Served Them Right

The action of the democratie state central committee in expelling from its ranks the traitors Robinson and Casterlin, and its denunciation of those outside of the comraittee who originated and abetted this treason, cannot be too highly commended. No matter how keenly such a happening may be feit and regretted, it is impossible to compromise with such base betrayal of trust. To extenuate such an offense and retain the offenders in responsible place in charge of vital party interests, would be to invite and merit disaster. Even though these men were deceived by the slanderous charges of Mr. Tarsney, as is not probable, they thus showed themselves unfit for the places they held. To strike such a blow in the presence of the enemy, for the purpose of gratifying personal animosities and working out individual antagonisms, is not only cowardly but subversive of party principies and interests. Their disreputable act is not to be judged alone or chiefly from the standpoint of the infamous wrong done the honorable gentleman who stands at the head of the democratie ticket, but by the intended betrayal of the democratie cause. That they should continue among the trusted advisers of the party was, therefore, impossible. The committee acted wisely in disposing of them in a summary fashion.