Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-07-31
Quay in favor Of a Vote by the Pso
ple.

If the people had their way, officers
ofhigh and low degree would be elect
ed by apopular vote. Itseems a good
deal Ike burlesque on q popular
system Of Government to elect some
of the officers by popular vote, and
put other men in Office by appoint
ment or delegate their election to a
second hand body of men. For ex
ample a United States Senator is
elected by the Legislature, which
may Lo called q second hand body of
men for election purposes. That is,
first the Legislature is elected by the
psople, and then the Legislature
elects the Senator. SO President
is elected by . second body of men
or electors instead of being voted for
directly by the people. 1t is strange
that Just as soon Al a man is elected
to a high Office, he turns directly
against the election of high officers
by q direct vote of the people. Is is
because they all get big heads!
Senator Quay is an exception to that
rule, and is an exception among the
pubic men of the United States in
fsvor of enlarging the fisld of popu-
lar Government to comprehend the
election of all officers by vote of the
people, he should command almost
the entire Republican vote in his IA
vor IL the great contest in which he
is now engaged. He desires to be
elected Chairman of the Republican
State Committee. The Hastings Ad-
ninistration under the corporation,
traction Democrat and lobby COM
bire il huence, say no, he shall not
have tha. place, we wait the place;
we want the place for our six thou
sand dollars a year bank Commission
er 3 F. GilkesoD, and when Senator
Quay proposed to submit the question
to vote OF the people, the Hastings
Administration sail, No! No! which
clearly shows that they expect to
trick the voters of the Republican
Party at the primary election OF they
are afraid that their SIX thousand
dollar candidate will be beaten or
they are not in favor of letting the
people of the party vote their choice
for Chairman. Senator Quay's
challenge to leave the question to
vote by the people has been met b.,
No. Nc! from the Hastings combine
leaders. Lobbyman Girls Magee of
Pittsburs, one of Hastings leaders
put his foot down on the proposal,
and SO all over the State the combine
leaders did likewise. There are,
however, few honorable exceptions.
For example in Mifilin county, q. the
primary election to be held on the
18th day OF August, the question of
the State Craftsmanship will be de-
termined by direct vote OF the peo
pie, and if Senator Quay has ma
jority Of the votes east in his favor
the Aiit1iin county delegate to tine
State Convention will vote for Quay
for State Chairman. II Oh the other
hand, 5. +. Gilkeson the Hastings
combine candidate receives a majori-
ty of the votes cast at the primary
election il Miffiin county, then the
Miflin county delegate shall vote for
Glkesou for State Chairman. Sen
ator Quay should bo made Chairman
of the State Committee. His merits
and usefulness are well known, but if
he Tad only common merit, and if
his usefulness could be put into ques-
ton, the fact that rs stands before
the people of Pennsylvania and be-
fore the nation as the champion of
advanced grounds for the popular
election of higher officers of Govern
ment, should cause the Republicans
to vote for him en-mass. The dele
gate who will vote for Senator Quay
ia the State Convention is Uriah
Snuman. and all Republicans in Jun
iata who favor Senator Quay for
Chairman of the Republican State
Committee will vote for Uriah Shu-
man at the primary election on the
10th of August.