Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-12
SOLID AGAINST QUAY.
Every Democrat in the Legislature
Pledged to Oppose the Re-
election Of the Sc
nior Senator.
Democrats Resent the Claims of the
Quay Managers That tlie Votes
of Democrats Can Be
Purchased.
Especial Correspondence.)

public to the notion that Quay cannot
be beaten. Much Of the strength of
! the "old man" heretofore has been
in the belief that in some way he could
rise above all apparent or preliminary
defeats and in the end achieve the
full victory for which he contended.
This too prevalent fancy received its
severest blow on Tuesday night by
the break down of his caucus. The in
genuity of his followers is now being
exercised to stimulate the weak to be-
licve that this signal failure was all
the time anticipated by Quay; that
what appears to others fatal disaster
is only a seeming defeat skillfully ar
ranged for in advance to make more
secure the final decisive victory.
OUAY'S FALLING STAR.
There is in all this nothing but au
dacious bluff and falsehood. Senator
Quay's star is a falling one. The cau
Gus vote of last Tuesday night startledit
from its orbit. When Cromwell was
returned to the parliament of Charles
| by the majority of one vote his an
tagonist, Cleaveland, the poet, exclaim-
ed That vote hath ruined both
church and kingdom" THAT vote"
we may truly say, when referring
to Tuesdays caucus, hath ended both
Quay and Quays dynasty" The in
dependents have the votes to prevent
his election, and by union with the
Democrats they also have the votes to
name his successor.
The act of 1867 explicitly declares "a
majority of all the votes of the said
joint assembly" shall be necessary for
an election, "a majority of all the mem
bers elected to both houses being pres
ent and voting" This confers upon the
opponents Of Quay the power to break
the quorum and prevent the election
of any one, IL they so desire. by simple
abstention from voting. While 1t might
not be necessary to resort to anything
so drastic as this, it is clear that the
enemies of Mr.. Quay have the key 10
the situation. That in the extremist
emergency, failing themselves to unite
upon candidate, they can absolutely
stop Mr.. Quay's own election.
TO BUY UP DEMOCRATS.
The claim of the Quay people that his
victory will be won by the aid of pur-
chased Democratic votes is another
outrageously false assertion. But it is
none the less boldly declared, the ma
chine hands in some instances going so
far as to give names. Within the past
few days a memorandum secured from
one of the Quay managers gave the
names of Democratic members from
whom 1t Is claimed votes can be
drawn for Quay. If this list had any
stamp of truth upon it it would not
here be given to the public, but its
makeup is so palpably false that it is
| presented to show to what lengths
these desperate men are going to alarm,
intimidate or discourage boiling Re
publicans.
The Quay list of hoped for Democrats
Is as follows: Duttera and Cole of Ad-
ans county, Spatz and Naftzinger of
Berks. Craig of Carbon, Chrisman of
Columbia, Keegan of Fayette, Timlin
Of Lackawanna, Kramlich, Roth and
Meyer of Lehigh, Thompson of Wayne,
Kayler and Shut of York.
Those acquainted with these gentle
men, or with single one of them,
must know that there can be no pos
sible excuse for a suggestion that any
one will fail in the performance of lis
duty to his party and to his state
HIGH GLASS DEMOCRATS.
The Democratic members of this leg
islature are with few exceptions men Of
experience in affairs and the average
Is very much better than that of MANY
years past. That the members of the
lower house are, to man, resolute and
unfiinching in the cause of good gov
ernment was shown by the frank and
unanimous proposition made by them
to the Independent Republicans look
ing to fusion on the speakershp. 1t will
be remembered that although the mem
bers OF the lower branch had not all
Deen convened together before, in less
than an hour, and with little discus
sion, except as to minor details, an
agreement was reached whereby every
MEMBER pledged himself to join in fu-
sion for house organization There was
NV iOl prospective SDOllS
the part of any individual; no backing
and filling to gain points for selfish
ends. but all heartily united in a com.
mon purpose, which, if gained, could
result only in good to the common.
wealth. 1t is quite as certain that ali
members of both houses) will as cor.
daily unite for the success of the on.
position to Quay upon such a union as
may seem to assure the best results fol
the state.
The extraordinary responsibility whicr
Is made to rest upon the Democratic
legislators by the peculiar Republican
situation is fully appreciated by eacf
one. So, too, the prominent Demo
Gratis OF the state, and especially sucf
as are entitled to certain degrees Of
leadership, recognize the gravity Of
existing party and public conditions
indeed, 1t is doubtful if there has beer
N recent years any such unanimity o.
purpose as now exists among the Dem
ocrats to accomplish an important enc
ps that which accompanies every move
ment to clinch the victory agains
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