New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-05

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counsel" The leaders and editors, the de
serving poor in ideas got boost" from the
Political Correspondent in the shape Of a
series of questions and answers, sort OF polit-
zeal "doubters' catechism." 1t is a wonderful
work. full of things like that great text in
Galatians
Thirty-nine distinct damnatons.
One sure if another falls
The uncertainty of Indiana should certainly be
exercised. for what reasoning person could re-
main unconvlnced by such pertinent answer "
for example. as follows to such an "embarass-
ing question as this:
O-Has President RooseveIt's administration
broken down the Civil Service laws. as charged
by the Democratic platform?
A-The Democratic platform says: we de-
nounce the Republican party for Its continuous
and sinister encroachment upon rules, whereby
It had arbitrarily dispensed with examinations
for office in the interest of faVorltes ana EN-,
ployed all manner OF devices to overreach and
set aside the principles upon which the Civil
Service established"
There are fifteen other questions like the fore
going. to six of which the answers are quoted
from the Democratic platform and to the others
the answers are from the speeches or sucl
unquestiOnable and unbiased authorities as
Senators German and CulberSOn and Repre-
sentatlves Fitzgerald. Hitchcock and Williams
We felt at once, on reading this catechism, how
convincing was the array OF authorizes clted
and how powerful and immediate must be the
effect upon the uncertainty of Indiana. we
were perfectly justified, for we read IN lie
Eagle" of the following day the Political Cor
respondents" account of great movement OF
the independents of Indiana toward Parker
Tie doubters' catechsm is a wonderful work,
so simple and yet so convincing, asking all the
questions of theQemOcracy and answering WIN
the ipS6 Dirt of the Democracy. We can sug-
gest only the following addition by way OF I'M
provement:
O.-Does the Republican party favor murder?
A Representative Champ Clark says Yes
II does If any one says this statement is false
let him come outside the tent ana l IL cut MS
throat from ear to ear.
Surely the compiler of the political doubters
catechism would not have omitted. had he had
it in mind. that emphatic answer, not TO be for
a moment gainsaid carrying conviction TO the
throat and on the authority Of such an expert
on safety and sanity as Chairman Clark.
Before passing, we must ask, Why does the
mystic number sixteen appear in the cateChism
Is il a subtle service" of the Correspondent
10 aid the deserving" In achieving" the Bryan
vote:
For nearer view of the political Core
Spondent' in action we turn to indianapolis
and we hnd that The Sentinel" the official
organ" of the national Democracy, Mine Host
Taggart's daily menu, to speak, prints the
whole sixteen embarrassing questions. but
the editor seems 10 have found the answers
still more embarrassing" for he left them out
The News" of indianapolis which is indie
pendent, reports that the Democrats there are
puzzled" over the Political Correspondent" II
seems that on Monday all tie Democratic odi-
tors Of the State were summoned to Indian
apolis in the name of the Democratic state
Committee They expected t. he met by Mr.
Joseph I. flaming. locally famed as Tag
CARTS right hand man. but they were met by
Mr. y. .. Tanning. They wondered hit for
they did not know what capital person The
Political Correspondent" Is IS they hearkcned
unto him they marvelled. perhaps at the wis
dom. certainly ar the summons. TO sit AT ITS
feet Mr.. Joseph T. Tanning questioned ny
The News said neither he nor M Taggart
knew of the summons 10 the editors and there
10 he added some remarks about "butting In "
Fancy the Political Correspondent" in the full
| reGalia OF his capitals 'buttlug in, Is it pos
sihIe that the Service Of suggestion and com
sell is not appreciated at It's true worth either
by those who achieve by deserving or those
who deserve by achieving: