New-York tribune., 1904-09-12
AN ~oFFfcIaL" VIEW OF Mr.. TAGGARr.

Az "oFFTcIAL" VIEW or Mr. TAGG4RT.
1t may be good advice to a great man to say,
tfseuember the day of small beginnings but
slack. 20 his former friends and associates, no
such suggestion is necessary. We note with
grief that petty local Jealousy is laying its
hands upon the fair fame of the chairman Of
ahk Democratic National Committee II is one
Of The penalties Of greatness. No national figure
Is great 10 The pinprickers of the opposition
press in bis own home town. II is the weak
ness Of humanity that, having failed 10 per
ceive the statesman in the sandwich cutter. il
can only see the sandwich cutter in the states.
man. Fortunate it is for the country, however.
that the nstionsi Democracy has an official
organ" namely. The Indianapolis Sentinel
fhe distinguished editor whereof cal see the
statesman in the national chairman all the
time as clear daT.
The "ofsicial organ" calls attention TO certain
"ine1cusshle falsehoods" and ''hase forgerics"
that hare been appearing in Tho indianapolis
News and The IndiaI spolis Star" regarding
the chairman Of the Democratic National Com
mitfee and Editor Of ''The Indianapolis Senti-
rel We have no examples Of the ignoble
Jealousy Of one ~ These papers because the
editor Of the Official organ" thinks 'it IS a
waste Of iather 70 shave IN ass"
!, seems thst The News printed recently a
story about the fight on Tsggart' in New
York. throwing the Indiana Democrats in con-
fusion. Then. in the course OF "most mali
cious and lying statement" the writer sought
30 show that SheehsD and Belmont had re-
.duced Mr.. TsgssTt 10 n condition OF political
.-vassalage. Furthermore. the rumor is being
spread ia Indiana that Judge Parker does not
trust Mr.. Taggart" and that the Judge called
upon certain gold men 90 tell him the real
condition IN Indiana
The ''of6cisl organ" further relates that "The
News on September 3 printed dispatch say.
ing that The New-York World" said that Bel
mont was trying 20 reduce Mr. Taggart TO
The position Of a mere subaltern" and that
.Iaggart is now fighting for his political ex-
.steDce." No such article. according TO the "of-
fetal organ" appeared in "Tbe World" And
thus, says The "orgsH," "the story goes from
''opera bouf (sic) TO low comedy, in scale OF
moral degeneraey as Opaque and dull as ever
"was seen in vaudeville on the Bowery"
We syfnpathize entirely with the official Or
gan The News" has been msinformed or
IS sctuated by unworthy Jealousy. The Official
orsan" hits tho mark when It saws: "Mr. Tag.
'csrt is the chairman OF the national commit
tee, and that fact gives these [unoficiaIl or
csns pain"
We hero 70 New-Nork. with n nearer and
ciesrer view. excepting Of course that Of tbe
4officisl organ assert our mistaken belief that
Ar. IagGart Is at" So far from being re-
duoed 70 81 state Of political vassalaqe I"
Nr. Tagcaf is the Iiege lord Of ell the follow
ers - the donkey He is the soul of the cam
paixn It's energy. its movement. It's viraety
have fileir origin IN his glowing personality.
It's promise irradiates from his vision. He and
none oshsr effecFed the result in Vermont. and
his brain alone was equal 70 reading the true