, 1890-05-10
QUAY A FIR ON

Matthew Stanley Quay has at last
broken his ~''jignifed silence He has
been heard from IN a way which may be
regarded as eminently characteristic,
though scarcely after the manner ex-
pected from him considering the way In
which his name has lately been banded
about 10 the public press and the con
vincing manner in which ugly charges
have been laid at his door.
His letter is in the form of a circular
addressed to leading Republicans through
out the country. Enclosed with it he
sends a neatly Autographed piece of pa
per closely resembling a $40 bank note,
but with a coupon attached, the purpose
of which he closely explains. There are
features Of the circular which iorcibly re
mind the reader of the fear so graphically
expressed by Mr.. Cha kson in his recent
Pittsburg SPECIAL Here, however, is the
circular itself:
WAsHISGToN, April 30, 1890 My
Dear Sir. The Republican National com
ulllIee mas t~AAultHltu GhAllhAANlo ~
this city in order hat the partys 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 lsss TO aid
10 strengthening the party organization In
various sections OF the county. We have
recently ascertlined that for months the
Democrats have been engaged in a gen
eral and secret distribution Of anti-pro-
lection literature in many doubtful states
and congressional districts, and that they
have employed a corps Of agitators and
organizers to travel among the farmers
and workingmen, preaching free trade
doctrines aud distributing free trade
pamphlets. Meanwhile the demands for
document. pertaining to the tariff and
kindred questions reach us daily, par
t%Icularly from the West Unless we a-e
properly sustained in a financial sense we
can not meet these demands, We should
be fullS equipped for this work Of docu-
ment circulation at once. Very little good
is a ,complished by the distribution OF
political literature during an exciting
campaign. You know how difficult it is
to raise money for campaign purposes.
We have adopted a plan which, if
vigorously pushed, cannot fail to prove
popular and successful. | send you here
with a number of certificates which illus
tratc this plan and | trust you may be
able at an early day to place them with
some of the jealous Republicans of your
neighborhood. Please fill up the coupons
with full name and address, cut them of
and return them to us with the $40 Tor
each. All checks and money orders
should be made payable to f.. ". Leach,
assistant secretary, who has charge Of this
branch Of the work. A record will be
kept of all the subscribers who will be
known as registered contributors to the
Republican national committee.
Believing you to b, deeply interested
in the Republican success, AMI influential
IN the councils of the party, | very ear
nestly ask you to assist US. If we can
not INVOKE the aid and co operation Of
Republicans of your standing and nc
tivity, upon whom can We depend? II
you conclude that you cannot helP us
kindly return the certificates, in order
hat we may place them elsewhere, In
such an event, please name some one
who, in your opinion, will be likely to aid
us IN the manner indicated. With the
hope that your couvenienccs may permit
you to accord US an early response, | am
very truly yours, NJ. 5. Quay.
PHILADELPHIA. May S.