Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-07-16
BIRDS OF A FEATHER.
Three of q Kind Who Are Typical hepuD-
Hcan Managers.

BIRD, OF A FEATHER.
Three of a Kind Who Are Typical Repub- |
ncan Managers
s.Well, Mr.. Quay?"
The interrogation is made by re-
publican journal, which pauses for re-
Div. and. doubtless, will long continue
to pause The question is prompted by
the attitude of many influential repuo-
licans of Pennsylvania, who have pub
licly expressed the opinion that quay
character and methods are such that ne
ought not to continue in the leadership
of the republican party OF Pennsyi-
vania. Were he to withdraw thence 1t
would follow as the night the day that
he would be compelled to abandon the
chieftaincy of the republican national
executive committee. In such place
he conducted the canvass of 1oSS Tor
Benjamin Harrison. and the Pennsyl-
vania republicans, assembled in con-
vention the next year, declared that
the glory of the victory was Quay's
It would be gross insult to millions
of honest and respectable republicans
to describe Matt Quay as the average
republican. He is, however, the typi-
cal managing republican politician.
who gets money by indirection and
spends it corruptly. There are heavy
moral indictments against Quay. Both
as treasurer and as secretary of state
for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania
he was an astuter John Bardsley, for
while Honest john despoiled the
Philadelphia treasury, specialized and
lost, and pays the penalty in solitary
lott
successful in saving himself from all
charge of technical embezzlement. In
political activity he was the lion of the
Harrison campaign. Among the jack
ais was the present postmaster gen
eral. It is not noted that the repub-
lican journals now querying "Well,
Mr.. Quay?" are limiting 'Well, Mr..
Wanamaker?
Since he entered the senate of the
United States no imputation has been
made upon Quay's integrity as MEM
Der thereof. He has not trafficked in
his official position. He has not asked
for share in the plumber of pending
measure and promises to be no dead
| head in the enterprise. He has not got
| in on the ground floor of corporations
| owing their chance of money-making
| to the favorable legislation of con-
| gress. He has not taken stock In any
| new Credit Mobilier or Northern Pa
| cific, or Fort Scott & Little Rock, and
| paid for it with the twinkle of the
| speakers eye or the tap of the speak
| er's gavel. He has cast no Legislative
anchors to the windward. AT least no
legislative inquiry has developed such
prostitution of the power of official
| place on his part. We do not find,
| however, that republican journals are
putting forth the inquiry: ''Well, Mr..
| Blaine?"
On the contrary, most of these jour
| nails are endeavoring to show that ii
the republican nominating convention
were held to-day Mr.. Blaine would as
suredly be selected as the true standard
bearer, and Mr.. Harrison would be left
his lone watch keeping. Official dis
honesty has not been charged among
Mr. Harrison's shortcomings. He has
been, and, despite the verdict OF the
country rendered last November, con-
tinues to be, servant of protection
This position he defends on party
grounds, even upon allegations OF prln
ciple. He accepts seaside cottages and
sumptuous special trains. lie Is {
spokesman. But no Legislative investi
eating committee ever ascertained, MOI
has there ever been a hint that they
should inquire in that view, that as {
legislator he sold his vote for stocks
and bonds. Nor, having no profession
has he become a millionaire in public
service never generous in its compensa
ton. Harrison is not magnetic. He i
neither alert nor astute. Not unit
long after his willy secretary Of stat
had discovered that it would be well t.
coat the pill of protection with tn
sugar of reciprocity did he discover the
value of the trick. In the politician
managed republican party Mr.. Blain
is at a premium, Mr.. Harrison at dis
count.
Just so long as the legal maxim cor
corning the turpitude of the receiver a
compared with the thief shall expires
the truth just so long will Matt Qua
be as respectable as Ben Harrison
They are typical managing republi
both. Adroiter than either, Mr.. Blafn
is of the same general type. Will
, Blaine holds his place in the republica
party there is no reason why Ma
} Quay should step down and out. Ii
! has less repute but more honesty tina
Blaine, the writer of the Mulligan le
| tors -Chica q Times.