The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-13
DID ITS DUTY.
,,,,iean Party FULFILLED Ever!
A'r Pledge Made to Porto Ricans.
no DANGER OF DEFEAT.
,,,,,t :, Lost in the Middle West Will
W." BE- Made Up in the East-auay win
B. returned by a Majority OF Five

,,rrIativs OF the uahBe'
p i',log many votes in the middle west
io'," mo west through the unpopularity
a1' .so Porto Rican bill, they are in
o. as IN think that the Democrats
cut .Gy exaggerate the danger that
~, the Republican party and are
,. D5nly confident For ono thing, the
m'.nhlIeans expect that when No
i,n arrives the people generally will
rsr aopfeclate the character Of the
S ",a pican legislation and be ready
,JrnIt that the difference between
,.s trade and 10 per cent of the Ding
-, =" rates is so small rs to cut no figure
a any consequence.
Tbcy think, too, they can show the
,,ors that the benefits that come to
pa,,, Rico through the appropriation
:, ,cvopues already collected for the
"a N the Porto Ricans and the reve-
" a already collected under the 10 per
ao,t duties. more than overcome the
comment that the party should have
ICON Porto Rico absolute free trade,
s,rtIcp,arly as food products. agrtcui-
,mral implements, drugs and other ar
,Icss necessary for the development
and Improvement of Porto Rico are ad-
mItted free Of duty.
In other words. Republicans, believe
that when the people study the Porto
Rlcap legislation carefully and do not
become passionate with sentiment,
they will feel that the Republican party
dIs the duty fully to the Porto Ricans,
particularly as there was no possible
~ OF raising revenue for Porto Rico
through Internal revenue duties, and IL
,yos,s have had ar exceedingly bad eff
feet upon the Porto Ricans to appro-
prlate directly from the American
treasury sort of charitable appro-
prIaton, for Porto Rico, and would
have Inflicted a grievous burden on the
island to have authorized an issue %
bonds for present needs, thus mortgage
Ing the island as It became ar Amer:-
can territory For these reasons they
expect the anger over Porto RIcan leg
station will subsIde in good time. to
the disappointment Of the exuberant
Democrats.
Make Up tie Loss in the East.
Tbsr though they NAV lose Congress-
men, in the west, the Republicans are
counting confidently on gaining votes
in the east. For instance, Massachu-
sets is now represented by three Dem
ocrats In the last Congress there
were twelve Republicans and only one
Democrat from that commonwealth.
Thayer was elected In the Worcester
Third district by plurality Of only
ffty.nine in II total vote OF over $4,000,
His opponent was Joseph H Walker.
whose aggresslveness had made him
personally unpopular. At the time
Thayer was elected Governor Walcott,
Republican, received over thirteen
thousand three hundred votes. while
Bruce Democrat, had only seven thou
sand two hundred the district being
normally Republican by about six thou
sand. With good candidate Thaye:
cannot be reelected in any clrcum-
stance, Then Naphen, in the Tenth
district, won over Barrows, who was
not popular, by a majority Of about
three thousand. The Republicans think
they can carry the district.
Then the southern part OF New York
state has not Republican congress-
man, and the Republicans expect to
carry two, at least, in Brooklyn and
two In New York City, while the AL
bany district, now represented by a
Democrat, is regarded as certain to go
Republican this year. Thus in two
states are possibilities, II not probable
tiles. Of defeating seven Democrats or
making a change of fourteen in favor
OF the Republicans to offset possible
losses in Indiana, Minnesota and I'LL
nois.
Quay Sure of His Seat.
It is matter for public congratulo-
ton that the Quay case is to be set
tied one way or the other on the oath of
this month. On that date. at o'clock
in the afternoon, the vote will be taken
on Quay's right to the seat to which
he was appointed by Governor Stone, of
Pennsylvania, after the Pennsylvania
legislature after Il prolonged session,
had been unable to select any one. The
probabilities are that Colonel Quay will
secure his seat by majority Of at leas;
I'VE. His opponents have made long
and vigorous fight against him, but
Colonel Quays personal popularity and
MS shrewd electioneering methods pro-
mise to gain him the coveted seat,
That win not insure his continuance
Ia the senate, for his enemies in the
Republican party in Pennsylvania are
active against him. and are nominating
legislative candidates pledged not to
vote for him for senator. He win have
70 be elected next year. when the legIs-
htlrc meets the governors appoint.
Hent only holding good until his sue
lessor Is elected.
The Senate Not Purchaseabls.
The general opinion seems to be that
senator Clark, Of Montana. win resign
n'' seat rather than have the senate
declare It vacant. That It is certain to
90, and by a very large majority, now
uat the senate committee on privi-
reyes and elections, by unanimous
vote Of lts nine members. have agreed