The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-11
FUN AT A FUNERAL.

Whoever else in the Democratic party is
cast down by the event OF last Tuesday.
Mr.. Watterson is not. So far from that
he makes 1t the topic of an exceedingly
lively editorial in his paper, the Louisville
Courier-Journal In one part of ii he de-
clares that 1.-The Democratic leaders must
have done with hair-splitting and hair-pull-
Ing" He declares that the silver issue was
fatal mistake forced upon the Democ-
racy by the incompetency. if not the treach-
cry. of Mr.. Cleveland" which comes very
near hair-pulling of a very vigorous char
acter. After finding fault with about every
thing the Democratic leaders have done
the Courier-Journal concludes as follows:
The Democratic party has a clear field
before Ii for 1904. In Mr.. German, at least.
1t has one national leader of SURPRISING
wisdom ard experience, a Democrat from
the crown of his head to the soles of his
feet. He will presently resume his place
in the counsels of the Nation. His word
should pass for much with every thinking
Democrat. He is not only a wise man.
He Is an upright, courageous man. worth
a dozen Hills or a thousand Clevelands
For the time being, at least, let us rally
about German, for. whether he leads us to
victory or defeat he will not lead us astray
If the Cour;er-Journals brilliant editor is
not bent on having fun with the Demo-
cratic party. what can he mean by giving
out such declarations the foregoing? The
Courier-Journal knows that the one man I'm
the country whom Mr. Cleveland and his
followers hate with something more than
deadly hatred is Arthur Pue German. Dur
ing his last term Mr.. Cleveland had
great many Democratic thorns piercing his
flesh, but the thorn that was particularly
long and decorating was senator German.
of Maryland. II anyone who takes an in
terest in public affairs has forgotten the
incidents attending the passage of the Cor
man-Wilson tariff bill he can easily refresh
his memory and at the same time learn
how deadly the hatred between man and
man may become. And this is the man
the Courier-Journal has selected to lead the
party TO victory. There are i'm the country
few thousand youngish men who worship
Mr.. Cleveland as the greatest of American
statesmen. In their blindness they bow be-
| fore him, hail him as the matchless leader
when he gives the signal, and hurry back
into the Democratic ranks which they de-
serted during the period that Mr.. Dryan
| led the party. And now the Louisville
Courier-Journal, well aware of these facts,
declares that while German is worth ten
Hills, he is worth a thousand Clevelands.
| The Courier-Journal wants no "hair-pull-
ing" for that childish display of hostility
is too mild II wants knives and bludgeons
and navy pistols for Hill. and particularly
| for Cleveland IL names German we'll
knowing that no prominent Democrat is so
distrusted and hated by those who call
themselves reform Democrats. 1t accuses
Mr.. Cleveland Of incompetency or treach-
cry, and. while hurting such epithets into
the ranks OF the Democracy, demands har-
mony and a return to Democratic SIM
plicity! Can anyone doubt that Mr.. Wat
terson's paper is having fun with the blind.
bewildered and stupefed Democratic party?