San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-23
QUAY s EXPLANATION.

. have made of the charges so oftel
preferred against him, would no
have been believed by the democracy
but 1t is also fact, that the honest
fair men of the country, looking at the
matter merely as personal and not
as q political matter, will acquit Mr.
Quay upon his own explanation.
The charges have been of very
inexpIicit character. They did not
specify and give opportunity for
explanatIo If the facts are not as
Quay states them, then his enemies
have their opportunity. They can
come into the court of public opinion
and disprove them or SO attempt.
| Concerning the fact the LIGHT does
not speak, but it does say that the
vindicstion Of Mr.. Quay upon his
statement must follow in the minds of
all honorable and fair-minded men
until these facts are disproved. Be-
yond Mr.. Quay's statement the judg-
ment cannot 60. When he says he
never defrauded the widow of dead
friend or any one else, that every one
else covers the whole ground of trans
action. and when he says that the
man lies who says so, he will be be-
lieved In the hearts even of bis politi-
cal enemies who repeat the SANDER
for . purpose. He speaks very clear
ly and emphatically also as to his
public deelings with the state Of
Pennsylvania, and leaves no ground
for criticism until the charges which
he denies Is false and slanderous are
substantiated by . proof which he
challenges and which has not been
forthcoming. 1t was high time that
this explanation was made. Even
members of Mr.. Quay's own party
were beginning to think that there
must be some ground for them,
they were so persistently reiterated
without word of denial or explana-
ton by the accused. Occupying the
high position that he does, as United
States Senator, and as chairman Of
the National Republican executive
committee, such explanation was
naturally expected. It will be very
gratifying to the Republicans all over
the country to see how full, explicit
and unqualified has been his denial.
There was no little uneasinness over
the charges, and a grumble of dis
content was being heard In
many quarters, and even now the
Senator will be criticised by his own
people for not making this defense
earlier. 1t is not pleasant for a man,
knowing himself to be clean handed
and honest, 10 be obliged to hold up
his hands and say. Behold, me! 1
am clean, neither have L stolen mon
ey from the widows of mine own
dead friend. The silence is perfectly
natural and the only thing that can
be justly said concerning tits that
Mr.. Quay was not only answerable to
himself for his acts and his silence
but he was answeraOle to his party
whose representative before the coun.
try to very large extent ne was. Be-
cause of this explanation a rigid ex-
animation will no doubt be made of
the facts and upon its result Senator
Quay stands or falls. AS the case
now rests the senator has the call,
and he has made clear case for him.
self before the country.
SENATOR INGALLS,, when he retires
from the senate, will leave a place
that his farmers alliance successor,
Judge PETER, will find it difficult. if
not utterly impossible for him to fill.
The retirement of Mr.. Ingalls, will be
q far greater loss to the state of Kan
sas than to himself.
RUSSIA is more arrogant, tyranical
and cruel as the years go by instead
of being permeated with the leaven
of civilization. To every remon-
STRANGE against her cruelty in the
part of the nations of the earth che
returns answer in increased barbara
ties. Russia should be boycotted by
all tne civilized powers until she
grows more humsnized. A strict
policy of non intercourse shou Id fol-
low her rejection of all remons ira n es
SO palpably just.