Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1888 — Page 5

CAMPAIGN COMMANDER.

*\ —• — THE PERSONALITY AND CHARACTERISTICS Of SENATOR QUAY. '

A» AOjnlmMe Selection of Uw Wan fcq the Work—Brief Biognvpity of the Man Who Hu Fairly Earned the Poattloo to Which He Is Choeen. Tlie Bepnblican national oonmjittee has shown a wisdom which fitly supplements the excellent work dona at Chicago to the choice of Senator Matthew Quay, of Pennsylvania, to take charge of, the campaign work at its national headquarters. As the work of Senator Quay is of

MATTHEW STANLEY QUAY.

the utmost importance, and as he will necessarily be a prominent figure in the great campaign, our readers will, no doubt, bo glad to become familiar with the personal characteristics of their general who i 3 to lead them onto victory. Matthew Stanley Quay was bom Sept. 30, 1833,, at Dillsburg, in York county. This was the same year in which Senator Don Cameron was bom and four years after Simon Cameron had entered public life as adjutant general of Pennsylvania. That rugged old Democrat, George Woll* was then, governor, and the places Ip the United States senate now filled by Quay and Cameron wore then occupied by William Wilkins and c ,George Mifflin Dallas. Quay’s father, recalling the struggles and friendships of his early life, named his son Matthew Stanley Quay, after Gen. Matthew Stanley, of Brandywine Manor, in Chester county. * ll

Senator Quay traces hl3 family back to Scotcb-Irisli origin, and to the sturdiest of that sturdy race. The senator’s grandfather, Joseph Quay, was. a farmer and storekeeper in Charlestown township, Chester county, when he made a runaway marriage with Ascenath Anderson, a,daughter or Patrick Anderson, who was a captain in the Revolution and the first child of European parents bom in Charlestown township, Ascenath was also a sister of Isaac Anderson, who was a member of congress for two terms at the beginning of the present century. Of this w»naway union—which, however, seems to have turned out very well— Senator Quay’s father was born. He was given the name of Anderson Beaton Quay, the first name coming from the family of his mother and the second from that of his mother’s mother, who was Ann Beaton, a sister of Col. John Beaton, who. had charge of military affairs in Chester coiinty during the Revolution. Anderson,B. Quay early ip. life showed a disposition for the ministry, and, following the traditional bent of his race, he became a Presbyterian clergyman. He made a circuit westward beyond the Susquehanna river. The stories told of Quay’s very early days make him out just the kind of human boy that thousands of others have been. One of his earliest recollections was that his father one day brought home to DUlsburg a small Bible and a tin sword, and gave the boy his choice. It is a favorite way of testing the inclinations of vary young people which parents have not yet outgrown. The small boy in this case was but, 6 -years of age. He had even then, however, some of the quick wit which has since boen so useful to him. He knew very woll that his father had no one else to give that tin sword to, and he chose the Bible, greatly to his father’s delight, and the sword was thrown in, as the boy know it would be. This kind of diplomacy ho cultivated as the years went on. On the first fly leaf of the book thus presented the father had written a few Fines of inscription from Scott.' On the next leaf the mothor ha£ inscribed some verses. Young Quay carried this book with him when he went from home; it was with him in all his subsequent wanderings, and today is a part of the library at liis Beaver home—a quaint little book in very fine type and stout leather binding. '•lt would have been far better for me,” said Senator Quay recently, “if 1 had kept out of politics and settled down to the law.” This will strike with astonishment those who look upon the political career of the new sonator as one of success almost from the beginnings Had he Baid if at any time during the year or two preceding his election as state treasurer it would have been understood by all; but it was said affpr he had been chosen to the United States senate, and when it wds on all sides recognized that ho held a greater political power than any other man in the state. What ho said, however, was unquestionably sincere. In the stormy politics of the state for the last twenty-five years Col. Qqay has taken more than his share of responsibility, which has not always been desirable. His sturdy friendships have cost him a great deal—a great deal more than can ever be calculated oven by himself. His friendship for Andrew G. Curtin through a series of years made hi 3 political path a rough one at the time, and he had to fight almost hand to hand over every Inch of the way. And when he found that political friendship parted and he found himself going over other ground and with those whom be had previously opposed in the party management, he was still fighting his way, but he was now doing stllT more for others, and responsibility for theix methods and blunders was pretty steadily shared by him, if not wholly loaded upon his shoulders. It is little wonder that he should even now feel that he would have boen better oft had he settled down to the practice of law at the outset. , Jtwould doubtless have brought him wealth, and certainly reputation, and political distinction might then have been had with no exertion which has now come after years of turmoil and sacrifice which few can comprehend. It was not alone Quay’s ability which "excited thg'TeSlgtlsy''l6nd"oppoflition~7?r some whom he "had sought to serve, for it is undeniable that such feeling regardTug hiriraaftrist. although But cautiously manifested. He was always restlesa under any purpose to drive the party, and this feeling Baa grown npon him. In the Btgrny conflicts » fgw yeer» ago against

