The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-20
At the Same Time He IS M
Talking : Very Great
Deal.
His Attempt to Kill or the Forc1
Bill Has Raised q
Row.


ON that chilly November day in III
reached the leaders of the republican party
has there been 30 much confusion, anger :
and despair among them as there i at the
present time. II is all owing to the federal
election bill Reed and the bosses OF IN
party in congress had made up their minds
to pass the force bill and had won ! Ysluct-
ant support from the president. When III
proposition to pass force bill was frst
broaohed Mr.. Harrison, under the in1u-
encs OF Mr.. Blaine, opposed it, but whom II
was parsed By the house by very nearlya
unanimous republican vote the president
came to the conclusion that it would be
necessary to support it, and he cast his lot
With Reed and entered into an arrangement
with him to try and force it through The
senate.
All this time Quay was keeping very quiet
on the matter, but his friends knew that he
was opposed to the federal election Law.
Everybody knew also that Senator Came
ron, Of Pennsylvania, was opposed to the
control Of elections by the federal power,
and henoe when the republican state CON-
vention OF Pennsylvania injected plank
into its platform indorsing, the federal
election bill there was much surprise, q
everybody believed that that convention
was completely under the influence Of Quay.
II is true that Quay was not at Harrisbu1g
when the convention was held there, but he
was at his home at Beaver and d private wire
entered his room, and he had his son sta
toned at the other end of the wire at Har-
risburR. He kept his father posted On
everything that transpired at Harrisburg.
When the platform was prepared it was
autographed to the old man at Beaver Falls,
and he approved it.
When Delamater was nominated for gov.
ernor he went to young Quay and told him
he wanted plank in the platform indors-
ing the federal election bill, as he thought
II would strengthen him, and he handed
over the plank he wanted. The young man
Immediately autographed the force bill
plank 10 his father, at Beaver Falls, and the
old man telsgsaphed that it could mot 20.
In tho meanAime There were III Tor tho
platform in the convention, and u was re-
ported by the committee, including the
force bill plank, before Quay's telegram
from Beaver Falls reached his son. This is
how the force bill plank got into tho plat
form of the Pennsylvania republicans.
Quay was very angry, and sent dispatch
to Delamater, in which he scored him heav-
lily for sneaking plank into the platform
without consulting him.
Don Cameron, who was at Washington
| and knew that Quay was running the con-
ventiOn by private wire from Beaver Falls,
was terribly angry with Quay, being con-
vinced that Quay had played q trick on him
by securing an endorsement of the force
bill. When Quay returned to Washington
Cameron jumped on him in very vigorous
manner for double dealing. as he he termed
explained how the thing occurred and prom
ised them that he would square the busi-
ness'' before the senate. This is chapter
Of political history, and is strictly accurate.
Quay has kept his word and has Squared"
the businesa before the senate. He has
killed tho force bill.
The anger Of Reed, Hoar and Harrison
cannot be described. They feel outraged
and denounoe Quay as traitor to the ro-
publican cause and an ally of the demo-
Gratis. Quay remains stolid and serene un-
der their abuse, but to his intimate friends
quietly murmurs once in while that ho
will get even with his traducers. He init
mated to-day that he made Reed and that
he could unmake him much more easily
than he made him. The senile wrath Of the
ancient Hoar, Of Massachusetts, Quay
looks upon with contempt. and to the
sneers and sarcasm Of Edmunds he pays
no attention.
| The resolution introduced by Quay few
days ago will be reported back to the senate
favorably by the committee on rules about
next Monday or Tuesday. It may come up
tomorrow, but the chances are that it viii
not, as the majority had not called meet
ing OF the committee at a late hour to-
night. When the resolution comes up Hoar
will make speech in the senate and de-
nounce it. The fiery little Mr.. Spooner OF
Wisconsin will play the trombone to Spoon
er's clarionet. The Is republicans who
voted against Hoar's amendment to Quay's
resolution in the caucus will JOIN with ths
democrats in voting to pass Quay's resolu-
ti0n in the senate. This does not mean
that the democrats have traded the tarih
bill to beat the force bill. The democrats
will resist the tariff bill as earnestly as ever
and will debate it for nearly month
longer. They will propose amendments TO
every section and thoroughly expose the M
iquities of the measure. but they Will not
6libuster. They will vote against the Dill
licans Join with them they may beat IT.
There is no hope, however, of beating the
bill, as only one republican is likely to vote
against it, and even he may change ms
mind before the final vote is reached. This
one republican is Plumb.
Reed is threatening that if the force bill
is not passed the tariff bill will not be
passed. He has sent word indirectly 20
QUAY that If he beats the force bill he
Reed will see that the tariff bill is held mp
when it is. returned to the mouse with to0
senate amendments This is all bosh, how
ever. as the people that are Interested In
the passage of the iniquitous tariff bill own
him completely and he dare not hold 1t mp
for an instant when it reaches the house.
But the republicans are badly broken mp;
the made an issue of the force bill and md
themselves beaten. Reed and his gang,
who have been running things IN the house,
have been repudiated by their own party
friends at the conservative end OF the
capitol.
The western republican senators have
been in state of semi-reyolt against the
New England senators for a long time. Ed
munds, Morrill,. Frye, Hale, Blair. Chand-
Ter, Platt and Hawley have bean
running the republican party ~ the
ssnate. leading the western republicans
around BY the ear. Evarts. who is not .
aRhtef. and Hiscock. who is nothing more
than what Ingalls, described him. "a vascn,
!ex ohump," have been lately following N
the wake Of bhe Yankee senator's. Ihe
western mem have been threatening revol1
1or long time. They did revolt On -
silver bill and have encouraged QuAy -
!sed them again IN revolt aGaSnet ~
tankso neaafors ON The force bill. mb =
perhApo the beginning Of the end oe ~ inrz
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