The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-01

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see this He spread the paper *'.si o''s
on his desk, and the newspaper man nan.
read:
Dear Beaver-Don'ts talk. NJ $.
Quay
Thereupon he also laughed, but
there was no interview that day.
Now. Quay had figured on two
things First, that the newspaper
man, being gentleman. would not.
open the sheet, though it was not
sealed; and second, that he would
probably deliver it before the inter.
view began being anxious to get it
off his mind In both assumptions the
politician was right. He was an al
most unfailing Judge of human na-.
ture.
Remark Ascribed to German.
Foe and friend of Quay in politics.
were equally appreciative of the sub
stantial truth of a remark ascribed to.
Senator German in relation to GER
tain subordinate commanders in the
Republican organization of Pennsyi-
vania who sought to promote their.
interests by allying themselves with.
representative business men in an
tagonism to the Pennsylvania ma
chine.
s.Those fellows the quotation from.
German runs, s.would do well to bear
in mind that although Quay has
taught them all the politics they
know, he has taken good care not to
teach them all he knows"
The most nnsparing critics of
Quay's methods OF getting ont of
he was peerless among the directors
general Of political machinery in the
United States, at least in the matter
of seemingly executing the policy that
the means are justied by the end. His
achievements, through apparently act
ing, or permitting his subordinates
to act. in accordance with that stan.
dard of political ethics. We're some
times marvellous, in view of conden1-
nation or opposition SO widespread
and formidable that an ordinary man
would have been disheartened by it,.
His Remarkable Scholarship.
Mr. Quay was said to know more
poetry by heart than any other man
in Pennsylvania. He had been an
Unsuitable reader and had a mar
Vicious memory. Few tragedians We're
as familiar with Shakespeare as this
practical politician. Nearly all OF
Byron he had at his tongues end
The story is told of a rencontre
with Mr.. Roosevelt. when the latter
was Vice.President, which threw q
new light on Mr. Quay for those who
knew of it. at a dinner table In Z
house of which the owner was i
book enthusiast, Mr.. Roosevelt made
some quotation from Quo vadis."
81 don't th1nk.that is quite correct
said Mr. Quay quietly.
isn't it," asked Mr.. Roosevelt.
1--WE can find OUT by sending for the
book
On the consent of the host man
was starting for the library when
Mr. Quay said:
of QUO Vadis' in the original? If you
have wish you would have it brought
along with the translation"
81 think have it, said the host,
and both were brought in.
Thereupon Mr. Quay took the COPY
in Polish as Sienkiewicz had writ
ten it. When the New York states
man had found the passage in the
translated copy the Pennsylvania
iead from the original translating as
he went, while Mr.. Roosevelt COM
pared the translation and found that
he had fallen into slight error
which the Senator had wished 70
point out.
AS matter of fact Me. Quay had
devoted much of his leisure to the &C.
quirement of languages. Outside of
his own, it is said, he spoke five flu
emily. and read seven or eight, of
which one happened to be, Polish.
Brave at Fredericksburg.
In the Civil War he took the field
as colonel of the One Hundred and
Thirty-fourth PENNSYLVANIA Volun-
teers Just before the battle of Fred
ericksburg he was at the front, lying
sick upon a bed of typhoid fever. In
that condition he resigned. When
the coming battle was imminent he
asked to be restored to his command,
in spite of the fact that he was yet
weak from his long and severe ILL
ness. 1t was too late, and his re-