Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-06-27
REPUBLICAN, STATE POLITICS.

1t should be understood that the man
who now controls the destinies of the Re-
publican party is Matthew Stanley Quay.
Whoever is nominated at Harrisburg to,
morrow will be nominated by the power
of Quay. His man Delamater will not
have enough delegates to nominate him
on the first ballot, but he will need less
than twenty votes, and If Quay wants him
to be nominated the Crawford Senator
will get them. If for the sake of peace in
the Republican ranks new man is taken
up, it will be Quays game none the less.
If Delamater is side-tracked to make way
for Hastings, he being the next in strength,
the plan will be Quay's. If there is a
stampede to Montooth or Stone the Quay
men will be at the head. With his
position in Washington, controlling the
patronage of the national administration
in this State, Quay can be relied on as
having his own way, The power of max.
Ing or unmaking in Pennsylvania State
politics is his.
From the first he was claimed to be for
Delamater, although he denied it. The
Pittsburgh Times (Republican) says:
"No man who saw county after county
carried for Delamater by the work of the
Federal officeholders and the party ma
chine, which Senator Quay controls,
could doubt it [Quays bargain with Della
mater without confcssing his own imbe-
cility-" Now Quay comes boldly to the
front in the interests of his friend, and is
travelling the State from eastern to western
border putting things in order, The Times
concludes its double-leaded editorial
thus:
In view OF senator Quay's purpose, now ap-
parent, TO force the nomination OF the one can
dIdate before the convention whose defeat is
predicted, there is but one consolation visible
AS the Republican party viii have no RESPONSE
bility for candidate so forced upon its back, il
VIII have no tears for his fate, whatever that
mayl be. It will survive 1890 as it survived
four years 0f Pattison and four years OF Cleve-
land. with unbrORen heart and undimlnished
Tigor.
There is an unmistaRable ring about
the above utterance, which, coming from
staunch Republican paper, would be
supposed to lave some weight and it
would in ordinary times, but, holding the
grasp he does on state politics and being
entrenched in high favor with the nation
al administration, Mr.. Quay will have
his way,
Whether the whole Republican party in
the State will continue its menial sub.
serviency cannot be told until after the
nomination. The muzzled press of course
will, and the unmuzzled, which of late
has been raising considerable smoke, will
strive to seek some pretext for coming
into line, although they have been sound
ing notes of warning. Every man has his
price, and .Quay knows it. With his
schooling in the last national campaign
at bringing all factions into line, he will
hardly listen to the bluff games being
played by the organs of favorte can
didates.
The issue in this State this year is both
one of principles and one of men. Who
ever the Republicans nominate for Gov
ernor will stand as the representative of |
QuaYism that is for cunning, JrickeTy,
and Doodle in politics. All are opposed |
to Democratic principles. A vote for the
Republican ticket will stand for all them,
and for the one-man power of Quay. A |
vote for the Democratic ticket will be
vote for political freedom and honest nom.
inations and elections. The people Of |
win make the choice.