Arizona republican., 1898-09-30
THE DEMOCRATIC SCHEME.

There will be material in the war
 record to damn the whole republican system in the eyes of the people. The cold and cunning thievery that was go- ing on while the armies were marshall ing and the citizens absorbed in the splendid achievements of their national power, cannot be concealed. The dem Ocratic party has but kept its eyss open. Campaign conditions are favorable for recovery of all the strength at state capitals and at Washington lost through the success of Hanna's slusn fund in 1S96.-Gazette
 Statements like the above are not cal culated to ease the minds Of the large number Of republican editors that fol- lowed the lead of the yellow journals in denouncing the war department. AS an offset to it we reproduce the fol- lowing from the New York Tribune which speaks for itself:
 Pseudo sentiment is rampant just now, and to distinguish between the true and the false is difficult. While there has been, and undoubtedly still are, cases at the various camps that excite sympathy and urgent needs that appeal to the great. generous heart of the nation, the public seems to have worked itself up into a condition Of chronic indignation and excitement that seems now unwarranted and not little hysterical Montauk, for instance, which, under proper conditions that are now being rapidly brought about, is an idsal spot for a convalescent camp, with a drainage and water sup ply that are as nearly perfect as it could be, is still spoken about, and re- gaTded by the world at large as pest hole, wilfully chosen by criminal in competence, and instead of admitting that order and system are replacing the lamentable confusion and terrible but unavoidable mistakes which a great and unexpected crisis developed, the great majority of visitors still ap- parently feel that it has become in cumbent upon them to discover mares nests.
 They relate tales of neglect, not ap- parently realizing that they now do harm instead Of good by their contin- ued fault-hnding, and that they injure their country at home and abroad, be- lieving themselves the while to be true patriots.
 "'Oh, these visitors groaned an cverworked surgeon. Is there no way Of suppressing them? What do you think is their last performance? Dur ing the hot days of the last week, fear ing that the overcrowded trains and seats would be 600 much for the weak condition of the convales- cents going home, we procured some Of the cars that they send horses on, had them well scrubbed and put in them cots for the men who needed them Nothing could have been nicer or more Testful; but some people heard of it, jumped, as usual, to the wrong conclu- sion, and told the soldiers they were to be packed into a cattle train.
 Tell your commanders you will not stand it. they said to the men. No free-born American volunteer should submit to such an indignity.'
 Tn consequence the men got worked up, were as unreasonable as only fever ccnvalescents can be, and finally went off in the ordinary car. What wonder that some Of them were overcome on the way,'
 "'We have had no end Of relapses, not to say deaths said another doctor, by visitors giving fruit, ei.c-, to our patients that they ought not to eat IL seems impossible to prevent them. The men, of course, have no judgment whatever on the subject; but one would think the visitors would have more sense
 Undoubtedly many of the stories told of the universal distress might be down to some individual cases. Even these are rapidly becom- ing rarer, and it will not. be long be- fore the distressing experiences of the last few weeks will seem to us like fe- vered dreams. Thank God it is now over, and that part of our national his tory is past But war is war. and those who remember the reluctance of the president to accede to the demands Of the people begin to appreciate the foresight which would have averted such calamity had it been possible.