The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-23

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THURSDAY. MARCH .. 1885, q
Grant and Conkling Reforra.
.Tns New York 7smesof Tuesdsy read The
tosxrfss party 10 that State ashsfp iesture.
CesxssSo rules 10 the state Convention, and
wi,t 90 no. auctnnsti with daisgssiou which
Che Times evidently antscipases will BE- a
very ssconeslissory one--oue controlled by
ahs once -bolders. Il warns them ssatnst
tying the sssatezcf New York 10 Senator
CosxLsse. and says The presidency 10 TOO
high d psscefso pay either to General GRASr
or the Senator declaring either OF them tii,-
fit, and nsisher able TO adapt himself 70 "she
altered condition Of public STAIRS and the
new demands Of practical politics" Finally,
and consl oding the sharp lecture the times
says; SIS, s- s..z 81. -
ssThe sparty soansgers who favor State
s3aIetafIop. packed and labelled, and de-
fiseYed over rs the Disposal OF q single can.
dtlats. can pro baby get such sn article
* desirabiHty If they are-prepared to- Insist
on it, But Il may fairly be doubted WHISTLER
HswUufd do either them or thefr candidate
much good. after &c Was secured, and there
can be no d6utt,at all that 1t would serions-
ayimpesii the triumph of the party in this
State next November 3 The men who fght
FOR success, and that ;only, awill fight In any
cases But: the steadily rowing body OF BE.
publicans who would rather be beaten 10 %
good cause thantwip in q bad one will not go
into q contest where principles are gdisre-
gsraed and the mere selfish interests Of an
oiigarchy Of ofRee-holders rule the day."
Quite incisive. It shows the aggressive
Sature Of the I" ofice.holders' oiigarehy,"
when the Times rolls up its Republican
party sleeves and inVeighs as it does
against the arrogance of;this power. GRANT,
the present engineer Of the powerful ma
chine, has plainly indicated bis purpose to run
it in the interest OF CoNxIrsa, and such has
been IT'S force IN the great Empire State, which
wields an immense influence over the Repub.
lcan party, that it is evident that the delegates
from that State 70 the Republican National
Convention, will demand with unusual
jmperiousness the nomination OF CoNhLINa.
This excites strong feelings of resentment, %
is powerfully shown in the energy Of the
language OF the Times, one Of the most pru.
dent spapers In the country. Its warnings
are earnest to degree that's threatening,
aud plainly puts the case thus: !, If the office
holders carry the Convention and nominate
their msn defeat Of the Republican, party
will assnredly follow. The strength Of the
warning betrays tthe serious nature Of the
;apprehensions of the Times. rJs@.
The ofice-holders' power in this country
isindee1 immense. Yet what should be our
opinion Of she character Of the party In
power when, that very party is dreading ths
triumph Of its own Office holders, when q
great portion OF that party is openly arrayed
against the very men whom the Off se.holders
favor for the presidency
The coDnic. Is more deep and bitter than
the public are probably aware, and 1t in.
wolves great consequences. We behold how
position apd place Initiate men and inspire in
their minds the Idea that their possession Of
the offices gives them aprescriptlVe right to
them. GRANT thinks 80 !; and the swelling
turkey cock senator from New York most
elegantly personRtes the arrogance and self
assertion of the ofice.holding spirit No
wonder that its onensiveness fires the rival
aspirants and their followers with an indig-
nstion that bursts through prudential rules
ard gratifes itself by open denuRciation.
We consider the manifestation of repug.
nance at official arrogance as good thing
healthy tcaic for the public. The tendency
is to retsrd at lelst the o1ice.holders' march
to power, and weaken their hold upsn the
sources OF corruption a. we'll 90 Of thrift.
We shall therefore take lively interest in
the present fight ever the Offices. Our symps-
thles will be enlisted against the Office
holders, and those ofthe people should be.
IC.they are beaten the, nation will gain, nc
matter what may come after. But We see
not why in the incidental hatred that will be
aroused towards the Republican dig
archy OF ofice.holders !" the -philosophic
conclusion Of an intelligent nation shall
net be that it would be no. condemns
ton of Republican maladministration
usurpation, and frauds to turn out one por
tlon OF that party to put in another Tha
would be a national Standardization tina
would be o national scandal. Abuses, ant
outrages,F and usurpations can only BIS re
formed BY changing both the principles ant
the men at the head Of the public admins
tration.' 3. - - -. - -
) So e.