Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-10-06
HubbelliSm.

HubbelliSm.
It is not an uncommon thing to see
in Republican journal denunciation of
Jay Arab Hubbell for his course in
levying political assessments, and here
and there a Republican county conven-
ton has attacked him by name.
BY reason of his capacity as Chair
man of the Republican Congressional
Committee, Mr. Hubbell is placed in a
conspicuous position as chief of the Re-
publican tribe of assessors, and cannot
fairly complain of assaults made by
journals or persons who are opposed to
the iniquitous, corrupt and extortionate
methods by which the Republicans raise
money for campaign purposes. 1t is an
outrage that any man or set of men can
be permitted to forage for campaign
supplies through the departments at
Washington and in every nook and
corner in the land where Federal office
holders can be found. 1t is demoraliz.
ing to the service. degrading to the in
dividual who is victimized, and expen-
sive to the public in that the necessity
for looting is instrumental in keeping
superfluous men in Office, in maintain
ing many salaries at exorbitant figures,
and in getting many worthless men into
places to the exclusion of those who are
in every respect their superiors. Those
who are conscientiously opposed to the
spoils system attack Hubbell as the
present head of that system in the Re-
publican party organization. The work
which he'does, or which is done under
his authority, is belittling and degrad-
ing. 1t is not of a kind that man
with political conscience would fancy.
His stomach would revolt ut it. Hub
bell, however, does it from choice.
There is no law to compel him to be
at the head of the campaign hooters.
If he did not relish leading the raid
upon the-salaries of the office-holders,
he could readily get out of it. He well
knows that people who are not con-
trolled by the machine regard the bust
ness rs low and mean. If he, there
fore, chooses to do low and mean busI-
ness, he must take the consequences.
But jay Arab Hubbell has a right to
demand that the Republican abuse of
him should cease, and that the Repub-
lican party press should hasten 10 his
vindication: He is doing nothing not
strictly in accordance with Republican
practice, if not precept. Not one of the
Republican papers which denounce him
but would rejoice over Republican
triumph in any State election, even if
VIGOROUSLY bought with the plumber
which Arab and his hosts had gathered.
Not one but would call it "a famous
victory if the Republicans carried a
doubtful district through the "assist-
ance" which Arab and his committee
rendered. AS party the Republican
organization stands ready and willing
to avail itself of anything and every
thing which Jay Arab will do for it. If
he failed to fill the campaign Golfers he
would be denounced as unworthy and in
efficient. But because to fill these Golfers
he is jealous in his demands for blood
money. some Republicans jeer at and
assail him. This treatment is eminent
ly Republican. The party processes to
be highly moral, but there is not a crime
in the political calendar which it would
not commit for the sake of party sue
cess, while at the same time proclaim
ing Its own virtues. 1t pockets and
uses the money Arab Hubbell raises.
and permits its members to point the
finger of scorn at him, as IL he, unaided
or without the machinery of a great
party at his back, could make the Office
holders. laborers and scrub-women in
the employ of the United States stand
and deliver.
III Jay Arab should at once resign his
position as Chairman of the Republican
Committee his place would at once be
hlled and the work of extorting money
would be continued in operation at the
old stand. Just as likely as not his sue.
cessor would be some hypocritical Re-
| publican who now rolls his ewes and
solemnly affirms there is need of Civil
Service Reform, but who, if made chic.
of the machine robbers, would try tc
surpass the record of Arab Hubbeil a:
a predatory chief
There are many thousands.of homes
and misguided people in the country
who think they are doing their whole
political duty If they denounce Arab
Hubbell and his works. In doing thi:
they simply rail at the effect without
touching the cause. Hubbellism Is the
product of Republieanism-the ripened
fruit of the. '.grand old party" It will
survive and flourish Just as long as the
| people nourish the party fror. which Il
springs. Let them withdraw their sun.
port from the Republican party and
with the languishing Of the party ire,
there will be an end to tho Hubbel
fruit.-Dctron Free Press.
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