Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-09
onAY enEApa Nor anrnrr.
ST Can Stand Attacks Coming from Such
Democratic Sources"

PHILADELPHIA, July THE In
Qnirer tomorrow will contain an inter-
view with Senator Quay. When asked
whether he had read the recent address
of the Independents, Quay replied;
"Oh yes, have read ii, and / would
Just like to say in the most emphatic
manner that SO far as it refers to me Il is
false from beginning to end; there isn't
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 Cleve-
land for President, and you will find
among them a large number who are
free traders or whose sympathies are
with the free traders. can stand at
tacks coming from such Democratic
sources.
"Why, what do they charge? First,
that there were some amendments pro-
posed to the Ballot Reform bill that
were undesirable. l declare most en-
phatically that l took no part in the
ballot reform legislation. l did not
interfere in any way. Why should L?
The Republican party is for ballot re-
form, and the party has keptits pledges.
did not attempt TO prevent the passage
of the bill or to alter 1t in any way.
again, these Democrats calling them
selves Republicans charge the Republic
can party, and incidentally me, with
the defeat of the sectional School bill
designed to purify and strengthen the
public school system of Philadelphia.
Why, l was in favor of that bill. 1t was
good one, and had | been interfering
in legislation in any way should have
supported 1t heartily.
"And think of connecting me in any
way with the Bardsley business. 1t is
ridiculous. Bardsley was not nomi-
mated by politicians. He was not a
politicians candidate. He was thrust
| forward as representative of the bust
ness men. have only a slight ac-
| quaintance with the man. | should not
know him if met him on the street. |
never had any dealings with him.
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 y
81 think that an attempt will be made
by the Democrats to nationalize the
state election. 1t Is very evident thai
they will try to drag the Bardsley bust
ness into politics and try to make an is.
sue of it. They are already at work
getting their subsidiary organization;
into line-organizations like the one
which issued that address. But an is
sue like that must be as false as the
charges themselves. The Republican
party and the politicians had nothing
whatever to do with Bardsley
and his defalcation. The crimt
committed was committed by {
man who took the office to make wha
he could out of it for himself He die
not do this with the aid of the Republi
can party or of its leaders. He hat
no business relations with them. H,
did not DO it as politician or as Re
publican. He did it as Bardsley, ant
there is no political significance what
ever to be attached to it,"
"What will the Republican state con
vention doP"
II don't know. That is matter TO
the delegates to settle among themselves
If they put up good ticket 1t will b.
elected. | am taking no hand in tn
canvass and have no more knowledge o
the situation than anybody else"