Show Ai MAKE fAKE AKE AN EXA EXAMPLE OF QUAY It is to be bc hoped that President Roosevelt will of the thc of violation vio wio order a thorough investigation charges lation lotion of the civil service regulations made against Senator Quay and if iC the thc evidence c warrants it a vigorous prosecution of oC the Penns Pennsylvania political boss The specific charge against a Quay Qua is i that he solicited solicited campaign campaign co contributions from Federal em enl- lo ees It is known that a letter signed by Quay Qua r rB as as B chairman of the thc Republican State committee requesting re re- questing nesting a subscription was sent to every Government Govern Govern- ment went employee in Pennsylvania The he majority of the victims were in u to submit by bJ the power powel of Quays Quay's s snot name Bu 1311 Senator Quay declares he did not know his name was signed to this letter and that lie e withdrew the request for funds as soon as the matter was brought to his attention attention in in other words after the victims had bad submitted to the extortion It Itis Itis Itis is ridiculous to argue that Quay violated the thc civil il service rules inadvertently No o one knows better than he what the law is Th The Thu Civil Service Ser commission commission commis commis- sion will assume an untenable position if it accepts fiS ns satisfactory Quays Quay's explanation that b he withdrew the letter after complaint had been made If the commission were to catch a thief filling his pockets ets with sonic some good housewife's silver would it release the tile burglar burgl l' l because he agreed to withdraw with bulging pockets lockets from flom the residence l he e w was ns looting lg Quay obtained contributions from almost ever every Federa Federal Fed Fed- era eral era employee in Pennsylvania from the Philadelphia Philadel phia postmaster down before he lie agreed to withdraw his letter and substitute another Ri signed ned b by one of Its liis li lieutenants lieutenant So 80 far as the law is concerned Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator atm Quays Quay's action in accepting money for campaign purposes from Federal officeholders is just as us flagrant flagrant fla- fla grant a n violation of the statutes statute's s as his solicitation of contributions The Thc law is clear in its express prohibition of either action and fixes as the maxi maxi- maximum mum penalty for such offenses a fine of 5 and imprisonment t for five years The evidence against t Q Quay nay is his letter of solicitation It indicates that his Ilia disregard for the law was open and in contempt of the principle the President believes all right right- thinking citizens should uphold Because Mr 1 Qua Quay is one of the bi big guns of his bis party is all the more mor e reason he should he-should should be vigorously prosecuted The Th e conviction of Quay would result in the future protection pro protection of the tho small officeholder By BJ all means means- means give g e e the Pennsylvania boss bOBS the limit of the law |