Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-04-24
"rhe scandni Na,,onai.,.

OF Quay, the Following remarkable para
graph:
Ttia attack upon Mr.. Quay is not inspired
by motives uf purely moral nature nor to
serve any good emf. Tho charges made
may be true, but the split that prompts
them does not give them the force nor the
weight that carries conviction. IL these
same Democratic censors would turn thslr
attention 10 Democratic deiauteTs--S,ate
Treasurer Archer OF Maryland, for Instance
they might ind material enough for
numerous sensations fully rs Interesting Us
the Quay episode. II Mr.. Quay Is the ras-
cal that he i painted he Wac fortunate
enough NOT to be discovered In way that
would put him In the clutches OF the law.
There have been six or eight Democratic
state rreasurers detected IN making raids
upon the public funds, but all Of them COM
binsd have not furnished the Democrats
newspapers with material sufficient TO
weave narrat va as startling as the Quay
serial, now running.
This strikes ma AS fippant oondemra-
ton of Harrison's administration worthy
Of Aurat Halstead. 1.-The charges may
be true" yet 1t is nobody's business that
such man 10 the Presidents chosen sd
wiser aud guide. What has State Treasurer
Archer or any other defSulter to do with
this matter Even IL Mr.. Archer had been
proven to be the biggest kind OF rascal
even had be signalized his entry upon
political life by accepting bride Of
$4,000 from one candidate for governor
and then selling out to his rival for
$50, GOO; even had he followed this
up by career Of 20 years black
sned by undenied charges Of general
political corruption, treachery, drunk
enness and debauchsry-there could
be no parallel between Archer and
| Quay. Quay is member Of the United
States Senate the power behind the
throne in the national Administration
the manager Of the national Republican
party. So long as no remained merely a
| Pennsylvania boss there may have been
some reason for citing dishonest Demo-
cratic state treas Irers as au Offset. II the
Democrats Of Maryland, knowing Archer
AZ they now do, were to re-eleet him State
/ Treasurer, We should wonder ct their
taste-in fact VS. shol,d consider them
| egregious fools or wJrss-but va should
not teel that the party a! large,
or the nation WAS compromissd
By their misbshAvior. When ,hs Rspab.
l!oan leaders of Penasylvaais, with the
knowledge 0, QGay's $3.50, o1l srnbszz,s.
rnsnt OF public funds, allowed him to be
nominated aud champ ,nei his election
as State Treasurer, thsy did what the
Democrats of Maryland will never do in
the Archer case, and what the Beplbli-
| cans OF Delaware failed TO do in stint.
lar case some ysArs sso--Au effort waicG
had Tie support o, tbs lSe5s til /, f.i.si
and wss then blasted in venemous ian,
guAge by that papst. But il wa loaal
boss IN each case Who was then seeking
.yindicsdon NOT q man who had llsla
and demonstrated his ability to control q
President.
Does the NeDs not comprehend tnat It
IS the position Of Qa4y al the ally Of the
President that makes the charges against
him accusations the most grave perhaps
ever brought against one so hign in the
corr sis of the country and accusation.
Which remaining tso uontba uldeniei
and unpalliatsi may be fairly Rssu med to
be true national iisgrAc4 1t ID not
the EspuUlicsn alone, it is the 4 lericsa
citizen OF every party who isels his
country dishonorsd by the DONNA ice ~
such man. Tia shsras TAicl tas COZ
sciep.ioa5 Republican tesis mas b n
voiced by Heury Charles Lsa o. Phila1sl.
pbis, merchant Of influence AMI IN.
tegrity Who work nd vo,s4 for Pr5s!.
dent Harrison under TIE conviction tuas
it vas his duty to do 90, tns. he could
best serve his country BY doing SO, al i
taat Ms. Harrison woald give the Aneri-
can people Il clean and irreproaohsbla
standardization, we quote from MIR. LEAFS
recent eqsn letter te .bs President;
TITS true thai the crimes alleged agatns
Ssla 81 CRY IRE eJuuec.sG Cuy with hi
career d. Z Pennsylvania bo- bpt youl
close cannsGrlol Nth tiU. has rendered tht
sssldsl national. Eau were duly warned
Ia advance from friendly source 81 the
dangers Of sua- ~ alliance yet by accept,
q Ing ais man, d !aramhas., e. a neR5sl
o. yo9r eaSlustj y3u assumed responsibility
= Tor bo.h ~ them, Ia plIaIan1e Of this allt.
= Hace you hsTe eL. -rge Z H. Ql4y's ia,
r poHapce BY viftlstig givil2 nlm 39ltr0l oi
tue Federal PEtrOrsgail Pennsylvania, u.
1 rendering hiu The dictator n he Rapub!i,ar
& party II tile state FL y4stsi vi Your suD.
ssrvtsnsy 70 aim Taru, 10 explaining hit
u! mph over representative bAizsll Ia tR5
9 srugs.s tpr the PitrAhufg pJst.oflge, h
y publicly e Ni that 'ttl- EI6aii.at, though
vArg RaSltQz 70 CRAFTY ST. L.zeI f1
w.Cm he lg5 hi-h esteem could pot unde
0 all rhe circt st4uGsF, well ETO!i comply
inR WITT ny wishes" Even Mr. Quay's T.
mlrFH-le - aHne uuaer the accusations o
> he Hord aDss not have seemed 70 lesser
his Influence over you, H5 llgaalzed hi
, rs-uta from Florida d week Or tSyD sine
by Capturing tGs Pi;tsbdrg suVeyossnil
: o. customs AGAINST c4atl IatpE rEgH.
IS respectively BY Secretary Blaine an
Representative DalZsl, Indeed his rowe
= would ssem 70 b. as great ia Washington
" 40 10 this stats, foE the party organs nov
Q TIL us thai he has been enisay0,lLg tp Dit
e on supe lQous -sad!iate i3r tho gov
ern1t5hip with az assistant secretary il
10 o. war. IL thus epta YAK int a pgli4cd
4 partnership Wi'h Alr Quay yHG mus .aGr
tle loses as well ~ toe gails Z the ven
y tlrs. II l. u1t Pann-y.7aniR alone, no
g. e'en the l'+pubhc4u parts o4iy, tnat mas
\ IiItt 10 protest; eyEgg eff z,u 1T the Ian
y y M ,eel / an. ,a.iJu ~ tuu 4rl.,3a IN
iLh,ltst OF the Cat-i Masist.aey u ii
"a natou.
g iucs this letter was written QUAY
., Fitsbutg postmaster has lo4Ecsd viii
q. ont cause or warning, ten Democrat
ls letter carriers, Ent, on heiag in'errogats
Is e. p .hy he made this wholesale li
rs missal, he answered that : vas N a,
u cordsnne vita orders received fror
D. Washington. Orders rom Washington