The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-06-02
Garman Replies to M'Olure,
.'Aleck" the Spotted Leopard Of State
Politics.

State Chairman Garman has made
the following reply to an "editorial"
that appeared in tine Philadelphia
"rimes" of Friday:
sin the first place, no statement
contained in the Philadelphia "Times"
in any way affects any good Democrat
in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia
"Times" has not learned that its in
fluence, either for good or evil, is en-
tirely gone. Aleck Mcclure has
been the spotted leopard of Penn
sylvania politics. Starting in life as
Wing, carrying on his depredations
as a republican, becoming one OF the
most bloodthirsty of the southern car
pet-baggers, assuming the role of an
independent, and finally undertaking
to become an adviser OF Democracy,
he now, like the crippled rattlesnake,
bites himself IN the intensity of his
rage because all men of all parties see
through the stiffness and shiftlessness
of his political character, and have no
respect whatever either for him or the
organ ofwhich he is the reputed head.
"Being without party and without
apparently political friends, except as
some special interest may attach peo-
pie temporarily to HIM, Mcclure has
become the Ishmacl of modern poll
tics, and the "Times' is the Bedouin's
dirty rag which is all that is left for
him to wave, in defiance, at political
foes created by his own lively imagi-
nation.
As to the Democratic convention from
the 4th legislative district of this
county is concerned, had nothing to
do with it whatever, except to ask
James A. Sweeney, who has been for
two years an assistant in the Demo
cratic headquarters, to use all his best
efforts to avoid such conflict as might
affect the election of Democratic
representative to the legislature from
that district. The trouble with the
philadelphia Times" is that its
politics are OF such a character that
neither the Democratic party, as a
party, nor any individual in the party,
would like to undertake to follow its
advice or lead. If the Philadelphia
"Times' had ever been a Democratic
organ, the liberal reward that it re-
ceives in the way of sheriff's adver.
tisements for its delivery of the Dem,
ocratic party to Crow for Sheriff,
would be sufficient warning to any
| good Democrat to avoid the advice OF
the "rimes" as he would avoid pest
Hence.
GAS to his assault upon what he
pleases to call the Revolutionary
Chicago Platform l desire to say
that it is to the everlasting credit Of
the Democratic party that Chicago
platform did not meet the approval
of the McClures and other political
sharks of his kind. 1t is said that
men may sometimes become so vile
as to hate themselves, and l think
that politically this is true of Mcclure
and his "Times". There never has
been in so far as the Democratic
state central committee is concerned,
an organization composed of cleaner
and more reputable young men than
now constitutes that organization.
81 can say cheerfully that it is my
belief that the Democratic party will
prosper best when it refuses to have
anything to do with suggestions from
the Philadelphia "Times" or its editor.
In conclusion 1 will say that for one
am proud of the Chicago platform and
of the record of the Democracy upon
that platform, and am willing to stand
or fall with it."