The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-22

AaS Sh Po.Oy IL POWSA-a idE DcIIcT
plan, he thought, than theirs-and
being afraid to let too many people
into the secret, kept his peace but
pushed his plan and submitted to the
attacks of his party friends in silence.
de could see that the main point of
the game was 10 keep faith with the
manufacturers, pass the Tariff bill and
make sure OF another corruption fund.
me other part OF the programme
could then be carried out somewhat
at leisure, but in ample time to effect
and even definitely shape the result in
the next National contest.
Hardly was Harrison warm in his
chair before Quay began plotting for
1892 though 1t does not appear that he
had Harrison's success again in view.
Even a man or Quay's resources has
his limitations, and doubtless the great
corruption of the people in 1888 felt
that he could not hope to achieve sue
cess again by the same methods and
precisely upon the same lines en-
ployed before. IL would be safer to
move in different way Ibis new in
EQUITIES to perform" An attempt to
repeat his old maneuvres might be
followed by exposure and disaster. 1t
must have been with something of de-
light, therefore, that he received the
proposition Oh Tile man LINDSEY, VINO
pointed out how easy it would be to
make the doubtful States reliably Re
publican simply by transfer of a few
thousand Republican negroes from the
South, introduced into the different
localities to take places as laborers.
According to the correspondence
which follows, Quay was instantly
struck with the suggestion, arranged
to see Lindsey at an early day, put
him at once in communication with
Dudley and Clarkson, and requested
the payment of a sum of money to
Lindsey, to aid in the early Inaugural
ton of the movement. Quay unques-
tionably felt that the much desired
power had been found, and that sim
ply by putting wheels on the suffrage,
so to speak, in several States, he could
roll enough impecunious people about
the country to make the result in No
vember, 1892, in every way satisfactory
to the Republican party. As for the
situation in the extreme South, where
the Force bill was intended to operate
he cared nothing. All he desired
was to stock the doubtful States with
Republican colored voters, and insure
National Republican success again,
and Force bills and all other bills not
y1elulnR IstG IrOm Cne manufacturers
might go to the winds.
The man Lindsey, who appears as the
originator of this scheme, was SO great
ly encouraged by Quay's approval and
adoption of it and by Quay's promises
of pecuniary assistance that he seems
to have pushed it with great energy.
According to his own statement, he con-
ferred with Republican Congressmen
from three different States sought to be
Influenced politically by his methods
Ahulaha' Oohhecticut ana west virginia
-ahd IN every case was met with words
OF praise ana encouragement. All OF
tne congressman consulted thought MS
pan LOT lnsurlhS hepuoncan success
an aomlraole one, ana several OF
them went SO lar as 10 put MIN In
communication with prominent party
workers at their homes, whose assist
ahce III was thought necessary 10 OBTAIN.
a notable conversion, according TO the
correspondence was that OF United
states treasurer huston, VINO was not
only most faVorably impressed with
Lindsey's project himself, but promised
10 lay the matter before the President
ana nave Mr.. Harrison consider II In
connection with the possibilities in In
olana next time.
FOR several months Lindsey's plan
mas actually been atoot, and his recent
correspondence with his deputy, White
mead, Indicates that arrangements have
already been made TO locate large
number OF negroes In West Virginia as
soon as the congressional elections