The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04
From the Boston Journal
The Future or the Republican Party

Inc tuk4F6 0A tl6 Republican, F1ftYs
There are certain superficial indi-
cations that the Republican party is
having rather a hard time just now.
Not only is the Democratic press
filed with malicious diatribes against
it, bat many Republican writer's have
been availing themselves of the adj
journment of Congress to ventilate
some of the little unpleasantnesscs
said to have arisen between sundry
members of that body and the Presi-
dent. If the American people were
like those Parisians who could be
turned from the contemplation OF ma
tional matters by Bonaparte's famous
order to gid the dome of the Inval-
ides," there might possibly be some
danger of o misunderstanding Of the
position and future of the RepubIi-
can organization, in consequence of
this cloud of petty cavils and person
alities. Thanks, however, to the in
telligence and judgment Of the
masses, an appeal will soon be taken
to the ballot-b box with as much conf
dence as at any time In the last de-
cade, studded as that has been with
an unbroken series of Republican
triumphs.
So far as relates to the personal
dissgreements at Washington, our
correspondent. Perley," has told
the whole story. The first half of
the term of a new Administration is
always full of trial. owing to the dis
tribution of the ofices-that is to say.
it is trying time at Washington, for
these little matters have no more
effect upon the country at large than
the refurnishing of the Capitol or the
fierce wrangling over the appointment
of pages In the House. It is q serious
affair to a Congressman, however,
when he has ten friends to be reward
ed, with only two or three offices
under his nominal control, while the
President, for reasons that seem good
to him. concludes to fill one of those
contrary to the members advice.
Perhaps the circle of dissatisfaction
spreads and some combinations are
talked of, till those on the spot get
the idea that something of Importance
has really happened. The difficulty
has been enhanced on the Presidents
side by his military training and per-
haps his inaptitude for political
maneuvering; and il has been agra
waited on the other side By the an
tagonism excited in Congress toward
the Executive By the miserable ad-
ministration of Andrew johnson. the
evil effects of which have not vet been
outlived. Another session az Con.
gress, following another appeal to The
people. will be likely to show a mani
fest improvement in these things.
which have already received an 1T.
tention far beyond their importance.
. The truth il, it is the management
of the affairs of the nation, the deal
ing of the administration with tho
great trusts committed to its charge.
which constitutes the test of the Re
publican organization in the minds
Of the people &C the present time
and to that we challenge our oppo-
nents. That the Republican party
carried the country through the war
started as it was through Demo
cratic connivanoe and prolonged by
Democratic opposition-is sufficiently |
obvious from the fact that the coun-
try continued it in power. Has it |
since then been unworthy of its war
record2 1t has taken the twelve re-
belliors States, as they came out Of
the war, in every stage of disorgani-
zation and disloyalty, With the ele- |