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whole, they are rather inclined to thinb
that these investigations ought to be
made by the friends" of the accused
officials, just as it is claimed that "the
tariff ought to be revised by its
friends" No doubt criminals generally
would like to have their misdeeds in.
vestigated by their friends. 1t would
be decidedly pleasant-to the criminals,
don't you know. But the people, the
taxpayers Of the land, demand that
light be let in on these official Repub-
lican rascals, and they will tolerate no
withdrawing. That is precisely what
Republican congressional leaders fear.
They are between the devil and the
deep blue sea. 1t is intimated broadly
In certain quarters that certain of the
indicted ones may squeal and bring
more exalted and august post office Off
Gals into the lime light, which, Of
course, would not be good for the G..
O. F., and the good of the G. o. P.
Is much more carefully and prayerful-
~ considered by the Republican big
Injuns than is the good of the country.
Let in the light! 1t can do no harm-to
the people or to representative gov
eminent. 1t may ruin few Repub-
Hcan pap suckers, but what of that?
The late Phineas T. Barnum might
very we'll have amended his famous
mot, ga sucker is born every minute."
so as to read, "a pap sucker is born
every minute!" No danger of the breed
running out. So let in the light! On
with the dance! Turn the rascals out!
As to Uniformity.
In sounding the keynote of the Buck
eye Republicans at Chillicothe, O., the
other day Hon. Joseph Benson Fora
ker, who in his younger days won the
sobriquet Of Fire Alarm" grew lach-
rymose in bewailing ''the lack of uni
formity in Democratic opinion and tine
lack Of any sincere programme of leg
islation." Now, it is really pity-a
crying shame, in fact-that the Demo
Gratis Of Ohio, or Of the whole country,
do not satisfy the yearnings in their
behalf of Senator Foraker, who per-
sonally is delightful companion and
who Is my personal friend. Will the
senator lay his right hand on his pal
plating heart and solemnly asseverate
that any programme labeled Demo
cratic would please him? Does he
honestly desire uniformity in Demo
cratic opinion? OF course not. Then.
to borrow far resounding question
from Artemus Ward, "Why those
weeps?" The senator was shedding
crocodile tears at Chillicothe because
the Democrats are not in fighting trim.
There is no trouble about uniformity
in Republican opinion" in Ohio. One
man does the thinking for Foraker and
his bette noire, Hanna and Herrick and
all the rest, and his name is George b.
Cox-"Coxy, old boy"-the hoodlum
chief of Ohio Republicans. His word
is law. Neither need the Ohio Repub-
licans worry about "a sincere pro-
gramme of legislation" "Coxy, old
boy" is now arranging that, and all
the marionette Republican statesmen
In Ohio will follow Georges programme
to the letter. It's dead easy to play
Republican politics in Ohio. All the
player has to do is to run down to Gin
cinnau, see "Coxy, old boy" take his
orders and obey them to the letter-or
off goes his head. 1t is absolutely
safe to say that no Republican can be
nominated for or elected to high Of
fee in Ohio except with the consent of
Hon. George B. Cox. HE is monarch
Of all he surveys'-among Ohio Repub-
leans.
It's an old adage, Of which no doubt
Senator Foraker has heard, that "a
man who lives in glass house should
not throw stones" While under Hon.
George B. Cox's leadership there is
wonderful unanimity in both Republic
an "opinion and programme" in Ohio
Cox's influence does not extend beyond
the states lines, and outside of Ohio
there is wonderful "lack Of unanim-
tty in Republican opinion" and mar
velous "lack Of any sincere programme
of legislation.
A Picture Of the G. o. p.
The Washington Post, independent
and capable, in favor of the gold stand
ard and a high tariff and edited and
owned by an Ohio ex-congressman,
very pertinently comments on Senator
Forakers declaration as follows:
It is undoubtedly desirable, although not
absolutely Indispensable. to successful
campaigning that a party should have a
closR apprOach 70 uniformity Of Optoiop
on the great questions Of the time and a
! "eincere programme of legislation It is
yet possible that the Democratic party.
despite its present Decentralization. may go
into the presidential canvass equipped
with those desiderata. Not only is that
possible, but every day appears to be
bringing 1t nearer to certainty.
But how is 1t in this respect with the
Republican party? Is it not fact that
In the Republican organization there Is
the most conspicuous lack of uniformity
Of opinion" and an equally obtrusive alb
ser,ce OF "any sincere programme Of leg
islation?" If Senator Foraker, as quoted
by q newspaper, described the Democratic
situation. did he not accomplish that ar
tistic work by painting a lifelike picture
of the e.. o. p. as 1t stands today. within
ten months of the opening of the Quadren-
NAL contest for supremacy?
A party's programme of legislation" is
supposed to be outlined in its national
platform. Comparing what the Republic
an party has done in the last three years
with what in it's latest platform it prom-
Used to do, one gets a fair conception OF
Ats unanimity and sincerity. To begin this
comparison, note the utterly false-the un-
deniably and admittedly false-assurance
that 1.-THE stability Of all our currency
upon a gold basis has been secured" Be.
fore the campaign of 1900 was six weeks
old that platform declaration was admit