Evening journal., 1898-10-18


had given both his line alad abilities To
into the lobby 20 record my vote in
company with political adventurenA
and self-seekers. then 1t would be IN.
cumbent upon me to Withdraw fron,
public life" The man wus right. a
thousand times right. Having no ul-
terror purpose to seree--the acquisition
of wealth. he being possessed OF that.
having no interest for hink--this man
was in a position to serve disinterested-
ly his country. Therefore, why should
men of his stamp. men OF singieness
Of purpose. be compelled or expected TO
fraternize, even politically, with set
Of political charlatans and mounte-
bank self-seekers?
The assertion ie frequently and truth
fully made that the mere reputable
men Of this country do not touch poh-
tics IN an active, live or sentient
sense. Why, we would inquire, should
they? The association Of such men
with the rag-and-bobtail personalities
Of the political world. the baser or
reslduum element of politics, is no
more to be expected that the COM
mngling of any two antagonistc
bodies. why should such men aspire
to office when. in order TO do so. they
must subject themselves to the dictates
OF political adventurers, and be obi ged
to hold themselves in readiness 70 obey
the scoundrelly behests OF some dis
reputable caucus OF still more disrepu-
table p,anks OF a machine rule plat
form? A more elevated tone needs TO
be injected into the politics OF to-day.
and that can be accomplished only by
the selection by the people Of a more
elevated class of candidates. Contests
in which mud-slinging or personal re-
termination would seem to be the pards
mount subject and stoclS-in-trade OF
the political aspirant. to the exclusion
4 the consideration OF the more and
all-important issues. are the order or
the day whenever either this or that
nominee addresses the electors. When
The present uauseating, disgusting and
disturbing elements in State and City
politics shall have been forever dissl-
pated. and when its present exponents
and representatives Shall have been
dashed like a potiers vessel by pubic
opinion. the people will regain their
rights, just as honest men come INTO
their own when thieves fall OUTPUT
not till then. Turn the rascais out
has long since become an obsolete and
meaningless cry: for If the public
knows anything at ali. then it KNOWS
full well that whenever a set OF D sky,
,ful-hedged rascals has been turned
cut" OF Office another set OF equally
p sky, luA-aedged knaYes has Daeu
turned in" And we venture to as
sert-and we make The assertion wlth.
cut the least fear OF successful con,
tradiction-that the current rascaMty
fraud and corruption in Office will con.
tinuc to exist just so long, but nc
longer, as the present low standard OF
men engaged in the various political
spheres Of this country is maintained.
AT this moment there are good men
and true striving TO bring about a
measure OF political reformation In the
State politics OF Pennsylvania. These
men are working to secure the com
plete disruption of the psrnicious, one
man, gambling Quay machine, ma
chine controlling the patronage Of the
State and which auctions OIL the STATE S
offices to the highest bidders. The rep
utable and representative men OF Penn-
sylyania, the men who rally round and
support the vigorous, high minded, no.
Bile and herculean efforts OF the Hon
John Wanamaker, have come 10 the
front and are engaged in the very laud-
able attempt TO paralyze and render
Iabortiye one and for all, the blightng
Icorroding and demoralizing principles
embodied in the word "Quayism. All
honor to the Hon. John WanamakeI
andhissesociates, ,menwhoaren not candi-
dates for office, for presenting 70 the
public notice incontrovertlble evidence
Of the rascaily chicanery. the fragrant
llraudulency and the slime-like finan-
cal lust characterizing the operations
Of those who. by virtue Of the preroga-
tive OF Power. have prostituted and
brothelized the political world of the
state Of Pennsylvania TO such an ex-
tent that that state has become a
Commonwealth at which the finger OF
scorn is literally pointed, a Common
wealth which every sister State in the
Union can truthfully designate as being
one solid. concrete mass Of unexam-
pied political rcttenness and putridity.
1t is to be sincerely hoped that the ef-
forts. the untiring efforts, OF these men
who, irrespective OF their politica. af-
lhliations. are strenuousiy advocating
a lministrative reform viii be attended
by the largest measure OF success. Men