The sun., 1901-09-17
PROCESSES OF REFORM.

I
The mountain has labored. The mouse
has Il, en born. The names of the mem
hers of the select reform association
have beer. made public. and publicity has
coiroboratcd the surmists of The Sun
aS to its purpose so far as Il knowled."
of the personnel of the membership can
foretell purpose We have suggested |
that the melting motive of this refor.
movement. is the desire of the defeated |
.tnti-Addicksitcs TO recoup, by non
partisan alliance, their fallen politsa
fortunes. We have made that charge.
and the newspaper promoters of the
movement. all .lnti-Addicksite in scnt
ment. have not denied IT, Their slenc.
denotes consent. The name applied to
this association, in our local columns.
fit il cXactly-An Anti-Allicksite smell
ing committee.
We do not want any one to accept thi
conclusion upon our word for il or with
out investigation and thought about IT.
Examination of the list of members as
published will show that there has bcrl.
Il stulie,! effort upon The part Of til
makers of the committee to cXclud,
Union Republicans from its membership.
Examination will also SHOW. that there
has been as studied an effort to incud,
in the membership Of the committee, th .
mCst rabid and unreasonable of Anti
tddicksites. Here then arc two sisni-
iicant facts that are apparent, to Srg
gcst the underlying political motive of tn :
movement. Tie resolutions adopted, III
bylaws adopted. are intericd to cover
Iup this political motive. In maxim.
these deductions, we are not attempting"
~ impugn motives. or to impeach the sin
cerity of all TIL. men whose names hav,
beren reported as those of meml ers Of
the association. We think come OF thcE,
are Icing deceived.
The promoters Of this association ar"
asking public confidence III its support for
il. We suggest that before il can rm-
SOnahly ask for either confidence or sup
port, that ii shall openly and frankly Il :,
clare its political position. The reform D.
political WRONGS is tie legitimate work
Of political pnl tics. This is 50 lnca,s,
political evils are the product Of party
control Of governments. Individuals art
rrsponsil L. u tine laws of the State fai
individual wrongdoiug hut parties ar,
IA, Al,
character Of government In this cas-,
ihc WRONGS to be cured arc not merely
administrative ~ individual errors The,
lrc errors Of policy-arc generic, and ar,
imheG'lcd il the law. They rcprcsrn
h. purposes Of the party ont Of who's.
policy. and administration of the Stat,
: government. they have been drvclopcd
= II is "t reasonable therefore, to cXprc
representatives of that party. if aglil
mSt,M with power, t. reform thas
buses. Whether til. Democrats admi
or not, evrry Republican knows tia
hcSc abuses are Of Democratic origin
md that reform Of them necessarily in
solves the defeat OF tho Democrat
mrtN Now tile question is: DO til
0laton cNpcct To hc able, do they ii
end to conpcl their Democratic assoc
" ttrs tn consent to and aid in the drfc;
" i their partyG DO the Democrats mo-
his reform committee assent to thu trllt
\ asserted here and which they cam,
= rnthfnlly drny-that their party, is II
Y pCnSbl" for the present governments
I "GditonS; thai it has deliberately III
= ih2winEly made these conditions as
y means to party success: has refused
Y ctom them, and therefore deserves
Y &C defeated?
- These ar" tie facts of The case.
y mliticll ethics th,y demand Republic,
" alltlnrity for Democratic defeat. III,
' urthcr demand thar these Dcmocra
=" Who have rspouScd reform princpl
lily themselves, ii they desire To Ir ca
=" ,istcnt rcformcTS, and desire to be luy
y itizcI promoting the good Of the il,
lie. with the only PARTY able and wi
ng te overthrow the party, ami drstr
~ he policy out Of which .hcsc wron
ir. ave developed.
y ANY 0tner kind IF political reform tn
IN His is 4 sham and a fraud. 70 pro
hat this reform movement is worthy
~ Inhic confidence il must purge itself
'H my intent I" maintain the political y
III 'cy, and party. that are chargahlr ri
ics Ill the wrong il l"cal government.
=" VIII il dr that?