The state herald., 1898-01-21

promised hun an endorsement nre able
to deliver the goods; and it Is grave
question. While Mr.. Painter has vest
pocke' grip upon tho silver republican
forces OF Phillips county, the Hays ele-
ment las M such cinch on the populis'
vote OF the district. AS the field appears
to us, there is nothing in sight for Mr.,
Painter but trouble, trouble. He has
betrayed his own party, spal upon what
political honor had heen thrust upon
him and now implores the hid OF the
wolves WHOM he fed. AS the time for
another campaign approaches, We may
watch the genuhections OF the suppl
cant with interest and amusement"
We are not IN the least surprised at
this outburst IRON our brethren OF the
Advocate for they seem to be suffering
from n sour political stomach that man
iiests itseif by periodical attacks Of this
kind, when, III their desperation, they
are liable to attack most any one in Ian
guage winch, in their more rational mo-
menis, they would not think OF using.
When We stop to consider for II moment
the bitter dose Of political crow which
these gentlemen have swallowed for the
purpose Of retaining their political"caste'
and demonstrating to the powers that
he the great merits OF their claim to at
least one s.at at the pie counter, We do
not wonder that they suffer with sour
stomach and we are inclined to regard in
pity rather than anger the periodica
manifes,al on OF their iniirmities. When
these gentlemen are taken with one II
these periodical attacks OF sour stomac
all the venom in their makeup seems to
be directed against the silver republi-
cans and they talk loudly about "paity
caste" and want Of party caste" and a.
bout "mongrels in politics" and want
| their readers to understand that no man
can affiliate in nsy campaign with other
than members OF his own party and re-
tain his "par,y CASTE" and yet, only q
few months ago these gentlemen OF such
untarnish.d "party Caste were parties
to county fusion composed OF
democrats. silver republicans and Nc
kinley republicans. Their boasted"par-
| ty caste" seems 10 have been carefully
put away out OF sight in that campaign
and, according TO their own language,
they became "mongrels in politics." But
the campaign is over and, although they
Co recently d!i all in their power to aid
in the election OF democrats and silver
republicans to office, yet they now con-
slider that the time is ripe Tor grand
stand play and they bring out their
boasted "party caste" for dress parade.
They seem to be great sticklers for
party caste" when IL is necessary to Of
fer m excuse for having abandoned the
position held on the money question by
the Colorado republicans for years and
endorsed financial platform that de
carsd for the maintenance OF the gold
standard. It may be that they can de-
rive much satisfaction from the thought
that, although they have Abandoned y
party principle repeatedly declared TO
DO Of paramount importance to ail 9th
ers, Vet they have preserved their "party
caste" in such condition at least that
by careful dustipg it can be used on
dress parade. Talk about betrayal Of
party, comes with very poor grace from
men who have permitted the allurements
OF the pie counter and desire to main
tain 'party caste to lead them to aban-
don party principles. The silver rcpub-
licans OF Colorado stand to-day on ex-
actly tho came platform on which tho
republican party OF the state stood tor at
eas, four years prior to the campaign
o! 1896 and at leas; one OF tho editors Of
the Advocate was an active worker In
the republican party during those four
years and IL now heard TO talk 70 loudly
about tho betrayal OF party by the men
who are guilty OF no political offence
whatever unless it DO political offence
to refuse to abandon tho principles OF
the party repeatedly declared. "Genu-
iiectlons OF the supplicant" II there 10
a member OF the silver republican party
who has IL In his makeup to be guilty OF
as many aud rs varied "gen objections Of
the supplicant," for any purpose, as some
Colorado Mckinley republicans have TO
secure seats at the federal pie counter
and incidentally maintain their "pariy
CASTE" 1t Is greatly to be hoped that ho
will either mako u radical change Ia his
political gymnastics or unite with sotne
other party. These gentlemen seem to
bc very much concerned about the sue.
cess Of tho silver forccs Of ihs district
In tho next campaign and have simply
made this attack upon the editor Of the
HERALD as n member Of one Of tho SILVER
parties IN hopes thnt they might be able
TO stir up discussion that would prob
ably give them u few pointers us TO
whether II would b, policy FOR them IL
made dress parade campaign In their
party cnstc" uniform or play the "nou
grcl IN politics" IN hopes Of acquiring fu.
sion. These gentlemen wcf. OF tho
number who, IN tho carly part OF tho
luot campaign. told their readers that
the iua'on OF the silver parties ON dis
trict attorney was jokc md that tho
great mass Of tho parties would pay no
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