Chicago eagle., 1895-02-09
THAT DEMOCRATIC "ADWSORY"
COMMITTEE.

That the Joint mccttng vi tuc auNts-
ory committee and the County Central
Democratic Committee would not be u
bowling success might have been an
ticipatcd.
In the first place. advisory commit
tees. rs Il general thing. are much more
of a nuisance than anything else.
They usually impede and Interfere
with the work of regular party organi-
cations. They criticisc. abuse. beratc.
and irritatc. instead of suggesting. nj
yising. or working: finally they gcner-
ally desert. and In going fire broad
side for the benefit of the enemy. The
advisory committee appointed by
Chairman Peabody of the Central Com.
mit,cc has proven no exception to the
rule. a number of gentlemen respond
cd to the call upon them to come for
ward aud aid the party In its work. but
when they got together they put In
their time abusing what they are
pleased to call 'thc machine" denounc.
Ing "machine methods" ana heaven
knows what not.
As quite a number Of these gentle
men have no more idea Of practical
politics or really active party work
than So many ring.tailcd monkeys. II II
entirely probable that they could not
be called upon to give clear definition
of what they mean by "the machine
In politics.
They do not seem tO understand that
when they themselves appointed II
committee of thirty four. one from each
ward. to go around and find out what
the people want" (whatcver that may
mean. they formed u little machine of
their own. though u ridiculOusly stupid
and purposelcss one.
The machine. like the bOgic man Of
the nursery. Is good word with which
to frighten baby politicians. Many
members of the advisory committee
have. no doubt. cut their eye teeth In
more ways than one. and yet are mcwl-
ing infants In the matter Of party poll
ties. They content themselves with
coming out once In four years and cast.
ing Il vote for the Democratic nominee
for President. and spending the re-
mainder OF the time In denOuncing
those who plan and win local victories
for the party that make national party
success possible.
II they would but pause to inquire
they would find out that political ma
chimes are but political Organiznt lions
and that without organization no part!
can ever win. They would find out
that no, all the members Of these party
organizations are horse-thievcs or pick
pockets. They would learn that thcr,
are In them men just rs good. Just ~
honest and honorable. and possessed
of much more patriotic party princi
pie than they themselves possess.
But. no: the blind ego,ism of thu
pharisee of old who thanked God tina
he was not as other men seems still Il
lind many a resting place among th'
people of to-day.
II Is that spirit. and that alone. whicl
can tempt II man claiming TO be of |
, yarty and called upon for succor ant
advice In time of need to respond witt
. scornful. unjust and uncalled for crit
icism. ana abuse and misprepresent,l
!. ton calculated To aid not those VIII
! asked II, but their opponents. To
much cannot be said In praise Of tn
! manly stand taken by Chairman Pea
body In this regard. whatever may b
, said of the wisdom of calling In an ad
! visory committee Of the nature of thi
one. The Eagle has criticised Mr.. Pei
body In the past where and when
I. believed criticism Of him was due. br
it believes in giving justice to all an
! credit where credit Is due.
u ON. after another Mr.. Peabody calle
D down these Observation-Disclosures an
9 would-be censors of the party. and
digniiied tone and language rcbuke
u them as they deserved.
u Even our old-time friend ana organ
J. lzer Of victory. Adolf Kraus. had to !
y reminded that II was not to critics
: bur To- advise and assist that the N
e vlsOry committee had been called Il
u Mr.. Kraus. however. Is Il practical pol
tician. gentleman and patriot, an
: he accepted the mild reprOOf In kind
u spirit Others We're there. hOweve
who did not act In the same manner
L spirit a. Mr. Kraus. The party Won
y b. much better on without the advi
y Of these gentlemen, whom The Eag
J. could name, bur does not care to ju
L now. Their names are unknown
the party workers, and have been u
y heard Of In connection with party d
u fairs. should their Impertinences be !
p pea,ed. however. opportunity will
, taken 10 let the public know just vi
/" and what they are, and how mu
right they have 10 either abuse or d
, tate 10 the Democratic party Of Il