The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04
THE KILKENNY CATS.

THE KILKENNY CATS.
We confess the Ohio squabble is
not an exhilarating one for our Re
publican friends, and we do not blame
them for deprecating It, But they
might at least be fair to the two men
initiating the contest Of the historic
cats Of Kilkenny, and not portray the
one as the victim Of the maliciousness
Of the other. Mr.. Hanna IS merely get
ting what he has given; and give and
take Is as good rule in politics as
anywhere else. 1t Is either willful sub
version Of the truth or ignorance of
1t that represents Mr.. kurtz as trying
to wreak vengeance upon Hanna for
rejecting him as a candidate for the
Craftsmanship Of the national Republi-
can committee and taking it himself.
Mr.. Kurtz was. and for some years had
been the chairman Of the state COM
mittee, and naturally wished to sue
coed himself when the campaign Of
last year was inaugurated. Mr.. Han
ma, in the full swing Of his pilotage
Of the Mckinley presidential boom and
the craftsmanship Of the national COM
mittee. with all his prestige Of influence
over possible president, swept Mr..
Kurtz brusquely aside in the state
convention and selected Mr.. Dick for
chairman Of the state committee.
If the sympathies OF our Republican
contemporaries, that affect such am
abomination Of bosses and bossism as
these two men, they should flow out to
Kurtz, for he Is fighting one Of the
most arrogant bosses that has as yet
developed in that party. True, Kurtz
has the motive Of revenge but when
bosses are to be overthrown the mo-
tives Of those who help are not to be
too closely scrutinized. There is small
need Of sympathy for the man who
brushed John Sherman out Of the SEN
ate in order that he might have his
place, transferring the senescent
statesman from place where his de-
caying faculties could work no mis-
chief to one where they have brought
us only humiliation. There is a sheer
waste of sympathy when it is given to
the man who forced his president to
redeem the mortgages he had given
to such creatures as Goodnow, Bittin-
ger, Demas and all the unsavory crowd
paid with federal appointments for
ante-convention work
Mr.. Hanna, himself, gave his meas
ure during the last campaign. EVERY
Republican should remember his duty"
ence about persons, or if the candidate
doesn't suit you exactly. The Repub-
lican organization must have the same
discipline as we have in the regular
committee. 1 have the right to COM
mand and you must stand by me in the
dual position I now occupy" Gle was
the nominee of the state convention for
senator). ''It doesn't matter whether
you like my personality or not If you
expect business men to take part in
politics and come among you, it Is
your duty to submit to the discipline
of the party" that is to the discipline
of Hanna in campaign in which his
candidacy for the senate was involved.
1t is possible that Plat or Quay or
German hold the same ideas, but they
have the merit of tactfu1 concealment
Of ideas that Hanna blurts out with
brutal frankness. But the end of each
is the same; the masterful, personal
domination Of party for personal ends.
If the fight ends in the defeat of
Hanna, there will be no tears shed
among the senators on his side Of the
chamber. Instead there will be the
quiet chuckle Of contentment After
they had canvassed the political stu
alton in their states and decided upon
whom their choice should fall for the
places put at their disposal by the
president at the opening of his admins
tration, they frequently found that
some fellow, some Goodnow, had a
prior mortgage on the place executed
by Hanna during the ante-convention
coIilpdlSH, Wren he Was unnOrSlnS
favorite sons or trucking Reed out Of
delegates, mortgages the president re-
deemed with weak complaisance This
interference with the prerogatives Of
senators, this rude ignoring Of sena-
tcrial courtesy, rankles in hearts IN
der many senatorial waistcoats, and
some of them are suspected Of giving
warm sympathy if not actual
aid and comfort to the enemy who,
apparently, has Hanna now on the hip.
"sAYs AARON TO MOsEs.v