The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-07
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fectiy SAFE 70 predict that the criminal
proceedings Just institutedlin Phlladel-
phia agains. Hon. n. s. Quay. senior
Seaitor from FennsBlvania VIII harm
their authors much more than Their I'M
tended victims. TheB tYpity Q elas3 Of
political anImoaities and Feyenges which
are not admired By honest and high
minded men. They SAVIOR far more OF
malice ana raneor than Of civic virtue
and they are dangerous weapons 70
thase who employ them IA tAelr
schemes.
Nobody believes that 9ir. Quay y ca
pable Of a criminal act. Even rive ac-
cord him no higher Tollvss than those
Of selnshness and prudence we must
believe that he would scrupulousiF steer
clear OF iaw-breaking- The so-eaiied
.'wanamaker Business Leasue"-dear.
ploua oily old John; how well we re-
member his Encyclopedia Brltannica!-
are said to be conducting the prosecu-
ton. furnishing the pointers" and
suggestions. and generally working up
ne case. Doubtless they believe In Mr..
ouay's guilt about as confidently as We
do. Doubtless they nre oddly qualified
IN such case. to cast the frst stone Of
accusation. But Quay has converted
the pathway Of wanamaker's political
aspirations into cul-de-sac, and ev-
erybody knows the bitterness OF which
the truly good refoFmer - eapapte g
Zines, The pursuit goes on, therefore.
and we rather think that M quay q
collea que, Penrose, accurately appra!ses
the spirit IN which II Is conducted, Wl1en
he says:
ATTEMPTED assassination OF cnarae.
ter has been almost the sole weapon OF
attack employed by Senator 2uay . op-
ponents for several years, ana the n.etn ,-
ods pursued have been augmented u
Vlelousness and vIndictiveness az tneH
futiiltV has been demonstrated. AS fne
last despalring EFFORT or unscruPulou -
conspirators comes this brutal move OF
the Opposition, which they have had up-
on their programme for weeks, with tne
desperate hope that It might IN some
way aid In the election OF a Democfaue
legislature. The people Of PennAylVas
MA are above all things else far and
iust. and they can be trusted 70 SEQ
through the sinister motives eliminating
fhe ANAL coterIe OF dIsgruntled, dete9t-
ed politicians who are responsible Tor
this sensational resort 70 the courts, IN
due time there viii be complete ex-
position Of the true lnwardness OF thfs
latest act in the drama Of character as
sassinatIon, now 80 conspicuous a fea-
ture in Pennsylvania politics..
OF course. we shall knOW the truth N
time, and We feel assured that u VIII
not be upon the side Of Nj. QuayR
pursuers. It ls possible. though mo-
probable, that the Pennsylvania Votert
may be credulous enough to adjust
themselves to this ridiculous FoorhacA
so transDarentlY trumped up on tho
very threshold Of the state campaign.
II is possible indeed that John Wanna
maker and his associate saints may M
fiueuce the election Of q Few antl-Quaf
men to the Pennsylvania legislature.
But we do not believe that even thesa
pItifnl results win reward the eonSptr1
acy against Quay, and we are coutdenf
that the legal proeeedinGs-h theli,
anoInted authors can be prevailed upon
to push them to a concluslon-will VIM
dictate Mr.. Quay as completely as. In
our Judgment, he Is vindicated now.