bpselsm he never had bat one opinion, Mid that was that the party had an indisputable right to con tool Itbelf. His methods would have saved it from disruption at that time, and it was due to his exertions in 1888 that there was such a complete and speedy reuniopof the different elements, m 1880, when it was desired by Cameron that the national delegation should be instructed for Grant for Ktident, Quay was opposed to it. He w that the popular sentiment of the party was against it, and while It might be possible, with the party machinery to force the convention, he indicated in the plainest terms what the result would be. Having done all this, he yielded his own opposition in the party counsels, and the result was what ne had foreseen and foretold. It ledto the defeat of the caucus candidate for United States senator the following winter and cost the party the state election in 1882. When In the latter. year Col. Quay sought the nomination of Charles 8. Wolfe for lieutenant governor on the ticket with Gen. Beaver it was because he felt that thq party lu its every element should have the broadest recognition. Gen. Beaver had been put in a false petition by malicious publications. That Senator Cameron desired Beaver’s nomination was true, but tfiat the candidacy had been agreed upon at a caucus in Cameron’s house in Washington was untrue. Yet that statement was printed as a fact, and it aroused a resentment in many quarters at a time when Gen. Beaver had the popular support of the party for the nomination without any urging from Cameron, and undoubtedly could liavo been nominated in opposition to him. Quay’s efforts to reconcile the party did not cease with the failure to nominate Wolfe, hut extended throughout that campaign. They failed, but the work was accomplished the encceedingyoar by his successful support of Jerome B. Niles for auditor general.

These facts are illustrative of Quay’s method. Those who have assumed that ho believes in bossing the party totally misundorstand him. His power in politics has its mainspring in his keen and close observation of the current of public thought and feeling, his quickness to grasp its significance and readiness tp yield to. Us will. He has ever sought tp know the temper and desir-o of the people. Ip the party councils this has always been his position, and though often defeated by those who were more powerful at the moment, his course has been consistent. He has never failed in his fidolity to those who have been true to him. Coming into political life at about the time the Republican party was organized, he has ever had earnest and steadfast belief in its principles. Many of these he had helped to formulate, and he has always been a little In advance of general thought on those questions which have given the party much of its best force. Senator Quay is not a fluent orator, but it will be seen that he is a man of great and good influence and of wonderfufexecutive ability. His management of the campaign is sure to result in a grand victory in November.

WHEATFIELD HARRISON LEAGUE.

A strong Republican club was organized at Wheatfield, last Saturday evening. President, W. H. Smiley; Vice-President. J.J. Hewitt; Recording Secretary, John Travis; Corresponding Seoretary, S. AV. Hamilton; Treasurer J. H. Tilton; ‘Executive Committee: John Graves, Wm. McNeil, Alvin Lintner, Albert Miller and Gird Henderson. Tlie name of tko club is, Wheatfield Harrison League Club. Its next meeting will be Monday evening, August 6th.

REPUBLICAN MEETING.

A Republican meeting will be held at Brushwood, Union township, next Saturday evening. Dr. I. B. Washburn and W. W. Watson, Esq., will be present and address the meeting. Mr. Watson, who is coqnty president of the Lincoln League, also expects to organize a branch league, at this meeting.

A BIG STORM.

