Show AGAINST COL QUAY an address prepared by TCO who aich OX 01 ine THE LEIDER lii jai declare that nil his retirement Is i ladis indis usable to t the socci of thi the rt Ri publican parly ratty philadelphia jane june 29 an address to the citizens of pennsylvania signed by rudolph blankenburg jahn T bailey co george wharton pepper popper gaorge george bernham Barn bam charles cleber dark clark key rev stephen W dane key rev W N john 11 lit converge converse rev chas wood kev rev S D mcconnell mccan nell others was made public this evening the signers speak as ians os and republicans and mhd I 1 action is a pro test against senator Q lay being ion long er at A controlling actor factor in affairs a gi of state the statement is male that political methods in to the state aie are now corrupt in sharp contract contrast to the rank and file of the party the I 1 leadership is affirmed to be completely within senator quay abai lue in to its control unscrupulous in its mathous and disastrous in ia its results the public record of senator quay is dwelt upon and the paper bays mr quay IB is mainly responsible for toe overwhelming helm disaster which befell the cin can pirty party in this state last autumn it might have been supposed that a leader who inflicted such a wound upon bis his party and to whom it bad had given so overwhelming evidence of lack of confidence in him would have retired from public prominence mr liay however contented himself with an n elaborate defence of bis his record before the United states agnate this was both untimely and inconclusive clu sive 11 quays lieutenants in the legisla turu taro are charged with committing a stupid political blunder by hostility to the ballot reform bill and with witt having violated the express pledges of 0 the party and openly defied the will of the overwhelming majority of their constituents the address continues there is a fundamental fallacy in the theory of politics which has for years obtained in this state and of which mr baay has been the leading exponent it is that public offices are spoils the lawful property of the politicians wha capture them and by whom they are dispensed in turn to their under underlings bilings as the prize of war the disa disaster Ater of a looted treasury is explained by the fact that the a ep from the fallacy fallace to the startling and bold appropriation of public funds foods to the private r avate i uses of public officers officer siss is a fo long g one in appearance oaly not in reality the party will soon be called upon to nominate a state and city treasurer and attorney general the nominations must be given to honest men or the party will meet another defeat in III the presence of these facts the pennsylvania republicans must not h hesitate 08 i ta to it ts to a crisis and can obyr oa bybe be met by the retirement of sir quay more competent and wo worthy thy leadership is necessary and an rau unflinching demand be made for the retirement of these men from the places which they have disgraced 11 ja d |