Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-15
QUAY TO RETIRE.
Announced He Would Quit
Politics.
PRESENT OFFICE HIS LAST ONE.

PRESENT OFFICE HIS LAST ONE.
Intends, However, to Maintain His
interest In Legislative Work of the
Present Session of Pennsylvania
observation-disclosures and Reception
Philadelphia May 15.--Republieans
of the dominant faction Of that party
from different sections of the Key.
stone state were present at an affair
here to celebrate the reelection of
United States Senator Matthew s.
Quay to the upper chamber OF con
gress. Among those present were
Governor Stone, also all tae members
of his cabinet, members OF the legis
lature, the municipal heads Of several
Pennsylvania cities and all the prom
inent Quay Republicans of this city.
The occasion took the form of ban
quet, followed by a reception. and
was under the auspices OF the Penn
sylvania State League Of Republican
clubs.
Senator Quay. accompanied by j.
Hampton Moore, president of the
league, and Joseph N. Huston, who
acted as the senator's escort, arrived
here from Washington. The party
was met at the station by O reception
committee of about 800 club men,
who escorted Colonel Quay to the
Hotel Walton. A large crowd was on
Broad street, from the station to the
hotel.
Conferred With Stone and Durham.
Senator Quay excused himself to
callers at the hotel with the excep-
ton of Governor Stone and Insurance
Commissioner G. w Durham, of this
city, with whom Mr. Quay was clos
eted for some time. About 6 o'clock
the senator was escorted to Hortieul
tnral hall, where an elaborate ban
quet was served, covers being laid for
about 500 persons. The banquet hall
was beautifully decorated. There was
no speech making at the dinner, this
feature of the occasion being reserved
for the reception at the Academy OF
Music, which adjoins Horticultural
hall.
There was a big crowd in the big
auditorium when the diners, headed
by Senator Quay, marched into the
Academy, and the doors We're closed
to most late corners, except those who
participated in the banquet and who
occupied seats on the stage. Senator
Quays reception was a particularly
enthusiastic one. Cheer after cheer
was given and as he took his seat at
the front of the stag
President Moore presided. He
made a short address before intro
ducing the guest of the evening.
There was another outburst of en-
thusiasm as Senator Quay arose to
speak.
Senator Quay said in part:
Fully recognizing that your tribute
is not personal, but attaches to the
high office with which the Republi-
cans of Pennsylvania have shonored
me, | thank you.
my political race is run. 1t Is not
to be understood that Gods sword Is
drawn Immediately against my life
nor that my seat in the senate Is to
be prematurely vacated, but that with
the subscription of my official oath
on the 18th. of January my connec-
ton with the serious labors and re-
sponsibilities of active politics ceased,
except in so far as | may be commit
ted to certain measures pending In
the present legislature.
Won't Be Candidate Again.
81 will never again be candidate
for nor accept any official position.
| have many friends to remember, |
have no enemies to punish. In this
regard / put aside the past.
Gentlemen Of the Republican clubs
of Pennsylvania, you have reason to
n ~ ,.4xx tfe. IL
in your state.
Ever since the Republican party
came into power its government has
been wisely and economically admin
istered- administered indeed, with
an economy which, in view of our
population. wealth, territory. multi
piled industries manufactures, mines,
oil production, railroads and canals,
seems almost parsimony. Witness
the figures of our appropriations for
18991900 Total appropriations, s22,-
S96,2lS; annual appropriations, $11,-
448, 1903, annual school appropriations,
$5,500,000; normal schools and other
educational institutions, 1902. $780,
charitable institutions, $7S0.825, in
digent insane, $944, $50; judiciary,
$669000; national guard, 1887 500,
total S9.085, 1853. Balance, $2,362, 1855. !
This balance of a little over two
millions of dollars defrays the sal
aries of all of the officers and EN-
ployes of all the departments OF the
state government. including salaries
OF the legislature and legislative EN-
ployes, and necessary expenses incl
dent to the session OF the legislature;
public printing, geological survey,
pensions and gratuities, peniten-
tiaries and reformatories and their
incident but necessary expenditures.
which. trifiing in detail are important
in the aggregate. The budget for this
city approximates thirty millions an
nuafiy and the budget of any one of
our great cities exceeds the budget
Of the state The taxation per capita
upon our population for the support
Of the state government proper
amounts to 33A cents. Even this Is
paid not directly by the people, but
by our corporations. Every county
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