The Republican journal., 1873-09-11


those whose conduct OF public affair:
Should inspire confidence are letting thing,
Drift toward the bad with recAlessne~,
that l. mcomprchen>ible There is wide
spread decentralization in party sentiment
aDd NC do not hesitate to say it is, at leaS
here i'm Massachusetts. chiefly caused by
HE very condition, which misguided par
tiSaus RELY upon to strengthen the organ
latj,m The republican party cannot for
ever endure the strain to which it is now
put and the reason it cannot endure it i:
ne1au~t' il ought not to be endured. Whel
!. party becomes an organization of office
holders, and is held together by the proft-
~ lis administration OF public affairs. it i.
near IT. end. 10 that condition the repuh
ilcn party i tending, and the sclt-com
Placent gentlemen who hold it> places O
honor may thank themselves for the ruin
jhey are diligently inviting and doing moth
A2 to prevent We mean the gentlemen
ut The President ; Cabinet. the members O
ihr Senate and House OF Representatives,
AND the army oI thrifty custom house,
revenue and post-otlcc officials, who think
lhcy serve the country by keeping them
elves warm. We do not coyet the repu-
i.,iion Of alarmist9, but we think ii would
br ~ stupid H. useless to blink facts OF
which the people are already cogniZant.
u!d /" correct which they are ready, IN
thtir perPlcNitN, to take the most Wild and
desperate steps.
" lat does ii mean that a ring q m
tlonal otiice-holder, is this year daring t.
up what WAS never before undertaken in
~urh ~hamcic>>ucs, and confidence in this
State How does il haDnpn that HE rt,-
FipirHi7 81 NlillltN rom me lail"hal GOV
'fiillrhl itAlpel without exception are de-
Noith% lIlemSeiNrs 10 the TASK OF colllfoi-
"il5 ""I i"c@i 3ll;t'I7' ~ i something 10
"uI'A lAt people Oh Nlasa''cIu9e'ls .ft
i"l' U''V'u@i"lli'd' "llu SQUEEZING Nllltn
I4.," IV."7 AGO amy pVlltlcl;'h acq'';'iiileu
'tH ~ lItI anu tl"'','Ioll9 % "oi Pop"-
i''t!ol' "oui" nave declared would mol DC
''liie. no age ihG9t men 1he crGa-
.'i'7 Oh 4 PAlloh ana oepenuent upon nus
~ 'i. lhV( were never eiecIcu 10 lHelf
"''L''@ ~ ING people 1hrN are uil1ef ho
I'lI''ieUl"le opH9atl"h 10 me PtVPle' nuI
SONG strange ana llohstfo0s deihaIoh
'"' Netln 10 imagine lilal me people are
'''''ef "oIt9Atiohs TO men, 'hat theN are
li'F constituted ollclal advisers OF tlle great
go'N ~ cttlIrllN IN thelr political duties
we venture |" say the spectacle OF the
collector. postmaster and marshal leagued
together anCt exertin@ al the patronage of
th-ir offices and using the time which be-
longs to the public service to force upon a
pal-l a candidate obnoxious to the ma
jnr'U ya~ never before seen in the BAY
State. 1t is an INVASION Of the independ-
vnc, of the people Of the State. heinous
:hla intolerabe No one objects to their
having and INDUCING individual prefer
rlces and exercising their legitimate III
liucmcc IN legitimate WAYS ; but when they
use their offices TO aid factions, and from
tlu seats which they occupy bv the favor
ul the lew. and moi b1 the confidence of
;h many. arrooat. authority to dictate
WHO ~lail execute the peoples will in local
concerns. they rashlv venture where they
H.. hot invited and where thcil. nrnsencc
" mat CRIME mas MASSACHUSETTS commit
81 against the mon that she should have
u Collector Casey anH Marshal Packard
Il over her 10 see that certain wing Of
lil' administration party tflumphs' Al
ready oar caucuNe- are crowded with dom
"rfiu- |" defeat the expression OF our VIII ::
re we 10 have Gatlm%-gun> on guard At
y me- doors OF the convention hdlIF How