Morris tribune., 1905-12-30
the legislature which he


his surprising independence Of the Conkling
machine, Inherited the enmity. He induced
Judge Folger his secretary of the treasury t.
become candidate for governor of New York
4 He was nominated Conkling sulked in his
tent His stalwarts whetted their knives. On
election day they stuck Folger full of the blades
and Grover Cleveland became governor by a
4 plurality of nearly 100000. Two years later
Blaine became the victim, and Cleveland, not
he, became president. Was it Garfield or Conk-
ling who, wrecked the party?' Evidently, as
subsequent events proved, it was Conking.
/ What conditions exist now that make a
| parallel: what that prevent it? Federal patron
age is not as prominently the factor tho Presid-
ent Roosevelt does not permit either Plat or
Depew to determine whom he shall nominate.
| Odell, man of conceded ability, whose begin
ming as governor was bright with promise, is
not a Conkling as a leader, nor as boss tho he
built up machine powerful enough to run the
party until the insurance exposures came
Following that has come the revolt against
bossism, against the corruption of the legislat-
ure dominated by the machine and demand
tor house cleaning. The fight today hinges
on the contest for speaker of the house that
assemblies next month. The president has taken
a hand in aid of the house cleaners. The Odell
machine is badly damaged. It looks if it
may be wrecked Conkling could not control
the legislature his machine had elected. It
looks as if Odell could not command him. Then
the motive personal mere strife of fac
tions now it is question of morals, of official
honesty, of divorce of party and legislation
from finance and corporate associates. And it i
is right here that the parallel breaks.
+ S i
ssOURS FOR U.s.
China has announced as her slogan, China
for the Chinese" and explains her boycott of
American goods on this same score The world
cannot say anything; neither can America; al /
tho without doubt the two will both attempt to
say something to China, to each other.
But the time is not very tar backward, Il
when the cry on this continent was america
or Americans" and we felt it SO fercely that
we would not permit OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, or
South Americans to share the continental name
with There are still citizens of this
,epublic working under the old slogan, some.
who have not and will not acknowledge that
America should, could, or may, stand for any !
hing but tor Americans, here or abroad. And
he truth seems to be that everywhere the I
1ations are feeling the inspiring animation of
Ours for Us" China is not alone; Japan has :
announced Japan for the Japanese" land little !
lice of the continent. Norway has flung forth :
Ter slogan of NORWAY for the Norwegians,' Ia
md has won the astonishment and admiration
# the world Finland and Poland are feelngfs
he possibility of the old status; Hungary has :
learly won out in it's plea of Hungary for the :
Iungarians, instead of the Hungarians for Aus Z
ria and Austria for itself. Canada and thel
New Zealand New Foundland, have felt the !
stir of nationhood, and crying out, each col
,ny for itself and let what will take the mother !
country. The Philippines have not given up
nope for independence, notwithstanding Mr.
Bryan's so recent suspended judgement
And but yesterday Gov. Johnson, in his address
before Minnesota teachers, made plea Of Min
nesota for Minnesotans;' teach the children
they live IN the best and most beautiful state.
There seems not to be of the world
where "Ours for U.s. is not the slogan we mus
suspect that even the Isle Of Pines desired an
nexaton to the United States in order that it II
might practically or ultimately be freed. The
spirit of national individuality is in the air, as
now as it was III 1848 or when Cavour 4
and Bismarck were working out the 1nifcation 4
Of provinces which needed only the spirit Of Il