The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-03
THE REAL ISSUE.

abe Philadelphia Leager, the lead
ingrewspaper of that city, formerly
edited by the late Geo. w. Childs,
and Republican in politics, contained
the following editorial last Saturday.
"They say l do not know anything
about the alleged misdeeds of the last
legislature, (and that's true, because l
was not a member of the Legislature
and never visited it. They are not
worth the consideration of intelligent
voters, for they have no bearing what
ever upon my candidacy"
1t was not "they" it was Mr..
Stone who said he knew nothing
about the misdeeds OF the Legislature.
He said that again and again, with
painful iteration and leiteration, at
the beginning fhis present vote. soli-
citing tour. Subsequently ne assumed
to have learned great deal about the
misdeeds OF the Legislature, and with
great earnestness he declared that if
the next Legislature should be guilty
of attempts to commit like offences
and crimes he would use his power as
Governor to prevent their consum-
nation.
That which he SO providently learn.
ed only brief while ago he now as
serts he has already forgotten, and de-
clares he knows nothing about the ne
farlous acts of Senator Quay's legisla-
tive majority during the last session,
and that whatever they may have
been, "they are not worth the consid-
Grafton of intelligent voters, for they
have no bearing upon his candidacy"
This statement of Senator Quay's
candidate for Governor is based upon,
if it is sincere, a mere matter of opin.
ion. The electors, like Mr.. Stone,
are not members of the Legislature,
but they know, as he declares he does
not, what crimes against the State
Senator Quay's majority of that body
attempted or achieved. If Senator
Quays candidate is so unaccountably
ignorant OF them, the people are not,
and they will not agree, when they go
to the polls on the 9Th of November,
with Mr.. Stones opinion that the
crimes of Mr.. Quay's legislative ma
jority are not issues of thus campaign
that they are not worth the considera-
tion OF intelligent voters, and that they
have no bearing whatever upon his
candidacy.
AS the merest matter of fact, appar-
ent to all frankly honest folk, the Of
fences of Senator Quay's legislative
majority are distinct, vital issues of
! the campaign and have the most di-
rect and weightiest bearing upon the
candidacy of Senator Quays own
candidate for Governor. For Mr..
Stone or for anyone to contend other
wise is to assume that the people OF
Pennsylvania lack the most ordinary
intelligence. They are not fools,
though Mr.. Stone evidently believes
they are.
1t is the misfortune of Mr. Stone
and of his candidacy that they are in
separately associated and connected
with Senator Quays corrupt legisla-
tive majority of the last session, and
with Senator Quay. Both the major
ity and Mr.. Stones condidacy spell
Quaylsm, stand for Quayism and
nothing else. The Legislature and
Mr.. Stone are alike the political crea-
lures of Senator Quay. He owns and
controls them both. No doubt Mr..
Stone has come to regard Mr.. Quay
as sort of an Old Man of the Sea,
and would like to shake from his
shoulders the crushing burden of him.
But neither Senator Quay nor Sena-
tor Quays venal legislative majority
can be SO easily shaken off by Sena-
tor Quay's candidate for Governor.
On Mr.. Stones banner is inscribed
the legend, "Quayism," and he must
carry it to victory or defeat. Mr..
Stones candidacy stands for nothing
save that, and that is the dominating
issue OF the campaign for Governor.
If Mr.. Stone was more frank regard
ing his candidacy he would be a
stronger candidate. The people like
an honest, courageous man: they
have no affection, no respect for, no
confidence in an insincere, skulking
standard bearer. Mr.. Stone would
probably be in a much better position
before the electorate, whose votes he
is daily soliciting, if he were to frank,
ly concede that he is Senator Quay's
G&nAnn TANaN