Evening journal., 1899-01-31

maker who made II clear as daylight
to the electors OF Pennsylvania that
the State Legislature had for years
ipast been the hunting ground Of po-
litical charlatans and mourtebank
lsef-seekers, men VINO ever held
themselves in readiness to obey the
lscoundrelly behests OF a Glsreputab.e
Icaurus or the still more disreputable
,planks Of a machine-ruled platform.
1t was Mr.. Wanamaker who engaged
IN the very laudable attempt to para
yze and render abortive, once and
for all the blightlng, corroding and
demoralizlng principles embodied in
that obnoxious col,oqulalism-"Q Quay
ism" And il was Mr.. Wanamaker
who presented to the public notice in
+ eontroyertible evidence os the rascally
chicanery, the fragrant fraudulency and
he clme-like financial lust character
, izing the operations Of those who, by
virtue Of the prerogative Of Power,
/ had prostituted and brothelized the po-
+ litical world Of the State Of Penn
Isyivania to such an extent that that
State has become a Commonwealth at
which the finger OF scorn IS libera1ly
Z pointed: a Commonwealth which
r every sister State in the Union can
; truthfully designate as being one solid,
= concrete mass Of unexampled political
q rottenness and putridity. Knowing all
this, and with these facts staring us in
- the face, the nOn-presentation Of Mr.
Wanamaker's name for the Senator
8 ship in question becomes more and
r more inexphcable, especially to the
: mind unversed in the dark and devil
= Gus ways OF Politicaldom. II Mr.
Wanamaker be eligible for tk- United
a States Senate in the near or more re-
Q mote future, then he is eligible now
2 And if he be not eligible now, then
: the mere flight Of years will not make
4 him Sc. That would seem to be the
n whole case in nutshell.
= The prevailing system Of putting
r. poor men into office, men who hav,
o nothing at stake, men who have
e nothing to lose and all to gain by ac
e quiring office-this system is a per
e nicious one, one that will ever act t.
e the detriment and disadvantage of tbs
e people. A poor man may remain hon
e est so long as he remains without tn
10 pale Of the political world; but tn
.e moment he comes within the pale o
n that world, then the chances are tina
Al his honesty will shrivel and melt be
p fore the sunlight of temptation. AM
l. the man will so in for the acquisition
m Of dishonest wealth. If one is r-ad.
Fl 70 blatantly assert that the National
,e State and City Governments Of thi
f. country were formulated for the col
H. and express purpose Of individual ad
Pr vancements, than those seGovernmentsar
TO be considered simply as stepping
le stones by which every seif-seeker ca
10 mount to fame and wealth, then ther
Of is nothing more to be said. But Il
H. as we believe, the Governments il
H. question are to be regarded as havin
n- been formulated for the Denerment an
~ advancement of the legitimate inter
he ests Of the people, then such better
.i- ment and advancemert VIII never b
nc brought about so long as every Ton
lD, Dick and Harry, every impecuniou
A. scaiawag, is permitted to have a han
IN in the administration Of public al
ne fairs. At every state election our raj
q road depots are made hilarious by th
ss departure Of countless delegates fl
or the scene Of political action. Thes
m delegates-men who usually smoke c
mr. gais as long as a walking stick, an
nj who dictate to the people just no
oa they Shall vote-know as much abol
he the high, imperial side OF politics {
~ a chimpanzee knows about the immo
nd .ality of the soul. A more elevated 1oI
-r needs to be injected into the polite
o4 Of to-day, and that can be acc0cn
,r plished only by the selection by Il
n. people Of a more elevated class
90 cardidatee- The cold, clear, irrefr
w- gable truth is just this-when the pre-
l,v ent nauseating, Disgusting and di
ob turbing clemens IN state and CT
;s politics shall have been forever diss
he pated, and wnen uhelr present e
re- ponents and Representatives shall har
no been dashed hike a porters vessel
6r public opinion, une people Will rega
- their rights JUST as honest men con
ION into their own when thieves faa out
.en Tut not till then. Anu We venture
IN. ass Ig-and We make the asse
Ice lion without the least fear of su
No. cessful contradlctlon-Char the cure
bo rascality, frauo ana corruption in {
,rv fee will continue to exist just so Ion
Ibe but no longer, as the present Il
wn standard Of men engaged IN the va
M. Gus political spheres Of this count
or- is maintained.
nd Perhaps our ideal of a public nj