Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-02-02
In the Great Fight at Harrisburg
They Present a Solid Front.
THE FIGHT AGAINST QUAY is HOT
Eow senator Miller Presented an
Amendment to Block a Gnme-Dcmo-
Gratis in the House Aroused Over the
McCnrrel Bill-What the Measure
Proposes and How 1t VIII Be Fought.
Especial Corresponderce.)

tEuSlaSm amongst the representative
Democrats as is now being witnessed
in Harrisburg. This interest has been
aroused by the magnificent fight that is
being made to defeat the arch boss OF
: machine Republicanism, Matthew
Stanley Quay.
As it stands today, Quay is defeated
man. and his defeat is q tribute to
sterling Democracy and the leadership
Of that peerless manager, Colonel
James NJ. Guffey. There have been
fewer ISLANDERS against Democrats dur
ing the past week than at any time
since the present campaign opened
Quays friends have discovered that
their falsehoods are reacting upon
them. and there is noticeable decrease
in this species of warfare.
[ The Quay lines have been waVerng
for two weeks, and to sustain them and
hold them in shape it became necessary
to announce that assistance was TO be
had from the Democrats. Some of the
Quay lieutenants went so far as, in Il
general way, to designate certain Dem
ocrats who could be Influenced to vote
for the "old man" These reports were
credited to the Wanamaker headquar-
ters, but it was soon shown that they
had no such origin.
DEMOCRATS UNDER PRESSURE.
Not in 20 years have Democrats been
subjected to such pressure as are those
/ who are here now in house and senate.
Professional strikers of the machine
brand are here like flies around mo-
lasses barrel They are not only work
ing for Quay reelection, but they are
trying to secure Democratic votes to
/ pass the notorious McCarrel bill This
/ bill, which was prepared by Senator
/ S. j. M. McCarrell, one of Quay's most
/ subservient followers, prevents district
attorneys from setting aside jurors in
any county in the commonwealth, "a
/ is now the case. The bill is solely in
the interest of Senator Quay, who does
not want the district attorney of Phil
adelphia, who is to try him, to have
this privilege.
MILLER TO THE FRONT.
1t is to the credit of the Democracy
that one of its senators put forth h.
first and most effective attempt to halt
the bill. Senator Miller, of Berks, of.
fered the amendment that the condi-
tions of the bill shall not apply to cases
now pending. But this is just what
the Quay machine did not want, and
as result bitter fight in the senate
took place on Thursday last. The
|. Quayites won, and the bill will doubt
, less pass third reading in the senate,
but when it reaches the house there
will be Democrats over there who will
block its progress by proposing a sim
liar amendment. The Democrats, II is
true. received assistance from the anti
Quay Republicans, but 1t is at the nsti-
t CATION of Democratic leaders that the
, party is leading in this attack on an at
tempt to influence legislation for one
T. mans benefit.
= 1t begins to look as If a great deal OF
good work will be effected at this leg
islature outside of the defeat of the
e McCarrell bill and similar Quay meas
= ures. The Democrats have discovered
that they can rely upon the word of the
l anti-Quay Republican leaders, and are
! disposed to meet them half way in
every attempt at reform. This was
c shown in the action of the independent
Republicans and of the Democratic
caucus of Friday last IN their mutual
I agreement to stay out of the joint con-
d vention on Saturday. It was discover
!. ed that the Quay leaders had hatchel
a most desperate Plan to elect Quay al
D that time, AS already stated there are
, perhaps less than half a dozen Demo
Gratis who are under obligations t,
Quay and who would vote for him il
: an opportunity offered. The scheme
was to get 16 Quay Republicans, vii,
We're ready to violate their word o
honor and break their pairs" witt
Democrats and anti-Quay Republic ns
appear in the joint convention of Sat
} l1r1gV and for O1loV Z
+ and Independent Republicans. witt
~ whom they We're paired, would, o.
course, be at home, never dreaming
that any man would be so desperat,
J. and dishonorable as to break his wore
- of honor. This scheme was frustrated
= by the action of the Democrats and an
J. t-Quay Republicans, who agreed tina
they would remain away from the join
convention. thus leaving the Quey peo
pie without a majority
; DEMOCRATS SPOILED 1T. -
It would have been very easy witt
only 1876 or li0 senators and members
c answering the roll call on Saturday tC
j have put this desperate scheme int
= operation, but the action of the two
o meetings effectively spoiled it, ant
+ when the ballot was taken on Satur
day Quay had only 80 votes Dalzel
one and jerks one.
} There Is still considerable feelio
:, over the way that Senators Stiles ant
Boyd and one or two other Democra [,
u in the senate have been acting. Sena
tors Boyd, Stiles, Neely and Haine.
voted for the confirmation of John p
. Elllin as attorney general, and Wher
1t came to a vote on the Miller amC I'd
ment to the McCarrell bill, noted abov.