The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-01-10
THE NEW COUNTY.
HazletOn'S Movement Bids Pair to be Sue
ceSSful This Time.


ceSsful This Time.
| The people of Hazleton and vicinity are
most emphatic in their efforts to bring
about the formation of Quay county,
which is intended to form part of
Luzerne and Schuylkill counties. The
project has been on foot for years and,
although it has been knocked down re-
peatedly, it is now in the ring smiling
and more vigorous than ever.
A public meeting held in Hazleton last
| Tuesday night demonstrated unanimity
Of sentiment that presages success The
movement is now in the hands of shrewd,
calculating men who seem we'll versed in
all the arts and devices of the lobby, and
failure this time would certainly dis
courage all attempts in that direction for
the future. One of the most shrewd
tactics has been the change in the
name for the proposed territory.
"Hazle" was first selected. 1t had
a pretty sound and looked pleasing to
the eye when in print, but it had no more
weight with the eyes and minds of the
powers at Harrisburg than "Mud." The
politicians who are engineering the
present movement were quick to observe
that name of some force would have to
be selected. A name with a string to it,
as it were "Immortalize some coed
worker" suggested long-headed in
dividual and this brought out the ques.
ton, what is the matter with Quay p"
to which came the response in chorus
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shrewd move. Matthew Stanley saw
the advantage in an instant. He reasoned
that when his work in the political sphere
of these United States is at end and the
many documents bearing his name will
have become discolored with age and the
records in the public offices shall have
been showed into the deep recesses of the
storage vaults to make room for the rec
ords of the days to come his name may,
to a more or less extent, pass from view
and memory and at times he may be en-
tirely forgotten. In the new county, he
concluded, could be founded one of the
largest and most substantial monuments
ever created to perpetuate the name OF
man. When the Senator will have passed
into the hereafter he will remain in sweet
remembrance with the dear school marm
as she asks Johnny Simpkins to stand up
and tell her how Quay is bounded and
other details as to the general make
up. And as Matthew Stanley hovers
over the innocent youth and hears him
recite the multitudinous resources and
blessings of Quay the white-robed ex.Sen
ator's wings will hutter with ecstasy.
But other reasons are put forth for the
esta blishment of the new county. The
people of Hazleton claim that the new
county of Quay will not necessarily in
/ crease taxation. On the contrary, they
2 assert, statistics reveal that thirty two
or nearly one-half of the counties
= of Pennsylvania raise less to defray the
, total court expenditures than is now col
lected from Hazleton and contiguous
territory They also cite in support o.
their movement the inconvenience tha
b attends the present legal institution o.
p Luzerne county, the vexatious delays
@ the connivance at crime and the impos
+ sbility to prosecute many suits without
" incurring enormous expense Tley con
clude with the cry, Justice shall bt
. done freely, fully and speedily"
5 The people of Hazleton are certainl!
worthy of commendation. They displa!
enterprise and energy that could be fol
lowed with profit by many towns il
Schuylkill county, and if their zeal con
b tinues their city will soon be in the Wilkes
; Barre and Scranton class.