The National tribune., 1904-06-09

Gov. Curtin vent OF, after Greely, Quay
came to grief But; quickly got on his feet
again, and entered National politics as
Dslegate,at-harse to the Convention in
down to defeat with Grant In 1880. In
1854 he supported Sherman, and also in
1883, refusing to go over to Harrison. This
did not prevent Harrison making him
Chairman Of the Republican National Com
mittee, ando his generalshfp in that cam
paign was very brilliant. He distracted the
Democrats with, great show of carrying
Virginia and West Virginia, but concen-
trated his real efforts upon New York. 1t
was his theory that Blaine had the Presi-
dency stolen from him in 1884 by Tam
many Hall padding the election returns
from New ilorlv and Kings County, which
were held back Quay had careful direc-
tory made.i andt every house in the Tam
many districts was~mapped out. Then he
sent for one of the Tammany chiefs, and
told him what he had done, showed it to
him. and said: I'VE will have an honest
election this time, or all the jails in the
State won't be big enough to hold the men
that will be sent to prison"
He also did brilliant work in 1896 in
electing Maj. Mckinley President, and it
was largely his combinations which made
Roosevelt NicePresident. In 1898 he had
the most serious fight of his career, which
was led against him by his old-time friend
and associate-JOhn Wanamaker. While
this was going on a State Treasury scan
dal broke out owing to the failure of the
Peoples Bank of Philadelphia, which had
deposited in it large sum of the States
money. When the bank failed the Cashier
committed suicide, and in the examination
of the banks papers there were found some
letters and kilograms from Quay which
gave him a great deal of trouble. He was
indicted and tried, but acquitted. He failed
of reelection to the Senate, and his
friend. the Governor, appointed him Sen
atOr to succeed himself, but after a pro-
longed struggle. the Senate voted by one
majority against seating him, which
brought about a break between Quay and
Hanna, who had absented himself from the
Senate without pair. Quay never forgave
Hanna.
In the Senate his career is notable for
the successful fight he made in behalf of
protection for the iron and steel indus
tries of Pennsylvania against the German
Wilson tariff. When all other tactics failed
him, he appeared in the Senate with a
massive array Of papers, books and docu-
ments, which he calmly announced were
the material for speech which it would
take him year to deliver The Democrats
recOiled in alarm, and he got a portion of
what he wanted. He got at odds with his
own party leaders in the fight over erect
ing the Territories into States, and after
continuing this through two sessions, a
compromise was effected by which two
States were to be made out of the four Ter
ritories.
Along in the last of the COS he became
the publisher Of the Beaver Republican,
which he made one of the strongest country
papers in the State.
One of Senator Quay's ancestors married
an Indian woman of the Delaware tribe,
and he was always very proud of having
Indian blood in his veins. For this reason
lie was special champion Of the Indians,
and they regarded him as one of their
chiefs. His last speech in the Senate was
in support Of the payment of large sum
Of money to satisfy the claims of the Della
ware Indians, He had himself photographed
in some Of the, costumes of the Delaware
tribe. .i
Senator quay was very cultivated man,
devoted lpyer. of books, and had an un-
usual store, of general information. When
he was sure, that death was near. he said :
Il want to Isee. my books once more before
I die. He had been aware for years that
his time on earth was short, and he tried
to restore his health by spending as much
time as possible in Florida, where he had
a fine homo u