The sun., 1901-08-31

,arty anl secure the return of the I'M
Democratic party to pcwer-a re'nstate- err
mont OF all the dishonesty and corruption tn
hat has marked the history Of that re
party's government of this city and Sc
State-it would gladly forego all its much ci
advertised, but insincere dcsile for re- lii
form. -
1t charges The Sun with attempting
ia ridicule the citizens movement for re- p
form. The charge is untrue. Wlat The p'
san has said about that movement Is the II
cold truth. The movements source : i
10 he found in Every Evenings attempt u
TO mt the blame of this city and county's q
financial difficulty upon Republican OIL
cials. and charge that difficulty to the Re I
publican party. We discovered and i"-
nounced that attempt from the first. The J
non-partisan mask put on by Ev":y
Evening is too thin to hide it's intent:
and what we have quoted from its edi-
to,ial. above is unnlistakable evidence
of the correctness of our Judgment. This .
must he evident to any one that is even
Ordinarily well informed about the poll
ties Of this State. It is not secret. but
al, omen fact Of history. that the Demo.
cratic party during its long control Of
this city, county and state. openly pi'ac-
ticcd every known variety of political and
administrative dishonesty and corruption:
and that it threw about its dishonesty
aud corruption the sanction of law. jhc |
Il;lws and tie customs of administration |
,our of which present conditions have been
i evolved. are all the fruits of Democratic
!, control. We challenge successful CONTRA
| iliction of that assertion. The offices or
/ tile county and city, as they now stand,
| werc provided for in laws enacted by
/. the Democratic party: the legal provis
/ ions for the administration Of those Of
4 fees are Of Democratic origin ard enact
4 Ilnnnt; the customs and practices adooted
: for the transaction of business in those
/. offices are those established and adopted
4 hy the Democratic party. The laws rs
Il enacted embndy the Democratic idea of
j non-partiSauShip. and in every cas-" wcr.
d intended to dtfraul the people and pre-
n vent genuine reform in local government:
il tho levy Court. MS controlling the admin.
* iStrntion Of county affairs, is Of Demo-
!. cratic making: and the customs incident
to to The courts administration were long
Il, ago fixed by the Democratic incumbents
y ~ those offices. and until this court cant'
1. into power there has bccn no opportunity
il, fnr the Republicans t" change or reform
rr ,i,Se customs. Over ten years ago
when. for the first time in a long period.
~ Tho RnpuhlicanS came into the control
II af this court, Democratic legislature
M promptly destroyed the old court an
ch made Il new one to suit its own purposes
Il. and that was to prevent Republican in
,tc reference with the Democratic metho'!'
IL nf procedure. The very same tllin"'
!: .harged against the court now w4t
by largcd against it then. Every Evcnin:
4 tnrw it, Everybody who knew anytllin,
~ Of these matters knew it: the Repuhli
II, r.,ns denounced them and the Republican
~, newspapers described and condemne
bnr Them Extravaganza was the rule an
~ deficits were common. The laws relativ
=, to yagrancy are all of Democratic origin
m. and the practical Interpretation of thes
4. was made by Democratic officials. Froi
rise ~ passage oi th"Se a'tS lleaflN' y n
,tcn quite % years ago, the official practl'
moo under them has been continued wit
IDcmocratic official assent and particip
tiun: but at no time during that perit
has there been any suggestion from Del
oerntic sources for non-partisan mov
= utntS for reform. except what has Q
~ : lirgea the scope Of Democratic p"cul
tan and protected if.
What is here declared about the conn
government applies to city gov"rnmei
liils he system under which this city's e
'l'''' prnmcnt has dctrrioatrd. WAS made, y
IT has been developed. hy Democratic leg
~" latures. and Democratic officials; Il
VIZ Turing the whole period Of its ,lrycl'
~, mcnt the Republicans Of the State In
''i'l been protesting against it, and yet
s'''' the face If this history. Every Ercni
no = charges the Republicans with opposit
NM 10 reform in local government.
''i'' The charge specifically made in
=" above editorial quotation is made agni
mh5l tho Union Republicans. under cover
~ Il personal charge Of responsibility
y - the existing evils. against IN individl
'h'e' Mr. Addcks. 10 whom, more than
iSli'i AMY other one individual. is due
s'n. credit Of having orerthrown the De
,"''- cratic party that made, developed, f
-, nnea upon the State. and now SuSti
lacitS .I.;# ,tI,. ...r.,,,t ~, inntiri.,t 90
~ = nf government. The nnimus of
80 charge is ia be found in Every Evcni
~ political hatred of Mr.. Addicks bcca
'icS'. of his part in the overthrow OF
~ Y Democratic party, and III making IT
upon Sihlp 10 reform our local government
i'"s der Republican auspices. Now what
u hf' lie facts relating to this pemoci
'ii''t uycrthruw! The work began in
~" - when the Democratic party was Dir
i'll j. I ,,nl,,.rd ~ nnliticnl viii
,iuli''N ID save itself from defeat The Rep
N't''' tam lmrty Won the general clectio
ani'Se 1891 Its victory WAS practically
cdy Of IN nn, l,nc,psr of III failure to co
10th houses Of the State Assel
That fact made legislative reform
TY. poSsiblr. The senatorial fight augmt
Ks Re the difficulties. preventing united
4 l.l.. Il