The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
THE Pen FOR BR|BEGIVERs
The Limit Of the Peoples Patience
Has Been Reached.
A DISGUSTING SPECTACLE
Progressive Democracy and the jackson
Day Celebrations j. j. Coogan Has
Sprung Into Prominence-The
Election of Depew.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
New York, Jan. 15.-The senatorial
contests throughout the country have
attracted unusual attention because Of
the Importance which the recent war
attched to the true manhood of the ma
ton. Even those who in former years
looked upon the brazen bids made by
inscriptions milionaires for the high
est honors within the gift of their re-
spective states now resent the criminal
presumption.
Those who were wont to laugh at
bribery now admit that men should be
sent to the senate because of their abil-
ity and not because of their dollars
statesmanly qualities should send
men to the senate and bribery should
send them to the penitentiary.
The limit of the peoples patience
must be reached some time and 1t
would seem that the time is about here.
of the disgusting spectacle. They have
seen enough of the political auction
block. They appeal to the legislatures
OF the states which are electing sena-
tors to repudiate the Infamous corrup-
ton which has placed the criminal
bribe-giver in the foreground as the
leading citizen of the commonwealth.
OF course. no dignifed, right minded
man would accept an office which
comes to him with the stigma of dis
honesty and law-breaking, but unfortu-
nately the interruptions, envious and
jealous minded frequently accumulate
large fortunes and are in a position to
buy from the avarice of their fellow
men the laurel and the scepter.
The report which comes from Mon
tana to the effect that the state treas
ury has been enriched BY the transfer
OF $4,000 from the insulting corruption
fund to the public fund, has caused
ripple of applause to pass over the en-
tire country. Democrats who have the
interest of the party at heart pray for
the defeat of every man who attempts
to sit in the senate as proof that his
party and state are purchasable COM
modities.
The Jackson day celebrations
throughout the East were largely at
tended by the progressive democracy
It was interesting to note the many
twists and turns that were given to the
speeches which bore upon the subjec.
of expansion. The expansionists show
ed by Jackson's sentiments on the sub
ject OF annexing Florida that he was an
expansionist The anti-imperialists
quote his speeches in support of their
contention that he favored no step to-
ward the conquest of distant territory.
The days observation served to en-
phasize the differences of opinion
among democrats on the Philippine
question and gave proof of the forma-
tive conditions within the party
On one point all seem agreed, and
that is that Jackson was a pretty good
democrat. He was ready for a fight at
any and all times and was never quite
SO happy as when driving the harpoon
into the political foe. On this point his
example is we'll worthy of emulation at
a time when there is a tendency to
waste strength in fighting one another
jackson day brought with it good
omens for the party, for it brought the
leading spirits of democracy into social
reunion and sent them away with re-
newed vigor and an increased, deter
mination to win the next battle.
A study of Jackson's career is an eff
fective remedy for political ennui and
mugwumpery.
Among the men to come to the front
in New York within the past few
weeks is ]. ]. Coogan, president of the
borough of Manhattan: From a sue
cessful business man, with limited &C
quaintance, Mr.. Coogan has sprung
into prominence which commands the
attention of millions. 1t is interesting
to note that the office which was made
vacant by the death of Augustus Pc
tiers, and to which leading men of the
city aspired, was filled by the election
of one who but few years ago ran for
mayor on the labor ticket and polled
only 10000 votes. At that time Coogan
was against Tammany. He is now one
of the favored members of the organi-
cation. He is of the sanguine tempera-