West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-13

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Republican, party worker familiar
through long and varied experience with
colonization methods.
Ihis scheme testifies at once TO the In.
genuity of Quay aud his ageut. and TO the
supreme contempt in which Quay holds the
lawful and oenehcent purposes of tho insti-
tutions OF his country. II likewise explains
IN largo measure Quay's action la forcing
on his party postponement OF the Force
bill, which 20 many OF his former ass0ci-
ates ond party friends, has been the most
iner plicaole OF all his public performances.
To their minds the measure was Que which
because OF its arbitrary and inQuisitorial
character. and the tremendous power aud
advantage IL would rive 10 the party would
strike him with great force aud favor.
| But 10 their unspenkable astouishment and
chagrin he actually lead in tho movement
70 lay tho bill aside, and thereby deprived
the party Of tho beneht OF the iniQuiti Gus
| measure at the approaching Congression nal
| elections. They labored with him long
and earnestly. They even threatened him
They told him In the bluntest fashion that
the postponement OF the Force bill until
] the next session OF Congress at his in
stance, would not only cost him his place
II the head OF the National Committed. but
his whole influence with his party besides
/ He refused TO yield an inch, however, and
held on 10 the course he had taken and
sent the Force bill over, rs he had y tanned
TO do.
WHY QUAY WAS so SERENE
IL now appears that Quay's serenity I'M.
der the terrible ordeal OF party criticism
I ana errsignment through which he passed
/ was, In measure, owing TO his confidence
IN bis ability 10 execute tho new plan OF
/ carrying elections which he had had In
/ mind for more than year He mil ht have
silenced many of his critics by taking them
Into his confidence, for they, like himself.
had only ultimate success in view and could
have been won over 10 any plan OF par
~ procedure that promised satisfac-
Ing the Force bill was not in tho
hope OF rendering elections any more
fair, but because they considered 1t es-
sential 10 tho bringing of the South TO
the Republican fold. Quay, not whit
more INSCRIPTIONS than they, simply had
plan OF his own for keeping the party In
power--a far better plan, he thought, than
theirs-and being afraid 70 get TOO many
people into the secret, kept his peace hut
pushed his plan and submit to tho at
tscks OF his party friends la silence. He
could see the main point OF the game was
10 keep faith with the manufacturers pass
the Tariff bill and make sure of another
corruption fund. The other part OF the
programme could then be- carried out some
what AT leisure, but Ia ample time TO effect
and even definitely shape tao result 10 tho
next National contest.
Hardly was Harrison warm la his chair
be fore Quay began plotting for 1892 though
II does not appear that he had Harrisou's
su ccess again in view. Even a man OF
Quay's resources has his limitations, and
dou btlesS the great corrupter of the people
In 1883 felt that he could not hope TO
achieve success again by tho same meth
DDS and precisely upon the same lines en-
plOyed before. 1t would be safer 10 move
In different way "his new inlquities TO
perform" An attempt 10 repeat his old
tnanBVres might DO followed by exposure
and disaster. 1t must have been with some
thing OF delight therefore, that he receiv-
cd the proposition Of the man Lindsey,
who pointed out how easy IL would be
70 make the doubtful States reliably Re
publican simply by a transfer OF few
thousand Republican negroes from tho
South, introduced into the different locali-
ties 10 take places as leborers. According
70 tho correspondence which follows, Quay
was instantly struck with the suggestion.
arranged 10 SEQ Lindsey AZ an early day,
put bin AT once in communication with
Dudley and ClHrkson, and requested ths
payment OF sum OF money TO Lindsey, 10
aid In tho early Inauguration OK tho move
ment. Quay unquestionably felt that the
much desired secret OF how TO con-
tinue his party in power had
oeen found, and that sim
ply by putting wheels on the suffrage so
TO speak, in several States, he could roll
enough impecunious people about tho
country 70 make tue result In November
1892, IN every way satisfactory 70 tho re
publican party. As for the situation in the
extreme South, where the Force bill was
intended 70 operate, he cared nothing All
he desired was 10 stock the doubtful
States with Republican cOlored voters. and
nspre National Republican success again,
and Force bills and all other bills not yield
ing fat from the manufacturers might 70
TO the winds.
The man Lindsey, who appears as the
originator OF this scheme, was 50 greatly
encouraged by Quay's approval and adop.
ton OF IL and Dy Quay's promises OF pocu-
mary assistance that he seems 70 have
pushed 10 with great energy. According
70 his own statement, no conferred with
Republican Congressman from three differ.
ent states sought 70 be- Influenced poliu-
cally by DIS Observation-Disclosures, Connectl-
cut and West Virginia-and ia every case
was met with words OF praise aud encOur.
asement. All Of the Congressman consulted
thought his plan for iBsuring Republican
success 40 admirable one, and several OF
them went 30 far as TO put him IN cOmmu-
milton with prominent party workers at
their homes, whose assistance 70 was
thought necessary to obtain. A notable
convention, according TO tho correspond.
ence, was that OF United States Treasurer
Huston, who was not only most favOrably
impressed with Lindseyis project himself
but promised % lay the matter before the
President and have Mr.. Harrison consider
10 in connection with the possibilities IN
lndiann next time.
For several months Lindsey'a plan has
actually been afoOt, aud his recent CORES
pendencc with his deputy, Whitehead. in
diCates that arrangements have already
been made 10 locate a large number Of ne.
grOo5 Ina West Virginia AZ soon as the Con.
gros5iOnal elections should have passed SO
that they might DO taken from Ten nesseo
without imperilinE the election Of tho ne
gro, Cheatham.
TINS DOCUMENTS IN THE CASE
The correspondents which follows Is
n comploto narrative ia itself Tho incep-
ton Of the schcmo, its approval bg Quay
and other prominent Republican leaders
itsindorsemeut by Representative In Con.
gross whose political fortunes were TO DO
forwarded Dy IL, arc all clearly sot forth
BY documentary evidence that cannot DO
reOutted or explained away The fac
SMILES OF a number Of lettors constitute n
highly Interesting exhibit
From the correspondence it appears the
ID. Med. Lindsey began bis work as long
ago az May p, 1889, when, a. he says. he
discussed bis scheme with Edward Nc.
PnersOD, Of Pennsylvania, since chosen To- /
be Clerk Of tho House OF Representa- uves. /