A severe storm visited this region Tuesday nignt, lasting, with a few intermissions, nearly the whole night. There was a big rain-fall, much wind and a prodigious electric storm. In fact manyjpeo pie think they never knew a storm with so much thunder and lightning. The damage done by the storm is considerable, as uncut oats are laid flat, and will be bar vested with difficulty, and much of the growing corn is also broken down. Hay, &ut but not stacked, will also be more or less damaged. During tlie storm, probably about nine o’clock, the lightning struck and killed two good mares on D. C. Bond’s farm, a mile north of town. One of them was a valuablebrood mare, the property of Mr. Bond, and worth at least S2OO. The other was the property of John Ice, a young man who lives on the farm, and was worth about SIOO. Ice is a poor man and the killing of his mare is a serious loss. A subscription paper , for his benefit was circulated in town yesterday, considerable success.

The most disastrous result of the storm, in the county, so far as reported, was the burning, by lightning, of John Burger’s barn, near Remington. It was a large and valuable barn and contained large quatitiesn of grain and hay and two hay presses, all of which -ware dpmtrnypfl.—=— ■-

yields to the curative properties of Hibbard’s Rheumatic Syrup. containinti as it does, natures specific for the Slom acb. Seldby F. &, Meyer.

A ‘First Voters” Club

A Rousing Meeting In the Court House Pursuant to a call published in last week’s issue of The Republican for the young ffien of Rens*selaer and vicinity, who were to have the honor of casting their first vote for our own illustrious statesman and distinguished citizen of Indiana, Hon. Benjamin for President, aud Levi P. Morton of New York, for Vice President of the United States, quite a number of young men and a few older ones met at the Couit House at eight o’clock, P. M., for the purpose of organizing a Harrison & Morton Club, to consist of those who were casting Uvct votes for President. Their patriotism was aroused by a few pieces of music given by the drum corps, very ably assisted by a large detachment from Yeoman’s martial band, at the door of the court house. The house was called to order by S. C. Irwin, who briefly stated the purpose of the meeting. Mr. Irwin was elected chairman of the meeting by unanimous vote, and F. L. Chilcote, secretary. Mr. Irwin thanked the members for the honor which they had conferred upon him, and declared his unqualified belief in the Republican cause and his firm determination to do all in his power to secure the election of Harrison & Morton.

The election of geripanent oSteers to serve during the campaign resulted as-iollows; president E. L. Hollingsworth, Vice President, S. C. Irwin, Secretary, A. H. Hopkins, and Treasurer, F. L. Chilcote, all of whom were elected by acclamation. A committee to form a constitution, rules and regulation was elected to consist of the permanent officers, and two assistants to be appointed by the President. The President appoint-! ed O. M. Daugherty and H. C. Smith Jr., as the two assistants. A meeting of the club will be held Friday evening, August 3, to consider the adoption of the constitution and rules andjreg ulations, and to discuss the character and scope of the proposed work. Mr. Irwin then [retired from, the chair, and Mr. Hollingsworth assumed the duties of permanent chairman. Mr. Hollingsworth stepped forward and delivered a very appropriate and pointed address to his young friends and fellow voters; saying in substance that it is now time for each and every one to realize thoroughly what a vote is, and that it is not as a mere slip of paper, but one of the strongest controling influences in the making of our laws and the maintenance of our government;that when each one steps up to the polls in November, and casts his first vote, he jshould know and thoroughly realize its significance; that each one should study the history of his country and the history of his party and when he voted, to vote knowingly. He also earnestly urged each and every member to make it a particular point to use every effort to make it generally known that such a club was being organized, and, if possible, to have every young voter present at the next meeting, and to do his best to work up a general good feeling among them in the cause, saying very tersely that, “In unity is strength.” Vice President S. 0. Irwin, then addressed the club, declaring his firm belief in the Republican party, and his unbounded confidence in its integrity; that Harrison and Morton were his choice for President fc and Vice President of the United States, and that he would do all In his power to secure their election: that his fondest hopes and most ardent desires in that direction, would be realized when he saw them elected and inaugurated, and saw them serve a term in those offices as successfully and faithfully as would be becoming of two such eminent statesmen, and every-man’s friends as he knew them to be; he urged every young man to realize the importance of the organization and to give to it his best efforts and unqualified assistance during the whole campaign. The club arid audience wa3 then addressed by the Secretary, A. H. Hopkins, who affirmed his belief in the firm adherence to the_ Republican party, and to the principles upon which it is founded; that the history of the Republican party and its “ predominance, was the history of the welfare of the Nation, and a successful administration of the principles to which it always has, and to which it still adheres: that the histocy_xi£_jfclte party is a history of the vindicationof the potency of the Constitution of the United States, the foundation upon which our government rests, the source from whehcecomes all oar free institu-

