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X i OH, THIS DEAR OLD MERRY CHRISTMAS I ,
' WAS THERE EVER SUCH A TIME I JA
MRS. PEABODY'S
SOLITAIRES.
Bj Antilnett Van Hoesen Wakenan.
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rES, I bare been out
enjoying what is:
probably the last
opportunity of the
' season," said Mrs.
Peabody aa she
stood inherbisycle
costume, one of a
little group waiting
In the hotel rotun-i
da for the elevator.
"Bather a cold
Importunity, was it not?" said one of
l.e gentlemen, regarding L"f with re-
hcctful admiration.
little fresh, but I can't let my
bulb slip from me unimproved," and
liiling she stepped lightly, but with
iiiet dignity, into the elevator.
"That's a woman in ten thousand.
I (1 the gentleman who bad spoken to
it.; Peabody. -
Vcs." said his companion. "'The
-Idly Mrs. Peabody, as her family
Ii friends half in jest, half seriously,
1 her, is an exceptional woman. Her
Harry is 40. But years don't count
n u woman is as charming as Mrs.
' body. Give me a worldly woman of
righOort eW-y time. It will be
ne enough for nngels when we reach
le wvstan Held.
"You're right. Didn't she look a
Ecture. though, in that natty bicycle
Jit?"
, In the meantime Mrs. Peabody had
Dnned a modish house gown and seated
erself in the circling window of her
kting-room. It was one of the hand-
Ynrtest apartments in the hotel and its
Vnr-ws commanded a superb view of
Stir, shore and distant city. Al-
bu,"M the holidays were near at hand
I'w it snow was just beginning to
large, far-apart flakesthat poised
I " Jttered in the air as if determined
iih some eerie game before per
ig themselves to sink finally. As
'k up some gold and green satin
' ii she was fashioning into a por-
fiofacushion.shecaught a glimpse
t marvelous picture which wrack-hor-gray
cloutlp, bits of sky, the
Jer and floating snow were forming
1 PEABODY FOUND NORA.
)re to aky line, and she paused
iyedjit aa only a person gifted
e appreciation could. Mrs. Pea-
Jew that abe possessed this gift
) never attempted to belittle or
1C- Eer appreciation of . tha
of others was cordial and lotelll
d wholly uamlxed with a weak
o Imluta tbenv
M reason ahjjjvas a favorite
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regarded her not as the worldly Mrs.
Peabody, but quite one of themselves.
Still, Mrs. Peabody was a society woman
to the end of her finger tips. She
would no more have missed a social
function from choice than she would
have broken the decalogue, and she
certainly would not have done that, for
(he was not only a member of one of
the most fashionable Presbyterian
churches in the city, but her husband
was one of its elders, and in her way
she lived the religion she professed.
Indeed she was in all things wholly sin
cere. There was not even In her youth
ful appearance a single note of arti
ficiality. The Peabodya were not rich, but they
were able to have many of the luxuries
of life. On the wall above Mrs. Tea
body's work table was one of Cazin'a
vivid yet delicately ideal Interpreta
tions of nature. Further on was a
small Corot, a brilliant hit of Viberfa
realism, a Landseer, a Gibson girl and
a gay, impossible poster, for Mrs. Pea
body's appreciation was of the all
around kind. Still, there were some
things which Mrs. Peabody wanted
very much which she did not have, and
one of them was a pair of diamond
solitaires. Her ears had been pierced
wheu she was a child. She never would
have thought of wearing anything less
handsome thnn fine genin, and the
small, vacant puncture were an ever
present thorn in the rose of her satisfac
tion as she viewed herself costumed
and ornamented for the many functions
she was never weary of attending. She
would net have told just how it was
that desiring them so much lio had al
ways missed having them, but so it was.
As she sat stitching she found herself
wondering if possibly the coveted
solitaires might not be among her
Christmas gifts. She had confuted to
au intimate friend, with whom Mr.
Peabody invariably consulted when he
gave her presents, how much she want
ed them. As she sat sewing and think
ing there come a soft knock at the door
followed by the announcement:
"It is just Annie, Mrs. Peabody. It's
about Nora I'm after comln'," she saili
ng she came in. "It's very bad 6he is,
mum. The doctor says she must have
a operation that costs a dale of money,
have her leg took off or die. Nora says
she will go to Heaven on the two legs of
her, but won't be livin wld a stump.
