The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-15
OUAY'S LATEST.

The fact that senator Quay remains
silent under the positive and direct
charges of embezzlement made by re-
sponsble newspapers, does not prevent
him from sending out his little circular
as chairman of the national committee,
inviting contributions OF campaign
funds. A leading republican of Detroit,
disgusted with the knavery Of Quay,
has made public the contents of letter
received from the Pennsylvania vote
purchaser. Enclosed in the letter were
several handsome certificates, printed
on bank paper, and having coupon at
tached. Quay's letter, which is marked
confidential, is as follows:
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1s9o.--My Dear
Sir:-The republican national committee
has established headquarters in this city in
order that the party's interests throughout
the nation may not be lost sight of between
presidential elections. We have found
many opportunities since the close of the
campaign of 1888 to aid in Strengthening
the party organization in various sections
of the country. We have recently ascer-
tanned that for months the democrats have
been engaged in a general and secret distri-
button of anti protection literature in many
doubtful states and congressional districts,
and that they have employed corps OF agi-
tators and organizers to travel among the
farmers and workingmen. preaching free
trade doctrines and distributing free trade
pamphlets. Meanwhile the demands for
documents pertaining to tho tariff and
kindred questions reach us daily, particu-
larly from the west. Unless we are proper
ly sustained In financial sense We csnnot
meet these demands. We should be fully
equipped for this work of document circu-
lation at once. Very little good is accom-.
plished by the distribution of political lit
erature during an exciting campaign. YOU
know how difficult it ia to raise money fol
campaign purposes. We have adopted Z
plan which, if vigorously pushed, cannot
fail to prove popular and successful.
send you herewith number of certifcate
which illustrate this plan and I trust 70,
may be able at an early day to place then
with some of tho Jealous republicans o
your neighborhood. Please fill up the oou
pons with full name and address, cut then
off and return them to US with the $40 TO
each. All checks and money orders should
be made payable to F. w. Leach, assistant
secretary, who has charge of this branch O.
the work. A record will be kept of all thu
subscribers, who will be known as regis
tered contributors to the republican ma
tional committee. Believing you to bt
deeply interested in republican success
and influential in the councils of the party
very earnestly ask you to assist US. If VI
cannot invoke the aid and corporation O.
republicans of your standing and activity
upon whom we can depend? If you con
clude that you cannot help us, kindly return
the certificates, in order that we may plac
them elsewhere. In such an event pleas
name some one who, in your opinion, viii
be likely to aid us in the manner indicated
With the hope that your conveniences ma
permit you to accord us an early response,
am very truly yours,
NJ. 8. Quay,
Philadelphia, Mays.
We understand several hundreds c
these letters have been sent to Montan
republicans. The republicans VIII
cling to Quay will now have an oppo1
tunity to testify to their faith in HI
financial integrity by sending him the
money. If it never reaches the cham,