Evening journal., 1891-07-30
WISE AND TIMELY QUAY.

He Carried Fsss~ York for Harrfson Hon
estly- VINO Carried New York for Hnl?
Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. Quay tested Republican opinion on
the question OF his resignation OF the
National Committee chairmanship. and
the response was not OF a character TO
dissuade him from his apparently only
half formed intention TO give up that
office he resigned yesterday with
Treasurer Dudley, and the Executive
Committee accepted both designations
Whether that body had the power
1t exercised Is OF little conse
quence. II It needs confirmation
the full National Committee may be re
lied on to give the Executive Oommis.
tees action its prompt approval. IL is
necessary that the executive head of a
party should be a source OF strength To
1t and not of weakness, and 1t is the
recognition OF this fact that made Mr.
Quays resignation necessary and mat
ter OF course. Mr.. Quay has
done good service to the
party. BIS executive energy. capacity
and skill are as undoubted as his success
The fact that he has no longer the esteem
and confidence of large body of Repub
lieans, and that his continuation at the
head OF the organization threatened to
cause the withdrawal Of a very consider.
able vote, are facts that must be accepted
on evidence and make his voluntary
resignation a wise and timely act
Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t is frequently charged that votes are
corruptly influence in New York ety TO
an alarming extend There are without
question large number Of foreigners
unable to read who are kept in line for
rammany by most peculiar methods. But
victories have heen won much more fire.
quently there upon the safer principl le
OF sltering the returns. 1t has some
times happened that the Democratic
party has needed more votes than were
cast, and that these votes were
had at night by recounts or by the cor
rection" Of figures. Blaine was beaten
in that way. Senator Quay became ia
miliar with this scheme before he had
been many days in charge of The cam
paign of 'SS, and he made 1t impossible
for this particular kind Of fraud to -four
ish. That was one of the strong points
of his craftsmanship He insisted upon
fair vote, and he not only insisted
upon it, but took means to secure it, and
the result was a fairly honest cleo
tion in New York city. That is how he
carried the state for Harrison.
Philadelphia Record.
The political sensation of the day is
the retirement of Mr. Quay and Mr.
Dudley from the chRirmanship and the
treasuryship of the Republican
National Executive Committee AS
to Mr.. Quay's reasons for step
ping aside at this time the one
clear thing is that no stress of i'll
health has prompted it the rest is spec
ulation. As campaign tacticians Messrs
Quay and Dudley have confessedly shown
abilities Of a rare sort How the next
campaign is to fare without It's chief di-
rectors is the interesting problem pre-
cipitsted by their retirement
Philadelphia Times.
Dudley's resignation simply means
that he doesn't mean to keep any more
hoaters in blocks of five from getting
away unless he is rewarded for il by
being given recognition among the
other Republican sal IS. The with
drawal of two practical politicians
of the type of Quay and Dudley from
active Republican management indicates
that in their Judgment the opportunity
for practical politics of The kind they
practice Is not immediately promising.