The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-02

aNoT Ruafs
As yet there is no evidence that i'm
pIicates Senator Quay in wrongdoing
and the chances are that his enemies
have overpIayed their game. in which
viii make Senator Quay stronger than
ever.-Reading Times.
As the case now stands It is prose-
cution for political effect, and Senator
Quay will lose none OF his supporters
and his enemies will gain nothing
Were the names Of the prosecutors re-
vealed it certainly could be shown that
their action was inspired by political
hate or personal specialization Sen
tineL
As the case now stands the Quay
forces viii not be weakened TO the ex-
tent OF single vote by reason OF It.
To be effective the case must be strip
ped OF all mystery and the prosecu-
tors must come TO the front and con-
vince the people that the case is not
political in its character nor instigated
for political ends.-Wilkesbarre Record
II does not appear from the evidence
that any loans were made to Quay
which were not fully secured. and paid
at maturity The bank failed last
March, but the whole amount due the
state has been paid. The holding OF
the senator to bail is Of no significance,
since il is the Philadelphia custom to
hold to bail all who are guilty Of be-
ing suspected, and the magistrate was
a willing instrument Of the district at
to,-nar- Iouaedaia Citizen
The way to defeat that conspiracy is
TO vote for the legislative nominees
known to be favorable to Quay. The
courts will take cognizance of his case
at the earliest possible period in No
vember, and he viii be triumphantly
vindicated. But his trial cannot come
OF until later in November than cleo
ton day. II was this knowledge that
led his prosecutors 10 select the time
they cid for bringing on the arrest and
preliminary proceedings. - Pottsville
Miners Journal
Those who oppose the reelection OF
Senator Quay has an undoubted right
10 do so II thev oppose him as Re-
publicans. they should oppose him with
another Republican candidate for the
senate They are not doing this When
they declare their opposition to Quay,
10 ask who their candidate is, is a per-
fectly fair question. If they have no
opposing Republican candidate. they
can have no way Of defeating him ex-
cept with a Democrat.-Honesdale
Citizen.
A Pennsylvania of national promi-
nence, who was minister TO foreign
country under President Cleveland. in
speaking to a resident of Lower Merton
regarding the charges against Quay.
said that under the evidence produced
at the hearing the magistrate had no
more right to hold Quay for trial than
he had to hold me-" AS the speaker is
one of the foremost lawyers in the
country. and presumably a Democrat,
his opinion should be considered un-
prejudiced and of weight.-ConshO-
hocken Recorder.
II. as il appears, the ultimate pur-
pose of Quay's enemies is To get him
out Of the way. they have mistaken
their man. The senior senator would
probably have long since withdrawn
from public life 10 the quietude and
pleasure Of his family and books had
il not been for his natural dislike TO
retire under fire and just so long as
this wicked persecution continues will
he doubtless feel it his duty to fight
his calumniators. and the prospect is
that. in the present contest. as in the
past. he is going to whip them horse
and foot as they deserye.-Pittston
Gazette.
With all the documents in their pos
session for months why is it that IT was
delayed until this time when the state
campaign is nearing an end and not
enough time remains 10 have the case
fully exploited in a court OF law? To the
mind of the reasonable. thinking man 1t
has much the appearance OF campaign
dodge. and it is altogether likely to have
ar effect exactly opposite TO that which
was intended. Not only will it have the
effect of solidifying the friends of Sen
ator Quay. but it is calculated to dis
gust even those who are not friendly TO
AFR. Quay, but do not believe in sys-
TEN Of persecution intended to defeat a
political -Hollidaysburg Reg
lister.
So grave a prosecution should be en-
tirely free from the sinister suspicion
that IL was begun for campain pur-
poses. Legal proceedings instituted
merely for the purpose of helping a
man. faction or & party to political
victory, are in reality great detriment
to the cause of justice. which Is too
sacred to be tampered with in the
muddy pool of politics. The fact that
tnis case was begun in the heat of a
campaign rendered it all the more I'M
perative that its instigators should
come to the front at the beginning as
an evidence of their good faith. Fail
ing TO do this. they stand in the same
light as the anonymous letter writer
who expects the public TO accept his
unauthenticated fulminations at their
face vaiue.-Scranton Truth.
Not only an influential portion of the
press throughout the country. but what
Is OF paramount importance, the indi-
vidual expression of business men in
every part Of the state. as well as over
a wide extent of the continent. is in
dignantly given in opposition to the
methods employed by the senator's
enemies Bankers and prominent men
of affairs in every city OF the Union
are daily heard making the statement
that In their honest belief there was not
only no criminal intent in the transact
tions now being exploited. but no pos
sible excuse for the charges. 1t is not
necessary for Mr., Quay's friends to
make apologies for hlIn. II is thor
oughly understood in business circles
and among just thinkers that il is
not a case for apologetic remarks. bu: