Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-03-16

Ihelf man. ms frightened the Quay mer
and they set their lobby at work to de
feat it by trying to get certain number
OF Democrats to sign an agreement not
| TO 90 into fusion movement but to
stand always for jerks. BY doing so thp
! Quay machine could defeat the fusion
movement and save Quay's political life
The other view of it is that the propo-
sition TO stand by jerks was simply a
blind. used to fool the Democrats who
would be asked to sign the paper, Ac-
cording to Representative Millcr's state
ment there was II paragraph in this
agreement binding its signcrs to stand
together on certain legislation. This
would include the McCarrell bill and
such other pinch bills" as might come
before the legislature, in which there
would be money for those who would
sign.
THE REASON FOR 1T.
Either one of the above solutions
would answer the seeming inconsistency
of Democrats being asked TO sign II
paper TO stand by their caucus candidate.
There must he some reason for it. and it.
Is one OF the above, or perhaps both 1t is
known that about this time the Quay
Democrats, a handful of men who were
anxious to vote for Quay irrespective of
what might happen to the Democratic
party. were being watched very closely
by the stalwart Democrats. They were
suspected of working hand in hand with
the Quay machine.
Shortly after this time Congressman
Sibley appeared on the field and set to
work to do all that he conld to help elect
Quay and throw down Colonel Guffey.
These Democrats, who were regarded as
Quay men. were conspicuous around the
Sibley and Quay headquarters, and this
rather strengthened the belief that sew
eral Democrats were ready to go over
to the other side.
The name of Representative Rosen-
berry, of Montgomery county. was men
toned by one or two of the above wit
nesses. They said that Rosenberg had
approached them in the Lochiel hotel and
told them not to sign the agreement as
there might be something in it." One of
the Northampton county witnesses said
that he took it to mean that there would
be money in it." In his own defense
Mr.. Rosenberry appeared before the com
mittee voluntarily on Thursday night
and declared that he had been misin-
terprcted. What he meant by the ex-
preston was that he had refused to sign
it, as there might be something in it that
they would ultimately be sorry for. His
statement was applauded
As for Representative SpatZ, he has as
yet made no explanation for his position
in the matter. Two other representatives
from Berks county, Messrs. Reiff and
Hoch, were put on the stand and boldly
stated that they had nothing whatever
to do with the matter. Hoch and Reiff
visited Mr. Spatz's room once only. When
Representative Reiff was asked WHY he
did not return again to the room he said
that he had no business there. Repre-
sentative Naftzingcr knew nothing of
the paper This comprises the testimony
up to the present time
A ROLL OF HONOR.
There are five names that deserve TO
| go down on the Democratic roll of honor
for all time, and they are
Peter ]. u'riste, of northampton.
John Engler. of Lycoming.
Il. Frank Miller, of Northampton.
| DIR. Irwin y. Johnson, OF Northampton.
Philip II. He'll, of Northampton.
These are the men upon whom it is
known the Quay lobbyists made their
assaults, only to meet with defeat These
are the men who are proven to have re-
sisted temptations that would have en-
tangled other and weaker men. These
men are an honor to their party and their
constituents.
Some of the Quay organs are mt their
old game of provoking disscnsons among
the Democrats, by asserting that the in
vestigation thus far has only related TO
Democrats and has only involved Demo
Gratis. This is and is not true 1t is a fact
that the men who have been approached
by the Quay lobby are Democrats, but
every one of them resisted temptatiou
The two men who are implicated by the
testimony of the witnesses are first, one
of the most subServent followers of
Quay, viz: ex-senator John J. Coyle, Re.
publican, and Representative Charles B.
SpatZ, Democrat who voted for tn,
motions bearing favorably on the Nc.
Carrell bill This is the situation as il
stands today. Before the investigation is
over the Democratic party. under its
present superb leadership OF Colonc
j. NJ. Guffey. will have been vindicated
in all of the positions it has assumed. II
has been shown thus far in the greatest
investigation of generation to be com
posed of members who are above re-
proach and above the schemes of would
be brbers.
Colonel Guffey has been an intercste,
witness of all that has gone on He wa.
in Harrisburg two days last week in con
sultation with the Democratic lenders
Messrs. Greasy, Dixon. Hasson. Dey
armon, O'Bricn and other stalwart part
men. There is no disposition to shield an,