The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28
LEACH LOYAL TO QUAY.
TIE Republican Leader DsnOunces
Alliance With Democrats.
PREDICTS SENATOR'S SUCCESS.


Has Made rhe Mistake OF Posing
Too Little. and Urges Him to Avoid
Leaving the Details OF Organization
. TO Inenacienf. BTandering and self
fsh Lieutenants-
Especial corresp0ndenee-l
Philadeiphia- sept 2o.-A conmuni-
cation addressed 20 Hon n 5 Quay -
Frank Wiling Leach has Just been
made public II viii Be remembered
that AIr. Leach vas formerly icenfiiled
with Senator Quay il politics. but Tor
the last t~o years has strongly opposed
him In isss he was prominently ide1-
tiled with the movement IN eavor OF
Hon John Wanamaker's election 70 the
United States senate Mr. Leacns lei
ter. which Is now the chief topic OF cis-
cnssiOn among politicians and others N
Philadelphia. il as follows:
Philadelphia Sept IS. 1855
Hon n s Quay. Atlantic City. \. J.
My Dear sir In iss2. Just afteryou had
been subjected TO a series Of personal
attacks. unparalleled in their malicious
ness. from certain Democratic news
papers Of New York. as punisnment
for defeating Mr. Cleveland in ISIS. you
were a candidate for reelection 10 the
United States senate. and were almost
unanimously returned The details OF
your campaign that year were under
my direction In 1885. in your candi-
dacy for state chairman. you were
again subjected TO an avalanche OF
abuse and viruperation. in the endeavor
to eliminate yoC as q factor IN Pennsyi-
Fanla politics In that memorable bat
tie you were overwhelmingly success
ful and your enemies were dsmoral-
lied and driven 10 the woods IL az
forded me no little pleasure IN that
year to resign the Office 1 then held
and again assume charge OF the work
OF Organization in your behalf Another
battle Is now on. your return 10 the
senate being at stake. and again the
weapons Of offense seem to be SANDER.
falsehOOd and vilifcatiOn- II such IS
TO be the nature OF the warfare against
you l cannot be found among your
venom-girdled enemies, but among
your friends. and IL there Is any proper
and legitimate service can render
you have but to command ne
From April. 1886. to March. IssS.
vigorously opposed the domination OF
those OF your iieufsnants whom you
had unHfsely permitted 10 direct the
party organization IN Pennsylvania
fought as hard as 1 knew how, and
have no apologies 10 offer. But two
things should be noted In the first
place my work was entirely within
party lines In the second place / par
ticipated in no personal assaults upon
you. Having been a part OF the Quay
organization for ten years, IL would
have been the personifcatiOn Of indeli-
cacy. not TO say folly. for me 10 have
joined In a TRADE against "Quayisn."
sO-caIled. Ny reason for leaving you
in 1856 was clearly understood at the
time While the ordinary professional
refOrmer azsailed you for -bOssing" too
much I denounced you for ~bossing
too little For some time you had al
lowed a certain more or less distin-
Cuishzd state senatOr-fortunateiy now
more or less extinguished-to usUrp the
functions OF leadership and assume
control OF the details OF organization
In the state. This you had permitted.
even though you were held responsible
for his many shortcomings. with result
ant Injury 10 your political fortunes
ana 10 the party organization de-
ciined TO follow any such vicious lead
ership, and arraigned you for permit
ting this man 10 attain such COM
manding position in the councils OF the
party. to your own and the party's
hurt Several months ago. with my
finger somewhat upon the political
pulse Of the state. 1 discovered that this
mans influence was waning. and this
conviction was confirmed when he fall
ed 10 appear al the last state conyen-
tlOn. subsequently ! learned that he
had obtained control of a gold mine
in New Mexico. and that he had re-
moved the seat OF his operations 10
that interesting territory. the climate
OF which, trust. ne viii find conducive
10 good health. II is because of my
firm conviction that you have reas-
sumed your fun functions as the leader
OF the party in the state. in fact as well
= fII name. that ] am willing to give
nay best energies in behalf OF your re-
turn TO the senate. with only one con-
ditiOn precedent-that you viii do a
good deal more ''bossing" in the future
than in the past. and not leave the de-
tails OF organization to inefficient.
blundering. selfish iieutenants. pretend
ing 20 be your devoted adherents. but
with a devotion su5ordinated 70 their
own personal schemes for public piun-
der. With this condition Of things at
iained. your own position. politically.
viii be unassailable. and the Republi-
can party wiz be united and harmo-
NOUS
Your action. or rather n0n-action. in
permitting the reins of leadership to
be usurped by irresponsible lieutenants.
has subjected you 10 torrent OF abuse
because OF the doings and failures Of
the last legislature. As a matter OF
fact. you probably knew little of what
that body was doing at the time Your
own duties, as a member Of the fed
eral legislature. prevented your close
attention to the details OF legislation
as they developed at Harrisburg. Yet
you are charged with all the short
comings Of that historic body. 1 have
no doubt you did not read. before in
PRODUCTION. the titles OF ten bills out Of
many thousands presented by members
Of the two houses. and doubtless you
could not give the titles OF six OF them
now During all the years was asso-
ciated with you / never knew you TO
be interested in a dozen bills before
the legislature. you always evincing a
~ AA4AEA f'-t III RiAaAr you
claimed, did not concern you. except
as a private citizen. l never failed 10
combat this theory, maintaining that
while the people might have no right
to demand such service from you
they would, however unjuStiy. hold you
responsible for the misdoings and fail
ures Of those claiming to represent you.
No matter how irksome the task, /
trust you win give your personal scru-
tiny. so far as your duties as a United
st1ies senator viii permit. TO the doings
II future legislatures. to the end that
their acts and non-acts may not be a
rcll-cach 20 the Republican party an I
10 the commonwealth.
It canOr be denied that the PERFORM
astes Of the last legislature were not
acceptable TO the people Of the s-ate.
But ! speak advisedly when / say that
4 was not one whit worse than apv
one of the dozen legislatures which
have convened since the new constitu-
ton went into effect. There was this
difference-the doings Of the legislators
last year were. as never before. made
known To the people During the ses-
sion Of 's1 ] had personal supervision
Of the work Of supplying weekly infor-
nation TO over one hundred state news
papers, exhibiting the shortcomings OF
The members and giving wide publicity