The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-15
senator Quay Interviewed.

The Philadelphia Iaqtiier Of 8 recent
date contains the following interview
with senator Quay When the Senator
was asked whether he had read the re
cent address Of Independents he replied
-Oh. yes: have read il. and I would
lust ike 10 say, in the most emphatic
manner. that. so far as it refers TO me, 1t
is false from beginning to end-ihere IS
not q word Of truth in the charges. !
deny every charge; they are false as were
those Of last year. The gentlemen who
signed this address are not Republicans.
All of them voted for Pattison for Gov
ernor. many Of them voted for Cleveland
for President, and you will find among
them 8 large number who are Free-Tra-
ders or whose sympathies are with Free
Traders. I can stand attacks coming
from such Democratic sources. Why.
what do they charge? First, that there
were some amendments proposed to the
Ballot Reform bill that were undesira-
bic. / declare most emphaticslly that |
took no part Whatever in the Ballo.-Re-
form legislation. did not interfere IN
any way. Why should I? The Repub-
lican party is for ballot reform, and the
party has kept its pledges. did not at
tempt to prevent the passage Of the bill
or to alter it in any way.
again, these Democrats, calling them
selves Republicans, charge the Republi-
can party, and incidentally me, with de-
feat Of the Sectional-Schoo bill, design
ed to purify AMI strengthen the public
school system of Philadelphia. Why, /
was in favor ofthat bill. It was a good
one, and had been interfering in legis-
lation in any way should have support
ed it heartily.
And think Of connecting me in any
way with the Bsrdsley business. Ii is
ridiculous. Bardsley was not nominated
by politicians; he was not politicians
candidate. He was thrust forward as =
representative Of business men. l have
a slight acquaintance with the man. l
have seen him, and that is all / should
not know him If met him on the street.
/ never had any dealings with him, l
know nothing whatever of him except
what / have read in the newspapers.
These charges are as prePosterous as they
are false"
"What do you think of the coming
campaign ?"
= think thst an attempt will be made
by the Democrats to demorslize the. State
election. 1t is very evident that they
viii try to drag the Bards'ey business in
10 politics and try to make An issue on
it: they are already at work getting their
Subsidiary organizations into line, or
carnations ike the one which issued
that address. But an issue like that must
be as false a. the charges themselves.
"Tbe Republican party and the pOliti-
clans had nothing whatever to do with
Bardsley and his defalcation. The crime
committed was committed by man who
/ took the Office 10 make what he could out
Of It for himself He did not do this with
the aid of the Republican party or its
leaders. He had no business relation
with them. He did not do it as politi-
clan or as a Republican He did it as
Bardsley, and there is no political signi-
ficance whatever to be attached to it."
"What viii the Republican State Con-
yention do ,"
4 don't know was the Senator's re-
ply.
THAT is a matter for the delegates to
settle among themselves. Ifthey put uI
a good ticket il will be elected. am
taking no hand in the canvass, and have
no more knowledge of the situation than
ANYBODY else"