| Show A LESSON IN POLITICS FROM the tone of press comment on the retirement of M 8 quay from the chairmanship of the republican national committee it is i plain that the ill health burlesque by which be hoped to soften the embarrassment barras of his collapse instead of hiding biding the blushes of bad faith has haa become a spectacle for ridicule even the leading organs of his party that make any pretense to candor are sarcastically casti cally exulting at the prospect of getting rid of him I 1 it bus generally been expected that this would be the character of buaya retirement from the important trust he has held in the republican organization whether the charges against him were true or not there is serious error attached to his conduct if as was waa g generally 6 believed when the charge of embezzlement was first made he was waa not guilty be should have taken earnest all and d vigorous action to clear his record from this infamous blot for the charge was not the prattle of clans but was made and persisted in by the leading newspapers of the country the result of his silence is that what was once suspected of being a piece of campaign trumpery has been n so far accepted for truth that he Is ie virtually forced out of communion with the decent members of his party by the general conviction that his bis noxious presence in so high an office Is ia bringing disaster along with the disgrace that must necessarily follow the footsteps of such a camrin man in an office of trust there is in his hie ram case at least one profitable return nothing in the history of republican ism aim has served so effectually to draw the line between the professional demagogues and those who with patriotic motives are following their conviction that the principles of their party are the best befit for the nation the demagogues have from the first made desperate efforts to whito whitewash wash his bis questionable conduct and neutralize a the fhe effect of criticism these people are still whitewashing with all their jelt at the same time they are extremely careful to say nothing that might be construed into an encouragement to hold on to his position at the head of the party indeed the new york steal akil and express one ofte of b his Is most devoted champions in forms him fim that the M moat st sagacious bat of hu sparkling career would be to sub side without delay the true patriots of we th party on the other hand have all 5 along been demanding that mr quay bow abw cause why he should not be led from the senate to the penitentiary for the misappropriation of public money the ques question is now raised as to mr quays resignation of his place in the senate it will be interesting to observe what these people who could no longer endure his obnoxious presence in the political councils of the state of Penu pennsylvania sylvania will have to as say y of his presence as their champion in the senate of the united states now that mr quay P has ban taken the trouble to inform them that he does not intend to resign they have an excellent opportunity to express their feelings his devoted apologists who have universally betrayed their joy at his bis honorable retirement ti from the party management also have a chance to say something without predicting what the party leaders may do to in his bis case there are indications that his resignation of this place e along with the chairmanship would relieve them of a burden that is making them very veri tired and that while experiencing all possible regrets att at the loss of his great services they would be glad to have him take as long a rest as he pleases |
