Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-06
IT MEANS CLEAN POLITICS,
HOW The INDEPENDENTS VIEW PATTI.
SONS ELECTION

Chairman Blair Claims it is Repudiation
of CorrsIpt NTcthods-The Necessity for
Honest Leaders Admitted-High Stand
ards Demanded.
W i. Blair, Chairman of the Independ-
cntmoyement, was feeling very good yester-
dav afternoon over the result. 81 went
iuro this fight" he said, "for clean
politics. The case was presented to
The people, and their verdict was for
Tile plaintiff. Senator Quay defined the
issue: indeed. made it, and the voters have not
.al1rseU il. This Is not my fault. We must
have lenders. but not the one-man power after
Senator ouay's STYLE
Thomas 4. Patterson, Secretary of the Inde-
gtl.CHrT- sad: LARRY last evening gave up
the H-h- and went home, feeling. however. that
7 1aa only done my duty in boltng the ticket.
N.u may imagine how agreeable the surprise
was SINS morning when ] saw that PattiSon was
elected The people have declared themselves
-r0s- gmpAaucally IN favor of honest politics.
VIII Us d was not fight against one leader in
favor Of another but we did protest against
QUAY"
Docs it mean Quay's downfall and the eleva.
non Of Mr.. NaGcc?'
LEADERS A NECESSITY.
That does not interest me in the least !
only have a speaking acquaintance with Mr..
lfa-ee. Leaders are a necessity but they
should be the honest and most capable, like
Webster ard Clay, for example. We want
more Of the men Of that stamp at the head of
public affairs. II Mr. Magee is one of those
who is IN favor of clean politics. then this cleo.
ton must be very pleasing to him"
W. :. Pier, who is partner Of Chairman
Blair and a radical Independent was more
pronounced in his remarks. he said: Two
things are responsible for the result Quay's
peculiar and corrupt methods of handling pol
Tics. and the fact that DeIamater was recog-
nIEeu All over the State as his creature. / take
70 thar Nr. Quay has been severely rebuked.
ff be had carried this State he would have been
Ele most powerful man in the Republican
party I'M the United States. As il was, he had
uut himself IL place where he dominated the
national committee. The President allowed
nEm 10 distribute the patronage in his own
State TO the exclusion of other Representatives
and il IS well known that in 4 few cases
1E. HARRISON IGNORED BLAINE.
in favor Of Mr.. Quay. His position is not con
slsteut He took stand in the Senate against
the force bill to pass the tariff bill, which he
claimed was necessary for the success of the
Republican party against the protests of me1
Ike Hoar and Evarts recognized as the ables-
Statesmen in the country, and yet / know thai
10 elect Delamater he traded CongreSSmer
right and left in this State, whose election;
were needed 0 maintain this bill which he wal
so afraid would not be passed.
This election will certainly elevate Mr. Ma
zee. lie has a wonderful following in this city
and he must have some attractive qualities
Duung a long career have never heard any
body mpeach his integrity. He is charged
with making money out of his position as leader
in PIusburg but / notice that in all corpora
lfions in which Mr. Magee has made his money
fle people also have shared the material bene
fits. I can't see that he has betrayed any trusts
and he would make good man to be party
leader