The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-07
WOMAN TOO MUCH FOR quay.
The Result OF a speech She Did Not
FORGET.
From The Cbicago Chroniole.

From the Chicago Chronicle.
Mrs "Dave" Martin is the woman who
blocks the realization of the political am
bition Of Senator Quay. She is clever
political manager and knows more about
the science Of official moves than three
fourths of the men. Her husband consul's
her before putting any project into execu-
ton. and they talk over everything pc
siticai together before decision is reach
ed that means future action.
When quay arose in the Senate and made
his memorable reference to the dollar mark
and the collar Mr.. and Mrs. Dave" Mar
Tin talked that over.
e Dave" said Mrs. Martin, wen remem-
Der this" we will" said Mr.. Martin.
The thing they both promised to Iemem-
Der happened back 10 1895. II came about
in this way:
There was a big mayoralty fight on in
Philadelphia. The Republicans We're divided
into combines ana anticombines Senator
Quay wanted Boles Penrose now junior
United States senator from Pennsylvania,
10 be mayor.
Dave" Martin had acquiesced in Quay's
plan. he talked Penrose on the very eve
of the nominating convention.
But on the day OF the COW -ntion Dave
Martin threw his influence for Warwick
and Warwick was nominated for Mayor
of Philadelphia. Senator Quay was in
Washington. He was notified of the action
OF the convention by telegram. He was
incensed at what he called a breach Of
faith. There was a debate In the Senate
that day on the urgent deficiency bill
Senator Quay arose in the debate and said
various singing and vitriohc things which
reflected directly upon the convention in
Philadelphia, the men in that convention
and the manner aud customs thereof
He said: Would il not be well, instead
of smothering the names and salaries of
employees of corporations under the in
come tax law, TO compel the publication of
such form that the list shall be accessible
to the public? A circumstance which hap
pened within the last thirty-six hours has
called my attention to the probable i'm
portance of something of this kind.
'Tt happened that a gentleman who is
very high in political position in the city
of Philadelphia, nc less a parsonage than
a national Republican committeeman, In
conversation with distinguished member
of the other branch of the national legis-
lature, a judicial officer Of the city Of
Philadelphia, and one of the leading, prob
ably the leading member of the Pennsyl-
why he could not preserve plighted faith
and could not do what ought to be done
in regard to an important nomination
made there, stated that ne was under
heavy salary and had been under a heavy
salary from a great corporation for the
past three years-a salary large enough to
maintain his famiIy-and he was compelled
TO do what the corporation wished him to
do and not what he himself desired and
felt he ought to do.
The amendment suggest is pertinent
simply IN this respect, that men in such
position with higher power for good or
evil ought not to be permitted 10 masquer-
ade as acting in the interest of the pub
lie or IN the interest of any party when
in reality they are serving these great
corporate bodies.
They ought TO go about and meet their
fellows fairly and openly with the dollar
mark Of the corporation on their fore
heads"
That speech was read in Philadelphia a
few hours after it was made in Wash
ington.
David Martin and his friends read It
and Mrs. Martin read 1t.
She never forgot II and she saw to IL that
her husband never forgot il. The give and
take of poltics-the doctrine of experience
the changing allegiance from one camp
to another-these things may be done by
practical politicians. as the men who make
money out of making offices call them
selves but they had no place in Mrs.
Dave" Martins scheme of existence.
Senator Quay called her husband names
and she would never be satisfied until
someone had taught Senator Quay a
much-needed lesson.
She studied politics, national and local
more assidiously than ever, and she wait
ed for the time of the teaching of the
great Pennsylvania TO come.
When sthe senatorial fight came on In
Pennsylvania Dave" Martin was a SEN
ator from Philadelphia. of course he
started for Harrisburg 10 be IN the thick
OF the battle after warnings from his
wife to be sure and beat Quay. She let
her husband go to Harrisburg without
her. but the day afterward she packed
up her belongings and followed him, and
worked day and night 10 aid In the de-
feat Of the man she remembered" IL.
gether with John Wanamaker tn, Mar
tins beat Quay, and those who know saw
il was all Mrs Martin.