Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-07-15
1.-THE FIERY CROSS

On Saturday morning last Senators
onav and Penrose left Washington and
went up TO Harrisburg where they fried
tn induce Gov. Hastings to sign the Dill
nassed bv the late Legislature making
all the appointments of the mayor u
Philadelphia subject to the approval of
tbree-ffths of the City Councils They
were very urgent in the matter, but as
this bill would put Durham and ms
crowd ON top in the city, and annui
mart Of the city charter, Gov. Hastings
would not promise them to sign II.
This riIed Quay and Penrose and they
called the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press into their room at the no
tel. and Quay announced himself as
follows:
.eYou NAV say for the first time IN
NV Efa am a full-fedged candldate
for the senate. and that | Will make
the contest when the proper time comes
Governor Hastings will assist me- Lor
Hastings and | will never again De
anart The fiery cross viii again De
car,ied across the State and the men I'D
bInnses will be asked 10 rally to my
support.
To the correspondent of the Pittsburg
Dispatch he said:
TT had been announced from Wash-
ington that would not be cahdleia.e, .il -
but | have been oyerruled canIg ~
Uarrishuro to consult Governor has
tinos and other friends as to my candl-
H. Won may gay that will make
the contest for United States Senator at
tbe nroner time. The fiery cross VIII
aga!n he carried over the State and the
men In blouses-the bourgeoisie
~ asked TO rally TO my support. Gov
ernor Hastings will aid us, TOR Hastings
and never again be apart
These statements appeared IN the
evening papers Of Saturday, and In the
morning papers Of Monday.
On Monday Gov. Hastings stated
that
SENATORS Quay and Perrose called
on me Saturday morning The pur
nose of their visit was 10 induce me 10
sign the Becker bill, so-called, relating
to Philadelphia. and they were very
urgent. When declined TO make any
promises, Senator Quay announced
that he would change his mind and
would become an active candidate for
United States Senator. was not ask
ed to support him in his candidacy for
United States Senator.
Quay read Hastings statement and
said that his candidacy for reelection
to the Senate was not mentioned dur
ing his interview with Hastings
This makes a question Of veracity be-
tween Quay and Hastings, with ap-
pearances in Hastings favor 1t looks
very much as though Quay had tried to
sell Hastings another OF his gold
bricks, and got left this time
From yesterdays dailies we take the
following items:
Little by little the details OF the new
famous interview between the two
Pennsylvania Senator'S and Governor
Hastings are leaking ont Secretary
Reeder saw it all. but declines to say
ANYTHING about it. From other sources
1t II learned that Quay sought 10 cajole,
and Penrose sought 10 bulldose, the ex-
ecutive into signing the Becker bill.
Hastings very emphatically refused.
Quay threw out the Senatorial hint, TO
which the Governor replied he was not
to be tempted by another gold brick.
Then the Senators retired and immedi
ately afterward Quay announced his
candidacy for the United States Sen
ate.
THE Becker bill, the reader should
understand, proposes to mutiiate the re
form charter of Philadelphia 20 AZ 70
take from 1t valuable features, and, In
fact, the one most highly priced by mu-
nicipal reformers AZ the Bullitt char
ter now stands the mayor Of the city
has the power Of appointment. absolute
ly and without dictation by councils or
bosses. The Becker bill changes this
by requiring that the select council OF
the city by three e-ffths vote shall rati-
~ and approve all the city appoint
ments. This destroys the principle Of
executive power and responsibility. NO
secret Is made Of the purpose OF the bill.
1t Is to drive the mayor into an ar
rangement with the Quay politicians
for distribution Of patronage,
twill be remembered that in advocat-
ing the reform charter for Pittsburg
great stress was laid on this provision
of the Philadelphia charter, which Sen
ator Quay now urges should be repeal
cd In the interest OF jobbing politics.
The senator pretended 10 support this
very provision for the Pittsburg charter
he now opposes for the Philadelphia
charter. In the face Of these self eyi-
dent and undeniable contradictions and
fouting Of the reform sentiment, one il
puzzled to know on little game the
senator IL intent. His first duty il to
his Philadelphia heelers. But what
then1