The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-07-11
QUAY MUST FIGHT OR QUIT.
Collector Cooper's Criticism on
the Republican Circular.

"What do / think of the address ?"
said Collector Cooper last week to an
interviewer "Why, that it is bot
unwiae and unjust. 1t is timely, al
together too timely, if the purpose IL
to ruin rather than TO correct Il
leaves a doubt in every practical mind,
If th,real purpose is not tuiujure rather
than TO correct. lslse why call in,o
review the tc.s of a Senator who
voted right upon every great public
question before Congress-Jhe Eclectic II
bill, the tariff and silver? It's jnsiu.
C re, since il charges senator q ny
with being responsible for bad
officers.
"iake the nomination Of Delamater,
the one sore spot ia the state. He
favored that nomination l Iopposed it,
as did many of the Stllwart Repuhlt-
cans We finally persuaded Senator
Quay that the nomination of General
Hastings would be best for the part y
and when he yielded some of these
very gentlemen came out in am inue
peudent and reform address declaring
thai DelamateT was the one man wine
could best be elected, aul these forces
over persuaded Senator Quay to return
to his first thought, 80 that the rrspun
sibility for hat calamity Is quite a'
much, if not more, " ith these gontle
men than with Senator Quay.
al have frequently acted Inepenlel t
~ OF and in opposition to Senator
Qlav. / did it very plainly in tb'
National Convention of 1883, when h,
favored sherman, aud my effort WA
TO constantly divide the delegation IA
favor OF Harrison, 20 no one can ssl
that there has bgeu any suuservtcnc!
ON my part, nor was any ever required
/ differed, likewise, with both Senator
in the nOminaiiugC can vRssts oflSSjan
1854, when they were for Grant aut
Arthur and ! was for Blaine. ] viii
in future, differ where judgment sug
gests an honest difference, but 40
otherwise.
Take the uomiua ion of BaTdsley
Tie city leaders opposed it, but Mayo
Filter, in obedience to the call of th
so-called reformers, favored and pushet
il to success Bgrdsey was the SO caliCt
reform watch cog otthe Treasury, ant
he watched until he had the OppOrtUn
ity To steal all of it. So tuut ba,
nominations come through any ant
all channels; the best come thruugI
regular channels, where all of IT,
party are consulted at the primaries
"If these gentlemen, instead {
lending their names to every addres
which comes along would enter poiit iC
actively and seek to make themselve
useful in ways loyal TO the party au
its organization, they would do good
"rhe stand.otf plan of shouting Gd
dresses at individual leaders will nevt
lead to :, political haven. The bar
bariau who tried lOm0ui t to the cloud
on the skeletons of hi7 victims faile
in every attempt. Wi-dOm woul
suggest that it is better to build than /
teaI down.
"Senaior Quay has battled wit
many storms. The gentlemen VIII
believe him to be little man, lou
prove the narrOwness OF their ow
surroundings. He is one of the party
leaders-nOt its boss; surely, not IN
boss nor yuurs-aud if he continues q,
tive in politics. he will doubtless, d
in the past, seek the removal of a
serious distractions to II publica
unity.
That was the pant which he pIaye
during and after the ordeal Of 49, s,
and / have "a right to presume Uhl
his hand has not lost its cunning nC
his head its wisdom. If he so act
we will march to success, despil
these June showers which now clou
the hOrizon.n