Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1902 — TROUBLES OF THEIR OWN. [ARTICLE]

TROUBLES OF THEIR OWN.

Lafayette Democrat; Republicans never tire of telling the world how the Democrats are quarreling. But this is thetime when Republicans have no time watching for signs of differences in the Democratic ranks, and they are wasting gray matter trying to foment strife. They have troubles enough of their own. If Democrats are disputing, it is over a matter of principle. Republicans are quarreling over pelf. There is Roosevelt, mad as a hornet because his party majority balked and wouldn’t let him have his way about the tariff with Cuba, and Elkins slashing at his chief in a mad endeavor to make tlje tariff heavier. There is Hanna plunging the capitol into gloom, and going up and down the corridors, “ranging like Ate, hot from hell,” because the government won’t give him §9,000,000 a year to the end of time for building ships. There is Hoar shaming the degenerate sons of noble sires because they Want to rob the Philippines, and Lodge who runs a-muck, like a Kalman Tartar because looting isn’t legalized. There is Crumpacker fighting to disresentatives, and Quay protesting because it interferes with his buying up of blnck delegates in the national convention. There are not three prominent Republicans in congressional life, in either house, who are side by side on all questions that have come before them for discussion and settlement. Babcock wants to repeal the Dingley bill, and Frey wants to raise protective rates. With a few exceptions they are all for loot, but because they can’t agree on the division, they are breaking clubs over each other's heads, and threatening dire vengeance for the future. Don’t you fellows worry about Democratic differences. Patch up the scandalous quarrels in your own party.