The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-12
FIGHT ON Mr.. QUAY
PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR is CHAL-
LENGED TO GO BEFORE THE
PEOPLE FOR VINDICATION
NOVEL PROPOSITION MADE
BUSINESS MEMS REPUBLICAN
LEAGUE WANT MIR. QUAY TO
RUN FOR TREASURER
BUSINESS
T THE PEOPLE DECIDE
LET
That Is the Substance of an Address
Issued to the Voters of PennsyI-
vania-Bo1d Charges Preferred
Against the Men Who Supported
Senator Quay's Candidacy In the
State Legislature.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE Busi-
vania, which organization last fall put
forth special efforts throughout the state
to secure the election of anti-Quay can
didates for the legislature, tonight is
sued an address to the people Of the state
"congratulating them upon the progress
made by the forces of good government
during the past year.
The address says that the majority of
the members elected to the general as
sembly, for the first time in nearly a
score of years, was anti-Quay, 1.-The head
and front of that corrupt and vicious
political system that so long has been
reproach to the state.''
This anti-Quay body, the address says,
exposed and defeated all forms of ma
chine conceived in corruption and leg
islative jobbery," and continuing, says:
THE appalling chapter of crime, as de-
veloped by the legislative investigating
committee, showing a far-reaching con-
spiracy to corrupt and bribe members Of
the legislature to vote for Mr.. Quay for
United States senator should alone drive
from his support every self resp Getting
voter of the state"
The principal state officer to be chosen
at the November election Is the state
treasurer, nominations for which office
will be made at the approaching party
conventions, and the leagues address in
concluding takes up this topic as fol-
lows:
1.-THE control of the state treasury,
which has been the fountain head Of cor
ruption in the past is not less important
now, though the passage of the anti
Quay interest bill compels the payment
of interest on state deposit.
The Business Mems league has never
placed in the field candidate for any Of
fee and desires only that proper men be
nominated.
'It is an organization of Republicans
who wish to prevent party disruption and
disaster with the conviction that nothing
but heroic action will save the party from
national and state disgrace in the future.
For the purpose of settling this con-
troversy, before the. presidential contest
of 1900, we would make the following sug-
gestion as a means of terminating the
strife within the Republican ranks:
Let Mr. quay, himself. become the
the ensuing election. Mr.. Quay has boast
ed of his readiness to go to the people
for vindication. He, as state treasurer,
personal profit by the use Of public
moneys, which has been an important is
sue in this contest. He represents, in
every sense, the evils against which self
respecting Republicans are revolving; he
is the head of the ruinous and vicious
system which bears his name Let him
make the issue distinct and direct, leav-
ing the final decision to the people If
Mr. Quay fears to submit his candidacy
to the people, and In the face Of his repu-
diation by their direct representatives in
sists upon claiming seat in the United
States senate, through the unlawful act
of a subservient governor, he will inten-
sify and prolong the contest until he is
repudiated by future legislature, and
other candidates who bear the stamp of
his machine