The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-03-16
CLARKsON's ESTIMATE OF SENATOR
QUAY.

PRESIDENTIAL campaign oil 1000, ana IN
a letter to Colonel Frank Willing
Leach, assistant secretary Of the com.
mittee, dated Asheville, N. G., March
9th, and given out for publication last
Thursday, gives his reasons in full for
styling Mr.. Quay as "the greatest of
political generals" The letter Of
Chairman Clarkson is, in fact, q re.
production of his address before the
National Committee meeting in Wash.
ington, November 23d last, an address
made in executive session and never
before published.
After an eloquent tribute to Senator
Quay, whom he defines as "the greatest
political general that the first century
-"f partisan American politics has de.
Ped" Mr.. Clsrkson does not hesi.
q to say that "the Republican party
this day has never fully appreciated
ther his power or his service. The
Democratic party recognized it imme.
diately and trembled before it through
out the campaign and fell before it at
the election. And from the day Of the
election Matthew S. Quay, the man
whose genius had found the plan and
whose courage had furnished the way
20 defeat the Democratic party, was a
larked man.
mo man can defeat the Democratic
arty Of the United States without
eing trampled down in its malice if
be within the power of fury, hatred
and calumny to accomplish it. No
sooner was the election over than the
plan Of beating Quay to the earth was
begun by the Democrats. 1t started
in Tammany Hall, the most corrupt
of political organizations known in
America, and was seconded by the
Democratic press of New York, the
willing servants of TsmmaDy Hall 10
all it's meanness and malice. For
few weeks after the election every Re.
publican paper in the United States
biazed with eulogies of the great
leader and the great chairman.
"Soon this eulogy was crossed with
the Democratic venom, and the Re.
publican press, instead of seeing the
motive and striking down the malice,
began to loiter and to hesitate and
then TO apologize, and fnally some to
turn about in the unworthy work of
helping the Democratic party to de.
stroy the great Republican fighter.
The Democrats knew at once by the
light of the election that they. had
more to fear from Quay than any
other American. They fear him more
to-day. They have followed him with
nnpitying malice, with unceasing cal.
umDy, and with cruelty which only
politics could either originate or per.
petuate.
at is much easier to sbirk than to
defend friend in this latter time. l
have none of such timidity. call on
the other men with whom / served
with Mr.. Quay, and all will bear wit.
ness that Mr.. Quay's methods we're
honorable. straightforward, bold and
manly. He has the genius to know
Democratic instinct and Democratic
wrong. He could detect them early
and checkmate them quickly. There
were no men on the National Commit.
tee willing to commit a penitentiary
offence for the Republican party, and
God grant there never shall be. There
was aud is no man on the National
Committee who would not like to see
bribery punished at the polls by the
disfranchisement both of the bribe
giver and bribe.taker. The whole
Republican campaign lies in the edu.
cation of the masses and the preven'
tion of Democratic frauds.
"The time must come, in the years
of reflection, when the Republican
party will see that after he had won
this great victory and the Democratic
party sought to destroy him for feaI
that he might defeat it in another
great victory, the masses and the
papers of the party did not stand Il
his defense as they should have done
am sure there is no member Of this
committee who would be false either
to honor or friendship as not to hold
up his hand in open defense of MIR
Quay in the national campaign, Of biz
methods and Of his victory. l talk o
him only as we knew him when hi
came to us at national headquarters
do not pretend to speak as to hi
affairs in Pennsylvania, for l know
nothing of them. The people of tha
Christian Commonwealth judged hin
for all his weaknesses and rewarded
him for all his strength"
To the above just tribute the Phila
delphiR Inquirer adds:
"Quay gave up four months to tha
contest. 1t was a continuous vigil
1t was hard work night and day. Th
victory was won, but the man VIII
won il was broken in health. Tha
health be has never fully recovered
When threatened with pneumonia tn
other day. he went to Florida. Tn
attack came, and he barely escape,
with bis life. But for daring to TAX
ordinary precautions his enemies bav
ain begun to hound him because o
'bseDce from the Agains
NemOcIaIic AT Nemo
Methods q al
most vigc
interest