The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-02


another Is he to do the crooked work
which had to be done.
We have mighty little respect for Sena-
tor Quar-, and not much moro for the
men who have issued this protest
against him and his methods. The time Tor
them to have spoken was before the mis-
chief had been done. before the crimes OF
which they now complain had been COM
mitted. They knew Mr.. QUAY when he
took charge of the late presidential cam
paign, and all through the contest they
were familiar with his crooked methods,
for the newspapers were flied from day to
day with the details. These moralists were
then silent, for they wanted success to
crown MIR. QUAY's efforts. Indeed, IL the
facts were known, we believe it would ap-
pear that these same gentlemen contrib
uted money to the campaign fund, bellev-
ing it would be used corruptly. The time
for them to have protested was when the
man who had for years been the
Republican boss of their state, and whose
methods were VIGOROUSLY crooked, was
placed in control of the national party.
| For months rich and influential news
papers openly charged Mr.. Quar- with mis-
appropriating public money, and invited
him TO attempt a refutation Of the charge
in the courts: but he submitted to the daily
| repetition Of the allegation, until finally he
contented himself with peculiar denial OF
the charges on the floor Of the Senate.
Why didn't the ministers and the purists
then speak. When the boss nominated for
governor Of the great state one of his pu-
pills and henchmea in corrupt politics, and
Boosted that he would now have
q governor of his own, the moral
gentlemen who have now found
courage to speak, had nothing 70
say. 1t occurs TO US that their protest
comes rater late, and We do not believe 1t
will carry great weight. How can itcarry
weight under the circumstances Presl-
dent HARRISON himself understands how
much he owes to Quar- and how essential
the latter is TO him. Republican leaders
everywhere know that elections must be
carried, if at all, by just such methods as
those which Quar- practiced, aud they rea-
lie that men Of his peculiar kind Of ability
are not common. Do the 146 men who have,
after all these years, found the courage TO
repent ana speak, think that the Repubh
cans of Pennsylvania and the Republicans
of the nation are gong to throw overheard
the man to whom the party owes all the
power which it wields to-day,
And this reminds US to ask why the
gentlemen did not include in their denun-
citation the name of another distinguished
Pennsylvania, gentleman who made the
largest single contribution to the corrup-
ton fund which QUAY handled to such good
purpose, and who was rewarded for his
generosity with cabinet positionl One
would think that if there are any Pennsyl-
vania Republicans who think that honest
men should be in office, they would just
now be demanding the retirement Of Post
master General WANANAKER, who is show
ing up in light almost as ugly as that
the Keystone bank investigation now being
prosecuted, 2,5l6 shares of fraudulent stock
were traced to Mr.. WANAMAKER, who
admitted that he held the stock. He un-
dertook to explain, however, that he had
taken the shares from JOHN G. LUCAS, the
president of the bank, as collateral security
for money loaned, the cash to be used in a
stock iobbing speculation in which both
parties were interested. The explanation,
on its face, seemed satisfactory, and if cor
rect might have relieved the pious post
masters general from suspicion OF crooked
ness, but further inquiry develops facts
which place MIR. WANAMAKEg in a worse
position than he would have occupied il ne
had said nothing. He testified that he re-
ceived the stock certificates in 1857, and
thought they were genuine. Lucas died
in 1855, and 1t trsnspires that 800 of the
shares were issued after LUCAS death,
their dates ranging from January, 1889, to
December, 1880. If Mr.. WANAMAKER can
make any explanation which will prove that
he ought not to be included with Mr.. QUAY
in any denunciation of the practice Of plac-
ing corrupt men in office, he should do so
promptly.
The fact is, the Republican party is cor
rupt, and Mr.. Quar- is neither better nor
worse than the other rich and influential
members of the organization; and so long
as he is able to manipulate matters in a
way to bring the spoils to those who are
longing for them, the protest against him
as a boss by handful Of men who perhaps
have never been favored by him in the dis
tribution of the plumber will not avail.