The sun., 1901-09-05
WHENCE AND wHERE9

WHENCE AND WHERE?
The important question relative 10 local
government is not: 'Whithcr are we
1t is, whence came we. and
where are wcl
No individual, party or State can tell
whittier tlcy 20. until thcy know where
they are AMI whence they came. Della
control If political party known 10
have been guilty. during the whole Of a
forty wear term ,of tnflicc, of every
known variety Of political outrage. 1t
has been mfaithfnl, cXtravagant. dis
honest 1t deliberately created II political
system thn basis Of which WAS robbery |
That system Of robbery was au essential |
] 10 til" party'S success. Persistence AMI
ipcrfrctipn in il gave il life and power,
Wing IT the base of its system and
lcing the source of the Hrmacratic
Jparty's life and power, il is not dit cnlr
to understand that this dominant idea
in Democratic politics permcat"d the
whole structivc Of its State admniStra.
tion. That it did this is matter Of
common knowledge.
That fixes thr whence and the whore
Of our local governmental administration.
W" have come through and are at the
elimination Of Il policy, and period OF
Government IN which robbery Of til"
people. Of political rights ana public
revenues was both the principle and pur.
pose of that government. As a conSc
uunnce the laws of the State. and it,
: evils generated in the pursuit Of thes,
vile principles ana purposes. CIVIC Spri
has been proStituted to partiSanship
party spirit to race prciu,liccs: and po
In the politics thar taught its partiSan
! thnt il was Il patriotic duty to rol, mri
II their political rights. that it was law
/, ful 10 rob the pubic treasury Of its con
= trutS 10 secure party success and main
! rain party asccnlcncy IN the State, cnnl
4 not. if 1T would. avoid the natural II
q ult official extravaganza and p"clla,ip
: of this tcaching. All these things %,
I! aired; ana present conditions NE I'll
y iatliral and characteristic results. Iii
/ ry"ls Of official morality are low Civi
1 | init /, nj la,
g teen collected. The revenues have b.,.
ulan.lrrrd. The county and city ~
/, ul'dcncl with debt TaX"s are hig
, md the people are alarmed over bot
hr increase Of i, lit. and the incrras
{. # taxes the whence we came is thr0,i:
= Democratic evolution of all that vi,
!. mean in political purpose and dishonr,
% n political practice, 10 public banl
umcy and ruin.
# The whithcr, if il is to save VIII;
, lift Of State pride. justice ana homo
+, to drive this Democratic party out
N 1nwcr. No party ever reformed itsr
\ Nrn partially. No party was ever +
urmcd hy the discovery ana prosccnti,
ii # its dishonest representatives. II mu
# Avs provide for the arrest and conyi
I, ZION Of personal offenders, ana the
punishment Not 50 with parties. II
i, aW provides that they may be- beat,
= wlicn the p"oplc are convinced Of the
= Incompetence ana dishonesty. That
:. hr only way provided for the promote
ma success Of political reform. III
~ aw. the custom and the spirit Of AmH
4, an institutions point to th, public 90
w lcmnatin uf rrrrcant parties 1T thu b:
Il, 1T hax That is the seat If julgln,
H., ought I" drive thc Democratic part
n 10 DO thlt with success they must. IN
10. reason ard right support and give /
uS Urtr" nf the Statr, in legislation u
administration. to The Republicans par
q 81 That is the plain direction cn the poll
o. ,.al road signs
,oS Tho Democrats know this and are Ii
nj. ing Ia throw the Republicans IN /
NJ trail by Il cry Of rctorma cry not :
on rrre, hut one adopted in sheer drSp,
Nv i"n. I.ct no Republican h. deceived
h. the cry Of dishonest and deSpcri
~ Democracy, Tie road to good COVE
TX. mcnt leads away from the Dcmocra
ri. camp. and, in this State, 1t leads dire
to ly. not III ziszags. to the Republic
i, camp. Solidarity. MOI division and d
he pcrsion. is the Republican shihholeth.