The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-19
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WEDNESDAY. APRIL 10, 1899.
There Is No Desertion.

There Is No Desertion.
Our contemporaries, including the
North American, Press and Times, of
Philadelphia, have commented quite
freely and at length upon the edi-
torial appearing in these columns on
Saturday, under the caption, THE
Duty of the Hour and in which we
endeavored to point out the necessity
for the election of Senator, and
what may be expected because of a
failure to do so. The article was
freely commented upon by our read
ers and generally commended as the
proper and only course remaining for
the Republican members of the legis-
lature, irrespective of factional inter
ests.
The Philadelphia North American,
on Monday, commenting upon the
HERALD's position, contained the
following
''The Quay adherents in schuylSill county
given severe shock last night, when
their leading organ, the SHENANDOAH HERALD,
renounced allegiance to the slogan, Quay
nobody" and came out fiat for compromise
candidate for United States Senator This prac-
tically leaves the Quay contingent in Schuylkill
without public champion.
''This county has heretofore been regarded rs
the Quay stronghold Of the anthracite tier. The
HERALD having also stood by Senator Samuel
LOsch through thick and thin, il is understood
that the sentiment expressed is a reflection OF
that entertained now by the Senator and it is
expected that, If his health permits his attend
ance at the conference tomorrow evening" his
influence will be thrown towards the compro-
mise candidate proposition"
This was followed by q portion of
our editorial, and over it all was a
scare-head, "The Only Quay News
paper Supporter in Schuylkill Wants
Compromise We are free to confess
our surprise at the prominence given
the article in question, although it
was merely public expression of the
views of the great majority of the
rank and file of Republican voters.
From one end of the state to the
other the demand for the election of
a United States Senator has gone up.
The success of the Republican party
in the future is dependent largely
upon that result, and no legislator,
who places party above individual,
could honestly ignore these appeals.
The inference drawn from the
article in question by number of
our contemporaries, that the HERALD
has deserted Senator Quay's cause
is hardly warranted by the facts.
While we still believe that Senator
Quay, being the regular caucus nom
inee, should have been supported and
elected by the Republican members,
yet even that does not justify either
the Quay adherents or the "antisn in
refusing to give the Republicans
their full representation at Washing
ton We have a precedent in the
memorable legislative contest of 1881
when stalwart Republican, Henry
Oliver, the regular caucus nominee,
had proportionately as many votes
for the Seuatorship as has Mr.. Quay.
The contest continued for a long
period, and when it was demonstrated
that the caucus nominee could not be
elected, Senator Quay himself led a
he was elected. Our personal choice
of all candidates named so far is
Serct>. Quay, but as he apparently
cannot be reelected, he can at least
name his successor, and break the
deadlock. And that's what the
people demand.
The HERALD does not profess to
speak for Senator Losch, as the
article quoted above indicates, but il
happens that the Senator from the
Goth district views the matter in the
same light that we do. He has stead
fastly stood by the caucus nominee
until it is made clear that Mr.. Quay
cannot be elected, and seeing the
danger confronting a continuance o
the faetional warfare in his Owl
county, fsvors a compromise candi
date upon whom all Republican
members can unite. In this respect
Senator Losch is to be commended
and has again shown that he car
rise above factional interests for the
good of his party at large. And j
also shows that our esteemed con
temporary, the Miners Journal, il
not in the confidence Of the Senator
We repeat, the duty Of the Repub
licans Of the present legislature is t'
elect a Senator before adjournment
If we cannot get Quay, give us some
one equally as able and faithful t'
his party and state.