The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-02
THAT QUAY CIRCULAR.
Collector cooper, of Philadelphia,
Defends the Chairman
FROM THE ATTACKS LATELY MADE
In thOAddress Issued by His Pennsyl-
vanla Isnomies--The Address Both
Unwise aud upjust---He has been an
Opponent of Quay, but is Ready to
Give Him His Due.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, July l.-Collectol
Cooper has given out tho following fol
publication
"What do think of the address
Why, that is both unwise and unjust.
1t is timely, altogether too timely, If the
purpose is to ruin rather than correct
1t leaves a doubt in every practical
mind, If the real purpose is not 10 iuiure
rather than to correct. Else why call
into review the acts OF Senator who
voted right upon every great public
question before Congress-the Elections
bill, the tariff aud silver? 1t is
:nsincere, since 1t charges Senator
Quay with being responsible for
bad officers. Take the nomination OF
Delemater, the one sore spot
in the State. lie favored that nomina'
ton. opposed it, as did many OF tile
stalwart Republicans. We finally per-
sunded Senator Quay that the nomina-
ton Of General Hastings would DC best
for the party, and when he yielded some
OF these very gentlemen came out in an
independent and reform address declar-
ing that Delamater was the one man
wiio could, best be elected, and these
forces oYer-persuaded Senator Quay TO
return to his first thought, 80 that tho
responsibility OF that calamity rests
quite as much, II not moro, with these
gentlemcn than with Senator Quay.
"I have frequently acted fndepend-
emily Of and in opposition to Senator
Quay. ! did it very plainly in the Ma
tionai Convention OF 1883, when he
favored Sherman, and my effort was TO
constantly divide the delegation in favor
OF Harrisonj SO no one can say that
there has been ttry sabservieney on my
part, nor was any over required. |
differed, likewise, with both Senators III
tile nominating canvassed OF 1880 and
1884, when they were for Grant and
Arthur and was for Blaine. will, IL
future, dilier where judgment suggests
an honest difference, but not otherwise
"TaIe the nomination Of Bardsley.
The city leaders opposed 1t, but Mayor
Filter, in obedience TO call OF the So
called reformers, favored and pushed 1t
to success. Bardsley was the so-called
reform watchdog Of tho treasury, and
he watched untilhe had m opportunity
to steal all OF it. While bad nomina-
tons come through any and all chan
nels, the best come through regular
channels, where all of the party are
consulted at the primaries. If these
gentlemen, instead OF lending their
names to every address which comes
along, would enter politics actively and
seek to make themselves useful in ways
loyal to the party and its organization,
they would do good. The stand-of
plan OF shouting addresses at individual
leaders will never lead to q political
heaven. The barbarian who tried to
mount to the clouds on the skeletons OF
his victims failed in the attempt. Wis
dom would suggest that it is better to
build than to tear down.
"rhe chief folly OF the address is its
opposition to one whose acts can
not be wisely passed upon unless he
is a candidate for reelection to
the United States Senate. These acts
have no place in politics until 1903, or
the campaign OF 1892 at the earliest. The
only way to preserve a party through
its battles is TO fight when there is occa-
sion for fighting. This falls selections
OF City Treasurer, State Treas
urer and Auditor General have
no bearing upon the election Of
United States Senator in 1898, and to
thrust that issue in now is to do just
what the Democrats want done. The
authors OF that address could not have
better served the purposes of the Dem.
ocracy than to open the Senatorial
battle two years III advance.
See the folly OF it? The re-
suit expected is to give the State
and Philadelphia to the Democracy this
fall, and that done, to give it to Patti
son next faii--at least to boom him for
the Presidency. That may not be the
plan, but no other result can find intel
ligcnt anticipation. Do not these gen.
tlcmen see that next year the issues will
be higher than Quay, higher than State
or city? They will be national and will
involve tariff and reciprocity. There is
supreme satisfaction with the Republic
can national administration. 1t has
been wise, considerable, statesmanlike,
clean. Then why obscure its lustre by
the anticipation Of qu0rrels which may
never comedy the anticipation Of the
Senatorial field a year beyond, when wc
cannot safely anticipate its shape2
Senator Quay has battled with many
storms. The gentlemen who believe
him to DO alittfe man but prove the mar
rowncss OF their own surroundings. He
lis ono OF tho party's leaders--hot its
boss, surely, not my boss nor yours
and Il he continues active in politics he
will doubtless, rs in the past. seek the
removal OF all serious distractions to
Republican unity. That was the part
which he played during and after the
ordeal ri $3.50, and have right TO
presume that his hand has not lost its
cunning nor his head its wisdom. II
he 80 acts We will march to success, de-
spite these June showers which now
cloud the horizon"