Nora's savin's are all gone, and ISiddie
Sullivan's too, and all they have now
la Hiddie's earnin's. Nora's mother,
poor old dame, can do no more than take
care of her. I thought, mum. if you
would see Nora you could be chance in-
juce hertohaveherlegcutoff."
Nora hnd at one time been Mrs. Pen
body's favorite maid, and she did not
hesitate about going to her at once,
although 6he knew the snow, so beauti
ful ns a part of her window picture, was
making a most disagreeable slush on
the streets.
When Mrs. Peabody and Annie
reached the tenement where Nora
lived, and were mounting the etairs.they
litard a strong melodious voice singing
to the strokes and clicks of a flatiron
as it was usc-d and placed and replaced
on a metal stand:
"Do not courtln' of woes by lookln' Vm up.
Just work and be merry and drink of your
cup.
Not onrln' about what to-morrow may
bring;
It's to-day, my laddie, that's havln' Its
nine:
What Rood nt all are you If you'ro always
a-carln'7
Kor carln' It Is that leads to despalrln'."
"I wonder who that philosopher la?"
said Mrs. Peabody.
"That's Piddle Sullivan. She'salways
a singln' tokeep them cheered."
"She is NornVaunt, Isn't she?"
"No, just a friend from the old coun
try aa always lives with them."
"And she supports them?"
' "Yes. what else could she be doln
under the circumstances?"
Mrs. Peabody found Nora not only
very ill, but wholly determined not to
have her limb amputated. To nil that
she could say Nora persistently de
clared: (. "It's me two legs I'll be tnkin' .to
Heaven wld me, mum. I'll never be
after carrying a stump around wid me."
I .'JDon't be too sure," said Biddie Sulll
Tao. "It may be to the bM place you'll
be taken the two legs of ye. Itwssonly
last Sunday that Father Maloney
quotia' .the Holy Schrlptures: 'If yer,
leg be bad cut It off and cast it from ys,
for it's better to be halted and mainied
than havin two legs all right to go to
hell.' " But It was all to no purpose.
Nora was obdurate.
Mrs. Peabody saw several physician
and found that nothing but a difficult
operation which could not be under
taken for less than $500 could save both
the girl's life and limb and she de
termined if possible to have it per
formed. To that end the asked her bus
band if he thought they could spar $300
to help some one in great need, and he
had replied:
"I think not this year, my dear. I
never knew more trying times. I have
een withdrawn mr subscription from j
the Pelicf and Aid." j
It was but three days until Christ-
mas. The weather was cold, crisp and j
tine. Mrs. Peabody had all her gifts '
ready ano everytning seemeu to prom- ,
Ise an unusually pleasant holiday sen'
son. But a cloud which constantly ob
truded itself on Mrs. Tenbody was the
thought of the little household where 1 , ., . . , , . ., . ..
Nora waited for death, and-brave, faith- ho he,P y0"011" at 1 u91tim0'
ful Biddie Sullivan was nt her wa,h. a bmment, and when regularly np
tub and ironing board, early and late. Pl"l eevenl months before baby comi.
to keep the wolf from the door. tt makes tho advent easy and nearly pain-
"I'vc decided to take you into my con-
fidence," said1 Mr. Peabody, "and I think sickness," relaxes tho overstrained uius
I'U do so before I look over the evening cie8i relieves tho distended feeling, short
paper. As the worldly Mrs. Tcabody has cn9 nkoa recovery rapid and ccr
perfect taste. I want to know what she ut dangerous after-eiTecla.
thinks of these as a Christinas gift for I u ,..,. r . ,, . , . . .
my best girl? Will they suit her? I've ' Mothcr 9. fnK i9,.g0od f ?,y ,on"
ni t.in hMn o annmval" nn.l h. purp". viz.: to relieve motherhood of
handed her a dainty open case in which
were a pair of brilliant nno exquisite
ly matched solitaires, from the very
best house in the city. This latter
fact, the "hallmark," meant much to
Mrs. Peabody, for nothing but the best
from the best satisfied her fastidious
taste.
"How very beautiful! Ah. how good
you are, Erastus!" she exclaimed, her
face glowing with pleasure.
"I have wanted thein so loag. You
don't know how they suit me," she
continued, ns she adjusted the beau
tiful gems and viewed her reflected
self with the utmost satisfaction.
