Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-13

with one hand and attending to his
public duties with the other. Never
theless, he has taken excellent care Of
pcnnsylvanta's material Interests la
Congress, and has acquired personal
influence and standing In the Senate
which Aldfich, Gray, Jones aud Mor-
kan and Murphy and Teller have pub
licly sald are not surpassed BY the
standing OF any other member. Quay'a
defeat Of the force bill. a pot meas
urc OF the Harrison administrator. un-
doubtediy prepared the way for the
cordial support given by the south to
the war with spain. Its defeat also per-
mitted the passage of the tarim bin. In
which Pennsylvania was chiefly inter-
cated
one Of Quay's most rnafkcd chnrac-
tcristica Ia his extraordinary rcticencc
In regard 20 matters upon which his
Judgment has not been formed. lie
can b. yoluble cnought when the sub
Jet has passed into the historical
stage. have known him on tho eve OF
a state convention 60 take the con-
ventionni bit between hi teeth and
talk Tor several hours on a F,rctch upon
n subject with only speculative fu-
turc. or one altogether belonging to the
past.
Former state Treasurer u Pcnnsyi.
vanln Henry X. Boyer has snid that he
has often tried To ind out Indirectly
what Quay thought upon a political
subject which he was known 60 bc con.
Hldering. In close Intimacy even rcti-
cent men often lose their rcilccnce.
Thin was the case with General Grant
'srhUy say" said General Meade IN
isCl. that General Grant cannot talk
lie can talk. and talk well. | only fear
that he talks ton much whom surround
Cd uniy By those persons In whom he
h. n "a
absolutely Trustworthy lieutenant ~
Quay. but he said that. although they
had been alone together Tor hours, and
he had repeatedly tried with intention
~ test Quny'a power 81 rctlroncc. he
had never been able. under the mort
favorable circumstances. 10 draw forth
q single word that would give the cicw
about the question upon which the In
guiritOr desired Information. II was
said Of tho late Senator Malone " Wiz.
rinla. that he would never do anything
TINT most PERSONS desired him 10 do.
but that he would do anything that
Quay asked him 10 do.
quay has ~ many kinds 10 public rop-
utationH ~ h. has personal aspects and
varieties ~ friends, Ills discrimination
among men seems 10 b. exclusively np.
piled 10 tho weighing ~ their faculty to
do. n he has the tastes. preiudlc.a. fan
cioH and Impulses M to other men. such
aa most men have he keeps them Won
derfully well Ia himself iie seems to
have m personal hatfeds, and no ma
lice whatever. lie refused 10 circulate
some really clever things aimed NJ the
nefrnnui foibica n rrnver Cleveland.
The rrivate secretary 81 Governor
linrtranft. ~ Pennsylvania who knew
him we'll. suid that whatever else
Quay ~ he u always q gentleman.
That he understands human nature In
the Individual and In the mass ~ a
mRitgr ~ course.
Tho future American historian. uro-
vidaf he nay any attention ~ orlrinni
evidence. u goiu. 10 have tho solving
Of complicated puyEle when h. dcaiH
with the character ~ Natthey stanlov
QUAY, MANY explorations NJ quay
have heen rlven Navy ~ ihrm nre
malicious. ignorant nrf untruthfui
Nore ~ them Il sa'isfactory.-N New
York Herald.