The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-16
BUSINESS MEN RETORT.
A snappy Answer to Senator Quay's
Criticism.

Criticism.
philadelphia. Dec. 16.-The executive
committee Of the Philadelphia branch
of the National League OF Business Men
Yesterday issued the following state
ment regarding the attack made upon
the organiza ton on Wednesday by SEN
atOr Quay:
Not only the members of the various
branches of the National League Of
Business Men throughout Pennsylvania,
but the great mass OF business men gen
orally. must have been startled at the
remarkable language used by Senator
Quay Never in their widest moments
did PopOcratic orators, in the late cam
paign. use language more deInagO8lc
and communistic in their appeals to the
so-called masses against the sO-called
classes" He Out-Herods Herod and
out-Bryans Bryan.
Senator Quay rails against the bust
ness men of America, the mem who raj
lied to the support of the Republican
party in 1888; who did not seek TO rob
him Of any of the glory of that victory,
though without their vigorous co-Opera-
ton he would have been impotent What
would have been the result of the re-
markable campaign recently closed but
for the activity Of the business mem
QUAY AN OPERA BOUFFE CANDI-
DATE.
One does not have to go very far back
however, to discern the reason for MI
Quay'S dislike of the business men,
Only those of short memory have for
gotten his bitter hostility to the nom
presidency and his own opera bOuffe
candidacy for that high office. NOtwith-
standing his peculiar flight to Can
ton, last spring, Mr.. Quay continued his
opposition to Major Mckinley up to the
last minute. even going so far as to IT.
tend meeting of the national commit
tee on a proxy from the District of Co
lum bIa, accompanied by ms son ana by
his chief lieutenant, w. H. Andrews, on
proxies, respectively from Connecticut
and Alaska.
a.
and nights, endeavOring to throw out
enough Mckinley delegates to encompass
the majors defeat. But the foundat lions
of Governor BTcKinley's campaign had
been laid sOlidly among the business
men of the land-and under the skillful
guiding hand of the great business man,
Mark A Hanna, the schemes of the poll
ticianS came to naught- 1t is not to be
wondered at, therefore, that Mr. Quay
/ entertains such a strong antipathy to
the business men of the country.
It is rather remarkable that Mr.. Quay
should have so suddenly awakened to
the evils of millionaire Representative
in the United States senate Was not
Mr.. Quay. alone. responsible for the re-
election of Mr.. Cameron to the United
States senate in 1912 And is not Mr.
Cameron millionaire many times
over? And may not Mr. Quay be con-
| templating the election Of Mr.. Cameron
to still another term?
Mr.. Quay gives utterance to the start
ling intelligence that the United States
senate contains business men enough
to serve all legitimate purposes" There
is a popular impression abroad that this
is not so. Mr. Quay certainly is not q
BUSINESS man, as, since his election as
Parliamentary of Beaver county in 1854
he has held political Office almost con
tinuOusly. Mr. Quay's "BOurgeOisie and
men in blouses' viii be surprised to
learn that the Quay residence is one of
the finest mansions in Washington, cost
ing, equipped, not less than 800 600 and
that he owns one of the finest places in
Beaver. a farm in Lancaster county. a
farm in Chester county, and the finest
place in St Lucie, Fla, where the dis
tinguished 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 We're it not a lit
tie less 1udicrOus. In his battle for the
state craftsmanship in 1895 he enun-
ciated his new doctrine. We decry the
growing use of money in politics." yet
within so days of the termination of
that contest, he told Senator Flynn of
Allegheny county that that very cam
paign cost him 5000, 600. Rather neat
sum for a representative of "the Bour-
geOisie and the men in blouses'' to spend
/ in a two months contest over a state
craftsmanship.
It is true that the business men have
contributed largely to campaign funds
J and in this state never more uberaIlv
than for the last campaign. but with
| the assurance from Mr.. Hanna that
their money would be expended legiti-
/ ma IeIys ana not used for corrupt pur-
poses, and that the books of the nation
al committee would be open for the in
! spectiOn of all contributors. No one
! should be in better position that Mr.
/ Quay to know whether these contribu-
/ lions were used in previous campaigns
/ to make politics sordid and corrupt
/ and if he has such knowledge it is his
/ duty to give the matter to the public. so
/ that the business men in future may be
| warned against contributing to a ma
/ uOnal campaign.
/ During the late campaign about two
| weeks before the election, State Chair
man Elkin sent out the following letter
! to number of candidates for the state
1 senate and house, inclosing checks for
/ $500 and $3.50 respectively: by request
/ Of Senator Quay take pleasure in en-
! closing contribution to help defray your
! campaign expenses" While not criti-
/ cising the rendering of legitimate aid
! financial or otherwise, TO any candidate
! for Office. how does Senator Quay's con
! duct in this matter compOrt with his We
! hement denunciation OF the growing
use Of money in politics"
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