The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-10
INSURGENTS ARE
PROPERLY REBUKED
Fair Minded Men Commend the
Speech of Senator Hoar, Of
Massachusetts,.
QUAY CASE ON ITS MERITS.
That Is the Only Honorable Way to
Pass Upon the Question rs to the
Legality OF the Governors Action.

mastery argument in support OF the
! appointment of Colonel Quay by Gov
/ ernor Stone to the United States sem
! ate, is naturally deeply interested In
/ the outcome of the case of the Beaver
! statesman, which will be voted upon
shortly. in the senate. General Elkin
read with much satisfaction the speech
| delivered by the venerable and highly
respected representative of Massachu-
setts in the United States senate, SEN
ator George F. Hoar, few days ago,
| In which he severely arraigned the
politicians of the insurgent Republic
| can movement in Pennsylvania for the
methods they have resorted to In their
efforts to prevent the seating OF Col
onel QUAY. This was undoubtedly one
| of the most pointed and timely rebukes
| that could have been administered to
the members of the Finn MARTIN Wan
amaker combine, that have been follow
| ing with venomous spirit the nominee
of the Republican caucus of the legisla-
ture of Pennsylvania ever since he was
declared to be the unanimous choice
of that caucus at Harrisburg for United
States senator from Pennsylvania last
winter
SENATOR HoAR SPEAKS,
In this speech, delivered on the floor
of the senate, Senator Hoar among
other things, said;
"Mr. President, l ask leave OF the
senate to make brief statement, not
exactly a personal explanation, but in
| the nature of one. 1t will take but two
or three minutes, and think it will
be a matter which will probably re-
| lieve all senators"
Senator Hoar was given unanimous
consent to proceed He said:
81 receive in my mail daily good
many letters, and | dare say the same
| is true of all the members Of the SEN
ate, appealing to me with great earn
estness to vote to deny a seat in the
senate TO a gentleman from Pennsylva-
mia who claims seat by reason Of an
appointment made in the recess of the
| legislature by the governor Of that
state. Some of the writer's are Qua
kers-members of the Society of
Friends. Others are evidently philan-
thropic persons, and am to assume
are good judges of character, because
their letters are full of personal compli-
ments to myself
INSURGENTS THROW MUD.
At this exhibition of dry humor on
the part of the venerable Massachu-
sets senator there was a general
laugh, in which even the presiding Of
ficer, Senator Frye, joined. Continu-
ing Senator Hoar said:
"The proposition, however, is that
must vote-and they are surprised at
my having any doubt about ito deny
a seat in this body to the gentleman
who claims 1t under an appointment
on the grounds of certain charges that
they make against him in regard to
his personal character and fitness for
the office.
"A good many yearsag investigated
the question of the right Of a governor
to appoint, and during the past 10
years suppose | have made eight or
ten elaborate speeches in favor Of the
proposition that whenever in vaca-
tion of the legislature there was a va
cant seat the governor had the right to
fill it, and l have made three or four
committee reports in favor of that
proposition. Now, what these gentle
men ask me to do is, in substance, this:
"The senate is the court or Judge OF
the elections of senators. | am one oi
the sworn judges, and these worthy
gentlemen are asking me to stuff the
ballot box and make false return in
my capacity as a sworn judge of elec.
tions, because they think the governor
of the state ought to have appointed
somebody else.
THAT is the attitude which these
worthy gentlemen are taking, and
see that some newspapers of wide cir
Culation in my own state and a goot
many in the state affected take thu
same view Of the case. OF course, tn,
same principle would require senators
il the legislature should elect this gen
tleman or some other against whom
such charges can be maintained, t
deny him seat when the legislator,
has elected him.
IF the governor has no right to ap
point or the legislature no right t.
elect, then of course, we do not admi
the claimant. But if the governor ha
the right to appoint or the Legislature
the right TO elect and we declare tina
the governor has not appointed him o
the legislature has not elected him
when they have, we are doing exactl
what is done by ballot box suffers an
election judges who propose to max
false returns.
81 hope this little statement of mine
In which | am sure every member Q
this body without exception will con
cur, will answer as reply to the grea
batch of letters which | am getting.
Senator Hoar's remarks were receiv
ed with evident approval by his col
leagues. The idea of persons who hav
never even seen Senator Quay an
know nothing about him, writing {
, senators who have served with hir
for years and have frequently com
mented upon his great ability, and tel
ing his old colleagues that he is unf
] for senatorial duties seemed to strik
2 the senate as the height of absurdit!
THAT COMMITTEE REPORT
AS was expected, a majority of tn
committee on privileges and election
voted against the seating of Colon,
) Quay. the vote being three to fou
D against a resolution in his favor TIL
three who voted to recognize the az
pointment of the governor were Sci
, ators Chandler, chairman of the con
! mittee, Hoar and McComas, all r,
publicans, and those in the negatiI
? were Senator Harris, Pettus, Coffe
and BaTrows, all Democrats, excel
Barrows. although Harris Is locke