The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-12-10
QUAY'S REAL POSITION.
Exceptions Taken to Certain
Widely Circulated Rumors.
HE Is NOT POSING AS A DICTATOR

HE Is NOT POSING AS A DICTATOR |
Annoyed at the IndI-cretions OF Those
who Are supposed to bsvo Hs Inter.
e.ts at Heart. aud who Place Him In
n False Position.
PHILADELPHIA, Doc. when Senator
Quay reached this city on his return from
his southern trip he expressed himself AZ
very much annoyed at the rumors his
friends lad w. :Iuus;s.ous!y circulating
concerning his future political intentioni
under the coming administration. AS he
looks at IL, and ns his more careful nd.
visors look at II, his friends throughout
the state have placed him In an cmbarrass
Ing position, by making him appear almost
as the political dictator Of the country, "a
say nothing OF the state. Indeed, were II
not for the fact that the interests Of the
men who have boen chiefly responsible fof
this line of gossip are so closely allied 10
those of Senator Quay, the suspicion
wonld be natural thnt something less ex.
Cusable than an indiscrotion had been
committed.
1t is certainly foreign TO tho nature OF
senator Quay To bc boastiul and IL Is only
TO he expected that he would resent infer.
cnccs which, coming from his friends,
might Ia thought To have been prompted
by him. senator Quay by virtue OF tho
unwisc talk Of his friends is now being
posed rs man who has only to inclind
his head II he shall desire to become u
member Of the new cabinet. Or II hd
shall not have this desire hc has only td
breathe his preference to cause tho same
honor 10 I've bestowed upon whomsocvet
he may name. Further than this, and
for the same reasons, he IN made to appeal
as the one man in the entire state upon
whose will rests the selection of all thI
appuiutccs under President Mckinley,
and ~ the one man who has the exclusive
right TO name the successor u Senatot
Cameron.
His objections Natural.
IL Is but natural that Senator Quay
should object, and that his more con.
scicntlous advisors should join him In de.
nsuncing the indiscrcet u utterancos Of those
who no doubt mean we'll but are never.
u
60 the reputation and future peace Of tho
Junior senator No one knows better than
senator Quay that President. elect Nc.
Kinley has supreme confidence In his own
well maturcd judgment, aud that hd
would be quick u resent what might
seem To him 10 bo impertincnt interfer-
ence. Then, too, he knows that the presi.
dent-elect Is doing all In his power to on.
courage the organization OF business men
into national league, branches OF which
are now being rapidly formed everywhcre
and that he will be more than apt to take
these gentlemen into his confidence when
he has important appointments to make
Indeed that he Is certain to do this be.
comes more evident every day.
When more is expected. in n political
way, Of II man Ia political life than no can
perform tho result is disastrous, and IL Is
just q position Senator Quay doubtless
fears. lie is far too observing and too
shrcwd to encourage false hopes, or to rs.
sumo false plane, and there can DO no
doubt that the indignation he expressed at
the indiscrction OF his followers Is an
honest sentiment 1t is frequently tho
fate Of a man In public life that his namc
IL used as shield to the efforts and am.
bitious Of Others. This may probably nc.
count for the FREQ use that has boen mad0
Of senator Quay's name and the reckless
manner In which he has been inferen italy
quoted.
Very recently Congressman william A.
stone, of Allegheny, gave utterance TO
certain statements which are undoubtedly
included in the list to which Senator Quay
referred when hc entered his objections.
In that interview MIR Stone said, amongst
other things II cannot realize why Mr..
Quay should want to trade his leadership
in the United States senate for a cabinot
position. am confident that he will not
He might consent to change II there was
public demand for his services"
Congressman stones Inforences
After having thus advanced tho infer
once that 1t all depends upon Senate:
Quay whether or not he will obligo Presl.
dent Elect Mckinley by entering tho
cabinet, Mr.. stone proceeds as follows To
encourage tho belief that Mr. Quay will
control the patronage Hc says: "It Is
supposed that u cabinet officer controls "A
great deal Of patronage. This has never
proven the case. The Offices Of the state
are usually given out through the senators
and congressman. a sonatorshipisa u much
higher and "A more desirable office Tho
senator Is nearly always leader and u
political autocrat Today senator Quay
Is the recognized leader Of the senate"
In discussing tho Cameron succession
he used moro inucudo, but he was careful
10 bring out the same impression. He was
asked who would be the successful candi.
date and he replied II doubt very much
II senator Quay Is in possession Of that
information lie wll bc satisfied to 500
i.uy OF his friends get the place
The ayidity with which tho independou.
papers throughout the state seized upon
this interview to criticize MT. SiOno ID
one of the indications OF tho lack OF wis.
dom displayed by the congressman. The
Bradford star plainly said MIR Stone
intends 10 convey the idea that friendli-
moss tu Mr.. Quay means that Quay will
name Cameron successor, and will choose
. man who will bo easy Of control II
stones language does not mean that 10