The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-09-18

the words of John Stewart and Henry
M. Hoyt are as truthful and just an ar
raignment of the present senatorial
boss as they were of the despotic ruler
of 20 years ago; that they as ~ ly,
forcibly and patriotically Apply to
Quayism as to Cameronism. There has
been a change of masters only the
same methods, intensified and even
more corrupt. degrading and defiant,
prevail The. case of Pennypacker in
deed. Is much worse than that of
Beaver as the latter had q large meas
ure of popular supnOrt, while the pres
ent candidate of the machine was alb
soutely without strength, at home and
elsewhere, and could not have secured
the election of ten delegates in the CON
vention on his own account. He was
selected by the senatorial ringmaster
and his nomination was The result of
naked corruption and the most shame
less betrayal of public trust ever wit
messed in this state. History has thus
repeated itself and doubtless will con-
tinue to do so. until the final chapter is
recorded, on the night Of November 4,
1902
How He Got Upon the Bench.
Relapsing into obscurity, Mr. Penny
packer was unneard ot IN connecC,On
with public affairs, except as u mem
ber OF the board Of education, during
the next six years; but he had. in some
mysterious way, cultivated the friend
ship OF the servant who had passed
his master and who mad become the
despotic arbiter OF political destinies
in Pennsylvania. In the latter part oil
| 1883, Mr. Quay was at the zenith of his
power as the successful national Re
publican chairman. His gOings and
comings were like royal progress. His
Will was supreme at Harrisburg and
this state never witnessed such eXhibi-
| nf tlRHpTg no 1 eiv
weeks after the election of Judge
| Mitchell to the supreme bench. his
| would-be successor, Samuel w. Penny
| packer, was noted amongst the impa-
| tient crowd which dogged the heels of
| Mr.. Quay, while visiting Philadelphia,
local paper stating that he was re-
| garded as the personal choice" of the
senator. Cousin Sam" was ploddlng
| member of the bar, who had been in
practice more than 20 years without
appearing in notable case. He was
chiefly occupied with compiling court
| reports and decisions and housing
amongst the historical records of Penn
| sylvania, with view to enrolling his
| family name in a place of honor. No
| one thought of him for a place on the
! bench; for the prospective vacancy an
other lawyer of prominence and ability
was urged by many citizens. members
| of the bar and influential politicians.
! But at the proper time, early in Jan
uary, 1889, and at Mr.. Quay's personal
! demand upon the governor, Mr.. Penny
| packer was appointed. To the amazed
popular query: who is this Quayite?"
| echo simply answered: He's a Quay
ite," and that was enough.
Shows His Devotion to ouayism.
| Ten years later the longtime dictator
! found himself outside the senatorial
| breastworks, repudated and condemn
| ed by the people whom he had so deep
| ly discredited. lie also appeared as n
| defendant in the criminal court over
! which Judge Pennypacker, in his turn,
| presided every year. The judicial
| friend of the prisoner could not have
| failed to observe that his all-powerful
| patron was compelled to take refuge
| behind every possible technicality Of
the law to escape punishment on the
| charge of misusing the public funds
! That his sympathy was deeply aroused
was evident. He was prepared to pub
| licy demonstrate this feeling, and took
! early advantage OF an opportunity to
| show devotion to discredited and baf-
| fled political leader that would enkin-
| die lasting gratitude on his part, which
might make longtime dream of the
| governorship a reality. Thus, to the
astonishment Of friend and foe, Judge
| Pennypacker addressed himself to the
| extraordinary task of making an hero
=. "
| even placing him upon a pinnacle of
! fame equal TO the greatest men this
| state has produced and proudly point
! ing to him as 'Pennsylvania's most
| distinguished statesman"
Risks All For His Master.
| There has been a misconception with
regard to this matter it having been
/ widely stated that Judge PennypaCker'
| defense of Mr.. Quay and eulogy Of
| Quayism was only Incidental to a lit
erary effort in eXaltatlon OF Pennsyl-
! vania as n leading factor in the devel-
! opment of our national life. Let us
/ have the facts clearly set forth, in
| chronological order. 1t Will then be
! seen how this aspirant for the highest
| Office in the gift of the people of Penn
| sylvania has demeaned himself; derid-
| ed just public criticism; been an ac-
/ cessory in the attempted perversion of
political history; set vicious exam
! pie to the yirtuous youth of the COM
monweatlh, through holding aloft for
! their emulation one VINO has earned the
! eXecration of honest and patriotic citi-
zens, and who has thus indissolubly
| linked his own literary, professional
and political fortunes with the one
man who has done more to degrade and
corrupt Pennsylvania politics than any
| other who ever lived.
Notwithstanding all the promises Of
! the Republican state conventions of
!. 1895, 1896, 1897 and 1898, the subse-
quent legislative sessions grew worse
! and worse in their utter disregard of
! public decency, until the shameful eli
max of 1901, when a flame of indigna
! ton arose from every virtuous fire
side. The carnival of corruption at
| tendant upon and following the re-
! election. of Mr.. Quay, exceeded any
thing in the annals of the common
wealth. While the people OF all classes,
! and irrespective of party, We're de-
! nouncing the crimes committed; while
] the press was ringing with shameful
/ exposures; while the tide of revolt was
rising higher and higher, Samuel w.
| Pennypacker, in grateful acknowledge
ment of wnat he had received as ben
eflciary of Quayism, and eagerly look
! ing forward for the bestowal of new
| and higher favor, while holding an
! honored place upon the bench. and pre-
| tending strict adherence to the invio-
liable unwritten law of judicial separa-
! tion from partisan affairs and the sell
| fish schemes of political intriguers, was
engaged in confidential cooperation
with the head-centre of the Republican
machine, in most unworthy, unfair,
| unpatriotic and unjust attempt to en-
| hahn him as one Of the master minds