"They do suit'you," said' Mr. Peabody,
regarding her admiringly. Then sud
denly the light went out of Mrs. Tea
body's face and she turned from the
mirror.
"Erastus," she said, "don't think me
rude, but will you tell me how much
you are to pay for my solitaires?"
"Certainly, Josephine, just an even
$1,000"
"Erastus, will vou take them backiplnir en ronie nt (iiimhii. Iicnvrr. ('oloiinln
and give me the price of one," and she
explained that she proposed to have the
"ARE YOU SfRR TOU ARK SATISFIED
TO DO THIS?"
operation performed which would re
store Nora, "and you take the price of
the other and renew your subscription
to the Uelief and Aid."
"But, my dear, you say you have
wanted a pair of solitaires for a long
time," said Mr. Peabody.
"And haven't I hud them?" asked
Mrs. Peabody.
"Hut you are sure you are satisfied to
do this?"
"Entirely sure."
"And this Is tho 'worldly Mrs. Pea
body,' " said her husband, putting his
arni about her.
"Yes. it is," she said-, throwing bnck
her head) and smiling. "I am worldly.
I love the would, and I was never hap
pier in it than I am just now."
"It was for love of the world." said
Mr. Pealwdy. softly, as he bent and
kissed his wife, 'that tho Christ whose
birth we celebrate came to tench, suf
fer and die among us."
IMILII THIS MISTI.ETOK.
"None but the brave deserve the fair."
Once a Week.
That Wns Ills Idea.
"Look here, Mr. Hojack," said Mrs.
Ilojack, "Pd like to know why you
asked me what I wanted for a ChrlsU
mas present, If yon Intended to get
something entirely different?"
I wanted to surprise you, dear," was
tiojack's nnsatlRjagtpry rejiJv-X.' Y.
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' also as luili'll adilliloiial reailii mailer in si
i lei lBil Molles, rikfliiirh. Kssays, I'm ins. ele
j us the uveriuje llliislrnleil tinm.i.liip roniiilnt.
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n( so ninny ru.nlem to a loiillniieil story, t'oinli
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i iiiiinlier Is coinplrli' In itw ll.
Wo present a partial list ol I lie hovels, oil'.. Ii
lie publishi'il ilui Iuk Isvn.
I Amki.ik HiVKml'rlni'essTrotilielsko.vi, mull.,
ol "Tlio yuli k or Hie DeaiU" reiiiins to in
llelil III u love ulury In her own peculiar style.
! Miiiia UH'lsit I'noi.K, wi ll known tiy In
1 skeU'liesol New Kulaiiil life, will oft'-r n lai
i ol uiiiiiiilRiil Iniereni, In wlurli eiinifily iiiIiik'I'
i with Hie i leineiils n IniKi'dy. am. ilierliai acn
1 ol the two hivrnlnes uie alily skeleiiiil all
1 sinii(;ly contrahleil.
t?AITAl! CIIAKI.KS KlMJ, W llll IS Sliprelllll 111,
I ulinosl aluti" In descriplioii.s o! army ll(e, lak'
lor Ills hi'eiie a pus! 111 I lie Mjiilli-wcst,
1 eninlillie-i a picture ol Harrison sm'leij with Hi
i Hl.lrnii(seveiilH0l the llelil, Mils time In pursu
I ol while baiKlllH anil ilfserlers.
KuwakdS. Van Zii.i:, niilhor ol "The Mai.
1 hummers, ""The uruwa I'rlnce of Uexaiila
eu: will be fouml to surpass his previous in n
ekcmenlM lu u i,ovclott ol which Hie hero is
uruiiia'.lsl mill Hie heroine an actress
JUflKI'll A. Al.THHKI.KK, W illi IlltS WOll IIUIl'll Tl
pule liy Hiorlea o: tho Aiiieilcau revoluiloii, linn
a mine rcucnt sullied III a niiiiiiosi'iI HiroiiKhol'
ol the I'oiilmicracy. lieM lu lliu w ilderness loin
after the war Is over,
u.JKNNIK lll'LLAKIt Watkhiii by tells of 1 lie lit
nn American girl who goes 10 Paris to siuu
i tn lisle. It Is a Vividly ucp.ulcu talc ol hiiijmi
' Hie. ,
I Annie II. Ilraiid, Henry Wllliud Kreach. am
i olhura will also cuiiirlbutu nuviils.
