The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
A~NTI-QUAYITE ADDRESS
wANAMAKER REPUBLICANS NOT YET
DONE WITH MATTHEW s.
Campaign Against the Senator to BE
Continued-Want Him To Run for
State Treasurer.

PHILADELPHIA. May 1.-THE Business
Mems Republican League of Pennsylvania
which organization last fall put forth spe-
cial efforts throughout the State to secure
the election of anti-Quay candidates for the
Legislature, tonight issued an address TO
the people of the State ''congratulatlng them
on the progress made by the forces of good
government during the past year" The adj
dress says the majority of the members
elected to the General Assembly. for the first
time in nearly a score Of years. was anti
Quay and repudiated Mr.. Quay, 1.-The head
and front of that corrupt and vicious politi-
cal 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 maohine-conceiyed corruption and legis-
lative jobbery, and continuing says: THE
appalling chapter of crime, as developed by
the legislative investigating committee,
showing a far relching conspiracy to cor
rupt and bride members of the Legislature
to vote for Mr.. Quay for United States sena-
tor. 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 which office will be made at
the approaching party conventions, and the
leagues address takes up this topic as fol-
lONSs IL IOIlttOl vi h SlAlE Ltdodtg
which has been the fountain head of corrup-
ton in the past, is not less important now
though the passage Of the anti-Quay in
terest bill compels the payment of interest
on State deposits. The Business Mems
League has never placed in the field a can
didate for any office and desires only that
proper men be nominated. 1t Is an organi-
zation of Republicans who wish to prevent
party disruption, with the conviction that
nothing but heroic action will save the party
from ultimate state and national disgrace
and defeat. For the purpose of settling this
controversy before 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 machine candidate for state
treasurer at the ensuing election Mr.. Quay
has bOasted of his readiness to go to the
people for vindication. He, as state treas
urer, inaugurated and fostered the system
of personal profit by the use Of public
moneys which has been an important IS
sue in this contest. He represents in every
sense the evils against which seif-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 direct, leaving the
final decision 10 the people. If Mr.. Quay
fears to submit his candidacy to the people
and in the face of his reputation by their
Representatives insists upon claiming a seat
in the United States Senate, through the I'M
lawful act of a Subservient Governor, he
will intensity and prolong the contest until
he is repudiated by a future Legislature and
precipitate disaster and defeat upon the
other candidates who bear the stamp of his
machine"