Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-12-10
OLYMPIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. 10, 1870
New Political Movement.
1t our risk.

The removal of Secretary Cox from the
Cabinet, by President Grant, on the de-
mand Of the National Republican Commit
tee, because he refused to compel his clerks
to pay the assessments levied upon them
for the elections corruption fund, and re-
fused to appoint his subordinotes cxclu-
sively as party rewards, is made the ostcn-
sible cause of a wide spread movement in
the Republican party for an organization
in opposition to the President upon the
basis of reform Of the civil service" with
Mr.. Cox for the standard bearer. Among
the leading Republican papers who favor
this movement-at least so far as com.
mendiug the position Of Cox and denounc-
ing the partisan interference Of the Presi-
dent-are the New York Erenins Post,
Beecher's Church Union, the Cincinnati
Commercial, Harper's Weekly, the Boston
Adrertiser, the Chicago Tribune, the st.
Louis Democrat, and several others. The
Transcript, Of this town, warmly endorses
this movement, aud dominates FIX Secretary
Cox cas- the Republican standard bearer
In the next Presidential race"
This movement, under whatever pro-
fessious it may be carried on, is revolt
against Grant, and is so regarded and treat
ed by the Administration, and with the
Republican party it will utterly ruin the
party standing and influence of every man
connected with it. All observation and
experience has demonstrated the fact that
political reforms are only practicable thro'
enc or the other of the two great leading
parties into which the country is, and al
ways has been divided. Any diversion is,
and always has been, abortive, only ending
h"a plague upon the inventors" as being
outside Of any healthy political organize
zion, aud liable to the suspicion of both,
regarded as traitors by one and guerrillas
BY the other. The attempt to organize an
Administration party for the support of
Mr.. johnson, whose policy the judgment of
large majority Of the American people
manifestly approved, failed of any practical
good only because it lacked the prestige of
an alliance with either of the leading par
ties through which success could only be
assured. To cite more familiar illustra-
sion the gentlemen who direct the course
efthe Transcript have for long time been
thoroughly disguised with the Radical par.
~ and its clique management in this Ter.
fitory; they have been practically outside
Of the party, without voice or influence in
its direction; in common with cousidera.
BE msjority of the voters of the Territory
they regarded the nomination of the rene.
sade, Gar6elde, as an outrage to their par.
~, and deprecated his election as disgrace.
full to the people; they all undoubtedly
desired the election Of Marshall F. Moore
u every way more suitable and honorable
and 50 publicly expressed themselves, and
yet surrendered their manhood to party
servitude; the man they wished defeated
they aided in electing, and the man they
desired elected they themselves defeated
for no other reason than to show their par
y subjugation. Subsequently, under the
ostracism and contumely of the dominau,
faction, whose hostility they had challenged
and then sought to molify by submission
they organised a revolt which was neithe,
arebeilion nor a revolution, and benefited
rather than discounted the party it wa.
organised to defeat. The came result viii
follow the attempt to either control tn,
Republican party or to organize a new
conservative party. Every Republican
leader who has betrayed conservative bia,
has lost caste with his party. Trumbull
Fsssenden, Doolittle, Sprague. Henderson
and Norton, were all thrown overheard
Seward was long since laid on the shelf b,
hs party; nearly all of Mr.. LincoIn's frs
Cabinet, and three out FIVE Of his an
pointses 70 the Supreme Bench, ar, class.
- WITH the Democrats, and there is n,
5saseaabls doubt that If Mr.. Lincoln va,