The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-03-12
MR.. JOSIAH QUINCY.
SOMETHING AMOUR THE II IssTsr
Ant SECRETARY OF STATE.

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boss of 'he Young Democr"cy o. ""SS~
chusetts and Successful manager o.
Political Campaigns Editor OF Gov. Rus-
..,v,r speeches After Their Deiiverr-Ths
n.u,h,s,, r.a,p,c.. with witch He
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WASHINGTON. March 10. The politicians are
already Specializing how Judge Gresham and
his assistant Secretary OF state. Mr.. Josiah
Quincy OF Massachusetts,. will get on together.
Mr.. Quincy Is q high-spIrited man. as any
member OF his distinguished family miRhe
be expected to be. and his mannera are
snid to be OF tho cid and calculating
sort. enough to nut him still further out
OF the reach OF the Establishments OF
Office seekers or OF any fmrerious dictation
from n superior officer. Judge Gresham un-
doubtcdly left the Post ONCE Department and
later the Treasury Department more com.
fortnlhr and conten.od than when he entered
them. but his peculiar disposition VIII shake
IN the dry bones 81 tho state Department In
fine. desirable fashion. The new assistant
Secretary. however. the impeiiaus toss OF the
young Democracy 81 Massachusetts. Will not
stand any nonsense from anybo ly.
Josiah Cuincy's long head and his decisive
political methods hive commanded the admi.
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the Democrats OF the old Day state ever since
he left tho Republican party. He hhs been ae-
coptab!e alike to the silver tops ana the SIX
stockings. and to the 'orm"r 'o'i"wers of Gun.
nitr and Mcguire. and he has been admired BY
them all. Nathan Matthews. the wonderful
young Mayor OF Bostan. and Gov. D,Iy
Russell also admire him. Ho has managed
State campaigns rs we as Legislatures. ana
his unwavering success was the chief cause OF
hfa ealppt{nn to hnv9 ChlTCa OF Inc ntafaEY
bureau at Democratic heniauartcrs There
lie managed matters with tho stendy h"rd Of
n veteran. He know intu'ttvely wherc to send
tho tariff speeches anu where the flaming
hand bills. and lie knew how TO prepare
these. And he always exercised a proper
caution about the employment OF trust
when y new man APPEARED uron inc scene 70
and felt satisfied when the young man said
! masy 1s '1n ns sss% ss" sa '"''s' Go Sy " n''''tn'''
A Massachusetts man ia town recalls with
what stolidity Quincy used to eai. Gov.
Rnssel's speeches in campaign INES. not
merely by looking them over before they wer:
there u,.s..t but =" by actually sue.rae.ins from ro,' them on
In cold s5 yIs;. and MT. Quincy .a" has been
N'o"" f"e h'S VI pooAoa
a. ia .s hsr,c as OF h,m TINT I'm he 'n nsvs %' .lasn.-
and demand that the proofs Of the Governor.
meeting at smlthyil,o be- shown to him.. So
%oula ann .hem closely ana cut out parts.
change parts and add parts. so that when the
e ELOQUENT ma,u uttera ,%sv OF OF Mr. aI Russell a, psa. red
net, ne. m OF ,ho nes not "nS oh ha,d SOUNDED sra sns
,Iss,p, S aIo ;h9 5 rey h"s than anu s nd,u n oss "a n war .;
tina" that could 1t in;are the a party wv which eh ne repre-
Here again did Quincy's nerve command ad.
miratIon.
Secretary OF State was nearly upset. however.
when it was generally announced in the Bo,.
ton papers that he would control the patronage
upon him hunireds, Of applications Tor
o otie iei iES% e It a'aey but nun Il suaef 70, n Tie Df ides
t0 prevail TINT he alone was boss
Impression partly. though it is understood at
t Il S sa ip,!Sl The that l 'ns ySHas s sfisp M e t9s 3 HR Sss:
i mou 3 great KS n. dsHl to say about d ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tn;
VIII snpf %ss ia st 10 c9prsss q o]p Il ion ' 'e esnd aHH. e:
nephew Of Uncle Fristis; went I" josiah
1Hao f?,le cSS1d iiGisnd ,o for rn Ms idea sts,. s1H%. his
Attorney ut Boston.
What do you think OF II? ?" said Hoar.
"idont think much OF it," said Quincy.
..Mhyr" asked Mr.. Hour.
"Because don't think you are enough OF
LAWYER snid Mr. Quincy:
Mr.. Quincy yot. as Richard Olney. Mr.. ,Cleve-
lands Attorney-Genera favors his aspiration
toward the Boston District, Attorneyship. and
expand int" actual on osition.
IT must not escape notice that Josiah Quincy
has been appointed to a place lately adorned
by William F; Wharton. another Bostonlan Of
distinguished lineaKe., lilo was appointed As
sistant SECRETARY OF State soon after the late
Secretary Blaine sent word to Henry Cabot
Lodge. then u mem Der OF tho House. to know
have appointed Assistant Secretary. and Lodge
named Wharton. az he did l!mseyelt to Ge
handsome. athletic man. with most genial
and hearty mnnners. lately criticised some:
for their evident English inclination. Whar-
ton, like Lodge, IL an inyetrrate and eie.