The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-24
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When Friends Fall Out.


One of the sad spectacles of current
politics just now is Colonel Mcclure
cruelty turning his back upon his erst-
while friend and beloved one, Commo.
dore Singerly, and accompanying that
act with bitter taunt of derision and
disdain. at is quite likely" says the
colonel to the commodore, "that Mr..
McAleer was cheated, but cheating in
politics is one of the darling attributes
of the Third district, and Mr.. McAleer
is one of its most successful teachers.
If he was cheated out of his nomina-
ton he was simply outcheated at his
own game, for his leadership in that
district has been cheat upon the De-
mocracy ever since the death of Mr..
Randall. He chose to adopt such
methods, as they were the methods of
those who opposed him in earlier
times, and if he has been beaten un-
fairly, he is simply beaten by his own
pupils, and he should not squeal. II
the Democratic party Of Philadelphia
is dependent upon Mr.. McAleer's favor
for its vigor, the sooner it disbands the
better, and Commodore Singerly
should at once issue the order for re-
treat and take an early start for him
self. 1t is simply an insult to the 1OO,-
600 Democrats of this city to higgle
and wrangle over any one man, even
if he had good Democratic record;
but to talk about perfidy and broken
promises because Mr.. McAleer did not
happen to outcheat the other fellows
is the pettiest kind of peanut politics,
and the whole disturbance is only a
tempest among peanut political lead
ers.n
"Peanut political leader" indeed!
Unleash the dogs of war. Draw, col.
onel. Draw, commodore. After this
insult, war; cruel and horrid war,
alone can suffice. 1t will take
b.b-blood, sirs, grim and crimson
b-b.b-blood, to wipe out this dishonor,
not to mention the colonel's further
taunt:
The Democracy Of Pennsylvania under.
stand the peanut politics Of the Third con-
gressional district too well to take pause
for moment in the work of the campaign.
They understand that individuals are of
little moment, even If meritorious, when a
great battle is to be fought for the asser-
tion of vital political principles. They well
remember, also, that Colonel Singerly him.
self very ftly decribed the peanut politics
Of the McAleer side of this dispute Us "a
pimple on the little finger Of mans
hand" Their candidate for governor may
get demoralized for the moment by the
dropping out OF link in the harmony pol
icy that was delightfully."- sentimental and
grotesquely impracticable, but the Demo-
cracy Of Pennsylvania will stand up and
take their cruel this year while they will
preserve their lines for more successful
battles in 1896.
After this rib-smasher, delivered in
the colonel's suavest manner, let no
man say that the colonel is the COM
modore's friend. "a friend should
bear friends infrmities;" he should
remember in this instance, the COM
modore's proneness to fierce explo-
sions, to sudden gusts of passion and
wrath which, one second furious and
terrible, are the next moment like
storm that is spent, leaving the genial
and bucolic pacifcator all smiles and
contrition. No, the colonel is no
longer ths commodore's friend. All
is over between them. On the one
hand we have "ringsters, roosters and
ruffians," and ALTERATION horrible and
fearsome. On the other we have "pea-
nut politicians" also an ALTERATION
with sting in every letter. Can this
breach be bridged?
Dismiss the thought!