The San Francisco call., 1899-05-12
A HOT ROAST
FOR MATT QUAY
Denounced by Business
Mems League.
FOES OF PARTY DISRUPTION
ADDRESS TO REPUBLICANS OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
Quay Dared to Become a Candidate
for State Office to Settle His
Standing With the
People.
ADDRESS TO REPUBLICANS OF
PENNSYLVANIA.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE
Business Mems Republican League of
Pennsylvania, which last fall put forth
special efforts throughout the State to
secure the election of anti-Quay can
didates for, the Legislature, tonight
issued an address to the people of the
State, "congratulating them upon the
progress made by the forces of good
government during the past year.
The address says the majority of the
members elected to the General Assem-
bly, for the first time in nearly score
of years was anti-Quay and repudiated
Mr.. Quay, the head and front of that
corrupt and vicious political system
that so long has been a reproach to the
State This anti-Quay body, the ad
dress says, exposed and defeated all
forms of machine conceived corruption
and legislative jobbery. 1t continues:
The appalling chapter of crime, as de-
veloped by the legislative investigating
committee, showing a far-reaching con.
spiracy to corrupt and bribe members of
the Legislature to vote for Quay for
United States Senator, should alone drive
from his support every self-respecting
voter Of the State.
The principal State officer to be
chosen at the November election is
State Treasurer. Nominations for the
office will be made at the approaching
party conventions, and the leagues adj
dress in concluding takes up this topic
as follows:
The control of the State treasury.
which has been the fountainhead of cor
ruption in the past, is not less important
now, though the passage of the anti
Quay interest bill compels the payment of
interests on State desposits.
The Business Mems League has never
placed in the field a candidate for any
Office and desires only that proper men
be nominated 1t is an organization of
Republicans who wish to prevent party
disruption and disaster. with the convic-
tion that nothing but heroic action will
save the party from ultimate State and
national disgrace and defeat. For the
purpose of settling this controversy be
fore the Presidential contest of 1900. we
would make the following suggestion as
a means of terminating the strife within
the Republican ranks:
Let Mr.. Quay himself become the ma
chimes candidate for State Treasurer at
the ensuing election. Mr.. Quay has
boasted of his readiness TO go to the peo-
urer, inaugrated and fostered the system
of personal profit by the use of public
moneys" which has been an important
issue in this contest. He represents in
respecting Republicans have revolted; he
is the source and incarnation of the evils
of the system which bears his name. Let
him thus make the issue distinct and di-
rect. leaving the final decision to the peo-
pie. If Mr.. Quay fears to submit his
candidacy to the people and in the face
of his reputation by their direct repre-
sentatives insists upon claiming a seat in
the United States through the unlawful
act of subservient Governor he will
intensity and prolong the contest until he
is repudiated by future. Legislature and
precipitates disaster and defeat on the
other candidates who bear the stamp of
his machine