tions, and the means of securing to every American citizen absolute freedom from oppression; that tlie Republican party realizes thorough* ly what the Constitution of the United States is, and what it means, and that it is not, as was asserted by tlie southern states,, time and again, a mere memorandum of an agreement to be followed, or to be broken and disregarded at the will of a dissatisfied state; that the United States is one great and. glorious Republic, only divided into, sections calhd states, for mere convenience in making laws 4 ect; that, in 1860,, when tlie southern states sepeded from the Union, or. in other words, sougnt to tear down the goveru.ment, and to erect upon its crumbling rains a confederacy,, whose foundation should be human bondage, end although the democratic party, with James Buchanan as its leader could not, it was the Republican party with Abraham Lincoln as its leader that could, look into the Constitution and there find authority to coerce a rebellious state; that each member of the Club should feel that a certain degree of responsibility is rcsiing upon him ; that ere another decade has passed, they must begin to assume the stern duties of the government; that in case of another war, with whatsoever country it might chance to be, it will be the duty of the young men to bear the burden of defense; and using the illustration, that, the old soldiers who are now 50 years ;old, at the opening c* the late civil war, were only years of age; apd for these reasons, as well as many others, each one should realize that some responsibility is resting upon him as a voter.. F. L, Chilcote, treasurer of the club, then made a short address, asserting that every thing that, had been said by the speakers before him, met with his hearty approval; that his sympathy was wholly and impartially with the Republican party and its cause; that from his knowledge of the present political status of the country, he could not be other than a staunch Republican in principle, %nd that the prpmotion of the welfare of that party was but the realization of his most sanguine hopes. After the addresses by each of the o&pers, pointed and appropriate remarks were made by the following members of the Club: O. M. Daugherty, Charles Morlan, Walter Holder, T. W. Bissenden, Leslie Clark, H. K. Zimmerman, H. Robinson, E. W. Bass, H. S. Daugherty, H. C. Smith, Jr., R. Banta and George Parker; and by the following persons, wfio were present: Philip Blue, Capt. R. W. Marshall, S. E. Yeoman, E. H. Morlan,; B. B. Wilson, W. M, Wood and W, Lester. After the transaction of somp more important miscellaneous business the meeting adjourned, with three cheers for Harrison & Morton. A, H. Hopkins, Secy.

ANOTHER BOY GETS HURT.

Elmer Clemens, the 15 year old son of J. B. Clemens, of New.ton tp., came to town last Friday, to call Dr. Bitters to attend an older brother, who was sick with a billions attack. While in town Young Clemens procured a box of cart" ridges tor Lis revolver. On arriving home he didn't stop to unhitch his horse, but went into the house and began loading the re. volver with his new-bought cartridges, taking out the removable chamber, for the purpose.j One of the cartridges would not go in and of course tlie boy began hammering upon it, to force it in, using for the purpose the back of an old razor. The hammering exploded the cartridge, of course, and the bullet went -into the boy’s thigh, making a deep and painful, though not dangerous wound. Dr. Bitters was; still at the place, prescribing for the older boy, and he at once attended to the wound, and arrested the flow of blood. He went back the next day to see if the bail could be extracted, but found it in so deep, that so much cutting would be necessary in the operation that he thought it better not to make the attempt, and the boy will probably carry the bullet the rest of his days.

Spain’s Kew Armada.

