West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-07-09
TOPICS FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Writes Up Some
Of the Rottenness ofthe G. 0. P.

Some hundreds Of decent Ropnb-
licans, and there are such, living
in Philadelphia and about there,
have determined that the Republic
can party of that State should be
freed from the terrible incubus OF
Dir. Quay. They have prepared a
circular letter in which they declare
that the Republican party to make
itself successful in the future, must,
without doubt, rolcgate Mr. Quay
TO the rear. This circular letter
says "Thore is fundamental fall
lacy in the theory of politics which
has for years obtained i'm this State
and of which Mr.. Quay has been
the leading exponent. 1t is that
public offices arc spoils, the lawful
property of the politicians who cap
ture them and by whom they are
dispensed in turn to their under
lings as the prizes of war. But the
truth is that these Offices are pub
lie trust, which should be held in
stewardship by the politicians for
tho people,"
That is sound doctrine and
should be needed by Republicans
and Democrats alike. Whenever
party attempts to follow out the
idea expressed by Mr.. Quay in all
his actions and all his statements,
that party is bound inevitably TO
lose all the confidence of tho peo-
pie. The Philadelphia Republi-
cans who havo started this move
ment arc on the right track to save
themselves if possible from future
defeat.
Mr.. Wanamaker proposes to make
another statement before the COM
mitreo. OF what value will state
ment from Mr.. Wanamaker be-?
He made a statement on the Sth Of
June, in which he said 81 have
had no connection with the Key
stone bank in any manner except as
a depositor. am not IA stakeholder;
l never held any of its stock and
was in no way connected with il"
Then Mr. Wanamaker male a long
explanation that he had entered in
to deal with John G.. Lucas, Pres
ident of the Keystone bank, to
purchase some ReodIng stock and
that Mr.. Lucas was to put up Ger
tain moneys as his share of this
venture. When the limo came, and
Mr.. Wanamaker stated the time
exactly, Mr.. Lucas, instead of Civ
ing him the money, gave him some
stock of the Keystone bank Upon
which to raise the money to the
amount of 1850 shares. That was
Mr.. Wanamaker's statement on the
9Th of Juno.
The books Of tho bank having
been examined show that 1850
shares of the stock of the Keystone
bank have been issued TO Mr.. Wan
amaker. A part of it before the
time when no said the deal was
made with Lucas; a part of it dur
ing that time. and some of it since.
Mr.. Lucas was dead and buried.
When these facts were stated to
Mr.. Wanamaker he said There
must be some mistake in the books.
never had anything to do With it.
There was mistake about some
other things and this must be a
mistake too"
Mr.. Wanamakcr may think tina.
he is dealing with the infant class
OF the Bethel Sunday school when
he makes such statements as these.
No one who has arrived at the age
Of maturity and is outside of an
idiot asylum will believe that 1895, e
600 Of the stock Of the Keystone
national bank Was issued to ans one
by mistake or that mistake was
made in the books. Pending that
statement Of Mr. Wanamaker's.
1t is rather curious that the one
book belonging to the national
bank which minuted every trans-
action is missing. It is the only
ono, tho minute Of the bank, which
cannot be found, and the books Of
She bank had been in the possession
Of Mr. Wanamaker's friends con.
tinuously. II "a Democratic Cong
ross does not find that book end in
vestigate Mr. Wanamakcr's con-
nection with this bank it will be
I dcrelict In its duty.