The sun., 1901-09-21
NO COMPROMISE WITH EVIL.

NO COMPROMISE WITH EVIL.
Readers of The sun who are in favor |
of genuine accommodating reform III
local government. will not misunderstood |
what we say. or mistake our position in
that matter. 1t is not therefore for Their
information that we reatlirm our dero
ton to reform III local government. We
do that in the denial Of the lies by which
the Anti-Addicksite newspapers are at
tempting to deceive their leaders and the
public generally. We are i'll favor-dc-
yutedly in favor-of reform that shall
but win also correct the gravcr abuses
of political policy ont of which admins
tratiye abuses are developed This is 30.
ing to the root of the matter. When
the weed whose noNous branches cover
and poison the whole State has been dEg
lip. and :ts roots destroyed. ,hc evil 1t has
caused can he cured.
We hold that the evils in local govern
mcnt which cry out for reform cannot
he cured by attacks upon individuals.
We are not saying that i'll defence of
any individual office holder. The Union
Republicans have no direct office hold
ers to defend. They have no colruption,
of government to defend, The assertion
to the contrary is an evident lie told to
gull the unwary, and distract attention
from the true sources Of governmental
abuses. ana from the party responsible
for them The Republicans who hap
pen To be in office are not responsible
for these governmental abuses. The pc
litical machinery falling into their hands,
by reason of Republican victories IN this
county, had been set to grind Il CORFU vi
ana dishonest grist The machinery had
been set to grind that gri>t by Democrat,
for Democrats Had been 50 set whrr,
it WAS imagined that the abuse could l,u,
he discovered. and if discovered couli
nat be corrected. Ii was not until til
Democratic newspapers that are now ea
Jealous for reform imagined that soma
Republican was protitin- by former
Democratic abuses Of power that they
became reformrrs. These papers ar,
now crying for the punishment Of any
Democrat guilty of abuses of power ol
authority. OF course. They do that he
cause they believe all the Democrats
guilty Of and protting by these abuse.
have escaped thr reach If the law The,
is no genuine reform spirit iu that fA
Republicans have always demanded I'll,
punishment " official dcrclicts Bat thr
discovery and punishment, necessary ant
right as il IS would not lie reform
'fhc fault " hr corrected i III the ~.
tem rhe re~ronS.h hility for the >v~tru
@lr II which these ahuSt are dcvrlopy,
rests With and upon thr Democrat
nlrty. r. secure reform the Democrat
rart( must hc leatcn. That i tie klu.
anil the scope " governmental rrfnq
The sun advocates.
In prosecuting that kina " leferi
The sun has ne fight with individuals. /
fights ~ agsregatinn; system and ru
iry cmi"htly known TX thr Democrat
parity aud policy The people alone III,
competent Y defeat that party anil ovrr
throw that system AHA lct u~ say risl
h"rr that the rf'urt to prevent thai i,
feat. and that overthrow hd> been II,
dnctivr ~ the Very abuses uow sougm
" reform. The ballot hox is thu nui
plag III which fhat overthrow cmI I
accomplished. Il l. because ihr poS>
hilitieS of true and lastilI reform cent
III my halMt loX. uud hrcau,r thc
R,pnNlean reform 2ral cau ~ thr
male effective. aitd there enly. that "
are advocating Republican solidarity +
the drfrat aui destruction Il thr nrn
cratic pulicy md practice of governing
tal abuses. rhr rtfonnrr> a-rer thar VI
alpcal mu> he ldadr u thr ballot u,
aud against thr system
Then Why should Republicans nv,
promise true reform principle a,
theory ly aniance with Democrats II
are seeking tho viulicatiou n thrir par
from charges e which it is known 10
elilty.