The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23
He MUST RECKON WITH QUAY.
PENNSYLVANIA WILL OPPOSE MIR.
ArkINLEY's DENOMINATION.


ter General Smiths Newspaper TO
Oppose Quny-GrOsvenor and Bur-
ton Have Been Ruled Out of
speakership Race.
Washington, April 22.-(speciaD. .-sena-
tor Quay and his political followers in
Pennsylvania have openly declared war
against President Mckinley, because OF
the opposition of the administration to
Quay's reelection to the Senate. Quay
is a steadfast and generous friend. but
bitter and unreienting foe. one of his
ablest lieuteuants to-day gave expression
90 the sentiment prevailing In the Quay
camp when he said:
Senator Quay was made the victim Of
the enmlty of the administration In the
recent senatorial contest, and the friends
of Senator Quay will resent the opposI.
ton of the administration when McKin-
ley comes up for reelection. If McKln-
ley Is nominated again. / predict that
the state Of Pennsylvania will go Demo-
cratic. II for no other reason than to re-
buke Mckinley for the part he played Iu
the Quay contest. Mckinley cannot ex-
pect the friends of Senator Quay TO eao
dirt In the next presidential campaign, and
we now serve notice on the administra-
tion that 1t Is a case OF war 60 the knife
| and knife to the HIT
"It will not do for President Mckinley q,
say that he was hands-off In the Ouav
fight, for he permitted his Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith. TO use
| his newspaper. the Philadelphia Press. i'm
keeping up a continual war upon Quay. In
| the interest of the Republican party i'm
| Pennsylvania, Senator Penrose went to-
| mckinley and urged him TO call off Emory
| Smith and stop the persecution Of Quay i'm
| the Press. Mckinley, in an Indifferent sore
| OF way, declined to suppress Emory
| Smith, saying he could not afford TO inter-
| fere in state politics. That was all the
| consolation Senator Penrose received from
the President, and the friends of Senator
| Quay propose to retallate, with interest.
| when the proper time arrives Mark INV
| prediction, Pennsylvania will go Demo
| ocratic at the next presidential election IL
| Mckinley Is again the Republican nofni-
| nee."
quay ns n Fighter.
Mr. Quay has established a reputation
for being a desperate fighter, of the bull
| dog variety, as was shown during the
| twelve years he served IN the Senate The
| stubbornness he displayed IN behalf OF the
| Iron and steel Industry, when the Gorman-
| Wilson tariff bill was under consideration.
| will be long remembered He had a mass
of printed matter. which he called his
tariff speech, consisting OF statistics, ag-
| gregating several million words. At reg
| ular intervals Senate messengers lugged
into the chamber the QUAY Speech" and
It's supposed author would proceed to read.
| TO complete the reading would have oc-
| cupied several months. Many persons re-
| garded the "Quay speech as joke, but
| quay was dead serious. and he did not
| withdraw his mass OF documents until he
| had forced the Senate to accede to the de-
| nahds of his friends of the iron and steel
| trusts. Quay's friends say ne does not go
10 war until he Is fully prepared for q
long campaign. He lays in a good supply
| OF ammunition, sees TO 1t that his commits
sary department Is well stocked and all
| ways has at his back reserve force ready
and willing to die in the last ditch with
him, II necessary.
| speaIxership Not for Ohio.
The threatened bolt of the Quay forces
in the Keystone state, together with the
complications growing out of the retire
ment from public life of Speaker Reed, 10
causing no end of unrest In the adminis-
tration camp There Is bound to be a
bitter fight over the speakership. and IL
| IA understood that the administration In
tends to take hand in the contest. Pres
ident Mckinley has put a veto upon the
suggestion that either Grosvenor or Burton
| of Ohio, shall enter the race. The Pres
ident holds that IL Is unwse for the Buck
eye state to expect to secure the presi-
dency and also the speakership. Who will
he the administration candidate is yet a
secret. There Is a suspicion that the Pres
ident would prefer to see an Eastern man
elected TO succeed Mr.. Reed.
l ahnA Will DrOHaDlV be
| between two New Workers, Serene Payne
| Of Auburn and James Sherman OF Utica.
| The Western members may decide TO make
| n a sectional issue and combine on one
| of the numerous candidates from that sec
lion II they can unAte their forces they
NAV win out. Hopkins of Illinois and
| ueobnrn. of Iowa are the only western
candidates who have had any experience
n the speakers chair. They have presided
| ovar The House frequently during tne
| raoa regime. Cannon, Henderson, and HUI
| hsve won distinction in the House as de-
baters, but not as presiding ofhcers. COM
hinatlons are already being formed ana =
desperate battle for the speaker saFei "a
about 10 commence.
want the Boys Brought Home.
The uncertainty and discomfort whien
| surrounds the Philippine question ~ also
causing the President and his trlends a
| sroat deal OF serious concern. proml-
| nart COMMUNICATION congressman from the
Wet who is being bombarded daily with
letters and kilograms from relatives and
friends of one OF the volunteer regiments
now In the Philippines, urging that they
he Immediately brought home, says the
President is greatly worried as to the WIS
est course 10 pursue.
"Mv people" said the congressman, de
mand that their boys be brought home.
Letters have been received from the troops
stating that many of them are sick and
discouraqed, and In no condition 20 with
| Stand the climatic influences prevailing
in that far-off land. From the conyersa-
lion have with the President, am con-
| vinced that he would rise up and call
blsssed any one who will suggest a prac-
deal and dignihed method by which the
United States can terminate the present
disastrous and distressing condition Of af-
fairs ia the Philippines Il Is easy enough