Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-09-26
Quay RING RULE
IN PENNSYLVANIA
How the State Has Been Dis.
hOnOred.
AN ERA OF CORRUPTION
Facts Stated BY the Leading Republ-
can Paper, When 1t Told
the Truth.
THE DUTY OF HONEST MEN
Quayism AS Seen BY the Philadelphia
Press Before Pennypacker-
ism Blinded It.
THE DUTY OF HONEST MEN
LET ALL FREE VOTERS READ


There have been many queer things
in Pennsylvania politics, but the back
sliding of the Philadelphia Press, un-
der the singular influence of Penny
packerism, furnishes chapter of
journalistic weakness and inconsist-
ency that has no counterpart. Our
misguided contemporary can never
wipe out the commendable record OF
many years vigorous hostility to
Quayism and all that it stands for. 1t
told the truth in those days, as it is
now trying to hide it. 1t stood with
the people against their enemies. 1t
had no fellowship with an organized
band of political highwaymen. 1t
fought bravely for civic righteousness
and good government 1t turned on
the light fearlessly. What it said then
Is even more apt and forcible now.
We give herewith some extracts from
the editorial columns Of the Press
during the senatorial campaign of
1900, when Mr.. Quay was making such
desperate fight for reelection and
the re-establishment of his power for
the rebuilding and strengthening of
his broken political machine. Here
is what the Press said, pass it along
for your self-respecting Republican
neighbors to read:
Repudate Fraudulent Nominations.
July 1877
"The people have shown more than
once that they want fair play and de-
cent politics. They are tired of the
dictation and corruption of the ma
chine"
1.-THE time has come in Pennsylvania
when every species of machine election
crime must end. Nominations made
by fraud at the primaries are not enti-
tied to respect or support, and will
have neither from the honest Republi-
cans of the state. The party has been
dishonored too much by such methods"
A Combination Corrupt and Criminal.
Referring to the turning down of
faithful Republican members OF the
legislature, by orders of the Quay ma
chine, the Press, July 20, said:
What do the decent citizens of Phil
adelphia say to this? Are they to per-
feed on that account? Do tney propose
that a combination of all that is cor
rupt and criminal in our politics, Of
the black-mailers and ballot thieves,
shall control the party nominations and
own the representatives of free city
in the Legislature? This is the issue
that is forced upon them"
The People Or the Bosses.
august 81
"The machine is desperate. 1t will
go to any lengths to retrieve itself for
the losses it has sustained. Voters
should not be led astray by any side
issues or grand-stand plays. The real
issues to be settled are Quay or anti
Quay, machine domination or individ-
ual independence, the people or the
BOSSES"
No Better Than Hishwaymen.
august 81
political thevery is just as con-
temptible and debasing and just as
amenable to law, as the ordinary
scoundrelism that relieves man of his
| pocket book, or holds up the way
farer on the highway under cover Of
the night"
"ouay's Doom Sealed"
(August7)
at will be a happy day for Pennsyl-
| vania when 1t takes its place along
| with Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,
| Iowa and other Republican states,
| which are free from bossism and where
merit and not subserviency to boss
| determines who shall represent the
| people"
There Must Be Clean Sweep.
"The outlook is most cheering to
| Pennsylvania reformers, but Quay has
| around him a gang that is worse than
| he. There must be a clean sweep. Not
| only Quay but Quayism must be beat
| en-, the machine broken up and its
| power destroyed"
Yet Pennypacker Is Quay's Own.
| august 15.)
after four years of Stone the peo-
| pie of Pennsylvania will surely not be
| willing to endure another Quay ma
| chine governor"
The Duty of True Republicans.
(Augusr 30)
Fusion is the last resort of lifelong
| Republicans who refuse to be defraud-
ed and disfranchised by corrupt fac
ton. The Quay machine has been en-
deavoring systematically to disfran-
| Use and read out of the party those
| Republicans who have refused to ac-
cept as the voice of their political con-
science the mandates of few petty,
discredited bosses, who are posing as
| Jlle lepuDllCdll OiSdlllAdllOH Vi lellH-
| sylvania. But all the beating of tom
toms and cries of irregularity that ma
chine organs and machine bosses can
encourage cannot drive this class of
true Republicans from their allegiance,
or from their attempts to overthrow
the corrupt and constituencies handful
of bosses who have grown rich on the
spoils of office, and who seek still fur
ther to fasten themselves upon the
party for personal gain"
denominations Made BY Crime"
(September 13.)
"No candidate for the legislature
nominated by means of fraud and ter
rorism practiced by police and other
office-holders, under the direction of
the machine, is entitled to the respect
and support of Republican voters as a
candidate of the Republican party
Every nomination so made is an out
rage and disgrace which all who care
for the good name of the party must
unite to repudiate. Quayism has de-
bauched the politics of the state and