Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22

Philadelphia, Sept. 20.-A communi-
cation addressed to Hon. NJ. s. Quay by
Frank Willing Leach has just been
made public. 1t will be remembered
dat Mr. Leach was formerly identified
"ith Senator Quay in politics, but for
ae last two years has strongly opposed
him. In S96 he was prominently iden-
iiNed with the movement in favor of
Hon. John Wanamaker's election to the
United States senate. Mr.. Leach's let
ter, which is now the chief topic of dis
cussiun among politicians and others in
Philadelphia, is as follows:
Philadelphia, Sept 16, 1896
Hon. NJ. :. QUAY, Atlantic Cityy, N. j.:
My Dear Sir: In 1892 just afteryou had
been subjected to a series of personal
attacks. unparalleled in their malicious
ness from certain Democratic news
papers of New York, as a punishment
for defeating Mr.. Cleveland in 1883, you
were II candidate for reelection to the
United states senate. and were almost
unanimously returned. The details of
your campaign that year were under
my direction. In 1895, in your candi-
dacS for state chairman, you were
again subjected to an avalanche of
To eliminate YOU as factor in Pennsyl-
Vania politics. In that memorable bat
tie you We're overwhelmingly success
Tul and your enemies were demoral-
ized and driven to the woods. 1t af-
forded me no little pleasure in that
year to resign The office l then held
and again assume charge of the work
of organization in your behalf Another
= rn hea
senate being at stake, and again the
weapons OF offense seem to be SANDER
falsehood and vilification. If such is
to be the nature of the warfare against
you l cannot be found among your
venom girdled enemies, but among
your friends, and if there is any proper
and legitimate service | can render
you have but to command me.
From April, 1896, to March, 1898, !
vigorously opposed the domination of
those of your lieutenantS whom you
had unwisely permitted to direct the
party organization in Pennsylvania. l
fought as hard as l knew how, and
have no apologies to offer. But two
things should be noted. In the first
place my work was entirely within
party lines In the second place l par
ticipated in no personal assaults upon
you. Having been part of the Quay
organization for ten years, it would
have been the perSonification of indel-
cacy, not to say folly for me to have
joined in TRADE against "Quayism,'
so-called. My reason for leaving you
in 1896 was clearly understood at the
time. While the ordinary professional
reformer assaied you for "bossing" too
much l denounced you for ''bossing'
too little For some time you had al
lowed certain more or less distin-
guiShed state senator-fortunat tely now
more or less extinguished---to usurp the
functions of leadership and assume
control of the details of organization
in the state. This you had permitted,
even though YOU We're held responsible
for his many shortcomings, with result
ant injury to your political fortunes
and to the party organization. de-
cined to follow any such vicious lead
crship, and arraiened YOU for permit
ting this man To attain such Il COM
manding position in the councils of tn.
party. to your own aud the rarty's
hurt. Several months ayn with my
finger somewhat upon The political
pulse of The state. discovered that this
mans influence WIS Wa:,ins. and this
cOnvic tion was coniirInec when he fail
ed to appear at the last STATE conven-
ton. subsequently / learned that he
had obtained control of q gold mine
in New Mexico, and that he had re-
moved the seat of his operations to
that interesting territory. the climate
of which. l trust, he will find conducive
TO good health 1t is because of nv
firm conviction that you have reas-
sumed your full functions as the leader
of the party in the state, in fact as we'll
as in name that / am willing to give
my best energies in behalf of your re-
turn to the senate. with only one con-
dition precedent-that you will do a
good deal more "bossing" in the future
than In the past, and not leave tho de-
tails of organization to inefficient,
bundering, selfish lieutenants, pretend
ing to be your devoted adherents, but
with devotion subordinated to their
own personal schemes for public plum