Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-12-11
TEE RADICAL. sCAPE-GOAT.

Tn all failures, great or small, men
IRE prone to blame others rather than
y .emselves for the miscarriage OF any
scheme. This fact is just now recelv-
ing an illustration in the endeavor to !
look up the causes for the defent OF the
Radical Republican party in the recent
great contests. Some one individual
must be mads to bear the sins OF the
many. and as General Grant is still IN
place and position, and will probably
be the only one to be depended en- 70
lead the forlorn hope CT his party IN
tho next Presidential contest, some
one else must lie made to shoulder al
Of the blame. With wonderful una
uimity the party have centred on Il. t.
Butler as tho man, or. rather, IS the
person (it is disgrace to humanity to
call him o NAM, who is to bear the
brunt o. the reyerses under which
they have suffered, and those Who are
now seated for the last time IN the
Congressional halls Of the country
point to him as the scape-goat OF the
party, and the cause Of their ejectnent
from share in the spoils which they
have 60 long divided out among them
selves. Thou art the mar" is the
verdict Of lis party, and the
mighty Butler las fallen low
indeed, under The accrrSings
OF lis own party lash. It was bad
enough for the Beast to be hurled SO
suddenly and so sjgnally from his
official position, but It IS more than
Lun2il;atiDg for him TO be made to bear
the brunt OF The disappointment OF
those who arc as nnch inferior to him
il brains as they arc in rascahtJ, and
yet who are not, for Gil that, either
fools or honest iEer.
It IS said that IN Washington City
tie Republican members Of Congress
only speak in oninous whispers whom
giving in their reasons for the crush
ing defeat Of their party, and yet the
significant words ''Dutler" and But
lerisn" are often heard to escape
them. They recognize the fact that
:hc;r coalition in Congress Is broken
~ fer ever, and that the party IS
almost irratrievabiy ruined, and for
al this Butler is 10 blame! Their sole
redemption lies in tho meagre chance
! Of q SUCCESS II the Presidential contest
I II 1876, azI they recognize the (act
! that this contest Will be Of g different
character than tie feeble effort which
was rus forth 70 elect Greeley IN 1872
| They had nothing 20 fear then bnt tie
! portions Ct two parties, whereas theJno0
know that q strong opposition, consist
ing cfcLce entire parry andrecrults from
another, al flushed with success fco1
recent victories, must be overcome be
core they can succeed. It IS not mere
Il he old .,u4ri of the great Demo
cratic party which is cntEonched il
their ralh, but the-rRaoks are menscei
by those whom they have themselvc
Gs.yo.l from the Repul5 lean ranks aus
WHO viii never march under thci
banners again. Every step they t:sE'
Is marked with 81 aster and defeat
and there are few among them WHO be
l!evo ;A2t their party can ever Is e,
TO victory again.
Dut Butter iilr iSIly Butler, ho'
has hc fallen More so poor as 20 d
him reverence uo~ rs SINS hay
io'nd him out at l&st, and the swor.
q ciemaais lsnl8 suspended oye- Ii
haad The c:y CT an outraged couLsr.
has reached The ears Of the God c
Sabactfl, aDd the miscccant Butler h.
at last fallen under that wrath unto III
day Of wrath which Is being mete'
out fer the Administration and it
party. Tho tlEo-c is itself to::ering
and when i falls. as it surely will, i
will bl.rv more ihan one 1;scrper "a i
ruins
But Butler The mighty Butler! ho5
hes he fallen Poor Butler Can
man ever sink lower than he Las 1al'el.
Scorncd by lis fr;e2lda1 ;ea,-7-1 - 49,
his fa--' '7-o are ~ ''---
/ connect: :, u tAa verdic: O. 6 CORES
poEden5 oc the Journal, in 1868, il
regard to the author Of the famous
Or rather infamous-articIe entitled
Work, i which appeared II the Raj.
el8h ,5trnGGrc2 in the Summer CT thai
year: On man with soul SO small
that i confined IN Il mustard seed II
would find as much sea room as s
h0cEcry nut IN the Atlantic Ocean.
Peer Butler