Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-28
LANCASTER. PA. July %, 1880.
A Rspuhlican uriah necn.

Let no Republican of Schuylkill
county dare 10 sneer at oriental sub
serviency True, the subjects Of the
king Of Siam when they wish to ap-
proach him, no matter how high their
rank, fall down and crawl upon their
hands and knees to the foot Of
the throne. This is sufficiently de-
basing, but not so much 80,
when properly considered. as the recent
act Of one Of SchuylkiiPs prominent
Republicans. Sam Losch, wishing to
run for the congressional nomination in
that district, instead Of placing his name
before the voters Of his party In the
Democratic way, posts off to Washing
ton to ask permission to he a candidate.
He knows very well that the voters Of
his district have nothing to do with
the matter that the "boss " of his
party has everything to do with il
and that IL would be absolute in
sanity for anyone to aspire to Republic
can nomination ninPennsylvania without
the consent of Matthew Stanley Quay.
So Mr.. Losch goes TO Washington. But
the object of his search, the profound,
philosophicss and scholarly Quay, Is alb
sent from the capital. He has probably
retired to some remote solitude TO weep
over the growing corruption of politics ;
or peradventure, TO shape "some au-
gust decree, broaf.based upon the peo-
ple's will j apd make the bounds of free
dom Wider yet"
Therefore Mr.. Losch will humbly
await the great mans return. Humbly
yea, even In repentant sackcloth and
ashes--for he has been guilty of the
greatest of NIL political sins. He has
spoken disrespectfully of the "boss. !"
But mercy becomes the powerful" I"
and he hopes to lie forgiven, for he
means to ask the senator, in the Ian.
guage Of ribald humorist, to walk over
him just to show how how grateful his
prostrate body will feel TO the great
mans feet. So he seats himself ia the
senator's committee room patiently to
await his coming, and here he is found
by the senator's son, Richard, who
is naturally astonished at such out
rageous impudence-such unheard of
temerity. What! A man who had ac-
tually dared to dispute the absolute rule
Of his father, having the gall to sit
down quietly in public committee
room without 80 much as asking per.
mission either from the monarch or the
crown prince So Richard shouts with
angry voice aud dictatorial mien,
What are you doing here Leave this
r9haaS at oaQf sya- want no renegadcs
from the Republican party here ~ And
Mr.. Samuel Losch, Of Schuylkill county
which he wishes to represent In Con-
gress, meekly arose and obeyed the
order. So, Mt least, the dispatches say
Lat our Republican friends heed well
this noteworthy deliverance of the
younger Quay, for children and fools
speak the truth" Let them mark the
royal We" and the fact that all who
are not the humble and obedient SER
wants of his majesty, are classcd rs
''renegades from the Republican party"
But the incident has a wider moral
Is 1t not striking example of the ten.
dency of Republican party politics that
an aspirant for the Republican nomina-
tion as a candidate for Congress Is COM
PEELED to go to Washington and sue for
permission at the feet of ruler more
absolute than either Victoria or Will
liam? For neither Briton nor German
asks the permission of his monarch to
become a candidate for Parliament or for
the Reichstag.
= And Losch? Poor man If he has any
self-respect left, he must feel that il
would b-wgrea.t relief If he could go off
to some lone spot and swallow himself.