Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-26
The senate Rejects Quay.

on inc creuentlalS given uIin ny
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania, who
to fill the vacancy by appoint
ment. By this act the Senate sustained
sound precedent, maintained its ira
dignity, upheld the Consti-
tuition, and gave fair warning to State
that fail to elect United
States Senators when the duty devolves
upon them, that thereby they deprive
their States OF the Just representation
in the Senate to which they are en-
titled.
The rejection of Quay il largely
attributable to the Mckinley admins.
tration, which apparently felt, as the
case drew near to conclusion, that !
its interests would he better served by |
turning Quay down than by illegally
admitting him to the coveted seat.
But tho administration deserves no
special credit for this attitude, as it
was based upon expediency rather than
principle. At the opening OF the con-
troversy, Mark Hanna of Ohio, the
administration mouthpiece and Nc
Kinley's manager, openly declared his
intention of voting to seat Quay.
Towards the last he grew lukewarm ir
the QUAY cause, and when the final
test came be had gone to Ohio, with
out even securing pair, which
formality was arranged by telegraph,
on the eve of taking the final vote
Had he remained he would have voted
against Quay.
But, no matter what the motives
that inspired the administration, at
the last moment, TO throw its influence
against Quay, the act itself was a
righteous one. The promoter of legis
lative deadlocks in order to secure
Senatorial appointment at the hands of
servile governor finds his occupation
gone. 1t is doubtful il the Senate will
ever again come SO near to breaking
the established precedent with respect
to Senatorial appointments by the
governor when the Legislature has
failed to elect, rs it did in tho Quay
case Yesterday. Quay's personality 50.
cured for him votes that otherwise
would have been cast in the negative.
And so, the political boss from Penn
sylvania has failed in his insolent
attemEt to break into the Senate by
the back door of unconstitutional pro-
cedure. 1t is we'll.
The Republican voters of the upper
part of New Castle county can take a
step in the direction of reform in
county government by refusing to re-
nominate Levy Court Commissioners
Lynn and Gallagher Of the First and
Second districts. 1t is Believed that
the law proLi bits their reelection, but
its language is indefinite and capable
of two constructions, SO that the surost
way to drop them from the Levy Court
is for the Republicans not to renomi-
nate them. The districts are Republi-
can, and if they are renominated they
will almost certainly be continued as
members of tho Levy Court. That this
could not be in the interest of reform,
all the people are we'll aware. The
Levy Court of New Castle county
needs reforming throughout, and moi
with respect to the majority member:
merely. The minority members are
hand-in-hand with the majority mem
bers when it comes to business, ant
there is not the slightest differences
between them on the issue OF persona
interest. The need of the people i!
for complete change in the Lev,
Court at the next election.
I New Hampshire Republicans had I
stormy time at their State convention
/ Tuesday. Delegate Remick insistoC
0 upon demanding resolutions in favo
D Of Cuban independence, free trade TO
. Porto Rico and self government for tn
FilipiDos, and he advocated his caus
o with great vigor. "Hang upon tn
Q outer walls,'' said he, 1.-THE Consti
4 tuition, the Declaration OF indie
y pendence, thu, Monroe Doctrine an,
i, the principles of Abraham Lincoln
! and kick imperialism downstairs.
The convention, however, turns
Il Remiclk down, but his sentiment
y were loudly applauded. Among tn
o delegates chosen to the National Con
IS vention was Frank Jones, the wealth
brewer. who was for years the standin
Democratic candidate for Governor {
10 the State, and was once elected to Cor
= gress on the Democratic ticket.
IS No doubt Governor Tunnel fee
l. greatly relieved at the action of til
'e United States Senate in refusing to SET
10 Quay on the appointment of Governc
d Stone. 1t relieves him of an unpleasar
70 duty, as the seating Of Quay woul
81 have made it incumbent upon Governt
~ Tunnel to make an appointment to tt
~ Delaware vacancy. That he would hay
u made good selection there is +
IL doubt, hut he would have been sui
70 iected to an enormous amount of pc
10 sistent and aggravating wire pullir
ID in favor of various applicants. No
r. Governor Tunnel may rest in peac
ig whilo the matter Of the Deiawa
as Senatorshirs is attended to by Del
u are voters. in due time.
We desire TO inform the Middleton
is Transcript that the evil practice
pe charging the county commitment fe
an for alleged dodgers at New Castle ja
be large bill for which Is now pendir
az before the Levy Court, did not orig
ON nate with the present mayor of NJ
to Castle and sheriff of the county.