The true northerner., 1896-04-22
MIGHT WISH TOCASH IN
Senator Quay Afraid of His OBJ
legations.
LIKE A TALE THAT Is TOLD"

Fine Opening For the Extension OF
American Commsrce-Why the Newspa-
per Correspondents Will he Glad to Have
New President.
WASHINGTON. April 21.- Especial. -
An interesting fragment OF political and
personal gossip was given me today by
Pennsylvania member of congress. He
said that In his opinion Senator Quay was
not half as anxious to name the next can.
didate of the Republican party for presi-
dent as some people thought he was. "In
fact" said this gentleman, II should not
be surprised If Mr.. Quay were altogether
willing to fall outside the breastworks, as
the saying Is. Whyp Thereby hangs tale.
Last summer Senator Quay had ON his
hands the greatest fight Of his life. The
result meant everything to him. If he lost
1t, he would, In all probability, be driven
out of public life. He simply had TO win.
At one time 1t looked very dark for the
senator A rich and powerful combination
had been formed against him. But Quay
surprised all observers with his pluck and
resourcefulness. The smartest thing he
did, the most effective thing, was to send
out thousands upon thousands of letters to
Republicans in all parts of the state,
frankly saying TO them that he was in
trouble, that he needed their help and
that in case they would come to his assist
ance he would deem that service which
was to command him at any time. These
letters really saved Quay from defeat. You
know how ordinary, plain citizens like to
get letters from famous men. Almost
every man who had one of those letters
placed In his hand was proud of 1t. 1t
made him feel good that great and pow
erful politician and leader, national
character, had asked for his help.
An Avalanche of Obligations
1.-the result was, )" continued this Penn
sylvanian, THAT the great majority of
those men pulled off their coats and went
to work for Quay. They pulled him
through 1t was in sending out these let
ters and other mail that the senator spent
81, 900 for postage stamps in 90 days. But
now see the result. These letters are all
over Pennsylvania. Few of them have
been destroyed. Most of the men who hold
them think the time may come when they
will want the senator to redeem his prom
ise. Suppose president with whom Quay
is in full sympathy should be- chosen.
Don't you suppose thousands upon thou
sands of the men who hold those letters
would present them TO their writerp Don t
you suppose they would want to cash In
their checks, AS il were? In other words,
Quay has too much political paper out His
obligations are so great that he could never
hope to pay tenth part of them nor a
hundredth. But If the next president
should be one with whom Quay was not
on terms of sympathy he would have the
best possible excuse for failure to get
offices for his friends. He would say, i
am willing enough, but you know l am
not in good standing at the White House.
That would let him out and make his
pathway great sight pleasanter TO travel
than if he gets one of his friends In the
White House.
May he q Mining Craze.
After the Venezuelan boundary question
shall have been settled up, as 1t Is likely
to be during the next three months, 1t Is
expected there will be great mining craze
in the very territory now under dispute
between Great Britain and Venezuela.
There will also be a fine opening or exten-
sion of American commerce with the citi-
zens of the South American republic who
have so much TO thank the Cnited States
for. At least this is the opinion OF Mr..
Plumber, our consul at Maracaibo, one of
the principal commercial cities of Ven
ezuela.
Mr.. Plumber has reported to the state
department that the people of Venezuela
already feel very grateful to the United
States and are ready to look with favor
upon any commercial or mining enterprise
of a valid character which may be proposed
to them by citizens Of this country. "Our
merchants and manufacturers should be
quick to take advantage of the situation
thinks Consul Plumber, ''and strain every
nerve TO capture what might have been
theirs years ago had they equaled their
European rivals in energy"
AS TO the goldflelds in that country, Mr..
Plumber says they are very rich and that
Americans may be able to make some
lucky strikes The first properly equipped
gold mining plant in the territory was put
in by Philadelphia company and has been
a source of large profits. Stamp mills and
other modern accessories are essential, as
the placer and pan mining does not amount
to much.
A Cordial Reciprocity.
The newspaper correspondents OF Wash
ington will be glad when Mr.. Cleveland
leaves the White House. Between the
president and the correspondents there is
no good feeling. The president never
misses an opportunity to add to the diff
culties of a correspondents work by giving
out important communications late at
night and by systematic maintenance of
mystery concerning all the doings of the
administration. Mr.. Cleveland is the first
president in many years to deliberately ig
more the newspaper profession as 1t is rep
resented In Washington. A visiting editor
can get to see the president, but a CORE
spondent, stationed here, could no more
get inside the door of the presidents room
than he could break into heaven with a
jimmy. Mr.. Cleveland despises the news
paper men of Washington, and the hatred
is cordially returned. Yet many of them
write about him as II they were his warm
admirers. They are more just than frank.
The contrast between Clevelands style
and that of former presidents is we'll illus