Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-11
A eENeRAL HUMILIATION

| rms is an era OF s0nlsm, nepotlsm,
hunkeyism and Of miserable mockery
of hero worship with the hero left out.
Immediately after the Inauguration of
Mr.. Harrison 1t became apparent that
there were four classes which would find
favor with this administration, namely,
the Quay Wanamaker boodlers, the sons
of their fathers, the rabid editors OF par
tisan newspapers and personal friends
and relatives Of the Presidential family.
Being elevated for geographic and an
cestral pleas himself, President Harrison
has been most strenouslY and primarily
influenced by them. he has put about
two hundred and twenty Of his own
kith and kin in Office. He has elevated
Baby Mckee to sort Of Republican
throne and induced statesmen to pay
him distinguished courtesy heretofore
unknown, and encouraged mercantile
princes o give him rich gifts heretofore
considered disreputable. Baby Mckee
has possessed the ear of the President at
all times and has dictated a
great deal Of the infantile policy Of the
administration. At least it would le
charity to ascribe the neutral policy Of
aoso Lutte nouentity which this adminis-
tration has exhibited to infantile, rather
than to virile influence.
The class which came next in con
tguitY to the Presidents heart was the
partisan editor class. Every prominent
paper which supported Harrison and
Professionalism" has BEEN rewarded end
many which were not prominent, have
received rewards far beyond what they
could have gained IL any other policy
had prevailed.
President Harrison IS an elder ia the
Presbyterian Church and man Of re-
speciality honor and good standing
Whitelaw Reid would not be guilty Of a
base bargain, hence IL that were a single
instance Of rabid editor Of
seryile pager and rich re
ward ct the hands OF the
man to whom the service had been rem
dered there would be nothing disgrace
full but how about Porter and q hun
bred or two other editors whose caarao-
tsrs are not 50 high9 Can reasonable
man hesitate to believe that the Prss
dent Is still innocent of tie knowledge
Of the intensely partisan work to which
these editors devoted their papers before
ana after the eleciionY Can anyone hest
tate 70 believe that the esiJent Is NOT
cognizAnt Of the difference between the
Two classes 81 newspapers, when he has
overlooked the respectable Republicans
and rewarded the rabid partisans only?
a er this class came the class Of sons
those whose fathers had been men. or
course Robert r. Lincoln, the head OF
this class, is like Whitelaw Reid. re-
spectacle man, but even he would not
have received the position to which he
has been appointed had he not been the
son Of his father Then there comes
Fred Grant and the troop Of smal sons
who would not be known at all If their
names were not on the government pay
rolls.
Lastly came that great class which is
represented by Wanamaker iu the
Cabinet by thousands Of other men put
in Office by Quay and Clarkson every
whore, and by Horace Greeley Knowles
Fisher aud others elevated to Office
for the same base political service and on
the same principle OF boodlerisim in this
state
There never was an administration
run on such low plane OF morals or Of
res7ectability. It seems that President
Harrison is either under the vicious
domination Of pettycoac supremacy or
that he has resigned himself to the in.
huences which have put him a helpless
victim in the hands OF such men as Quay,
Clarkson and Plats, and surrounded him
with Tanners, Raums, Millers, Mahones
and such men as could not do otherwise
than bring the administration into
disgrace watch will b fatal to 1t and
70 the country