Evening journal., 1902-04-25
INSURGENTS CONTINUE
TO INCREASE DlSCORD
Conservatives Aroused Over ReSO-
IutiOnS DenOuncing Defenders Of
Judge Gray

There is a great deal Of discussion on
the streets this morning over the latest
rash act of the members of the Demo-
cratic League, who have adopted resolu-
tions condemning the local press for de-
Tending Judge Gray against their insults.
The action of these members is de-
nOmced. even by members of the league.
The resolutions are said to be but an
other step towards the political grave Of
these members. The harmony work Of
the conservatives has been undOne by the
actions Of these insurgents and discord
again pervades the ranks of the Demo
cratic party. The resolutions are as fol
lows:
I'VE were not surprised that a hornets
nest was stirred up and that the League
has been the target for the spleen Of the
Every Evening and The Star for having
the presumption 10. oppose any object
those newspapers might seek to obtain;
and
1--WE would welcome honest criticism Of
any action the League may take, but
when we are dubbed asses, 'dema-
gogues, 'blatherskites,' and 'cranks,' it
looks to us very much as if the quill
drivers Of those newspapers had no argu-
ment 10 put forth in opposition TO them,
bat must rely rather on vulgar phrases in
orGer to give relief to the idle vaporing of
their disordercd minds
"The League, generally, is not hasty in
their actions. and therefore they have
said nothing they are ashamed of or will
ing to retract; and while The Star may
put Judge Gray far above us. they must
know that the Democratic League, to-
geiher with many readers OF The Star,
believe that all men are created equal,
and that between the honest laborer,
toiling for his loved ones at home, and
the judge upon the bench there is no dis
tinction. Mr.. Gray has undoubtedly re
ceived opportunities that the laborer will
never get, but that does not make him
any more the man. We know that Judge
Gray has been perpetually in Office, and
therefore That fact alone makes him out
o. the race, for the tendency of the party
at this time is to discard that very per-
petuity Of Office, and to break up a sys-
tenn that was so long in vogue, whereby
one man is being continually forced on
the people, while good consistent Demo
Gratis are not allowed to sip from the cup
of public honor. As to whether Judge
NihN ~ II fdnQuNlt OF nuls we 40 uOl
know nor care, but we have at least in
formed the public of our attitude on the
subject. The press has had a deal to say
as to what this or that prominent mem
ber has to say on the subject, and while
we believe that some few members may
dissent from us-although we have not
been officially notified to that effective
are pleased to state that the large ma
iority of members approve our course.
Besides, the prominent members are
not those whose names appear only on
the roster or may be occupying "A little
higher position in the social world, but
rather to the 'cranks' who. by steadfasi
and unyielding devotion to the welfare
of the League. have made it the mosi
progressive and the most powerful organ
ization in the State; and despite the ap
pellatons that may he hurled at us we
will continue, in the future, as we have
always done in The past, TO wage unceas
ing warfare against anything which We
believe will in any way affect the peoples
interest first and the party's interest
afterwards"