The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-01-11


OF the members of the legislature who
bolted the Republican caucus on the
United States senatorship. While 1t is a
| fact that all but two of the men who
I did not participate in the caucus were
kept. away by direct orders from David
Martin. the responsibility is charged
against the individuals themselves and
they will be held to a strict account
ability for their perfidy. Notice has been
served upon nearly all Of them by the
leading Republicans OF their respective
districts that unless they abide by the
action of the Republican caucus they
may as we'll consider their political
careers at an end.
In an address to the Republicans Of
Pennsylvania, just issued by the chair
men of the Republican senate and
house caucuses, Hon. John C. Grady, OF
Philadelphia, and Hon. William T.
Marshall, OF Allegheny. they review the
sction OF the joint Republican sena-
torial caucus at Harrisburg, and among
other things say:
1T is admitted that II all were pres
ent who are entitled to seat therein,
Including the several who had not
qualified as members of the general as
semSly, there would be 164, and admit
tedly IS would be a quorum to transact
the business devolving upon 1t. Those
who absented themselves are IN the
game position, no better and no
stronger than delegates to any con-
vention would find themselves after a
majority had regularly met under the
rules which govern it and majority
had made their declaration and all
present acceding to the right for the
majority to rule, moved to make the
Same unanimous. Such was the history
of that body Every one who voted
therein was a member of the general as
sembly and not only did quorum Of
SO vote, bst the total number of votes
cast was 109 more than two-thirds of
all the Republican members who were
qualified that day when the general as
sembly was convened"
After reciting the facts that the
caucus was regularly called and con-
jucted strictly in accordance with the
| .ules, they refer to Senator Quay as
receiving the unanimous vote of 100
members present. Continuing they add:
"In view Of the facts herein set forth.
we cannot see how any fair minded Re-
publican can but believe the Hon. Mat
thew Stanley Quay to be the nominee
of the Republican party for United
States senator. 1t is fundamental
| principle of the Republican organiza-
ton that the majority shall rule. The
action of this caucus is as much bind
Ing upon Republicans Of the common
wealth of Pennsylvania as would be
the action of any Republican conven-
tlon, city, county, state or national. The
great commercial and industrial inter-
ests of Pennsylvania demand at the
hands of the Republican legislature
that Pennsylvania shall be represented
by a Republican in the United States
senate. and any Republican or set Of
Republicans. who shall make possible
the election Of Democrat. may justly
be held responsible for the result, be-
cause in politics, as in war, no one can
aid the enemy and be loyal to the
cause"
Another interesting hearing in the
judicial proceedings instituted against
Senator Quay by his political opponents
took place before the supreme court
on Saturday. 1t was then developed
by Hon. David T. Watson, Of Alle-
gheny, Of counsel for Senator Quay,
that under the charter of the Peoples
bank that corporation is specifically
empowered to buy and sell stocks and
bonds, and that therefore, Senator
Quay could not have violated any law
in having his friend Hopkins, an en-
ploye of the bank, place his orders with
his broker for the purchase Of stocks
to be paid for out Of Senator Quay's
private account. 1t was clearly shown
that the senior senator had not violated
any law and that he had not profited
penny from the use Of state funds
The arr"ment by Rufus e. Shapley,
one of most brilliant members Of
the Phi. ldelphia bar in support Of
Senator Quay's contention that he was
the victim Of a conspiracy and that
he could not expect justice under ex-
isting conditions in the Philadelphia
courts commanded great attention.
Never since the days Of the infamous
Jeffreys, said he, had there been such
en- unpardJnable attempt to prostitute
the machinery of courts of justice and
the powers Of the district attorney as
had been made by this very ex-district
attorney and ex-Judge Gordon He
enlarged upon the proposition that the
petitioners clearly show that this prose-
cution was instigated by the express
malice Of political enemies and through
a political conspiracy to abuse the pro-
cesses Of the lower court for improper
purposes, and that, In pursuance Of
such conspiracy, an attempt is now be-
ing made to subject the petitioners to
inconvenience and hardship.
when District Attorney Graham de-
MED the charge of malice he forgot the
multitudnous speeches, published in
the newspapers" said Mr.. Shapley,
(which he volunteered to make before
and while the warrant was pending,
afterwards and down to the final pro-
ceedings in this case. That gentleman
forgot that the same Judge Gordon
whom he seeks to defend resigned no
toriously at the very hour when he
knew we were before the chief justice
and an associate justice of this court,
begging that they should interfere with
a strong hand to prevent the mon
strosity Of that judge sitting, as he
threatened to do and as the district at
torney told us he would do, to try this
very case which he had instigated not,
as the district attorney says, for q
proper administration of justice, but for
the vilest and most contemplate motive
that can actuate the most degraded
man-that Of pure, sheer, express NAL