The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-24

his rival, Clarkaon, in the Politician, i
which Blaine was advised to sto writin
letters at inopportune times. Quay did no
think il wise TO antsaonize Blaine. and h
considered il indiscreet, in a fight that !
!. speak about the dangers of letter writing Z
: u man whose history had been largely mad
up out of letters the contents of which were
detrimental to his popularity. just her
came to his assistance the practical Side o
his makeup, which distinguishes him from
Clarkson as a man of sentiment. !.
Blaine divided the republicans Of Penn
eylvania by his advocacy of reciprocity ant
his opposition to the forcs bill. Many Of
the manufacturers of Pennsylvania wer,
also investors in southern undertakings
The others were protoctionists for Pennsyl
vania alone, and were strong partisana, II
whom the force bill seemed n good thing
Clarkson stood by the force bill and fell
into the society of the men who we're rap
idly becoming antagonistio to Blaine. Qua,
took the eide of Blaine and the southern in
~vestors. 1t was the business side. and i
soon became the popular side, when it was
found that the force bill would be a fulfil,
thing if passed. When Quay was denounced
by the leading papers of his state
Clarkson was applauded, by implication
at least. 1t would be untrue to Say
that Garrison rejoiced in the defeat OF
quay . ~ koNcIAlSl Va SAhSy
vania, for he had enough to reflect over in
his own adverse campaign to secure a re-
publican congress-, out of which he had,
until q short time before the election, ex-
pected to become a victor.
Quay and Clarkson exhibited themselves
Enthusiastically in the campaign of 1890.
Quay disregarded all attempt to cultivate
sentiment in Pennsylvania. With his sub
scription Certificates and tho assistance of
his republican friends who were glad that
the force bill had been beaten, he under
took to run the machine. The only ap-
and file of the party, and in that Blaine
helped him. The machine did not
need the stimulation of such appeals.
Clarkson ran his campaign with
his little +, paper per- and by I millions sa,o OF
ments rehash old, false, and Rarblsd state
ments from British papers, and set forth as
things accomplished fifteen important leg
~islative acts, nine of which have not reached
completion and most of which died on the
calendars Of tho two houses. Under the
impression that the Mckinley bill was pop
ular he spent q great deal of money on
colored and illustrated posters showing
Reed in the act of jamming the tariff bill
through congress-, and r%eciting, in text very
large, the benefits to be derived by the peo-
pie from increased taxation. Both leaders
met with defeat. Quay thought that he
Coulu AdSO WCa WllA AuollCy a1A lcS5
sentiment. Clarkson attributed his defeat
to a deficiency of sentiment and Quay's
m~isappropriation of the none he spent.
Quay does not like the small work of a
"heeler." and he will not personally per-
form it. 1t is doing enough, in his estima-
that a thing is to be done. He does not
make a good lobbyist. 1t annot be said
that GARRISON has any better qualification
for that busisess than Quay, but he does
not like to refuse to do anything that the
lowliest worker" might be asked to do.
When there seemed to be some doubt about
whether the sugar producers would get a
bounty. and it was desirable to exert out
side influence, Yarmouth and the other
sugar raisers of Louisiana were able to
command the personal service. in the room
of the committee on ways and means, of
Clarkson, who labored in leisurely way in
company with Dudley and others to accom-
plisha the desired end. Harrison was under
stood to be anxious that the sugar men
should have this consolation, and Quay
knew of the presidents wishes, but he did
not do the work indicated. The tsn-mil-
lion-a-year bounty is. in part, a Clarkson
victory.
Clarkson is an amiable and companion
able man. One of his faults, in the estima-
tion of many politicians, is that he will hear
every one; that he is not r%esentful; that he
makes few enemies, and that he has never
excited even the suspicion held about Quay.
that he has not always allowed tine money
raised for campaign purposes to reach its
destination. But Quay is not amiabls, and
he does not readily make promises of Office
that, as in the case of Clarkson, it has been
impossible to redeem. Clarkson has inge-
nuity, but it is apt to turn upon impractic-
able schemes, costly in their beginning and
futile in their results. ,Quay's name, in the
language OF Ingalls,, should be ELI" for
the reason that his object is simply to ''get
there" Contrary, Clarkson is apt to be
called "Dennis," for his manifold failures
and his fatality about getting left"
Quay is not sensitive. He permitted
K%ennedy's speech, in which he was likened
to Judas Iscariot, to 60 for months unan-
swered. and would probably have left it un-
answered to this time if the reply had not
been prepared for him by more sensitive
friends who regarded the assault as calcu-
lated to impair the usefulness of the boss
in his W state. But Quay would never
have presumed to obey such a man as Reed
by accepting his command to issue a letter
to republican editors, signed with the name
of Belden. urging them publicly, in the pa
pers OF the country, to attend to their bust
ness. Belden did not resent this, as he
might have done. Quav's method would
have been, if the editors were not
them private circulars. inviting them
to put more powder in their editorial
columns and to let the republican repre-
have the hottest SOFT of shot
they hesitated to support the force
bill. This resort to amateur methods prob
did more harm than good, and the
ought to be accepted in part BY Reed
for Clarkson was not the inventor of thu
idea. Clarkson did not see any more harm
in it than he did when scoldinp
Blaine when he was accomplishing popular
lty with his little South American reciproc-
ity toy.
Clarkson wants to be doing something all
time. Quay likes to wait for opportuni-
ties to make ten-strike strokes, and he ia
not apt to bowl when the pins are being
set up.
Henry Asmussen has bought the privil-
egss at the fair grounds thi. year and will
serve all plain drinks at 1914 cents and
& guarantee satisfaction.
Excursion Rates to California.
On the 18th of each month the Northern
Pacific railroad will sell round-trip tickets
to California points as follows:
Helena to San Francisco and return. 90
ing via Portland and returning same way.
$75.
10 San Francisco, going via Portland and
via Ogden and Silver Bow, $50.
10 Los Angeles, going and returning via
Portland, entering San Francisco in one
either going or returning, 1889.
10 Los Angeles, going via Portland and
San Francisco, and returning same route.
S93.
To Los Angeles, going via Portland and