Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-13

ward, who takes kindly interest III
many Seventh ward saloons, ana VINO
the confidential agent OF Mt. quay
In bringing Mr.. Penroses name before
the puplic nj all as candidate for may
or, who signed the checks which pnld
for this exhibition of public senti-
ment'" In other words, Police Mays
trate Durham was the pay agent ior
Mr.. Quay. II the traction company.
or any other corporation. saw MT TO
chip in. in helping pay the bills, as
the stories hereabDuts say they dld, II
was simply because 1t appeared wise
to them ito get in on the ground ilooF
ON the ownership of Il mayor. Ii MT.
Quay wanted to let them take httle
stock In a mayor which he was pro-
posing to set up In Philadelphia the
traction company has business sense
| enough to know that it is n good
thing to buy stock at the very outset;
and II has usually been the rule that
/ stocks bought ION the ground floor"
have paid big dividends later on.
There is fresh evidence coming to
/ light every day that Mr. Penrose Is
| the choice OF the machine politicians.
4 Mr. Penr0se has had good deal of
| free advertising in certain newspapers.
| Within few days some Autographs
/ OF him have been struck on and are
posted up in the show windows. Over
| the pictures are the words, For may
or Hon. Boles Penrose" And with the
] increasing signs that quay is going to
insist on his nomination there Is
corresponding overhaulg OF his record.
He is discussed. not ouy by the men,
but by the women, and the women
! are much more aroused than the men.
-Four or five organizations of women,
| representing 5000 to 10000 women of all
stations of society, have seen fit to
discuss Mr.. Penrose as possible can
didatc for mayor These include mem
bers of the Civic club, the New Cen
fury club, the Working Womens Guild
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, and the WOman's Christian AS
ISOLATION.
MIR. Penrosc is discussed at afternoon
teas, Mt theater parties, on shopping
expeditions, and wherever women come
together They are opposed to him.
IL record in the legislature is dis
cusscd by tho men just at this time,
when the legislature is meeting for its
biennial session.
1t was his scheme. as he announced
1t himself, when the ballot reform bill
was before the Legislature, to adopt
policy Of keeping his record Clean"
and at the same time doing all he
could against the measure. He took
an active and Jealous interest, along
with other Republicans who have been
doing Quay's bidding for number of
years, In hinderiug and obstructlng
the movement for n measure which
| would give II free ballot. His ground
for not wanting the reform ballot bill
passed, which provided for n secret
ballot, was that 1t would tend TO reduce
majoritics OF the Republican party In
the great cities of Philadelphia and
Pittsburg. 1t Is in these cities that the
greatest election frauds have been per-
petrated. It Is In these cities that bal
lot box stufllng has prevailed to the
greatest extent, 1t Is in these cities
that the retucns have been altered to
suit the political ideas Of such men as
Dave" Martin and the inspectors aud
Judges, some OF whom are now wearing
stripes.
OF course, n reform ballot bill would
interfere with the Republican MAORI
ties In these cities, where Republicans
were In control, and where they were
the benchclarles OF whatever frauds
might be perpetrated. That was why
reform ballot bill was wanted. 1t
was the avowed intention of the back
ers OF the reform ballot law to pass a
measure that would tend to prevent this
fraud; but Mr.. Penrose did not want to
!, take any chances OF allowing the ma
, chine majority ~ suffer at the expense
of decency and honesty.
When Quay dictated the nomination
] OF Delamnter as candidate for COVER
nor there was a protest prepared sign
) ed, and scattered broadcast by leading
citizens OF Philadelphia. Quay was
known TO them at that time far less
I than he Is now. His record Of corrup.
. tion had been published to the world
! but 1t was claimed by his friends that
u he would "yindcate'' himself n W.
. claimed that he would confront the
9 men who had charged him with being
- an embezzler and demand an investlga.
ton. He did not do So A number ol
4, men In Philadelphia Inundated thai
= one OF their representatives In the Unit
ed states senate should rest silent un,
I, Ger sueh an exposure, contributed, Oh
. guaranteed to contribute. a sum o.
y money aggregatlng about Sl5,0 900 for tn,
" purpose of enabling Senator Quay /,
: 'Nindicate' himself. When this m me,
II had been pledged. the senator was in
"a formed that It was at his disposal, ant
" men who knew nothing OF Quav's rec
- ord. except as had been published 4,
"a me newspapers, told him that for tn,
AZ honor of the state 1t was his duty I,
80 demand thorough investigation of tn
-, charges, and to show to the world thu
. he was innocent, To this tender o
10 money Mr.. Quay made no reply.
l. The feeling against him, which ha,
m been aroused by such knowledge Of hi
y record as had come to light, was slmpl,
h Intensified by this silence. when an op
q portunity for vlndlcation was offere,
re to him When the prominent Phi N'al
phia business men appealed to the PEG
A. PIE to defeat Mr.. Delamater, becaus
N he was Quays candidate, they said:
I'm Mr.. Quay Is the Acknowledged, un
~ blushlng champion OF political corrup
,d ton He is silent under a recent re
~ sponslble and repeated charge OF tn
l., embezzlement of public money lie So
n lects Mr.. Delamater us candidate 70
IN governor, and a plant convention sat
ne flea his selection. The party platfOrr
or indorscs Mr.. Quay. and Mr.. Delamata
re stands on the party platform and o.
"A no other. The conclusion is irresistibl
Of that the election OF Mr. Delamater wi
nj have as its main and potent results IN
: public approval OF Mr.. Quay, and hi
IN permanent iutrenohment in the Reput
IN lean party OF the state as its aclSnow
"a edged leader and counselor, the repre-
n sentative OF Its principles, and the eS
ID ponent o; Its policy.
NO This was slgned by about $50 of tn
q most prominent business and profel
H. sional men IN the city. Many OF then
10 In fact, most OF them, are here toda,
and n ~ not known that awning ha