The age-herald., 1900-02-18

strength as the boss discredited though he be. of Pennsylvania's republicans, and the ffffiueHEe that comes from favors he has granted senators, help him greatly, but there are other influences of a very potent character. Quay has a wonderful hold on the corporations of Pennsylvania. They are under obligations to him for past favors, and then as a republican boss of Pennsyl- yania he has an influence on legislation af- fecting Pennsylvanias corporations that could be used to their serious disadvantage. These corporations, through their various notifications, are bringing influence on senators in flavor of Quay. Senators in states so remote from Pennsylvania that one would naturally suppose that they could not be influenced find themselves pestered and pressed and sometimes all most threatened. They are made to feel that 1t is their bounden duty to their own political futures to vote for Quay One senator, for instance, finds to his amaze ment that his strongest political friends and some of his most intimate personal friends are urging him to vote for Quay. The fact is that talk as people may about the influence of corporations on tariff bills and on legislation before the state legis- latures there is probably no case of a more fragrant use of corporate power than Is under the surface in the Quay case. Again. senators arc being touched finan- clally not that I would have 1t understood that there is any attempt at bribery, for bribery does not go in the senate, but in one or two instances senators have been made to feel that their financial interests might be disadvantageously influenced if they did not support Quay.
 Number of Brave Men
 To the credit of the senate 1t is to be said that there are number of brave men who are resisting these influences and who are strengthened in their determina- ton to fight Quay by the methods that are used in his behalf One hears little about it in public discussion, but when one talks with senators personally, when they know their names will not be used, can hear of many things that give force to the belief that Quay should not be seated. 1t is to be understood that there is nothing directly improper in this business, but the influences in Quay's behalf are subtle. and therefore the more dangerous. It Is im- possible of course to connect him directly, but that friends are doing their best in the ways mentioned to assist him cannot be doubted, though impossible of direct proof.
 The majority report of the committee of the senate on privileges and elections, which declares that Matthew Stanley Quay is not entitled to his saet by virtue of the appointment of Governor Stone of Pennsyl- vania, Is regarded as particularly strong document It goes into the constitutional questions involved in the Quay case ill a most thorough manner. It was prepared by Senator Hurley of Tennessee and when submitted to the other members of the committee. who agreed with the view that Colonel Quay ought to be seated it was signed by them without changing word or even dottlng an "f' or crossing "t.'' This is unusual, and speaks exceedingly we'll of the senator who drafted 1t. Mr. 1urey, by the way, Is one of the stron sest 1q In hn nn1ty rf1taf laar who can be regarded as his superiors or equals are Spooner of Wisconsin, Hoar of Massachusetts, Davis of Minnesota, and Lindsay of Kentucky. MT. Hurley is one of the few men to come to the senate who do not like it. Gie Is not happy there and longs for his law practice. He Is counting the days until his term ends and he can be back among his law books. If he chose to renain he would soon take front rank.
 ALBERT INALSTEAD