Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-17
REFUTING CHARGES.
Senator Quay, or Pennsylvania. Denies
the Serious Accusations brought
Against Him.
HIS srArrmGnr. THOUGH eRirr
SPECIFIC AND FINAL.
Explanation Of Ills Business Transac.
tions and His Success Ia the
Public Career.
ly Telegraph 10 the NEWS
SENATOR 0uAy SPEAKS.
nc Proposes 60 Confront some Accu.
sations with the Truth.

uc Proposes 10 Conirom, some Acca.
-aiions with the Truth.
WAsIiINuTOS, Feb. 10. - Senator
quay VI Pennsylvania, chairman OF
tue republican national committee. nd
dressed the Senate today In rcfuiation
~ the charges circulated against him.
He said, Ia part: "Nevor, probably,
since Alexander Hamilton was hunted
10 death, has one In public life been
pursued 20 Tcrslstcntly and malignant
~. Tho field " nnlign effort has been
the entire union. The assaults were Of
n character ~ monstrous as largely 10
carry with them their own rpfItation.
Were II otherwise | could not remain,
nor would my constituents permit me
10 romnin n member Of this Senate.
Snow. when no heated political con-
lllct Ia raging, when neither hope nor
fear can he deemed the inspiration Of
my uttcrance, choose briefly 10 com
front the accusation with
rIIE TRUTH.
II IA not my purpose 10 weary the
Senate by n rehearsal Of each detail Of
the mass OF Misrepresentation Never.
thcics-, avoiding proliNlty, | Will en-.
dcavor 10 make this statement specific,
aud NO complete ~ 10 be final.
the Finsr ASSERTION
concerning my official acts Is that nj n
time, or continuously between the
years 1879 and lss2, alone, OF acting
with another, OF Others. used monies OF
tho State Of Pennsylvania for spccula.
tive orfprlvato purposes. | dcn0uncc
the statement rs absolutely false. In
1877 the Democratic party Of Ponnsyl-
ssnin elected a state Treasurer and
Auditor, the general financial officers
or the commonwealth. A year or
two later, pending their terms Of
oillcc, ! became engaged In stock
operations. In some transactions
was associated, Jointly interested,
with n gentleman VINO WINS Mt that time
cashier OF the late treasurer. These
trnnsnctlons proved seriously disastrous
aud ] was compelled 10 pay n portion
Of his losses ~ we'll nv my own. In
doing this IL became Necessary 10 sup.
ply an alleged deficiency he had CAUSED
in Tile trcasurv. A. = portion Of the
fuD>t ssvv-<ss>yTury-,>-- -f,rrfyu rtf-> .un.s
go frnm the gentleman who IL at
present my colleague In the Senate. !
gave my Judgment note therefor. the
amount Of which note paid him dol.
lar for dollar years ago. Not until the
beginning OF the settlement Of our
losses was aware that deficiency
existed, and | had every assurance
that my associate was able 10 carry his
share Of the loses.
"Regarding the charge that again
used monies belonging 10 the com.
monweailh OF Pennsylvania 10 pur.
chase bonds or stock of the Chicago
Street Railway, | would say that
borrowed the money upon my own
collateral from the Peoples Bank OF
Philadelphia. The only negotiable re-
curitics held by the Stat. Of pennsyi.
ynnla ART registered bonds OF the United
states, transferable only In the books OF
the national Treasury by the auditor.
general, secretary 81 the common.
wealth aud state treasurer, acting
conformity, after having filed a c.flln.
cate with the governor IN their official
character.
"rhe charge that dcfrauded or at.
tempted 10 deIfaud
- AnsoLUTELY FALSE.
There breathes not upon the earth q
man or woman who eau tru,hfully
say ever jeirauded, or attempted To
deiraud him or her out Of dollar.
Upon this point charity 10 the dead
and 10 the living forblds my making
any peronal explanation. Samuel
Gustave Thompson, n resident OF Phil.
ndelpbia and precedent OF the Youog
Mems Democratic Association Of that
city, IL one OF the several thoroughly
conveisant with the facts, who can
give them 10 the public II they are
proper"
referring TO his action M member
Of tho board OF pardons OF Pennsyl-
yanla In voting for the pardon Of ccr-
tain members 0i this legislature aud
others upon whom sentence was passed
for bribery, Quay said the facts were
thoroughly discussed before his elec.
ton us State treasurer and subsequent.
ly To the Senate. He had no personal
Interest In the legislation involved.
His vote was In accordance with the
law AMI the action Of his colleagues,
aud compelled by the fact that the sen.
tence imposed by this court was Illegal.
The Attorney-General filed an opinion
with their decision.
The charge that lac attempted 10 pro-
cure the pardon ola man named Lynch
under sentence for forgery, by threats
delivered personally TO Mr.. Byers, OF
Pittsburg,
~ a LIE.
Equally false Is tho story OF his escape
from the Pittsburg rioters OF 1877, un.
der tho tlitclage Of Dalzell.
Quay said he would have TO dclve
In ancient history 10 dispose Of the
charge Of bribery aud corruption, as n
member Of the Pennsylvania legislature
nearly twenty-five years ago, In con.
nectlon with the action for libel against
the then editor OF the Pittsburg Com.
merciai.
NWith characteristic malignity, my
assailants have been careful 10 empha-
Size the fact that the case was never
pushed for trial. They fail 10 state that
the libel was retrpcted, aud the defend.
ants paid the costs Of the chse and the
fees OF tho counsel. In the preliminary
hearing an effort was made to show
that was rich man, the inuendo he
ing that my wealth was unlawfully
acquired. / Ind heen prothonotary
for Beaver County from 1855 10 1861,
when resigned TO 20 Into the Union
army. served rs private secretary 10
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