The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-20
THE NEW CONSPIRACY.
THE BOLD CRIME OF QUAY AND
REED.
An Attempt TO Grind the Minority and
Rob them of their Rights.

| An Attempt TO Grind the Minority and
Rob them of their Rights.
Evidance lnultiplies to prove the
statement made in The Gazette that
Mr.. Reeds election to the Speaker
ship was the result of bargain, in
which Chairman Quay promised to de.
liver certain votes and Reed to pass
such measures as the thrifty Pcnsyl-
vania boss required.
Mr.. Quay performed his part of the
contract, and up to date the Speake
has kept his faith.
VIII he be able to carry all of his
party associates with him for the pro-
gramme arranged by Nj. Quay? That
is the question. And upon it's answer
depends the important LEGISLATION of
the session.
There are signs which point to
doubts in the minds Of the CO consplra-
tors from Maine and Pennsylvania as to
their joint ability to dictate the leais-
latioa of the House
The first block in the way was the
disagreement Of the republicans on the
question of the rules. 1t seemed to be
irreconcilable. Had the Quay Reed
rules been reported imme6 iately after
the holidays there is good grounds
for the belief that they would have
been modified on the floor of the
House.
Then came the extraordinary spec
tacte of House actirg 6 upon the high
est question of privilege without a
quorum, and the postponemont of
the consideration Of rules. Why was
this done?
1t is an open secret that the course
pursued was cunningly devised to
show those republicans who had spok
ell unfavorably of the Reed code, that
Justsuch rules were necessary. In plain
language the disgraceful scenes OF the
past fortnight wero enacted to Co
cree members into adopting objection
able rules.
What legislation may have been
agreed upon last December. by Messrs
Quay and Reed, may be surmIsed from
the record Of the former in state and
national politics. The programme in
cludes an election law, which will put
all congressional and Presidential elec-
tions in the hands Of the most profii-
gate and unscrupulous officials, if we
may judge by the class of thugs and
convjcts heretofore selected as SUPER
visors and deputy marshals by pre-
vious republican administrations. 1t
is also said that they will go further,
If they can, and put these supervisors
at the polling booths at every election
for members Of the several state legis-
latures, on the pretense that the fact
that state legislatures elect United
States Senators gives Congress the
right to regulate them.
There are statements ahoat, too
strongly corroborated to be mere base
less rumors that certain mammoth Jobs
involving enormous and unnecessary
appropriations, are contemplated, and
that the beneficiaries have already ar
ranged with Quay for liberal contribu-
tlons to carry the coming fall elections
and the Presidential election in '92.
0t these we shall speak hereafter, as
we obtain further proof.
In .hc meantime it is the duty of the
democrats to oppose, by every parlia-
mentary method, on the haor of the
House, all purely political legislation
which may be of doubtful constitution
allty, and to make no obstruction
whatever to bills which are necessary
for the conduct of the business of the
country, however Objectionable they
may deem them, in the matter of the
amounts appropriated.
If they do this they can confidently
appeal to the country as patriots, who
opposed with all their might uncon-
stitutional legislation, by uuconstitu-
tional methods. while they we're al
ways ready to transact the business of
the country, and placed no obstruc
lions in the way of legitimate legisla-
ton.