Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-03

We Want No Quay Methods In Delaware.
In the fight for the organization of |
the House Of Representatives Of Penn
sylvania, at Harrisburg, Tuesday,
Matthew Stanley Quay's candidate
for Speaker was elected by the close
vote of 100 to 90. But his victory was only
gained by Ave reoreant Democratic
members deliberately disregarding the
voice of their party caucus and voting
for the Quay candidate.
The action Of these FIVE renegades
has caused the most intense iudigna-
tion among Democrats throughout the
entire State, and particularly among
those Of the counties which they so
atrociously misrepresented. They are
condemned and exscrated in the most
scathing terms, and IL is conceded that
during the balance Of theis lives they
will be political outcasts, without a
party which will recognize them as its
memhers. The party to which they
sold their votes will have no further
use for them, knowing that their politi-
cal influence is at nm end, and the party
which honored them by election to the
Legislature will scorn and contemn
them for their miserable betrayal OF the
confidence reposed in them. Politically,
they will forever be in the situation Of
the imam without a country" Honest
men will ehun them, and even pro.
fessional rogues will hold them 10 CON
tempt Not even their ill-Rotten gains,
no matter how large, will serve to
restore to them the slightest measure
of the public or personal respect and
confidence that they once enjoyed.
7 Many years ago, when the Legisla
ture Of Pennsylvania was Democratic
on Joint ballot by bare majority Of
one vote, three Democratic members
Lebo, Manear and Wagonsellsr
! Trained frolu supporting the caucus
nominee of their party, John W. Forney,
and cast their votes for the Republican
, nominee, that shrewd old politica
| manipulation, Simon Cameron. 1t wa,
alleged at the time that they received
large sums of money for their periidy
but 1t did them no good. They wprl
Stunned by their legislative colleag ues
!, they were ignored by their old friend
and neighbors, aud soon after the nd
iournment Of thu Legislature their posi-
, tion became so uncomfortable that the
left the State and were known to th
! public no more. Now, nearly fifty year
:. later, five other Pennsylvania Demo
! Gratis go to join this disreputable trio
II Is we'll, however, that this lates
: instance Of political perfidy aud politi
i cal corruption comes to light at thi
: time. 1t may serve as warning
!. There are corruptionists Of the Qua
y stripe in Delaware who would only b
!. too willing to corrupt Democratic legis
= lators il the opportunity were allorde
them. hut we ore OF the opinion tina
they will find no market at the presen
T. session of the Delaware Legislature
Y We do not believe that there is singl
u Democratic member of the Delnwar
y Legislature who would for I'm instau
g listen to the voice Of the corruption
l. much less incur the risk Of the awft
~ fate Of the three pennsylvania legisli
ii tors who sold out to Simon Camera
10 years ago, or of the Eve renegades VIII
u yielded to Quay's oorrupting methoc
" at Harrisburg yesterday.
81 We want no Quay methods In DELI
ware. And IL they are attempted ever
IS those responsible will be hold to q ster
O. account.