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of fpr v Ty Cig Be? vim yeas oohielved 5
ceri v. and thin ifs raa 1 ir is was
that of exphpilig suanenis 1 a in
legini 3 and Sniatr dena
suanix of elnal gover ait. hut
that of s rid and sells i
or factions] interests
The unaxplaioed and Incomprehensilily
prolonged delay of the senate to act upon
the request of that peculiarly representa
tive body of public spirited men, the Citi
zens Municipal sasociation, that a com-
‘ snittee should be created to investigate the
operations of the government of Philadel
phia, aud subsequently the similarly
unexplained and incomprehensibly sud
den adoption of the resolution by the sen-
ate and the failure following it of the
logisiature to make an appropriation to
pay the expenses of the committee, natu-
“rally caused the scheme to be regarded as
a mere political or factional tricz and
t Quay for hls instructions he went
‘dering along bothering bi mealf about cam |
| palgn pledges after the clection was over
| portionment when that issue had served
device, a threat and a menace of one polit-
* jeal faction to another, waich it was never
intended should be executed. This nat-
“ural and reasonable suspicion of insincer-
ity of parpos: was strengthened when it
“was perciived that, without a single ox-
ception, the committee was composed of
radical partisans of a single faction. In-
‘stead of discharging the important duty
fmposed upon its members, they have
‘been, andl, common report says, they still
. are constantly and energetically employed
as partisan agents upon one side of the
factional contest which is now being
waged throughout the state.
From first to last, from the day the
Manicipal association made its request for
an investigation to this day, there has
been nothing to indicate, there is now
nothing to indicate that, so far asthe
- genate nnd the committee were concerned,
there was any real intention that the ad-
ministration of public affairs in Philadel
phia should or would be investigated.
From the beginning of the scheme it has
borne the appearance of deceit, and is still
appaars to be an indefensible one of
fraudulent intent. —Philadelphia Led ger.
CAMERON BACK OF IT.
Quay Soceess Means the Return of Don
Cameron to the United States Senate.
The primary elections in Mon !
county to elect two doleg to attang
‘county convention at Norristown, 1ues-
if alter eiectio
legislature
looking to Senats
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and needlessly committing him wif to ap-
{ta purpose and the legislature had been
made up. He seemed to consider himseif
under obligations to the psopie who elscted
| him rather'than to Senator Quay. This
was the final stroke of perfidy agninst the
senato?, and there was nothing for him to
do but to show that he was boss by an-
nouncing that he would Limsell take the
chairicanship of the party organization.
Such is the history of the faction war, and |
it shows how fhe war was foroed on the
senator. — Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Committee That Never Meets,
That Philadelphia Lexow Commitee Is
like the policemen in the ‘Pirates of Pen-
zance."’
“We go, we go,” and then Major General
Stanley remarks “Yes, but you don’t go.’
It is really sério-comic the way announce. |
ments for the committes meeting are pre- |
dicted and as quickly denied. As Senator |
MoCarrell says, the only time. that two of |
the committee have been together since
the legislature adjourned was when the
Dauphin senator met Senator Kennedy
of Allegheny, in the surf at Atlantic Cit;
and, to aay the least, that was inforual
inne.
~Columbia Spy.
A Pertinent Question.
Quay papers make mu
Quay electing Harrison pres
Well. when he found he could i
the elect, he did so Harrison's admis
tion what he is now trying to do to Ha
Of BI C8 %
ings’ adminjstration—kill it. 2
some of Mr. Quay ’s frisnds?
he did toward the election of H
in 182.
That would make mighty
esting reading — Mi !
ton Milt
A Struggle for Fair Play
Governor Hastings calls hiss
present battle a “struggle lor fu
Pennsylvania politics,” and tia
be just what it is. --> ranton Tri
In a burst ¢f bravery they sing |
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2 4 4 5 a
i s 1 iia a 1 it i 0 %
has sel 2c: called investigation ori
Jexow' couunilies, in thd disguise of
pablic service to nse as the canvenient
instrument of private revenge and per
sonal adrantage
And fifth, Low, while thus publicly
| mnake secret treaties and alliances with
| the very men whom he and his followers
are openly depouncing as villainous and
corrupt. 2
tL Amazing as it musi-seem to Repubil
| CARs who bad ne pre ious knowledge of
| the facts, the only single ehargs in this
| terrible arfalgnment which Senator Juuy
oven attempted to deny was the las! onw
The others he could not deny fort!
rested on the proof of aslcud of witns
‘Bat he began by feeling ti
a danial of the last deadly charge. w=
on Friday last took mors definife
in the Philadelphia Evening 1.0
| one of the eldest : ,
t worthy Republican nows,
| United States
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. has deserted the edarifiis
man.'’ This they wish it zuder
stood. is a valuable and importuat con
version to the trua faith
Perhaps when the exact roason of Pat
ton’s action is known people wil: reali
that the Quayites have .
hoast 6f in this accession
Patton was one of the n
tile appraisers wliose operamons iver
telosed at the time oc the wid
waging ‘wai; he has privitely sought to | :
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