The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-04-13
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1879 DECIDED.

THE CAMPAIGN OF 1879 DECIDED.
WENDELL PHILLIPS ACKNOWLEDGES THAT DEMOCRAT
&c PRESIDENT is VIRTUALLY ELECTED.
| A blow sometimes stuns drunkard into So
briefly. Probably the insult offered and
THE PERIL BROUGHT TO THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY
by the removal of Mr.. Sumner may have this
effect on the nation. We may see the loyal
men of the North rally to the defense of the
Union If not, then there is but one thing
more for Congress to do in order to sign the
death. warrant of the Republican party, and
possibly of the Union. Let Congress now ad-
journ without authorizing martial law at the
South to curb the Ku-klux, and they have as
sured the election of Democrat to the Presl-
dency. Indeed, the mood of Washington in
regard to the anarchy of the South is such
that we consider the matter about settled.
The hirty.three Republicans ,cho last treek re-
mored Mr.. Summer from his post, elected Il
Democratic President for 1872. Whether
Grant will consent to run OH Democratic
ticket is of course uncertain. Probably he
does not himself know yet. But evidently
Buffers bill on the kuklux is not likely to be-
come law. The same subseryiency that ate
dirt in the Sumner matter stands ready To de-
feat that. Any substitute that sends Southern
assassins to be tried by jury of telow-assas-
sins is n mockery. Nothing short of shooting
half dozen Southern millionaires ut the drum
head will awe the kuklux into Submission
There seems no likelihood of such vigor either
in Congress or at the White House.
| THE sANro DOMINGO COLLAR
on Senatorial necks shows that they belong to
| Il man who has entered on the course where
Andrew Johnson perished How far he in
tends 10 advance on that pathway he does not
| himself now know. But the descent is fatally
easy. We did not expect much from General
Grant. But when he SD unexpectedly arose to
the level of craftsmanship in the matter of the
! fifteenth amendment and of the Indians. We
smothered all our doubts aud gave him large
coniidencc The last few months capped by
| this lusolent interference with Congress, re.
vea!s the man. We persisted that Mr. Motley
was removed for adequate cause until Mr..
Secretary Flsh's clumsy letter dispelled the
illusion. That act seen in the light Of this at
/ tack on Mr.. Sumner. was evidently dictated
simply aud solely by spite toward the great
Massachusetts Senator James the First said,
when be came Ia London 10 mount his throne
and found only bIuuderlng officials, they have
| given me a secretary who cannot write, and
speaker who cannot speak" Grant is under
stood To b. ia the same allliction. And
THE MASSACHUSETTS RENEGADE
who helped Mr. Fish to his boysh rhetoric did
his work SD poorly that he betrayed the secret.
aud let the world see that. after six months
incubation, the department could not hatch
decent excuse. Just as that discreditable act
was fuatiug away into oblivion comes the
usurpatUn, which puts the present Executive
into the company of Jackson's bank nirigues
and JohHson's attack on Stanton. The reyela-
lions it makes of the scryility Of the Senate Is
dishearteniug to all lovers of free government
Every man knows that each Senator who voted
for Mr.. Summers removal did so solely because
the President had let him understand that only
on that condition could he hope to have any ln-
fuencc at the departments in securing office
for bis friends. We tell only what is
AN OPEN SECRET At WASHINGTON.
| Politicians there. attitudiuiziug on the floors
of Congress. use words in Plckwickian sense
aud varnish base acts with comely phrases.
But ii is fit the people should know the plain
truth. The President has bought off his oppo~
nents by refusing all winter tu listen, in the
matter of appointments, to the recommends
ton of any member OF Congress who voted
with Sumner. The only excuse individual
Congressman make for changing their votes is
that to be ignored at the departments when
asking offices for their supporters, is death to
their political hopes. If Santo Domingo is
annexed, Grant secures it by threats and
bribes The poorest memory will need but
little effort to recall the very embassy that
bought keystone vote, the judgeship which
won n Wolverine, and the herring post that
made another Senator put on the Domingo
collar. OF course, when n party becomes
merely "ring" to divide the spos it
TOUCHES IT'S DOWNFALL.
II is sad 10 think that the power Of great
party sh0uld hare fallen into the hands Of such
low. mcrcenary selfshness, 1t is sad that we
can oppose to outlaw assassins at the South,
banded together, mercilessly and at every sac
rifice, for, at least, great object
that we can oppose to them only gang of
Swiss, shamelessly exhibiting themselves for
sale to the highest bidder. And SO cheated of
half our gains, betrayed in the house of our
friends, we must rally for another such fight as
that which crushed Davis and baked Johnson.
TO prerent the choice Of a Democratic President
may be impossible. But our effort must go
deeper than that We must begin to educate
the people into the determination that IT. en-
couraged by n rebel President, secession ever
lifts its head again ut the South, the North will
sweep rebeldom with the besom of utter de.
struction and leave it no ruler but the sword
until every now living white man is in his
grave. WENDELL PHILLIPS