I sundry Industrial, social, Keoifniphlcal, an
I pulillral plia.si'sof America will he represent!
I iv (lenrgti KlIieliH'i t Walsh. Alluli ;ileinirlck.
I Wllllain Trowiirldgn l.aini'il, K. tt. Kolimsoi,
; Calvin 1)111 Wlliou, Juuu K. lleuaetl, mill utile
good writers.
1 Dr. Theonoro F. Wolfe will continue lu
articles on "Some Literary Slimes ol ilanlu.
tan."
Sundry tuples connected with letters will b
dlseusse'd by KmllvM. Whllcley, Ea A .Mad lei,
Mini Allen, 1'raiiK li. farecniir, William ecu
Khun, ai:d others.
l)r. Jaim'S Weir, Jr., Dr. Harvey U. ll.tsin.r'
Albert ). Kvuns. and oilu rs will wrue ctv.i lui.
ally on scientific sutiJecU.
Oscar Herllerg. Agnes arr Huge, Kinlly I'
Weaver, ami others will Ii nulls iheiues ol I i
torleul, lorelgn, or general Interest.
The short utories of the Maga.lne, us hitherto
will have pith und point, and will eolau lion
various sources. Among their uilihnrs are .Ma
nun M n Ii vi I lo pope, tleralillnu Homier, Dm.
ltond tfoodale, Alice Maciiowen, Jllatt Ciiu.
Owen Hall. lilllluO. Iiil,crl, Win. 'J', Nltiliil
chas.Nuwtou iluud, 11. C, MUckucy, una ua i
lew more.
vvnotner a writer uo Known or unknown is im
hsss eonsequeiiee than how he writes, mid go.,.. , . "v '"
writers, now or old, are the valiid couiiiLiu ' decision of the Republican lily conven
torslo LUTINCOTT's MAUAZINK. j tlon, which Is the best evidence of his
I'onn.sylvaniii llaili'oiul
mn,lnv
1 v
will Is.suo Clerical Orders for 1 S'JS.
The Pennsylvania Jdillronu ouipany nn
nomine that the Issue of the clerical orders will
hd pontlmieil for Isi'H oti Mie hiiiiiii lines A In el.
tect at prasaut.
Appliiatlon blanks may be obtained of tlc!:ei
n?ents, and samo should reach the ueaeral or
otlco by Decemlier V0, so that orders niny lx
mailed December 81 to clergymen entitled 10 re
ceive them. Orders will be Issued only on In
dividual application of clergymen, to bo mUe
ou blanks turnlslieiMtt the Company and com-
ma to oy one or its y .s
ATE m III DDT.
i.t
Th League of Lobbyists and Con
tractors iu Philadelphia Rained.
QUAY AND PENROSE QUAEEEL.
IVnrotw Interfering 'With Quh.v'h I
sIiiiic to Make Pott I h to Secure
llln ItiwpliK-tlou to th SctiRte.
(jiiny'a KrlenilH. tho Ward Leailxm, I
Already Hadly HeatenTholr Mnu to j
It ii n ns an Iiidtiidut.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Hnrrlsburg, Dec. 21. The news of the i
past week, has centered around two '
things of general state Interest. The j
first la the announcement of another ;
break between Senators Quay and Pen
rose at Washington. The second Is the
declaration from nn authoritative source j
that the Ward Leaders' league, the rec- '
ognlsed Quay machine in Philadelphia, ,
Is on its last legs.
The cause of thin, the second quarrel
between Benator Quay and Senntor
Penrose, is the attitude that Senator 1
Penrose has taken In the looul fight
for supremacy now going on In Phil
adelphia. Senator Penrose has been
unusually active In pushing the randl-
I ducy of Mr. Newttt, of the Ward Lead
ers' league, lie Ik at present mukini;
a campaign In the city on behalf of
Newltt and the Wnrd Leaders' leiigue.
Senator Quuy has frequently rinnn
strated with Penrose for his unwlHilmn
I In taking: such nn active Interest In the
affulrs of the league. And bl reasons
are these:
WHY TI1KY F( it'OHT.
