The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-31
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a man like John Dalzell or Charles Emory
Smith can take the stump in support OF
| the Quay machine, as they are now doing
and attempt to convince the people that
| the national issues inv olved are SO great
| as to overshadow the evils Of the mos'
corrupt State administration Pennsylva-
| MIA has ever been cursed with. 1t Ia nc
| wonder they turn to national issues, be-
cause men who have been denruncine
Quay for years. and who have been &C.
| ly instrumental in exposing his wicked
ness. could not possibly defend the State
administrator
Reused by Ripper Legislation.
Asked what are the principal items OF
his charges against the Quay machine,
Mr.. Pattison said:
but think the greatest Indignation has
been reused over the so-called ripper leg
islauon- A law was passed by which the
control Of the city government, like Pitts
burg for instance. was placed entirely in
out all Of the old city government and
appointed Mayor of his own. When
that man did not obey him he fired him
out and installed new set of officers.
"A similar attempt was made to con.
troll the governmenttof Philadelphia. but
it was declared unconstitutional by the
courts.
'Lieutenant-Gover Goblin. who has
achieved a national reputation as COM
mander Of the troops In the field, although
an excellent Republican. Is himself au-
thority for the statement that the last
Legislature was controlled by bribery ana
CO Eruption. Votes were openly bought ana
sold, and no law Of any Importance could
be passed without previously seeing tnose
in control OF legislation.
THE facts are notorious here in Penn.
sylvania. and really believe the peop.s
have reached that stage where they are
determined to put an end to this condi-
ton of affairs, which is disgracing the
State throughout the country.
Sees Fraud in Franchise.
In talking over the question of street
railway franchises here in Philadeiphia
Wanamaker to pay $2,5O0.0O0 for fran
chises which were subsequently given
away for nothing, Ex-Governor Pattison
said:
organize ton which has just been COM
pleted discloses the fact that these same
franchises have now been sold for $6,0OO,-
600 and little clique of ten men re-
ceved the money. Every dollar of this
has been taken away from the people:
The corruptionists in Pennsylvania do not
reach their hands into the public treas
ury and take money out OF II. because
then they would be tried, convicted, and
sent to the penitentiary. They are smart
enough to know that. and they are also
smart enough to do indirectly what they
could not do safely directly.
1T is a fact susceptible Of proof that
a system OF commissions has been estaD-
iished on appropriations for public insti-
tutions and similar objects. so that no
money can be obtained until the appro-
priation is passed upon by commission,
and for this the usual charge Is 10 per
cent.
Up there in Clarion. where was last
night, an appropriation of $27, 900 cost $2,-
100 and that money went direct to agents
of the Quay machine.
Corruption Beyond Belief.
1.-THE corruption in all such matters al
most passes belief, and 1 am too busy
talking of State issues of this character
to pay any attention to national ques-
tions, which are not before the people OF
the State in any way. ! am not running
congressional fights at all. l am can
didate for Governor, solely on platform
of rebuke to Quay and his Infamous ma
chine. This State Is largely Republican
on national issues and is quite likely to
continue so, but I carried it twice before,
and I honestly believe can do It again.
as the candidate of the good citizens, OF
the people that are not controlled by
Quay. and of the Republicans who are
ashamed Of the disgrace brought upon
the State by our present system of gov
eminent"
asked former Governor Pattison about
the coal strike, and its possible erect on
politics. Somewhat to my surprise, !
found him extremely conservative. al
though his position was entirely natural.
when I remember that he himself was
Governor at the time of the great Home
stead riot. and he was also called upon
to suppress disorder by the use Of troops
1T seems to me-" he said sagaciously:
that any attempt to make a political
use of the coal strike would be a dis
grace to the party trying it. This strike
Is dispute between two bodies of men
which they ought to be able to settle
among themselves: In fact thus far, both
the miners and the men seem to resent
any interference by mere politicians. 1t
would be contemplate to seek to make
political capital out of such strike in
yolvins. as it does, the interests of so
MANY thousands Of men,"