Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
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Letter In New York Evening Post
do not often read five column news
paper articles. When / do, it is be-
cause they are of unusual interest. The
article entitled 1.-The Gang and the
Boss" in today's paper, claimed my
careful attention-every line of it.
read it, however, not because of its
surprising interest, for do not think
1t contained a single statement that l
was not perfectly familiar with.
found myself wondering what class Of
readers you were appealing to. Who
is it that doesn't know everything that
the Rev. Robert A. Woods writes
about so entertainingly and truthfully?
The things that he writes about are
not peculiar to Boston. All that he
says is equally applicable to New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago or ST. Louis
(barring, of course, minor details as
to election methods, laws and customs
prevalent in Massachusetts,.
Everybody who knows anything
knows that these things are true; or so
it seems to me. l wonder at your
patience, or at the care you take to in
form people who are too stupid or too
indifferent to know by their own OBJ
seryation that Mr.. Woods story is true.
1t is far cry from the leader OF ''de
gang" that "hangs OUT on city
street corner, to the leader of the adj
ministration now in power at Wash.
iDgton. But it is not far cry by any
means for one who has lived 40 years
in America with his eyes open, and
realizes fully that the evolution of the
gang leader finds its apotheosis in Sen
ator Hanna and in Senator Quay, and
that the White House it as truly a
"hang OUT as Dooley's saloon ever
was.
The pity of it all is that the people
do not seem to care that man rules
in New York who holds no public office
and that his orders are neither gain
said nor questioned; that millions in
Asia, in the West Indies, and else
where, are ruled by laws made by Pres
ident Mckinley, WHO, so far as my oh
servation goes, has never received the
shadow of authority from any one to
make laws for these people; that in
Idaho, as in Pennsylvania, there exists
an anarchy more dangerous to FREQ in.
stitutions than that which existed on
Hay Market Square in Chicago. And
no one seems to care.
The son of William Lloyd Garrison
TalSoS MS voice IN protest, III Is true,
but like his honored father in anti
slavery days, he is decried as traitor.
We are not living under constitu-
tional form of government Mr.. Editor.
The American Republic is republic
in name only. If this is government
of, for, and by the people, then my
reason has been dethroned, and it is
time for my removal to a madhouse.
All Of which will, have no doubt, fall
upon many Indifferent ears if you print
it; but it is one mans opinion, and it
is the opinion of Inan who would con-
slider himself coward and deserving
slavery il he held his peace at such a
time as this. He therefore hopes that
you will print it, in order that it may
place the writer in touch with those
Americans who still love and value the
liberties that the fathers were so ready
to pledge their lives, their fortunes,
and their sacred honor in defence of.
Is it too late to plan for the over
throw of this military dictatorship,
and to re establish constitutional dem
ocracy in the United States?
Hnmlin Russell.
Newark, N, j.. july 15th.