Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-23


The Republican party seems to be Afflic-
ted in its governors TO dreadful extent.
Since the era Of peace was nshered in b,
the election Of Grant that unhappy band o
truly loyal patriots has been kept in perpe
tual hot water be the misdeeds or stupid q
ties, the tricks or am billions, OF the men !,
has elevated to executive responsibility IL
the several States. Ii would be cruel 10 refe
again to Holden, Of North Carolina, sDc
Butler, Of Nebraska, both eminent Radicals
who have been inpeachsd for rsscality
PerhsPs IL would be unkind to refer sgatL
to Wells, Of Virginia Seuter, of Tennessee;
and McCiurg. OF Missouri, each Of whom
conTiVed to split his party aud bring sbou
it's signal overthrow. These things are old
A new batch of governors has brought
new assortment OF woes
There Is Clayton, OF Arkansas, who's,
desperate measures TO retain power nesrl,
cost tao shedding of blood, aud whose pei
fornsnees have left 10 the Radicals httl,
desire and less hope of carrying that Stat,
again. Then there is Bullock Of Georgia
who has contrived 10 keep bis State SO long
unrepresented 10 Congress and to tsrLisl
its reputation aud in lure rs business so ser
iously with his infamous stories Of disorder
that thousands of his own party feel thu
Democratic success would be preferable /,
the continuance IN power of man 80 cor
rupt aud 80 desperate. Hamilton, Of Texas,
led The revolt against his party and it mar
rowly missed success. Scott, Of South Car
olinA, has suffered, il Re has not participAt
cd in aud encouraged, such corruption an
wAuton expenditure rs to rouse honest tGA
payers Of al classes 10 unite against Radl-
cal mIsrule. AlcOrD, Of Mississippi, hss
been guilty Of telling the truth in reply t,
ssuries of outrage, aud ia supposed to be
the head of a muIinous faction. Aud nov
WsrmoIh, of LouisianS, heads boiling cou-
veuuon, and makes war openly sgAins,
Grant, his bench men and MS bayoneis. IL
eleven States already governors elected By
Radical voIes have brought their party io
grief
We can imagine that some Radical, il
view of these facts, may begin to douGl
whether It pays or that patty to elect gov
ernors NJ all # Wells and Holden, Scott an,
Bullock, Butler and Clayton, MoClurg Anc
Senter, Warmoth, Alcorn and Hamilton
had never been dragged from obseurity
20 preside over the destinies Of q State,
would not Ihe happy family of RAdiOAiisn
have been infinitely more happy
This practical suggestion we make for tn,
benefit Of those who are now trying to elec'
Radical governors in sundry other States.
COns,der whether it paYs! The chances
are one in eve that be wall prove corruP-
ZIONIST aud have to be removed, as Butler
and Holden have been and as Bullock SDo
and others ought TO be. Then there remain
additional chances, as one in three, thai b,
will burst up the party in some desperate
Attam pt t. retain power and crush his per
sonal opponents. Even if he makes 1t
other mischief he may preach that william
Gus doctrine of State rights, as Governor
Palmer persists in doing in Illinois. More
than half Of them turn out badly, personally.
It does not psyto elect them. The work Ia
Gloves labor lost"
Upon r. hec,;on We suspect the difficulty
is more deeply rooted. Not only Rad a.
govern ors but Radical presidents go AS,rsy
Had not Lincoln been suddenly removed
his policy Of demonstrations would have
broken up hi. party. johnson pushed the
same policy TO q legitimate conclusion, and
the result was . terrible row ending in im
peAehment. Nov Grant appears, surpas-
.;pg All that nave gone before in the faculty
of bursting np his party and making it cd j.
Gus. II seems that RadicAlism cannot cleo
an excut We, State or national, without
botchiug the job. In this it is lines des
cendant of the old Wing party. which also
had its Tyrsr and its Fillmore to torture tn,
souls Of the faithful.
When the Democrats elect an executive
they know what manner of man he il
When RAdiOAl-WhgRery undertakes the
same feat the chances are that it makes 9
blundsr,