The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-20
The prssident's Friend ouav.


Tbs friend upon whom the President lean:
most helvily Is Ssaa-or QIay He has
/ placed the whole Of the federal patronage
| of the great state OF Pennsylvania at his
disposal Not long ago, when the congress
man from the Pittsburg district wanted TO
name the postmaster of his own city. the
President said that Mr.. Quay had a friend
who desired the place, and Mr.. Quay's
friend was appointed.
1t is not TO be wondered at, however, that
the President has leaned on Mr.. Quay, be-
cause at senator knows more about the
methods by which Gen Harrison was elected
than any other living man. 1t is believed
that he could make revelations relative TO the
methods by which the Republican party won
success il the last national campaign that
would star1le the country.
But Mr.. Quay at present is under a
cloud. Charges affecting his integrity have
been made in the plblic prints, and have
not been denied. They relate to a mi use
of the public money when he was treasurer
Of Pennsylvania. They are SO direct, and
are SO well fortified apparently. and are
made by such responsible j ,urnals, that he
cannot afford to ignore thsm. To ignore
them is virtual admission Of them.
Does the President intend to continue to
recognize Mr.. Quay as the chief pillar of
his administration He pretends to be a
very good man-so good that he refused to
recognize Col Dudley. after the latter's let
ter relating to the blocks-of-fve business
was made public-and he never gets
tired of extolling the virtues of
the great Sunday school man,
Postmaster General Wanamaker, who
succeeded in raising 10000 for the repub-
lican corruption fund in the last national
campaign, and it is difficult $685. therefore,
how, with any consistency, he can continue
to regard Mr.. Quay as his chief confident
ial adviser, unless Mr.. Quay clears himself
of the charges against him.
A few days ago aleading republican organ
named ten state treasurers who had ROBBED
their respective states within the last five
years. 1t somewhat sneerihgly said that
they were all democrats. 1t made no
mention whatever of the charge against
Mr.. Quay, although at that
time it had been printed in
WAASAJ SAiCuldes4 IOuIudl
Following the practice of republican
organs in such matters it suppressed that
which reflected upon its own party.
The President is not only clinging to Mr..
Quay, but he is doing other things which
excite establishment, and it is to be pre-
sumed that he is doing them by the advice
of Mr.. Quay. One of these things was his
effort TO get through congress a resolution
allowing him to appoint thirty medical
examiners in the pension bureau without
requiring the applicants for appointments
to comply with the civil service
regulations. Here was bold attempt
TO break down the civil service reform-a
reform to which he pledged himself in his
inaugural address, and to which his party is
pledged in its national platform-and it
came very near being successful The
House passed the resolution. but the Senate
had not the courage to do 50. The action of
the Senate was rebuke to the President
Had the resolution passed, it is possible that
Mr.. Quay's friends would have received the
bulk of the appointments.
Senator Ingalls, says the President is a
very able and a very shrewd man. Does
not the Presidents friendship for Mr.. Quay
indicate that DIR. Ingalls, places too high an
estimate upon his ability