Next yenr the legislnture that In to
elect Senator Quay's succuH.'nir will be
chosen. Senator Quay Is very much
j worried over the outlook ami Is afraid
I that ho will not succeed himself. 11"
I has Ixen endeavoring to plac:te all hi;i
enemies to settle nil dlT. reliefs. Thin
nctlon of Senator Penrose III golir;
around through Philadelphia ili'inuinc-
lug Secretary of t-tate Muilln anil all of
: hl friends only teiidit to widen the
I breach imd make It harder for Quay
to effect any sort of truce with the
' secretary of state. Hut Penrose Is
i headstrong mid obstinate, and caiv
nothing for Quay's prospects, so that
he may satisfy his own personal ani
mosity against Martin.
As the story goes. Quay took Penrose
to task for his action In this respect,
and the result was a war of words be
tween the two men. Penrose came
back to Philadelphia, and Ignoring all
of Quay's wIsIich and requests, plunged
Into the city eunipaign and denounced
everything nnd everybody not la sym
pathy with him and Ills friends.
Another element of worry to Sen
ator Quay Is the activity of Senutor
W. II. Andrews, late chairman of the
"Lexow" committee of Philadelphia,
and the manager of Congressman Will
iam A. Stone's boom for governor. An
drews' power in politics Ih brute force.
He hns no finesse. Ills persuasive pow
ers are main Mrts)gth and money.
With these two he thinks It Is Impos
sible to lose. It Is on this basis that
he Is pushing Colonel Stone's cam
paign, and It begins to look ns If he
were pushing It over the brink of the
precipice. Andrews Is pushing the
Stone boom Just as he did the Dclama
tcr boom to ruin. It Is an unpleasant
thing to predict, but the prophecy Is
here made unreservedly, that If Hon.
"P.lll" Andrews succeeds In nominat
ing Colonel Stone as the (josh candidate
Stone will be whipped as badly U".
Heaver wub fifteen years ngo.
ANWIKWS IS WdKKYINd QUAY'.
In pushing this boom Andrews Is
making bad friends for Quay. At nn
Instance lie Is going Into congressional
districts In the state selecting poHt
niast th who cap help him, as h"
thinks, and then Ignoring the congress
men, himself demanding of Quay and
Penrose that these men be appointed.
Several of the congressmen have resent
ed this action with great vigor and at
least one of them has Informed Quay
that he proposes to see that Stone does
not get the delegate from his district
if he can help It. All in all. Senator
Quay Is having a good many bother
some half hours, and It Is no wonder
that he Is growing alarmed over the
outlook for next year.
Ihe situation in Philadelphia is ns
I
bad us It can be for the Quay following,
known as the Ward Leaders' league.
When It started out to do business the
combination consisted of 21 contractors,
otllclals, lobbyists and ward heelers. A
majority of Us members, orll, constitute
a majority. All last week until Friday
the league was unable to obtain n quo
rum of Its members, und finally to se
cure a quorum It was compelled to
elect three new members for the pur-
I I"'8'
Hoth of these tncmclirs are ob-
srure ward heelers with no Important
i following.
j A QI'AY PAPKK .VOMITS DKKHAT.
! The most significant utterance on the
! subject wns made last week by The
j North American, of which Colonel Clay
I ton McMlchael, the new city treasurer
' and a personal friend of Senator Quay,
Is proprietor. It made the manly, hon
! erft declaration that the Ward Leaders'
j league was going to pieces, nnd tl at
nothing cni9d stop its progress In that
i direction.
The fact that thi.i combination of
public plunderers Is (loomed to destruc
tion Is recognized by all the newspa
pers of Philadelphia save two, on
Democratic and the oilier P.cpiiuiKiin,
i both of which are organs of Senator
Quay. The leading spirits in the Ward
i Leaders' leaprue recognize this fact also,
ns shown in their determination to
i have their candidate, Harvey K. Xeiv-
Itt, run as an Independent after he
I falls to receive the nomination for tax
! receiver In the Republican convention,
j Every plan is being laid with this end
I In view. Mr. Newltt himself has ue-
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Intention to run Independent.
i The bearing of this canvass on the
coming state campaign Is everywhere
recognised.. Last week William J.
Roney, the old soldTer candidate of the
regular Republican organization, ad-
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1 urespeu
a letter to his opponent of the
Ward Leaders' league, Mr. Newltt. as
follows:
RONEY'S MANLY LETT Kit.
