hhinort'S 'hnN
Rob them of their Rights.
Evidance multiplies to prove the
statement made in The Gazette that
Mr.. Reeds election to the Speaker
ship was the result of bargain, in
which Chairman Quay promised to de-
liver certain votes and Reed II pass
such measures as the thrifty Peus5i-
vania boss required.
Mr.. Quay performed his part Of the
contract, and up to date the Speaker
has kept his faith.
VIII he be able TO carry all of his
party associates with him for the pro-
gramme arranged by Nj. Qsay? That
is the question. And upon its answer
depends the important legislation OF
| the session.
There are sign7 which point to
doubts in the minds efthe co-consplra-
tors FROM Maine and Pennsylvania as to
their Joint ability to dictate the le9is-
lation of the House.
The first block in the way was the
disagreement Of the republicans on the
question of the rules. 1t seemed to be
irreconcilable. Had the Quay-Reed
rules been reported immediately after
the holidays there is good grounds
for the belief that they would have
been modified on the floor of the
House.
Then came the extraordinary spec
tacte of a House actir g upon the high
est question OF privilege withcat 8
quorum, and tbe posIponemont Of
the corSidera;i ~ Of rules. Why was
this done?
It is an open secret that the course
pursued was cunning " devised to
show those republicans who had spok
en- unfavcrably of the Reed code, thai
justsuch rules were necessary. In plain
language the disgraceful scenes Of the
past fortnight we're enacted to Co
cree members into adopting objection
able rules.
WHAT legislation may have beer
agreed upon last December. ny :Iessrs.
Quay and Reed, may be surmlsed from
the record Of the former IL state and
natiouu; :.c';:ics. The programme in
cludes al election ie.", which will put
ali congressional end Presidential eiec-
tons in the hauGs OF the most profli-
gate and INSCRIPTIONS officials, if we
may jad e By t::" class os thugs and
conv: Cts heretofore seiecied as super
visns aud deputy msrshais by pre-
vious republican administrations. 1t
is also said that they will go further,
i: they can, and put these supervisors
81 the polling booths al every election
fo- mcm bers Of the severa! state legis-
latureS, Oil the pretense toat the fact
that state legislatures elect United
States Senators gives Congress the
right to regulate them.
There ere statements atloat, too
strongly corroborated 20 be mere bose
less rumors that certain mammoth JOBS
invoking enormous and unnecessary
appropriations, are contemplated, and
that the beneiciaries have already ar
ranged with Quay for liberal contrlbu-
tions to carry the coming fall elections
and the Presidential election IN ".
Of these we saall speak hereafter, as
we obtain further proof.
Iu he meantime it is the duty ofthe
democrats 70 oppose, by every parlia-
men.arv method, on the floor of the
House, all purely political legislation
which nay be of doubtful constitution
alitv, and to make no obstruction
whatever 20 bills which are necessary
for the conduct Of the business of the
country, howe er Objectionable they
may deem them, in the matter Of the
amounts appropriated.
If they do this they can confidently
appeal to the country as patriots, who
opposed with all their night uncon-
| stitutional legislation, by unconshtu-
tional methods, while they we're al
ways ready to transact the business of
the country, and placed no obstruc
tons in the way Of legitimate leglsIa-
tion