Evening journal., 1898-12-19
A WORD TO TINE CRoAKER AND
HIS ALLY.

A man Of humanitarian mold exp.rt-
entes MO pleasure in sticking a knife
blade through the midile OF a frog and
holding II up merely to hear IT cnoak
and see 1t kick, but when such an oper-
axiom SERVES the ends OF political or
medical setenCe and the public profits
by the exposition, feelings Of human
lily must give way to the utlitarian
idea. We have dehLt as kinh.y as pos
sfble with the editor Of the Dover Delhi
whrehn. We have had no disposition
to make h.m suffer more than was abb
solutely ~ rcessary to serve the ends OF
political science. Having deprived him
OF the defense Of argument and placed
him in a position from which he cam
not extritAte himself with or wdthout
grace, and where the realms OF abso-
mte silence and submission are his
only refuge, we feel inclined to take
pity on one who occupies such an un-
enviable position before his party and
the people OF his state. But in the
frenzy Of his distemper his discordant
croabings continue to arise from the
depths OF his humiliation and ecme-
thing must be done TO abate a noiee
which has become a public nuisance
His croaling has brought forth an ably
who has come to his defense in the
extremity of his distree. This ally
shields himse.R behind an anonymous
ats1,A u f,F tho nv
tsrprise in which he is engaged. We
wish he would come out In the open
THAT we might see who he IS, what he
is, what he has hhJd. what he wants
and what he expects He is evidently
q sorehead of the worst type and "a
man to whom political dlsappointments
have come In bunthes. We invite him
to come ont over his own signature II
he will do That, and is anybody who
stands for anything, we shall be pleased
to accord him the same respectful and
considerate attention which the object
OF his Apologies has already received
at our hands. WE cannot be expected
to confer upon an anonymous contro-
versialist the honor OF recognition OF
attention. HIS words are those Cf d
henchman and time-server. We believe
that he has worn collar and chain
all his life and slept in faciona.
kennel. When he discloses his iden-
tity the spirit OF fairness may impei
us to modify this estimate. II his per-
Eonartty WARRANTS 1t we shall not heet-
tate to do so. On the other hand, II
he is what we believe him to be, we
shah enlarge upon and emphasize our
REMARKS. He accuses us OF making a
perFonal ATTACK on the editor OF the
Dover Delawarean. This statement is
false. We have not attacked anyone
We hhve simply met and refuted GER
thfn propositions OF party reconstruc-
ton advanced by the editor Of the Dc
yer Delawhrean. Our references were
necessarily personal. The editor OF the
Dover DsGawarsan represents no party
and no prcnrlple. lie voices the senti-
menes og NO following. In short, hS
Represents no one but himself, and th'
UNIEOMAA lNAAnAt Vi AhN ANhNA1N'Af'-
could not be eliminated. Had h
spoken for anybody but himself tbs
fine OF argument would have been ddt
fertnt. hut, unfortunately for him, h
did not Feeling in need of persona
reformation, he took the initiativ
without consulting anyone, and there
by made 1t a personal matter, pure ant
simple, so far as he was concerned. N
man recognized him as his leader; n
man requested him to offer up pray
ers for the poTty's political salvation
and he merely made bid for Demo
cratic constituency which he coul
never obtain. He "sto.e heavens liz
fry TO serve the devil in" and is n
oeivCng the punishment which is a
ways, sooner or laSer, melted out to pS
litlcal hypocrttes. Professor Garne
who Occupies the chair Of Monkey La
guaxe. may be able to go into d
tunglos and obtain following for hti
but civilized surroundings and educ'
tion would soon rob him OF even thr
copsolatory support
NOW let us leave this line and tai
one which is more instructive and
the point. The editor OF the De,hwo
can is the fragment Of wreck VIII.
occurred on the rock of public cpl
ion In Kent county about ten yea
ago. He is "a mere souvenir Of a thi
Of the past. and Tolerated FOR the sa
OF old memories. Many other piec
Of that wreck now form sIaunch pa
OF the new Democratic ship, and maj
others were carried out into the sea
oblivion by the undertow. The edit
Of the D-ver De.awarsan WAS pick
up on the beach after the storm h
subsided. He was cared for, receivi
substantial favoIs from time to tin
until he began TO consider himself b
ger than his rescueIE. That was t
situation when the Democratic prime
les were held in Kent county this n
In the Ffrsu senatoriar district th'
were two Democrats who aspired to .
senatorial nomination. One was "