Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-08
SOUNDS LIKE POPULISM.
wANAMAKER SCORES QUAY
hsAND HIS SUPPORTERS.
The Big Corporations of Pennsylvania use
Y Their Influence and March Their
Men to tho Poli1 to Vote for Such
Men ~ Matt Quny.

John Wanamalker took an active part
In the memorable campaign in Penn
sylvnniA in which Quay was openly
charged with his unspeakable corrupt
ness, and against which he made no
defense. This is n speech Of his, good
sample, and you can imagine what
the eastern press would have called
him had he talked this way MS resi-
dent of Kansas few years ago;
"The principal allies and partners
OF the machine are the corporations
The $4,000 national and state Office
holders, and the thousands OF other
oficials connected with state institu-
tions, form small part Of tho whole
number OF obedient machine men who
are constantly at the command Of
Senator Quay, the admitted boss Of the
machine. The corporation employees
OF the state, who are controlled for
Quay's use, increase the number to the
proportions ofa vast army. les .
90 "The steam railroads OF the state
employ S5,117 men, and pay them an
nually In wages $40,40o,O 900, OF this
number the Pennsylvania and Read
ingrailrohdb furnish 1911 and 49, Oso
respectively. The Vanderbilt system
furnishes ~, 439 men; the Baltimore &
Ohio, 3,6lJ; the New Jersey Central,
1894; the Lehigh Valley, 1s,0O2; and
the Delaware, LackawannaS Western
e,l5O The great street railways of the
state, who have received valuable leg
islative concessions for nothing, give
the machine loyal support with 1900
employees, who are paid in salaries
o., 020, 602 every year.
"That monopoly Of monopolies, the
Standard Oil Company, pays annually
$500, 900 to its 1900 employees, who
are taught fidelity to Senator Quay's
machine. The Bethlehem Iron works,
whose armor plates are sold to the
government for nearly double the con-
,lract price offered to foreign countries,
influence their employees to such an
extent that, in the city Of Bethlehem,
It has been found difficult TO find men
to stand as anti-QuAy delegates
"The thousands of working men OF
the Carnegie Iron Works, it is said, are
marched to the polls under the super.
vision OF superintcndents and foremen,
and voted for Quay candidates under
penalty of losing their jobs,
Tho great express companies, who
furnish Franks to machine followers,
one Of which is bossed by Senator
Plat, with their thousands of men,
can be counted on for great service to
the machine. b. ..a
',The telegraph companies, whose
state officials it is said, can be found
at the inner Quay counsels, with the
thousands of employees distributed at
every important point throughout the
state, and before whom large share
Of all-important news must pass, is
one OF the most dangerous parts of the
Quay machine. a a
! The interests q. the corporations
and those OF the masses have been di-
verging for many years, until now
what is for the peoples good will not
suit the corporations, and what will
seemingly satisfy the corporations is
no longer safe to the people. The I'M
limited use of wealth and capital,
where there is free and full COMPETE
zion, is not TO be feared; but capital
licensed by unjust and discriminating