The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-17
THE STRUGGLE ENDED.

The struggle for the gnbsrnaioriai
chair of Arkansas has been brought 10
conclusion by President Grant A WORD
from him has taken from Brooks the
power no assumed by virtue Of the dscis-
ion OF court Of q sovereign state and
placed again in power a man who was
never elected TO the Office Of governor.
This result, and the means by which IL
was obtained, are being loudly spplaudsd
by democrats, q tact which, II II were
not for the very frequent incon-
sis,ept rysitions taken of late
BY III. democratic party, would sur
prise US but all things are now possible
In politics there seems TO be no cardinal
principles OF government 10 which either
. democrat or repu blicsn sdhores he ad.
vocases or opposes whatever may conduce
70 the temporary advantage Of his party.
There Is In our mind no doubt that
Brooks 10 the legal governor Of Arkansss.
There 10 not q democratic journal in the
land that has not charged the republicans
with 'ssufIng" the bsIiot-boI TO secure
BsIter's success and the advantage of
President Grant. There are few
republicans who do not now
admi; this charge to DO true. But,
strange as it may be. there are few dem
ocrs. who do not symps.hizs with BsI-
ter and few republicans VIII, are no. par
tisans Of Brooks.
This anomalous condition OF Affairs is
explained by the fact that, since the
election at which Baxter, then a radical.
swindlsd Brooks, then q liberal. out Of
his election, the former because q democrat
and the latter q radical. Because Of this
change in the political sentiments of
the gubernatorisl spirAnts in
Arkansas the democrats have been shout
ing for Baxter, and inconsistently de-
mAnding federal interference In his DO.
half. They groaned 10 agony OF spirit
when the president said TO McEnery, Of
Louisiana: "a federal court has decided
In favor Of Kellogg, stand back" but
now they are applsuding tho president for
saying to Brooks: "The state courts
have decided in favor Of you, but state
courts los, their authority to decide state
matters when state righu fell you will
therefore allow Baxter 70 act as governor;
stand asidel'
This transaction, while IL proves the de-
mocrs.ic and republican parties TO DO in.
consistent and influenced by partisan con-
alterations in all their actions, also proves
President Grant to be consistent in his
dangerous policy aud fair in his usur-
pations Of power. lie had reason to de-
eide in favor Of Brooks and the democrats
had no doubt he would. BY doing so,
he would have secured Q partisan in a
place OF great influence by deciding in
favor OF Baxter he placed an enemy In
power and lost Arkansas 30 the republi-
can party but no had said Baxtor was
governor, and he concluded to stand BY
that conclusion no matter what tho con-
sequences might be TO his party or
himself. 1t is an alarming fact that the
president OF the United States can, by a
click OF the telegraph, decide contested
elections In a ststeI but We have reason
for eongratula,ion that President Grant
has not yet learned to always decide for
his own partisAns, and in exercising q
usurped power can give judgment for q
politica! enemy, even whom charges made
by his political opponents would furnish
him complete excuse for deciding in |
favor of his political friends.