Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-03-23
Quay Was the Popular Choice.


An anonymous correspondent
writes to the The Inquirer to say:
Since you claim that Quay is the
only desirable and logical candidate of
the majority of the Republican party,
why not devise some means whereby
the popular vote of the people can be
taken and end the deadlock? There
certainly ought to be some way in
which the Representatives at Harris
burg could be instructed as to the
wishes of their constituents.
There is no possible way by
which popular vote can be taken,
nor would these boilers in the
Legislature be bound by such a
vote if there could be one. There
has already been a popular vote.
This question of the Senatorship
was made the issue in nearly all of
the Legislative districts outside of
Philadelphia and Pittsburg at the
November election. The Wanna
maker caravan invaded county
after county, and covered the State
with speakers, who poured out
their venom from every political
stump. Members Of the Legisla-
ture were chosen on the understand
ing that they would vote for or
against Quay. There could have
been no fairer method of obtaining
the public sentiment. The result
was an overwhelming victory for
Quay.
Wanamakcr and his men paraded
up and down the State setting up
conventions, dealing with Demo-
Gratis and making fusion tickets.
The total result of their herculean
labors was the election of about a
dozen men whose opinions are
swayed by Wanamakerism. Wanna
maker carried Chester and Blair
counties and picked up a scattering
Representative here and there.
These dozen or so have a right to
vote against Quay, because they
were chosen for that special pur-
pose. But no other Republican
with honor to himself or party,
can join the ranks of Wanamaker-
ism and fight against majority rule.
The two Republicans in Delaware
county who bolted the caucus did
so from no other motives than per-
sonal spite. The Lackawanna
member who got away the other
day did so because some friend of
his did not get an appointment.
With one single exception in Phil
adelphia, every Republican who
votes against Quay, does so under
the direct order of David Martin.
Not a single member from Ale
gheny county was elected to OPP
pose Quay, and those who are op-
posing him are taking their orders
from the Pittsburg boss, William
Finn. We say, therefore, that
with the exception OF the little
handful of Wanamaker fusiOnists.
not a vote is being cast against
Quay from any higher motive than
personal spite or the slavish cring-
ing and crawling before Il pair of
precious bosses.
The manner in which the pri-
mary elections overthrew Wanna
makerism in Union and Indiana
counties on Saturday shows that
the Republicans of the State are
beginning to understand this Finn
Martin Wanamaker alliance. 1t is
purely selfish, and it hopes to sue
ceed by wrecking party organiza-
ton and the great Republican
principle of majority rule. We do
not know what reception Mr.. Finn
will meet in Pittsburg when he
faces his constituents in the future,
but so far as David Martin is con-
cerned, his career in Philadelphia
is in danger of total collapse. A
new administration will come into
power in a few days-an admins
tration that will own itself-and
that means death to Martinism.
No man who has proved himself to
be traitor to his party and his
friends, as Martin has, can hope
for anything but reputation in
Philadelphia. The various Legis-
lative districts in the State can be
relied upon to end the political
aspirations of boilers. Quay car
ried the State on square issue,
and he is being held up by a lot of
political highwaymen, who cannot
hope to explain away their treach-
cry to their constituents .-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.