The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-26
i husna 1879 Inches
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2s, 1903.
Mr.. ouAY's ADMISSIONS.

Senator Quay, in an interview
published in The Globe yester-
day, makes some admissions which
are doubly interesting in that
he probably did not see the
natural and only differences to be
to the idea of an extra session, as
nearly all the Republican politicians
are. He gives the reason that we
should expect to hear from him: ut
is not good politics. The Democrats
would use it merely for the purpose
of making political capital"
How. perfectly Quayish that is! He
can see nothing whatever except the
playing of the game. The public in
terest and the public need are nothing
to him. A thing is to be done or not
done according as it appears to be bad
politics or good. And all the acts of
public representatives and officials are
to be governed by the same considera-
tons. This is government of party, by
party and for party with a vengeance.
Further, even if it be granted that
Senator Quay is right in thinking that
the interests of the nation ought to be
subordinated to those of party, where
do we land next? How can the Dem
ocrats use an extra session for politi-
cal capital unless the Republicans give
them an opportunity and a good ex-
cuse? The Republicans are in power
and can do or refuse to do as it suits
duty or else do something generally
believed to be against public interest,
how will they be open to criticism?
This is the great and striking ad-
mission. 1t is a confession Of the
charge which The Globe has made
and repeats, that the Republican party
is party without policy and without
a purpose except to retain possession
of the offices. If congress should meet
and reduce the tariff or take UP Gu
ban reciprocity, or legislate for a bet
country approve? 1t is because Sena-
tor Quay knows that none of these
things will be done or can be done by
the party as now constituted that he
Is afraid of the extra session.
AS to currency legislation, Senator
Quay is simply delightful: There are
few men over in Wall street." he
says, who have the power to corner
the money market whenever they de-
sire. I do not see that we can do
anything to rob them of that power -
If there are men who have such power
no man in the country has done SO
much to confer it upon them as Sena-
tor Quay. He has ever been the good
friend of monopoly This time his
structures are rather absurd, as neither
the power nor the disposition to get ur
corner in money is likely to exist.
But if it does, again why should the
Republican party throw up it's hands
attitude of saviors of their country
Are these the words of such men as
the patriotic people CT this country
would choose for their leaders? II
things are, indeed, IN the desperate
case that Senator Quay would have us
believe, then surely very rash leader
with a programme, would be better
than a man or a party without any;
without a word Of counsel except
that things have got too bad to be
bettered, and that it is a part of wis
dom to let them alone.
These admissions of Senator Quay
disclose with exactitude the condi-
ton of his party today. 1t is a dead
engine; a machine formerly instinct
with power, and possibly capable OF
future work if there were anyone to
build the fire and handle the throttle