Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-12-14

fight against both himself and Colone.
Quay. The startling bribery scandals
which followed the attempts to in
fiuence members of the legislature to
violate their pledges to vote for Pen
rose for United States senator when
he and Wanamaker were the conspic-
uous aspirants for that honor, and the
despicable methods resorted to in the
campaign against Colonel Quay's re-
election, show the inside history of
the famous conspiracy which resulted
In the arrest of Colonel Quay, and his
subsequent acquittal after the trial
had been prolonged until after the ad-
journment of the Legislature, the at
tempt at intimidation of supporters OF
Colonel Quay at the recent session of
the legislature, and the misrepresenta-
tions and abuse of Republicans who
stood by the caucus nominee by a sub
sidiZed and virulent press, and other
things that will throw some light upon
the character and the methods of the
men who are in the conspiracy to drive
Colonel Quay out of politics. will all
come in for share of attention from
the brilliant young Pennsylvania SEN
ator, if he carries out what is at pres
ent in mind.
mere Is IlhblN To ne SOHlB IuE NY
before this issue shall be decided.
The law in the case has been care
fully reviewed by Attorney General
John 7. Elkin. who is amply equipped
to cross swords with any of the hired
counsel employed either by the Re
publican insurgents or the Democratic
leaders. Mr.. Elkin, if he shall have an
opportunity 10 appear before the SEN
of f4f,f mi for iuil M nl
tions, which is to take up the Quay
case for consideration next Saturday,
will present clear and concise state
ment of the facts and the law and con-
stitutional provisions covering the ac-
tion of Governor Stone in making the
appointment after the legislature ad-
journed without an election and he
will give the reasons which the execu-
tive believed to be good and sufficient
for the appointment.
QUAY'S FRIENDS HOPEFUL.
Senator Quay's friends are more
bgEaful than ever of a favorable out
come of the contest. They are encour-
aged by the strong stand taken by Sen
ators Lodge, Hoar, Chandler, Sharp,
Allison, Mason, Foraker, Hanna Platt
of New York, Sewell and other Repub-
lican leaders, who contend that it is
high time that the absurd precedent
set by the senate in the case of Mantle,
of Montana, should be swept aside.
WHY QUAY SHOULD BE SEATED.
There is nothing more dangerous
than precedent" said one of these SEN
ators, "and the present precedent of
the Mantle case in itself furnishes the
strongest argument why it should be
abolished AS long as the senate holds
to the belief that governors have no
right to appoint where legislatures fail
to elect it furnishes an incentive to the
minority faction of the majority party
in a legislature to unite with the mi
nority party to prevent election and
thus prevent the state from having it's
constitutional representation in the
senate. | have no doubt that the re-
cent legislative deadlocks in Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, California and Utah
were directly due to that precedent
Here are four states deprived of their
proper representation, and If we con-
tinue encouraging faction minorities
by upholding this precedent who can
predict where it will stop? If we vote
to deprive Senator Quay of his seat
we will encourage party irregularity
everywhere, and in time l would not be
surprised to see the senate deprived of
one-third of it's members. We must
end this business right here. We must
upset this ridiculous and dangerous
precedent, and the only way to ac-
complish this result is by seating
Senator Quay. Senators generally
recognize this fact, and | believe that
he will be seated by good sized ma
jority."
TWO MORE RECRUITS.
Among the recent Republican con-
verts to Senator Quays course are
Senator Cullom of Illinois and Senator
the seating of Corbett of Oregon, but
both have announced themselves in
favor of the distinguished Pennsylva-
nian.
Senator Shoup of Idaho, in relation
to a report that as he had voted
against Corbett, his name was not
properly in the list for Quay, says:
"Corbett's case and the Quay case
are by no means parallel. In the Cor
bett case there was ample evidence Of
an arrangement between the govern or
and his appointee to prevent the leg
islature from properly organizing so
as to be competent to elect a United
States senator. Nothing of this ma
ture has been shown in the Pennsylva-
mia case, which is matter of factional
politics and nothing else. l have no