The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-13


latter hammered "the Congressman until he
had to be sent to hospital" When CHAMP.
the disigured Democrat, made his reap
pearance he invoked the aid OF the courts.
applying for warrant: but by recent adj
vices efforts we're making 10 settle the
case amicably.
Representatives Of the Democracy. espe-
clally those in ONCE, must be prepared at
all times 10 defend their party principles,
though knife with sharp point is scarcely
to be regarded az a proper weapon Of nrRu-
ment. But what makes tho CHAMP CLARK
episode particularly interesting is the fact
that the man against whose assault he was
compelled to defend his right OF free
speech was MARcBLLUs LtcURaUs WEST q
colored citizen.
How did it happen. IL may be asked,
| that the valorous CHAMP had q colored an
tagonist. from whose assault he was forced
to defend himself. Why did he not flnd a
white antagonist to deal with Was II be-
cause there are some things about the pres
ent policy OF the national Administration
which 1t would be futile 10 attempt
| TO defend against an intelligent white
man2 Take, for instance. the Hawaii
affair: what intelligent Democrat could
| or would hearken to any argument which
the oratorical CHAMP might. urge in sup
port OF the policy Of surrendering every
cherished principle and tradition OF Amer
lean public policy, In order to again en-
throne In foreign land q colored pagan
potentate2 Desperate cases require des-
perate treatment. Small wonder. therefore.
that IL compelled to defend the CLEVELAND
Administration against even dusky oppo-
nent OF the CLEVELAND policy OF restoring
q dusky and idolatrous queen OF bad char
acter. CHAMP should have lost his temper
and drawn his knifel
or course, 1t Is to be remembered that the
provocation to a lawless and unjustlnable
act is sometimes greatly aggravated by the
conditions surrounding the case. 1t may
have been so when MARcEILUs LUXURIOUS
spoke deprecatinRly OF the CLEVELAND
policy toward Hawaii. Or perhaps the
subject of dispute may have been the WILL
son Tariff bill. MARCELLUs LYCURgCs may
have tainted CHAMP and his associates
with their abandonment OF the Chicago plat
form. He may have accused him OF assent
ing to the continued robbery OF the many
for the benefit Of the few. He may Justly
have described the WILSON bill as a pro-
tectionist measure. He may have accused
CHAMP and his Democratic associates In
Congress Of gross inconsistency. not to say
cowardice and hypocrisy. II so. what valid
and convincing circumstance could CHANT
urge in answer? Men deprived OF the
weapons Of controversy are sometimes i'm
PEELED to use firearms. knives. and other
dangerous and deadly instruments for en-
forcing silence. 1t may have been 80 in
me- ,
LUXURIOUS said that the WILSON bill Is an
unconstitutional system OF protectionist
robbery. A Missouri man. like CHAMP,
could hardly do otherwise than resent such
an insult, and he appears to have resented
with knife. More's the pity!
The restoration OF the color line between
CHAMP and MARCELLUs LUXURIOUS, seems
especially deplorable at time when the
people, hot In their anger against the Force
bill. have specifically decreed that all such
odlous measures for perpetuating race
hatred and color differences should be done
away with.
The course OF CHAMP. though perhaps
logical. is not to be justified. The course OF
MARCELLUs in hammering the Bowling
Green Congressman was neither logical nor
justihable. Why assault an isolated and
indivisible Democrat for what appears to be
the policy OF the Administration ? Many
good Democrat In and out OF Congress has
been hard hit since March 4. Many felt |
on the first Tuesday OF November how bitter |
may be the burden Of political disaster. 1t
seems to have been unfair for MARCELLUs |
LYCURGUs to crowd CHAMP. and it rs no
cause for wonder that the latter. a man Of |
fiery disposition and abundant speech. I'M
able to withhold his resentment. should at
tack MARcELLUs In the neck. Yet there is
a precedent for this. With a few isolated
exceptions, the Democracy itself and all its
candidates received, at the hands OF the
voters, severe confusion In the region OF
the neck at the recent elections.