The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-16
HE POST IKTELLIGENcER.


Certain Uesuocrst.c and Mugwunsp pa
perx- notably The Nes York Ho'fd ana
Etex;n1 1ssf bsvs made and frequently
reiterssed charges that senator Qnay.
chairman OF the EationsI Republican Conn
nsft11S. did a. Secretary Of state Of Penn
svIvania take g9U go from the treasury
and los II in speculation, and sgsin ~
state Trsasufue took 100000 Of ruo'ic
nonsy and specuIated with il. bat 20 sue
cessfully - 10 be able 20 refund IL To
these charges he has been challenged oy
the two papers SHORE named 70 respond ~
lbeI saits, or 10 make public denial, or
esse 10 resign his chaismanship. 70 accom-
piish this latter being the main object. APP
parsnfIy. Of The assaults. But the Senator
declines either 70 sue. deny, explain or re-
sign.
His coarse has been subject to various
and conflicting criticisms. The Topeka
Daily Capital. the '.ofsciai state paper OF
Kansas, has this 10 say: "Unlsss Senator
Ousy takes rome notice Of the charges OF
the New York Wovid and Es~niaa Post. the
general public viii take II for granted that
be il : scoundrel Does the Senator think
these specific indictments are child play =
But the Ieavsnworth TSnss. official organ
OF The party in its county. takes quite
different view. and SAYS: QUAY Is no
doubt - purc - the men who are lighting
him. but whether be IL or not masters lit
lie. The Republicans Of the country are
not going to desert their principles because
ono Of the managers OF the concern is not
what he ought to be. The traveller never
slops to ask whether the conductor OF his
train has Knocked down fares or not
What he wantz to know is--does he get
there?u
Here Is 4 wide difference. and both are
wrong: the Capital. in holding that he must
be considered . scoundrei. because those
papers attack him and he does not respond
as they wish: the Times. in assuming that
~ matters little. to the party whether he
Is or Is not The train conductor iiIustra-
ton is peculiarly innrt. unless 1t had been
made 10 apply To the relations between the
conductor and those who placed and re-
tanned him la the position. II would not
satisfy the stockholders and managers
that. though he was dishonest and in the
habit OF knocking down" heavily. he
nevertheless makes the trip.
The true answer u that these charges are
not new. They were freely ventilated be-
fore Quay was elected Senator. With full
knowledge Of these charges, and with full
access presumably to all tho facts, the
second state in the Union has conferred
upon him the highest and most honorable
oificc In her gift. Presumably informed of
the charges and Of the facts connected with
them. the Republican party has placed
him at the head Of It's management II the
charges were new revelations these consid-
srations would not be SO potential, but
even In that case they wonid strengthen
the presumption Of innocence to which
every accused person ID entitled. But in
view Of the actual facts they place the great
state Of Pennsylvania and the national con-
vention Of the party In the position Of
sponsor for Quay as 70 these charges.
Under such circumstances his failure and
refusal to respond ~ these hostile assail-
ants desire cannot properly be construed
70 his detriment This II the 'true in
wardncssn Of Quay's position.