Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-03
Vast As Are the Financial Re-
sources Of the Insurgents
They Will Not ~
Triumph.
THE PEOPLE ARE AROUSED.
SenatOr-elcct Drury, of Luxerne, Now
of Republicans After Violating q
Pledge to Act With the Regular
Party Orga nixation on the United
States SenatOrship.
Especial Correspondence

NopeCIai SOTTeSpOHueuCc.J
Philadelphia, Dec. 25.-Half mil
lion dollars has already been spent by
insurgents of Pennsylvania to prevent
the reelection of Col. M. S. Quay to the
United States senate and to get control
of the Republican organization ofPenn-
sylvania. AS much more would be
spent II assurance could be given that
enough votes could be gotten in the
legislature to defeat the Beaver states
man.
Desperate men have been involved
in the campaign against Col. Quay,
and they have resorted to desperate
measures to accomplish their ends.
Scandalous stories are now af1oat as
to what they will endeavor to do when
members of the legislature reach Har-
risburg before the Republican caucus
shall be assembled. Bribery and in
timidation have been resorted to in
the past in this hypocritical campaign,
that has prostituted the name of "re-
form" in associating it with their ne
farious work.
The friends of Col. Quay are pre-
pared to pay liberal rewards for infor-
nation leading to the arrest and con-
viction of any one involved in the work
Of corrupting members of the legisla-
ture to have them desert their party
and cooperate with the insurgents
and their Democratic allies.
Scores of detectives will be on hand
at Harrisburg to cooperate with the
leaders of the regular Republican or
ganization to block the work of insur-
gent bribers.
While recognizing the character of
some of the men engaged in the con-
spiracy to overthrow the Republican
organization and the fact that fabulous
sums Of money are at the command of
the coterie of millionaires. who repre-
sent the financial strength of the op-
position to Col. Quay, the regular Re-
publicans do not believe that the ma
jority which Col. Quay now has can be
bought or stolen from him.
Col. Quay has a host of staunch
friends and supporters in every county
in the state. and many of them are in
fluential in the Republican organiza-
tion in their respective localities They
are in touch with the people and are
familiar with popular sentiment While
the so-called insurgents have been
growing weaker ever since the election,
the regulars and all OF Col. Quay's
friends have reason to be more hope
full and confident of victory.
hn
bers of the legislature elected as Re-
publicans will be called upon to take
sides. to line up either with the Repub-
lican party or with the enemies of that
party. they are becoming more and
more impressed with the fact that there
is future In politics and that a man
cannot ally himself with the enemies of
his party. those who would destroy its
organization and strengthen the De-
mocracy. without blasting the pros
poets of himself and of his family.
Political perfidy leaves a mark upon
the record OF man which years fire.
quently cannot efface. Stalwart Repub-
lican sentiment is now manifesting IT.
self through the length and breadth of
this grand old commonwealth. and
fresh triumph of Republican princi-
pies and OF the Republican organiza.
tion Is near at hand.
INSURGENT HYPOCRISY.
The case OF Senator William Drury.
of Luzerne. would seem to be a warn
ing to men who would betray the Re-
publican organization after having
been elected through It's agency. Drury
was recently heralded as an accession
to the insurgent forces. despite the fact
that he had given his word that he
would go into the Republican caucus
on the United States senatorship and
support the nominee OF that caucus.