Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-05-02
WHEN SCANDAL THRTvEs.

WHEN SCANDAL IbNtsES'
Anexchange desires to know why 1t
ID that scandals ri the largest magni-
tudc In the army and public service
generally, always occur during re-
publican administration. This Is not
nearly such hard question as 1t
might seem.
During republican administra-
tIon the opposition is always busily
engaged diminishing for isa1eS Le-
ultimate issues are we'll defined poll
cies and party that lights its battles
upon such issues 1bes net have to do a
great deal Of skirmishing. The Re-
publican party always stands for fixed
and we'll defined principles and poll
cics, consequently during democrat
ic administration IL Is unnecessary to
pursue a campaign Of fanlttinding or
give more than ordinary attention to
passing Incidents. 1t Is otherwise
with the democratic party. Having
no fixed or well defihedl principles or
policy the problem OF securing nevis
sues confronts 1t at thar beginning OF
each campaign. When the policy
outlined at tho beginning of u rcpub-
lican administration Is pursued with
success, as II invariably Is, 1t Ii not
advisable for the democrats 10 adopt
an entirely negative one. This Is the
predicament In which sAie democratic
party aids itself today. Its leaders
have tried III vain to shape negative
policy, but NE. highly successful, re-
publican administration has rendered
that impracticable II not impossible
Hence the strenuous efforts by demo
cratic leaders and newspapers to dis
credit the republican party by purru-
Ing policy Ut faultlladi.iGs
Mere incidents are magnitied so
that they will appear MS matters Of
vital Importance to the existence OF
the republic mountains are made out
Of mere mole hills. In this connec-
ti0n some forclble illustrations can be
furnished. Two years ago the demo-
Gratis trisfihard to adopt a negative
policy In regard to Porto Rico and
seized upon the tariff question then
agitating congress, but the success at
tending the republican policy was so
complete that lie democrats were
only too glad to drop that issue.
Cuba furnl shes similar illustration.
In tho latter case the democrats be-
came 10 desperate that they seized
upon the postal saarStals TO prove fail
urc Of the republican policy with re-
gard to that country. The postal
frauds were slfted to the bottom, the
guilty will be duly punished,and what
the democrats were attempting to
cunstrue into q. mighty Issue, has
plainly been proven merely an Incl
dent which Is liable to occur ut any
time, place or under any administra-
tion. The present disclosures In the
treatment Of the natifesli,Nonr army
officers In the Philippines Is another
democratic bugbear tliat, will be
worked for MI therc.is In 1t, particn-
lariy since this Is congressional cam
paign year. The democrats.haye long
been attempting TO shape negative
policy with regard to the Philippines.
but each repeated attea1pt has result.
ed IN dismal failure. Hisissincident.
which Is being held up by democratic
leaders and newspapers as the most
prodigions army scandal OF the ages,
u u prove the failure Of the republl
can party's policy In the Philippines,
But the result Will be the same MS lii
other similar eases cited.
Another reason why scandals dur
Ing u republican administration are
magniiied' beyond all proportion Ii
that those people who are ever prom,
TO fanlttinding and seldom do any
thing else now have more time To idlt
away than during democratic admin
istrations. During democratic time,
THIS class Is usually kept jumpinl
Sidewise for something To eat. No,
even the scandal attending the haul
Ing down Of the American flag In Ha
Wall excited much comment durin.
ue Cleveland administration.