Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-18
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There seems to be very frequently q
strange inability on the part Of our es-
teemed contemporary, the Express, to
take logical view of any matter which
reflects in any manner on its fellow par
tizans. The New York World collected
an immense number of damaging facts
concerning Quay, that person rises in
his place, admits the most damaging of
them all, and the Express holds him
vindicated, Senator Quay, in his So
called vindication Of his reputation from
the aspersions OF the World-aspersion
which have been re-echoed from all
quarters in his own state-admits that,
while state treasurer, he entered into
disastrous stock speculations. 1t is per-
fectly immaterial who was concerned
with him in these ventures. The only
person now on trial in the matter is an
individual known as Matthew Stanley
Quay. He admits that the funds of the
state were employed in these operations.
If they had not been no question could
have arisen in the premises. Senator
Quay also says that he borrowed $780,
GOO from Don Cameron in order to en-
able him (Quay and his confederates) to
bridge the chasm. Now let us sup
pose, for moment, that Don Cameron
had found it inconvenient to loan this
money. AS result, if nobody else
had come to the rescue, the state
of Pennsylvania would have lost $780,
600 by what Quay comedies to have been
disastrous stock speculations. This of
itself is amply sufficient to convince
any one, even though Republican, Of
what desperate and unscrupulous
gamester Quay is.
AS to other matters, as to which
Quay deals in general and vague denials,
there is ample reason to know that he is
disingenuous and wrong. He was a
member of the most unscrupulous ring
that ever dominated any state. 1t was
from his celebrated cabal, OF whom
Kemble and Titan ]. Coffey were shin
ing lights, that the celebrated addition,
division and silence letter emanated.
He was up to his armpits in corruption
at every stage OF his political career.
He refers to the Pittsburgh Commercial,
and to his libel suit against that journal
some twenty-five years ago. What was
the Commercial at that time? 1t was
the leading Republican journal of Penn
sylvania, barring none. Its editor was
Mr.. Z. ID. Brigham, who had been i'm
ported from the staff of the New York
Tribune to edit the Commercial, and
its stockholders were the leading
Republican manufacturers of Allegheny
county. They held up Quay as reeking
with political turpitude. There was no
question in the minds of any intelligent
people that Quay, Rutan and Robert
Mackey, the latter at that time state
treasurer, were the pillars of the
Cameron ring, and the authors of every
questionable measure which was incu
bated in the Pennsylvania legislature,
at that time and for years past. AS far
as his defence. in the United States
senate goes, Quay would have done
thousand times better to have kept his
mouth closed His lame and hating
attempt at self vindication will give his
enemies o much sought for opportunity
to annihilate him. AS long as he was
supposed to be indifferent to assault he
possessed certain strength. Now that
he has shown that. ne is not more i'm
pervious than other public men he will
be quickly disposed Of. He has shown
the vulnerable spot in Achilles's heel,
and the New York World, and the
Democrat and Republican press of
Pennsylvania, that have long been rest
i've under his arrogant pretensions, will
again have an opportunity OF showing
him up in his true light. He bids fair
to be brought to book and retired from
o public life which he has disgraced.
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