The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11
ARE VERY ANGRY
Committee Of Philadelphia
!. Business League Scores
Mr.. Quay.
SAY he OUT-BRYAN'S BRYAN
Claims Are Also Made That the
Senator Was Not Faithful to the
Interests Of Major Mckinley.
Business Men" Defined to In
Clude All Glasses and Trades.
MeKinley's Endorsement

I'nlIauelpHla, Dec. lU.-lne executive
committee of the Philadelphia branch
of the National League of Business
Men this evening issued the following
statement regarding the criticisms of
the organization ON Wednesday by
Senator Quay:
Not only the members of the various
branches of rhe National League of Busi-
ness Men throught Pennsylvania. but the
great mass of business men generally
must have been startled at the remarkable
language used by Senator Quay. Never III
their widest moments did Popocratic ora
tors, in the late campaign, use language
more demasogic and communistic In their
appeals to the So-called masses against
the so-callcd Glasses" He out-Herods
Herod and out-Bryans Bryan.
Senator Quay rails against the business
men of America. the men who rallied to
the support of the Republican party in
1883; who did not seek to rob him of any
glory of that victory. though without
their vigorous cooperation he would have
been impotcnt. What would have been
the result of the remarkable campaign re-
Gently closed, but for the activity of the
business men.
one does not have to go very far back,
however, to discern the reason for Nj.
Cuay's dislike of the business men. only
those of short memory have forgotten his
bitter hostility to the nomination of Gov
ernOr Mckinney for the presidency and his
ofIi'e. Notwithstanding his spectacular
flight to Canton, last spring, Mr.. quay
continued his opposition to Major Mcl\in-
ley up to the last minute, even going 50
far as to attend "a meeting of the national
commimttee on Il proxy from the District
of Columbia, accompanied by his son. and
by his chief lieutenant, W. II. Andrews.
on proxies, respectively, from Connecticut
and Alaska He fought through two en-
tire days and nights. endeavoring to throw
out enough Mckinley delegates TO encom-
pass the majors defeat. But the foundd-
tons of Governor McKinley's campaign
had been laid soiidly among the business
men of the land-and under the skillful
guiding hand of that great business man,
Mark A. Hanna, the schemes of the politi-
clans came to naught. 1t is not to be
wondered at, therefore that Mr.. Quay
cntertains such a strong antipathv to the
business men of the country.
a REMARKABLE AWAKENING
1t is rather remarkable that Mr. Quay
should have so suddenly awakened to the
the United States senate. Was not Mr..
Quay, alone, responsible for the reelection
of Mr.. Cameron to the United States SEN
ate in 1891 and is not Mr.. Cameron a mil
lionaire many times over. And may not
Mr.. Quay be contemplating the election
of Mr.. Cameron to still another term.
Mr. Quay gives utterance TO the startling
intelligence that the United States SEN
serve all legitimate purposes" There is a
popular impression abroad that this is not
So. Mr.. Quay certainly is not a business
man, as, since his election as prothonotary
of Beaver county in 1854, he has held poll
teal office almost continuously. Mr..
Quay's "Bourgoeosie and men in blouses"
will be surprised to learn that the Quay
residence is one of the finest mansions in
Washington, costing, equipped, not less
than 100000, and that he owns one of the
caster county, "a farm i'm Chester county,
and the finest place in ST.. Lucie, Fla,
where the distinguished senator spends
much of his time in sport and recreation.
Mr.. Quay's latter day recognition of the
evils of 'money In politics" would be
rather more edifying were it only a little
less ludicrous. In his battle for the state
chairmanship in 1885 he enunciated his
use of money in politics." yet. within sixty
days OF the termination of that contest,
he told Senator Flynn, of Allegheny coun-
", that that very campaign cost him
$2po,oo: Rather q neat sum for a repre-
sentative of the "the BourgeOsie" and the
men in blOuses to spend in a two months
contest over a state craftsmanship.
1t is true that the business men have
contributed largely to campaign funds.
and in this state never more literally than
for the last campaign, and in this state
never more literally than for the last
campaign, but with the assurance from
Mr.. Hanna that their money would be ex-
pended legitimately and not used for cor
rupt purposes and that the books of the
national committee would be open for the
inspection of all contributors. No one
should be in better position than Mr.. Quay
to know whether these contributions were
used in previous campaigns to make
politics sordid and corrupt" and if he has
such knowledge II Is his duty to give the
matter to the public so that the business
men in future may be warned against con-
tributing to a national campaign.
During the late campaign, about two
weeks before the election. State Chairman
Elkin sent out the following letter to Il
number of candidates for the state senate
$3.50. respectively, "by request of Senator
Quay ] take pleasure in enclosing contr-
button to help dcfray your campaign ex-
penses.' While not criticising the rem
dering of legitimate aid, financial or
otherwise, to any candidate for office, how
does Senator Quay's conduct i'm this mat
ter comport with his vehement denunca-
tons Of the growing use of money in
politics." Said Mr.. Lincoln: "Sone peo-
pie can be fooled all the time. all the peo-
pie can be fooled some of the time but all
the people can't be fooled all the time"
Mr. Quay has fooled some of the people
at times. and all the people at other times,
but he has reached a point where, with his
mask thrown off, he faces an intelligent
public with whom forbearance has ceased
to be virtue. Without declaring any
warfare against him, they propose that
he shall not dictate the selection of his
own colleague. and thus have two votes
instead of one In the United States senate.
The National League of Business Men
is the outgrowth of the Mckinley and
Hobart Business Mems national cam
paign committee. which rendered efficient
service during the late presidential cam
pagn. Our purpose Is to uphold Presi-
dent Mckinley's administration and to
prepare for 1900. One of our declared OBJ
jects is ''to promote the election of men,
bers of the national legislature in the
senate and house of representatives who
are in sympathy with this movement, and
who will distinctly represent the business
interests of the country"
In furtherance of this object the COM
mittee has chosen to endorse a represent
tative business man-One who has had
large experience in public affairs-for the
United States senatorship In succession
to Senator Cameron. Branch leagues are
being established daily throughout the
commonwealth, Nearly all the principal
towns and boroughs will be organized BY
the first of the year. and then the work
u,il 40 aytpndaI m 40 town shipc