Philadelphia. Dec. 17, 1837.
Un.,.aw V VnurlO
i"ij .W",tr 'l-. j
"Dear Sir: In view " -o,tj;inent; hzl
hnvo iwitntlv nnnc . x"""fc
purporting to come from you and your
friends, expressing fear that unfair
methods would be attempted at the
rolls to defeat the wtil of the people In
the coming primary election. I would
make the following proposition:
"That you it your friends name a
Imputable and responsible man In evry
dlvltlon of Philadelphia to act In con
Junction with a like reputab'c and re
sponsible man to be named by myrelf
or my friends, both of whom shall be
present at the polling puic to act as
watchers or election overseers at the
roming primary election, whose duly It
shall be faithfully to report any In
fraction or violation of the election
laws upon the part of any Individual or
persons Identified with cither side In
this party controversy.
"It Is my earnest wish thaj there he
not the slightest grounds for even the
suspicion of unfairness. If the nomi
nation for receiver of taxes Is received
by me It must come without the taint
or suggestion of unfair practices, nnd
I believe that the same Is your earnest
desire. It Is to this end that I submit
the above proposition for you- early
consideration and approval.
"Yours very truly,
"W. J. IH INKY."
In speaking of this letter the Phila
delphia Press of hist Sunday In an edi
torial said:
"The developments of the prist weelt
have confirmed the Impresii.Mi which
was fixed some time ngo thai the
Sanilbaggers' league Is crumbling ti
pieces, and that Its present raid Is
doomed tn ignominous failure. It has
not been able In any way to recover
ihe ground It has been sleadliy losing.
Its collapse does not come simply from
the desertion of Its own members, but
from the public understanding and ap
preciation of its true character and Its
brazen purpose.
"The attempt to rct up a tempest
In the little teapot of the receivership
of tnxes has been a failure. There are
two rensons for It. in the llrst place
the people recognize that the struggle
nvi r Mich a place possesses no real pub
lic liioiortame. It Is not a position
which In Itself Justifies nr.y great con
flict. It In an administrative office
where Integrity, character nnd fidelity
are required, l ilt it Is not a pivot of the
general administrative machinery and
of governmental character. In the sec
ond place the people see that the light
which bus 1 n raised over It l( a mere
factional contest. In such a contest
they have no concern. It would be
extraordinary If they should get ei
clted over n mere tussle of the poli
ticians for the possession of a plum
which, however Interesting to them,
has no public significance.
THK PI'MPLK INTERKSTMn.
"There will come a time before long
when the people will really be amuncil.
There are Issues Just before us which
will stir the popular depths and rightly
stir them. They will be deeply con
cerned In the election of the governor
1 of the stnte next fall. Thev will be
keyed up over the choice of mayor of
this city a year hence. Moth of these
selections are of Ihe highest public Im
portance. Hoth of them will itav
nffect the wclfnre of the state and of
the lty, and will directly and visibly
touch the inlert-sts of the community.
The people nre not likely to waste their
strength now in a useless pother over
a minor place when their public spirit
will so soon be enlisted In these greater
and graver contests.
"The politicians who nre wise will
anticipate the demands of Ilios Issues
and seek to meet the highest public
standards. The crucial test Is not ap
plied now, but (t will come then, and
th' politicians who undertake to fool
with the awakened public sentiment
which Is looking forward to those trials
will make a very dangerous blunder."
The Ward Leaders' league does not
want any such arrangement. It pro
poses to raise the cry of fraud and
cheating, and thus secure nn excuse nf
unfairness and go before the people nn
nn Independent basis. They are willing
to tie up with Democrats or any one
that can help them pull their candidate
through.
Senator Quay, who wns the principal
figure in organizing the Ward Leaders'
league, has now grown afraid of It. Jus',
as he Is afraid of Senator Penrose and
State Senator Andrews. Indeed, an Sen
ator Quay stands today he is tho politi
cal Jonah of Pennsylvania. He Is dis
owned by both sides. Secretary Mar. Id
has refused to make deals with him.
while the Ward Leaders' lengue and
Senator Penrose, disgusted nt him be
cause of his selfish fears for his own
safety, are only too glad that ho has
not come nut nnd declared for their
cundidata, N'." t tt. And the tight still
goes on,
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