Evening journal., 1893-12-13
ROTTEN AL rAE rne.

Our friends the enemy are in the pre-.
dicament Of termagant old woman who
don't know what there is to be mad at,
but has determined TO be mad on general
principles and trust to the chances Of a
general melee for sggravating her
nsiebbors into giving her cause
Thus the Philadelphia Bulletin says:
S nator Gray has grotesquely absurd
idea of the opposition 10 the Presidents
Hawaiian policy II he imaglnes that IL
can be silenced by denouncing its leaders
as "scolds.
The Morning News says:
When Sc ator Gray called Senator
Hoar a scold, and described his argu
ment as scolding, he lodged the issue
aud ignored the Importance of the
matter under discussion
OF course, Que of the prerequisites for
amiable and profitable, not to say
courteous, discussion is the truth. II
there are no facts TO agree upon, then
tn re cannot be any discussion; there will
be reorimination only
Senator Gray did not cal Senator Hoar
a scold, as the News says; he did not
denounce Senator Hoar, as the Balletin
says
Senator Gray did say that he did
not intend TO be drawn into discussion
Of the Hawaiian matter even though the
Senator from Massachusetts, could not
withhold or restrain himself from an
indulgence in his habit Of scolding an
administration belonging to party
opposed to his own This was the com
meucement Of the opportunities that
would come to him in this second admin
istration of Mr.. Cleveland. The
Senator had scolded all through
Mr.. Clevelsnd's first administra-
tion, and had scolded him bacl,
into the White House again. He
Mr. Gray did not think that the sena-
tor from Massachusetts, was to gain any
thing from the sober second Thought OF
the American people (Which. after all.
had vindicated itself time aud time again
in our history by putting up hypothetical
cases in order to deliver himself of the
we'll conned vituperatiye phrases with
which he had entertained the Senate yes.
terday Nor did he think that the
honorable American representative at
the Court of st James (Mr Bayard)
would take much detiiment by his share
OF the scol ding because, hen that hon
ored representative occupied another
high position i'm the government Of the
United States, he came In for vehement
lecturii 6 from the Senator from Massa.
chusetts and bad actually survived It.
That is quite different Senator Gray
never den ,unces a man, or lodges a
question.
Senator Hosr took advantage Of a reso.
luton calling for facts. Of which he is
not in possession, TO scold the admins.
traton for facts which be imeglnes might
exist
IL was piece Of sharp practice which
was intended to defend a smart man.
President Harrison. who was either de-
ceived by linister Stevens. or inter
teried without warrant through him TO
land our troops on the territory OF b.
friendly people aud run up our flag over
their city without their wish or consent
Senator Gray simply exposed that
sharp practice planned for the defense of
an administration chat was too smart
The papers stating the facts about the
Hawai- an muddle, that came along with
the sherman bill and depleted Treas
ury, are being prepared Senator Hoar
cannot await The facts He can imagine
too many things. too fast
This is the politics Of the great party
which once elected Grant by on over
whelming majority aud then by its owr
folly was beaten by a greater maj irity-
overloaded with Harrison and Mckinley.
The party is in its decad4nce. It is
rotten at the top.