Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-21
THE FoRoH B1Li.

THE BOhCN b1LHs
A Bitter Fight in tho scnate-Denio-
Gratis Watching the StrugGic-
Quay IL .sNot Saying a Word Hut
Laying Low" tai lsis Timo
comes
WAsHIHeToH, ID. O., Aug. l8.--The
President spent most OF to-day in the
earnest effort he is making TO check Quay.
Speaker Reed, in similar undertaking,
worked hard at the Senate before the
House met and after II Rad adjourned.
Reed has only visited the Senate chamber
twice before since he became Speaker.
Both times he went to press the Force
bill But his anxiety and sarnsstnesa are
shown by the fact that he went twice
to-day. At his first visit he conferred
with Hoer, Spooner and the cth@r Force
bill men until he had TO 90 ovor and open
the House. At his second visit he sat
with the "new state" senator's on the
outer rim Of ne Senate, aud conferred
with as many Of the anti Force bill meu
~ would come to talk with him. Gam
eron came and shook hands with him.
SO did others. But Pettigrew Of south
Dakota was the only oue who fingered
long. Quay, who had been sitting near
where Reed sal down, got up when he
saw him and went out without speaking
to him.
Harrison and Reed are reported by Re-
publican senators who have talked with
them as being "bitter" toward Qaay--as
bitter as Hoar and Spooner. Harrison
owes his election to the Presidency to
Quay, and Reed owes his election to the
speakership to Quay; yet both Of them
have repudiated their obligations to him
and are unRratefully endeavoring Ito
break down his influence. Quay feels it
keenly. He knows what Harrison and
Reed ore saying about him. Their OBJ
servations and those OF their lieuteusnts
are promptly brought to his ears. He
knows that they have instigated and in
spired the attacks OF the Tribune and the
Press. He knows that the severest
things which have been said against him
by his RcouseIs are echoed by the men
he made, and he knows that they hrs
ready to do what they can to break him
down in Pennsylvania. Instead Of the
passive feeling towards Quay's candidate
for governor which Quay counted on
from the administration, he will have
active opposition. Let the Federal Office
holder in Pennsylvania beware how he
helps Quay elect Delamater. The oye Of
the administration is upon him, and
Quay's friends are its enemies.
| All the feeling against Blaine is as moth
| ing compared with the fesling against
Quay. Both Harrison and Reed think
more of the Force bill than of the Tariff
bill, and more Of Quay's resolution than
Blaipe's reciprocity lettAr. The pressure
they are bringing on Qnay'a allies in the
Senate 10 unprecedented. II has already
effected marked results. All the senator's
from the new ststes have been brought
iuto line against Quay. They are still
hungry for patronage, aud did not like
the prospect OF sharing Qisy's fate, and
needing letters OF introduction al the
White House.
Pettlgrew was the last to succumb, but
it ia undarJtooi that Read captured him
this afternoon. Pressure was applied to
them as 1t il being applied to the other
snti-F bill senators from home. Hsr-
fiaon, Reed, Hosr and spooner are tele.
graphing to Influential Aspublioans ali
over the conntry to telegraph to their
senatoys.n Every ssnatDr whose nam
was published IN tho liza, of 10 who voted
with Qoay in oauSus has been getting
ltslegrSps aud lettsrs from the politicians
|
- ministTotion against Quay.
Quay remains apparently mistaken BY
the assaults Of hia enemies or the deser.
tions of his ftieads. Bnt he is too shrswd
to try conclusions with the Forcs bill
even while the feeling il as intense a. il
is now. He very willingly yielded to -daI
to rtqlss! from Hosr that he should mol
call mr. Ots resolution to morrow, bsc1uat
hs (HoAr) had not besn able yet to pre-
pare his remarks upon II. Quty says nos
shat lie will cali 1t up on Wednesday. bu
when Wednesday comes he viii probabl,
allow It to go ovsr II ANYBODY ASKS il. A
all events, he will not press it to vote
but will LIT Hoar Spooner or anybod,
else get IF their eeches defending tn
Force bill and denounciug hin.
His p1llsy Il to wait until the attach
on him has apsnt its force. He ma
have to wait mi hq proposed date o
closing tins tariff debate, and may have i
change that from August Both TO Septem
Der 10th or 15th. He may even pos poa
and postpore until finally BIZ abandoas il
But If it should be pressed 10 a vote b
will probably muster Republicans euougl
to pass it, pr, vited the Democrats vot
for it.
This is by no means certain. TIL
Democrats are opportunis.s. They Rr
Just waiting and looking on Rt the RI
publican fight, aud the Republicans ar
fighting as though they had forgotten q
Abont the Democrats. But German doe
not for one hour relax his vigilance. N
one has heard him say that he thinks III
Force bill dead, He thinks the Republ
cans capable of digRingit up, gAlvAnizin
il into life and passing 1t yet.