Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-01-29
Mr. Quincy AND rae SITUATION.

Hon n. ". CUxEY OF San Antonio
Texas has written let er to the Editor
Of the Weekly ExrR IS:
Among other things ne says;
After the nomination of Mr.. McKln-
ley il tn St. Lunis convention. there
Q lay republican and o. the husting~
nd at the polls the only Question
lat created fActiousl politics within
he party fo'd. was thu result Of ecoco-
mic i.sues. "a between bimetelisn. mo
nov etalism us bet~eeu I'D standard
aud the iree cjinag ga OF silver.
And again:
This is as II should be This il the
historv of R-publicapism in this coun
Try. Notwi hstardiug the Pennsylva.
mis- delegation in fhe { Lou 'nven
ton wss for Mr. Qlay Nav Y tx for
Ar Morion. the \ ~ E1gi4ni ares.
with their great manufacturing inter
ssts, were prscti .4ily for Mr.. Reed q,
these states. At the cal a duty gave in
creased republican msjOrities for the
republican nominee for president.
whose nomiua ION they had failed to
endorse in convention by their vote.
He says;
This idle twaddle about being orig
inll Mckinley men. has no takers. Il
is the puerilp argument OF men, whose
design for flee wou work tisinte-
grafton TO party organization, by thrOt-
ling free speech. lC off-rs pre-
mium for perjury. tr2schery aud COW
ard ice. IL prscludes anv appeal from
the decision OF the ring at q makes the
macf in greater than It's creator-tbe
people.
The above rinzing declarations
shauld be inscrib d up IN the shields Of
every Republican orsAniz alton in the
country. and voiced b. the National
Repubssi;SS==s: Party in convention assem-
bIed
He exonerates the Chief Magistrate
otthe nation from the responsibility in
che following clear cut statements
WHEN he says:
There never was an instance in the
/ history OF the republican party, ard
ltis truly fortunate IN this. hat thu
i)us fac ions of the party reEr--
senting tine many sections Of our cums
mon country, with its diVer~ifi-d in
ter~st, ever failed n lis oh nee -fore a
national Z invention of selecting tn
psrJy'S & estest expOn-nts, with pti-
vate oh sracJer above rei roach and AT
u GU STONED public record. But. IL is
as,s qually true, that these very same
uOnAraOie gentlemen can be untOr
tunate in the seiectip IN of their man
aver" LhaG even when, he real anC
| - II. A. . /.
party h )uld recuperate irNm thu AZ
duous la0Ors, resulting in sue sess
that these very same manager, il
h ir ridiculous scramble for office
h w the very bas-s5 ing -atltud- t.
h. m-n WAO made IL pnsSihl- fOl
.h-m e. scramble. Il Is indeed hare
10 teach { ms people that his war a
over I h ugh il rs snceaed fsc
shat politics and diplolacy 90 hand n
hand. one The &c ence OF gov nm-nt
the other the science OF com promise
Mr.. CUNEY is report d a being al
iovalii. lie has been thA leading p
litical Afro American character in tn
south.
As an organizer. he had few equal
az no superior One blast upon hi
| Nu2lc were W''IoA zen III 'ASdflO mel
lie went down with Senator ALLIso
+ ia the fight for the nomlna
zion, bat has not swerved one lot
from : love for Republican principle.
de hates treacherg even rs he doe
those who by the exercise of it brough
: shout his political downfaH. Let u
. hope that the lion is only wounded all
VII tread again the forests with a
If his old-tine vigor and daring.