Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-01-26
BUSINESS MEN
ARE AROUSED.
Manufacturers and Merchants Con-
denim the Fight Against
Senator Quay.
FEAR ELECTION OF JENKs.

Leading Men identified With Penn
sylvania Industrial Interests Join
With Stalwart Republicans in De-
nouncing the Bolters Who Are Aid
Ing the Democracy.
Especial Correspondence)
Philadelphia. Jan. ga marked re-
action in favor OF Senator Quay has
been noticed among men Identified
with business and manufacturing in
terests of Pennsylvania since the Uni
ted States senatorship has been dead
locked at Harrisburg. Many of the
ieaoing manufacturers and merchants
OF this city, whose interests extend to
different counties in the state, have
publicly expressed their condemnation
OF the action of the boiling Republicans
VINO nave refused so far to accept the
nominee of the Republican caucus for
United States senator 1t is not un-
likely that within a few days this
sentiment will be expressed In a for
NAL and emphatic manner calculated
to leave no doubt in the minds OF the
people as to the great concern the bust
ness men have In this election oe a
United States senator They recall the
conspicuous part Senator Quay took
iii the passage of The Mckinley bin
and OF his other valuable services In
the senate in protecting their interests
His diplomatic work in securing appro-
yA,.;a C1x ,l,
harbor OF philadelphia ana his iabors
In behalf of his constituents in western
Pennsylvania are also rcclsad In the
commentator. eeclaratous tia; are
now heard,
9!ia. great drend al t.le ulcn who
have so much ~ stake Is tha. y free
silver Democrat, like George A. .tenks,
may he elected from Pennsylvania to
the senate. They point to the fact
that on Saturday last jerks was bu, IA
votes behind Quay in the oaiiotinc, due
to the fact that many pnpue!!cans had
paired with each other and lad gone
home over Sunday.
The so-called Republicans nao have
been opposing the cT-election Of Sena-
tor Quay have declared a..l along ,hat
they would not vote for Democrat
Some Of them are honest In this decia-
ration. But there nre Republicans in
the legislature 'fho are perfectly will
Ing TO take anybody. even a Democrat
to beat Quay. Such men are David
Martin. Of Philadelphia, and William
Finn Of Pittsburg. To all intents and
purposes they are assistant Democrats.
They have left their party. they have
repudiated all precedents and customs,
they have denied the great principle Of
majority rule. and in order to carry
out their peculiar and dangerous
ideas they are willing to deal with the
Democrats. OF course. they must have
some excuse for breaking away, and
they are willing to find tha. excuse, IN
any simsy pretext that comes to hand.
The round UP OF the anti-Quay fcrcee
in conjunction with the Democrats
against the ruling Of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Goblin seems 20 have been a well
developed plot to seek a pretext. Goblin
simply ruled that under the law moth
ing was in order IN joint convention but
the taking OF 4 ballot for senator. He
was right, but the assistant Democrats
who are searching the highways and
byways for excuses TO Join hands with
the regular Democrats adyoitly led the
anti-Quayltes into n trap By dtsputtne
the justice OF this decision. There were
o,atoricai fireworks and there was q
tremendous lot of talk about gag rule
and injustice and all that but the
WI hnla "
can be no election OF United States
senator without vote of the majority,
and nothing can interfere with an hon
est vote. The Finn fare up was only
scheme to fonent trouble in the Re-
publican ranks and to create the i'm
preston that unfair methods were be-
ing applied to influence the senator
ship.
Republicans who are opposing the
action OF the Republican caucus and
follow Martin and Finn are helping the
Democratic party. There are many
caucus bolters who would shudder at
the very thought OF voting for q DEM
ocrat. and yet the two assistant
Democrats, Martin and Finn. are try
Ing to lead them into a fusion that can
have for its only object the election OF
a Democrat to represent the RepupIi-
can state Of Pennsylvania.
Quay has been before the people and
has won. He has been made caudt-
date by two-thirds majority. That
great majority should carry every gem
uine Republican with It. The persunal
enn1ity OF Martin and Finn should noe
he permitted to prevail. and certainly
no real Republican should follow Mo-
tin and Finn into q fusion with 49,
Democrats