Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-04-11
REPUBLICANS WONT HELP THEM
Reeds Rulings-Quay BurgIarized
Cuban Matters.

cuban Matters.
From our regular correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. April 6.-The Re-
publican leaders in Congress are men
of too much experience in such mat
tiers to allow themselves to become
the tools of the Democrats and to be-
gin fighting each other. instead OF
the common enemy They know
that the little hope that Democrats
allow themselves to indulge in of ev-
er regaining control of this govern
nent again is based entirely upon
their ability to stir up dissersion
among the supporters of the several
candidates for the Republican Presi-
dential nomination. Notwithstand
ing the action and talk of few of the
over-zealous friends of some of the
Republican candidates, your cores
pondent has no hesitation whatever
in asserting that the contest for the
nomination will not be allowed either
before or during the st. Louis con-
vention TO degenerate into a cat and
dog fight that will leave sores for the
Democrats to throw salt on during
the campaign. Each of the candi
dates have warm supporters among
the national leaders of the Republican
party, and each of these leaders will
use every honorable effort to bring
about the nomination of his candidate,
as he has perfect right to do. but
there will be no blows below the belt
with their sanction, and when The
nomination shall have been made
every man of them will be found cor.
daily supporting the nominee. In
Washington these things are well
known because Republicans all know
the cordial personal relations which
exist between Speaker Reed, Cover
nors Mckinley and Morton, and Sen
ators Allison, Cullom, and Quay, and
that should any one of the six be
chosen that he would receive no warm
er or more heartfelt congratulation
than would come from the other FIVE,
but they are here written for the
especial benefit of those Republicans
who sometimes make the mistake OF
getting their information as to Re-
publican affairs from the Democratic
or assistant Democratic press.
Representative Mccall, of Massa-
chusetts, has not been impressed with
the alleged reform made in the con.
sular service by the Cleveland admin
istration. On the contrary, Mr.. Nc
Call thinks our consular service might
be improved in many ways which
would add to its efficiency, and he has
introduced a bill providing for a
thorough investigation of the system
by a non partisan commission, which
shall report plan of. reorganization
to the President in time to be acted
upon by the ifty-fGth Congress at its
first session. The bill is now in the
hands of the committee on Foreign
Affairs, and Mr. Mccall hopes to get
it favorably reported and placed on
the calendar before the close of the
present session, and to get it passed
at the next session
Speaker Reed S explanation of why
he reversed his ruling in the fifty-first
Congress, that the presence of a ma
jority of the entire number of mem
bers entitled to seats in the House
was necessary to constitute d quorum
aud last week ruled that a majority
of the living members of the House
was legal quorum is perfectly logi.
cal. He was compelled to make his
first ruling on short notice and not
desiring to take any chances chose
that view of the question which could
not possibly be upset by the courts
at the time it will be remembered
that the Democrats were threatening
to carry every ruling he made into
the courts. Since then he has made
careful study of the matter and be
come satisfied that a majority of liv
ing members are a constitutional
quorum.
For the second time since he ha:
been a member of the Senate Sena
tor Ouays committee room has beef
burglarized. The first time was il
1888, when he was Chairman of tn,
Republican National Committee
There is no doubt that the object o
the burglary in both instances wa
the same-political information
which it was thought could be OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Quay's private pa
pers. The last burglary was n,
more successful than the first, a
about three weeks ago the Senator ha'
all his important private papers re
moved from his committee room t
his house. Mr.. Qnay's health ha
not been good of late and his physi
clan has ordered him to Florida to re
main there until the weather get
warmer in Washington. He decline