A fleet cotaposed of two ironclads, twe -wooden, frigates, several sloops, one ter pedoeruiser, and sixteen torpedo-vessefi has been ordered to assemble at Gartbagofia for naval maneuvre3, In order to acctistom tbe officers and men to handle tor-pedo-boats and resist their attacks. Tbe fleet wifi after these maneuvers go to Barcelona, and the Regent will open the exhibition there The Austrian Mediter ranean fleet will also assemble at Barcelona to meet the Queen. Tbe naval armaments are being pushed silently but steadily forward, in accord ance with a resolution voted by Cortes in 1883-one large ironclad lias been built it) - France and several heavily-armed belted cruisers have been constructed abroad, which wtn be adder to the fleet fn W course of the two next years. Spain flat also been baying a quantity of naval (arterial, Including machine-guns, for the - cokMflea and thadefease-other coast, ■

. r \ -< % ' .. .h.. 1.4^4 ? • . .. :: *, .v . .. * . ’ ' - V ' . - ■ Heard on tlie Street! “The SJCOJTOMY STORE COM. PAfiTY has bought out WiHey & Sig-. ler. They own the building as well as the entire stock.’* The above is true in every respect. We like the appearance of. tlie country, and have confidence iq the town and its future. And acting in accordance with our opinion have invested a great deal of money here. We are now open for business. We are prepared to save you money, and can convince you of that fact beyond a reasonable doubt, upon your first visit to our store. We shall place upon our “BARGAIN COUNTERS” for the next 30 days many articles of use and necessity that will be sold at such low fignree, as to insure of their ready sale on sight. Save a dollar when you ca\i. They do not grow on every bush. We desire to call, especial attention to ou,r full and complete Lijjgs of mQT® We shall endeavor to merit the confidence and support of the public, by 1 doing business in an honorable and straightforward manner. Twoqty years experience in the Dry Goods trade has taught us that FAIR DEALING, FAIR PROFITS and courteous and gentlemanly conduct is the only basis upon which to build up a good trade and merit the confidence and respect of the public. The above is the main PLANK in our PLATFORM, and we earnestly ask the people of this vicinity to give us a chance to prove the truth of the assertion. To the old friends and customers of Messrs. Willey & Sigler, we extend a hearty welcomQ, and will endeayor tc induce them by fair means to continue to trade at the same old plaee. Give us a trial. You will like our style of doing business. A, full line of new goods this week. Remember you will find us the "Trade Palace.” THE ECONOMY STORE CO, Successors to Willey & Sigler. LUMBER! The undersigned have now a complete ' stock of HMD, liTl AID SSISSIES, Including Yellow Pine and Poplar, from the south, which we propose to sell to our patrons At Bottom Prices. Our facilities for obtaining our stock from Erst bands, enables us to offer Special Bargains as an inducement for patronage. And to all who will come and see us, we promise square dealing and Best Prices. Cojne, see us and save money. jj Respectfully, OOUBORN db Go,

“May God Bless You!” A Boston Paper-Hanger’s Trouble and, How He Got Out of It—Plain Words j from the Sunny South. When we are in trouble we cry for help. When we arc relieved we often forget to be thankful. But not always. Mr W W Griffin. of Trout Creek, St. Clair Co., Ala , writes: “I ha«i a bad attack of chills and fever. My 1 system was full ot malaria. For two years 1 was scarcely able to work at all. borne times! mv heart would palpitate for two hour* at a : time Mv less would get eohl to the knejs, ami 1 I fully expected to dte. IX September. 1381, £3 bought a bottle of Shaker Extract of Hoots, or ; Selgel’sCurativeSyrnffiofyowragent, Mr. It. i 51. King, and before I liad taken the first hot- 1 tie 1 felt better, and before I hail taken the first bottle I feft tetter, and ltnrthorttime wasuble to go to work.. May Uod idea* you for tbe good you havedorte. ’ _ „ Mr Wm. J. McCann.99 Randall bt , Boston, writes: Six months ago I began to have.pains In tbe cliest, stomach and sides. 1 got uttU* sleep and wokcjfttl tired out. I once lo*t five pounds In four day*. I began using .Shaker Extract of Hoots, or Seigel’s syrup. nn u when I had finished the sixth bottle I could ea l three square meats a day, and go to sleep the minute Trarre'rsritnn’Ve'worped everyday since I took the seco ami gained eighteen pounds 1 Xtsa remedy opens all. theuatural passageiot the bddv, expels the poison from the blood and enables'nature to rebuild whatjjjsaase-ba* de=_ ■TOjar -- . orlr ? V, - : : '• .

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