The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-10-10
Special Washington Correspondence.


Washington, d. G., October 9Th
1890 IL appears that Quay has reach
ed the limits Of his resources in the
direction of evolving campaign exped
tents. His last effort is one that is far
more likely to recoil upon him and his
candidate Delamater than anything he
has yet attempted during the present
canvass. II will be recalled that not
long since, on day set apart in the
Senate for eulogies TO the memory OF
the late Samuel J. Randall, Mr.. Qnay
made his first public address since he
has been member of that body. l,
had been carefully prepared, and in
substance, was fitting for the occasion,
Had this been the end of the matter il
would have stood rs creditable act in
the otherwise unsavory career of the
junior Senator from Pennsylvania.
1t now transpires that the address in
question was delivered from an alto
gether different purpose than that OF
doing honor to the memory of Mr..
Randall. In short, it was part of IA
scheme to aid the election of Della
mater. The speech of Senator Quay
on the occasion mentioned has been
printed in pamphlet form by the thous-
ands, and it is to be distributed among
all the Randall Democrats in Pennsyl-
vania. The speech will go out with
campaign documents, favoring Del
amater's, election accompanying them.
In that way Quay hopes to attract
the attention of Democrats by drag.
ging from the grave their loved leader
who only 80 recently was taken from
public life. Disaffection being rife in
the Republican ranks, Quay and Del
amater can only hope to win by divid-
ing the sentiment of the Democrats in
the State. That this knave Quay should
use the memory of one honored, loved
and respected by the democratic party,
is as gross an insult to dead and to liv-
ing that he could devise.
Randall's record was that of honesty
and capacity in the highest degree.
Quay's career, from start to finish, has
been that of q rascal, who makes but
few pretenses of craftsmanship, and
whose sole success has been as a dis
honest political manipulation. To cou-
pie Delamaters campaign documents
with an eulogy on Samuel j. Randall
is piece of impudence such as Quay
alone would attempt. Every Demo
crat should rise up in arms against
such saorilege. Every decent republi-
can should do the same.
Quays descent as political figure
at the National Capital continues to be
marked. While the President was at
Cresson, Senator Quay sent telegram
to Private Secretary Halford announc-
ing that he Quay would pass through
Cresson on his way to Beaver, and
would be glad to time his trip SO as to
have an interview with the President
while en- route. There was no occasion
in the world for such an interview, ex-
cept to afford Quay an opportunity to
show that he was still received by the
President. The scheme did not work.
Private Secretary Halford replied that
the President hau arranged 80 many
excursions into the surrounding country
that he could make no arrangements
in advance. This is but another evil
dence that the Pennsylvania Boss is no
longer within touch of the Admins
tration. His pull at the public test is
ended, and the sooner the Republicans
of the Keystone State cut loose from
him the better they will fare.
b r. w.