The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-25
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


Is 4uny Done FOr.-Nobody outside
of the inner political circles in Washing
ton is able 10 account for the defeat Of
Mr.. Quay. Speculation takes a wider range
than has been oeeasioned by any happening
at the National Capital for many day.
1t is conceded that the Administration was
induced to turn the balance against him
by considerations not wholly based upon
constitutional or moral grounds. The ef
feet, however, upon the popular mind WI
be the same as IL the Administration s;-
tuaIly had beea influenced entirely by the
constitutional and moral features of the
case. II will be argued by the Hannaltes
with great show of earnestuess that MIR.
Quays supposed political wickedness was
what caused the President 10 turn against
him. And tens OF thousands of persons
who vote, including many pulpiteers and
no end of women will believe this. Fence
it Will make votes for the Hannaites. The
straDgest feature of the whole business is
that members of the Senate who are
known to owe their seats TO the very "a
terests which Mr.. Quay is supposed so long
to have represented. worked and voted
against him. This apparent inconsistency
cannot be reconeiied TO any other theory
than that Mr. Quay at last has lost the
pior he has been for so many years II
this is true il undoubtedly means that Mr..
Quay's public career is closed. This con-
clusion is inevitable from the premises.
logical inference along the same line is
that in detaching themselves from Quay
the special interests referred 10 have been
hooked on 10 the Mckinley Hanna chariot.
That is TO say, these interests have been
Convinced that they are safer in the direct
EpPning n he fftff fzrE md
alists responsible for Quay's defeat than
they would be If Quay were retained as an
intermediary Their dealings now will be
first hand. IL other words Mr. Hanna
viii be directly applied to when fayors are
desired, and. per contra. Mr. Hanna will
not have to seek fayors in return through
a third party. Still. il is contended that
the influx to Washington a few days pre-
ceding the turn down" of Quay of so
many of the Congressional lobbyists Of va
rious allied corporate interests indicates
that the corporations have not deserted
him. since IL is being put forward With a
great deal OF insistence hat these lobby
lists came here in Quay interest. II is
possible. Of course, that this representa-
ton is being made as a part of the Admin
Istration's scheme to impress the country
with the belief that Quay was defeated on
the constitutional and moral aspects OF his
case But il il is true that the lobbyists
earnestly worked for his salvation. then
ii is evident that the Hon. Matthew stan
ley Quay viii have another day in court.
Out of POiitics.-This question was
pumped square at the lion. Webster Da-
Wis by a Times represss NATIVE: Are you
going home TO Kansas City and run for
Congress-" Very promptly the late As
sistant Secretary OF The Interior replIeS,
NO. am not l don't care 10 come 10
Congress. Nearly all OF the good men are
now in Office. and / want to take my place
among the people Ny desire is TO en-
tireIy divorce myself from politics. at least
for time. / am now priva e citizen. and
n that role I shall remain" II is true
that Mr.. Davis snickered as he said this,
but Mr.. Davis unfailing good nature al
ways manifests itself in smiles and laugh
ter so that no significance can be attached
10 his snickering in this instance. His
friends say that he soon viii take the leo
ture platform as a professional and that
he viii devote his abilities 10 this field for
the next few years He viii tour the coun-
try with 4 lecture on the Beers and their
the public has lost interest in that subject
il is stated that Mr. Davis will prepar- a
lecture on some other popular topic
probably dealing with his experiences as
an administrative officer Al Washington
with some luminous side lights on practi-
cal politics from the standpoint OF the
practical politician. II is thought a Ice
ture on this subject by him viii prove
money maker.