The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
TMm oFFIuIAL HnAD or THE nm
pUnLIOAn PARTY.

phNAAbN tkuAhI VI ApHHhlffNhi"
Ia the chairman OF the National Re-
publican Executive Committee, and
tho official head OF the Republican par
ty, lie Ia also United States Senator
from the great central state OF Penn
aylyania, aud, therefore, Ia very con-
apiououa National characters probably
tho most conspicuous OF any outnlde OF
the man In the White House,
A political party 10 always judged by
the character OF its leadiug public men,
and this Is universally recognized as
fair judgment
IL occasionally happens that a trust
ed man, high IN official position COM
mlta some act which degradea him In
tho popular judgment, In which his
party cannot be Justly held responsible,
unless Auoh aot is endorsed or cOndoned
by his party.
Quite recently the New York World,
a leading newspaper Of continental cir
oulatlon, published an extenfiyereyiew
Of tho character and career Of Senator
Qiay occupying some thirteen col
umns OF closely printed matIey ~ was
beyond AL question the most damaging
exhibit OF private and Official character
Of public man ever before given the
public Quay was exhibited 90 ~ Thief,
A awiudlm, "A debnuchfe, q drunkard, u
seduccr Of women, and general all
around aoouudrel,
we were amazed to read such
record In o public newspaper OF such
high character aud solid financial
status,
We did not even refer TO these charges
nj the time, not thinking It possible
that they could be true,
Butuog, nearly q month has passed
since these charges were printed, aud
we have failed 10 notice one llue OF de-
nuacIatory commontin single Repub
llem newspaper IN The United stntea,
We have failed 70 hear call anywhere
TINT this man Quay be called upon 70
resign bla trust W chairman Of the
great party Of 61.oalled moral Ideas
We have iailed TO aee anywhere any
denial Of the charges made Ia tho N.
y. World
We must therefore conclude that
these charges, (a0l Of them llbeloua, II
not truc) are true, aud that the biggest
criminal IN The United States 10 the Of
aclal head OF the Republican party and
! its foremost man,
And now, only day before yesterday
the World supplements ita previous mr.
ralgnment Of this so'called National
scomdrol, with some additional opecIh'
cadonE 10 charges that Chairman
! Matthew STANLEY Quay of the Repub
| lican National Committee, used four
hundred thousand dollars Of Jhe funds
OF tho State Of Pennsylvania TO cary
through q Wcst Chicago railroad
scheme II ALLEGES that A. Wilson
Norris aud addition, division aud
silence W. II, Kamble were his conted
crates. The article also assigns most
rDyolting relations 70 Quoya moral
character Some idea Of the general
character of Tho article which has
caused profound sensation can be
gained from thp head lines which ere
ns iolowG: Looter Quay-Another
scandalouo chapter In tho life Of the
Pennsylvania Republican boos-A
gigantic stock gamblor-Buylng street
rairoad with public funds-llia bold
companions In crime Statesman Quay
puts q plant tool In the auditor gener
ais Office aud boldly raids The treasury
o second tlmo-StorY OF thepurchuseo OF
the West Chicago Railroad company
! w, II, Kemble's part IN the daring deal
Harrison, Blaine and Cameron are
trembling NJ the revelation Of Qnay's
treachery and rascallty"
When The young man Of today full
Of ambition for proferment and fame,
casts his eye towards Washington, and
sees Matthews Stanley Quay IN the
United States Senate, where once sat
jackson and Webster, and Clay, and
Chares Sumner, what ideas and pnr'
poses aro likely 10 Nh his mind, win
not he say 10 himself, II no Is n llepub'
lican az / ma ever 10 get TO the front
| must be n scoundrel, but ! must bo a
big one and desperate one. / sec that
moral character, honest worth and men
tal achievement count as nothing In
the race for political Advancement,
IN this country. Thlevlng, debauchery,
intrigue and bribery are now the pass
ports TO fortune and fame.
Why should not take n handp
Moral character 10 now only ht for
dogs"
Is II any wonder when men like Quay
are at tho front, that our pehitentiarles
are full Of men, who have been trying
his methods and have failed, and that
Canada 10 filling up with the same kind
Of men, who have tried his plans aud
have been dlSooveredp
la the name Of God and morality, Is
Il not about tim0 TO call haltp
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