The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-24
MR. a. n Is I POLITICIiN.
Unmatched In Thi. Countr, a. Csm-
paign NaaaEer.

:. rHr FpIror ~ IHE SuN -, -
W'.rer hs- been Interested m 'ha opinion
oppressed In senator PiA'' Re"olls'' rrs'
that Matthew STANLEY QUAY 81 rsnnsyIyal I
VAS NE ahlest rolifioIhn Who yer lived \
~ tinted Sftt"- II - slNavs 'n'"res'-
ing 80 one 80 meet WITH evidence support ne
view already formed
The RsrolIsot .ons" refer - QgAVs
aru!'y 10 WIN contest With uonev -
VufoYt ~ T. recalls Quavs w~rorara
victory . few yetr- before his death ~hen
there we're arrayed against him he 6overr0r
81 tho state 'he political ma'h.nA Of Phua-
d~lphla the political machine o. PiushqrE.
the pennsvlv ANA Railroad and the ReatIn AZ
Railroad Every msn connected Nttn ih"se
,orpora ilons who could be- influenced "As
drafted nto he effort - hea' quay Quays
victory. considering the union ~ ths torres
against him. Va- the most remarkable 'fa-
a political leader ever Won IN this country
NgaInst hin a. the same 'ifns was 'rr"
90 s@d the money of the greatest moro hart
81 the state, vho ~ tha' lime. after bong
placed m IIarri-on- Isbine' ~ puy'.
cher shed political ambition on his ON
account not long aftsrwsrd the mere hant
deridsd 10 retire from politics
u - not generally SNOW n oU'Hd" N' 'fe
STATE and senator Plau'- R"'oll"' ? ''ns
do not refer 20 n. that one ~ the 49, f~i- Z
S 3%nT P% ~ r. NM nS' NV VA
he could appeal dir-'.tk 20 On" p-"Tl" ~
thes- counties, and That 'h"y would -
n times he was -ingularlv 'on'"fnr'. ~
Of the Republican orEanlyat Ion- n " ~
ma"hina he uas seldom in harmon Al
once ~ said NJ IN. N adelphla orE.nRa-
Won Ia ~ ~ snothsr iine. vrsr OBJ.
Philadelphia leaders wen' 70 hirn and -
him thar = certain protest N hi "a nv
meet With the approval 81 tho orsan'ga''
he hlunrly said The orEanizauon -
damned and put into eject what n" 10
The writer doubts II senator Quav's or
bination Of aud 1cry. "onraIe. snnHg
political life IN the United Stsi@s IN ..s
oun state ~. vac long csIesr o. Der
The fa't that - many smaller men esq.
CiAliy IN Philadelphia. who-~ Cul'ur" 'NI
n,;r: and are Tbs 81 Ss r.oPs
take the small and not The big our .".'r
thought they could do whai he Pa e.
without making any alloNan'e- Tor h.-''
snre- IN ability. kept senator QnHN y
CONSTANT Heh, to maintain his po.lt,"n a'i
ability a. a salesman His ,udEm"n. ..
almost any public quest ion ~ the "p0 ..
yalusbs than that 81 any other man
publc ne IN this country
Al his lfe b" vas a student
his last rauue='. WAS that he he carried n y
his library 20 soc his books once NOR .
historr and theory Of hnanre he hh"N
thoroughly a. any man IL likely 20 Eu'
Tie story - told that RudyArd Kip''i
ut"n Young man called on. Mr 4Ay
m" purpose Of making study n ne .ea
ing american political boss h.l..
was ushered into Quay'u library, where
boss talked long ana entsrtainlnglI
topics -elatinR to English literature and
history 1f India kiDlina preConCep'
we're obiterated and he Abandoned
intention ~ = riting ahOU' Quay ...
one could M hook With facts WHICH
pubItc d0esn't know shout Quay. NhA'
pifv ~ 10 that some competent hioRraCi
d,scnl,vp ~. w s I tsat ne b1'srAp.
would have 90 he pretty large m.p n.
self N ~
iAKE PLACID. October "a