Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-08
Number 81.
MARTIN A sTALWART

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treaties of the Wanamalser- Gordon
: Graham combine to turn in for jerks
he Loyalty supported the whole Repub-
iican ticket, and the 81, 600 plurality for
Colonel Stone was the result. The same
influences are now working to get SEN
ator Martin to join in the fusion move
ment to keep Republican members of
the legislature out OF the Republican
caucus for speaker of the house, but
he replies, like Senator Magee. of Allie
gheny. that he is "a Republican" 1t
is Martins proud boast that he never
cut a candidate on an. Republican
ticket. He has time and time again
emphasized his stalwart Rapublcanism,
and every one of his followers in the
legislature will be found in the 2e-
publican caucus and standing by the
choice of the majority for speaker and
United States senator.
Interest naturally centers in the trial
of Senator Quay, which comes up In
court on the 18th inst Not even those
who are pushing this prosecution have
any idea that there will be a conviction
OF any of the defendants The political
conspirators back of this mos, des-
perate and contemplate case. however
vaiply hope that they may in some
affect him in his canvass fer re-clec-
ton to the United States senate. The
combined energies and resources of
Wanamaker, Gordon and Graham
thrown into this case have failed sig
nally to prejudice the public mind
against Senator Quay. it IS everywhere
regarded as the most infamous case of
political persecution ever attempted in
this county. 1t is not generally known
but 1t Is fact, nevertheless. that even
with the Quay interests having no oD-
rortunity to be represented by coun-
sci before the grand jury, as defendants
are never heard there. the grand jury
came within one vote Of Diminishing all
the indictments in the case. And this
happened. too. after George s. Graham,
with all the power nf the district al
torney's Office at his baci, mad spoken
for more than two hours presenting
the case with all the colorin~ which =
master in this line could PAINT against
the defendants. The vote was to Il in
favor Of letting the case 70 to trial.
Under the law Graham had 10 have
IL votes or his case would have fa len
then and there. TIE proce edinGs since
have been in line Wih what usually
happens under similar circumstances.
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whose son is employed as an assistant
to District Attorney Graham. and who
took part in the argument. dismissed
the demurrers of Senator Quay's coun-
sci. and the case goes to the jury
With anything like an impartial trial
acquittal of the accused is bound Ia
follow. Many leading citizens have
publicly expressed themse-Ves in de-
claring that neither Senator Quay nor
his son Richard, in their transactions
with TIE Peoples bank. did anything
more than business men do every day
in borrowing mone", FOR which they
give collateral, and upon which they
pay the usual rate Of interest
MCCLURE SCORES GORDON.
Probably the most amusing of the
many exciting episodes cf this cam
paign against Senator Quay occurred
this week. following Judge Gordon's
sensational retirement from the bench
on the morning hat the Quay case
was to come up in his court. II Judge
Gordon had deliberately determined to
further impress that idea upon the
minds of those who believe his retire
ment from the judiciary was due to his
fear of the impeachment proceedings
contemplated by Senator Quay's friends
he could not have made a move more
calculated to do so than that which he
did this week. Colonel A. K. Mcclure
OF The Times has been one of the most
outspoken of those who have criticized
Judge Gordon's operations in politics
while sitting on the bench. Gordon.
stingng Ter these sharp comments.
came out in a three colurn letter with
q fierce attack on Mcclure. He accused
hin, of attacking many judges because
they would not do as he wished, of be-
ing at the head of band OF legislators
in his earlier days who eXacted tribute
for all legislation passed at Harrisburg,
and also declared that he was still in
debted to the Peoples bank in a large
amount Of money. Mcclure, with
characteristic boldness printed Cor
don's letter in full in his own paper,
and informed the editors OF the PhiIa-
delphia papers that he had no obiec-
tion to their publishing it. In his own
paper. The Times, he gave the letter
under this heading The Compliments
of Forcibly Disrobed Judge to the
Man Who Unmasked Him" In an
editorial reply The Times said
Whether Judge Gordon is to be pit
led, as a harmless mnatic. wholly ir-
responsible for his utterances or
whether he is to he criticized rs an
Intelligent citizen who appreciates the
malicious falsity of his statements ac-
cusing men who have thwarted his
mean ambition and finally compelled
him to resign the judicial position
which he so conspieuously dishonored.
is question we leave to the consider
ate judgment of the people" Then af-
ter taking up seriatum and denying
each of the charges made in judge
Gordon's letter the editorial concludes
as follows:
1T has been the pride of a. X. Nc
Clure that he has always been able. IN
his public and private efforts to pro-
woke and defy the vindictive hatred
and defamation of every public jobber.
of every public thief. every official per-
jurer and every forebly disrobed judge.
and in charitable pity he accepts Judge
Gordons highest compliment ever given
him from the criminal classes of the
state"