, 1877-12-29
/" BOSS" BLAINE.

"Ptumsd knights" Attempt to Hun tho
Republican Party In Opposition to the
Administration Of President fIayes.
10 tht Ediof At Ths Tribune.
McGREGon, Ia, Dec. 20-1n an Interview
recently printed In the vt. Louis 0lobe Democrat,
Senator Blaine Is reported a. saying, with
reference to TIC C[stI-servIco reform policy Of
President llaycs: alt IL absurd to suppose tbas
there Gan be any harmony between lin and the
lserub'icaa party as long as ho pursues bis
present course" Is the Senator corrcctl II
so the days OF tho Republican purity arc nurn-
herrt1, and ought to bc. There Is. 30 much Of
This kind af ,vutldle among Glars OF Rcpub.
lean pewepapcrs md notsY politicians that It Is
getting tn l'e nauacat!ng.
Tic Republican party, representing ~ 1t
progressive ideas Of tho country, ought, With
lhn Hresttcc Of lts War rctorl, To be dominant
~ every Northern and many Of tho Southern .
Slater. WhT Is II nuts i.s weakness IN in no
aprarcnt 10 rveryhody in tho clcci!on Of 1877,
and was as turc as tioI's wrath towards tht
wIckch, teforr 1iaycs was dominated. Git
i1kinE, ncpotlen,, tho slo1lller scandal. Del
knapery, ati1 Babeockcry had destroyed public
IT. leaders. 1fhyes Is slowly sud surely win
nn1 bark the confidence which had been With.
drawn. Ilsts not lnfalliblc, bit Is w,ss,. .patTl.
10 No seo,'nirei ' Expects biz oiileal protcction.
This everybody sno,vs lad admtte. Under
hts Administration tho indcuensicnt nm.
partIsuu vote has been fteadtly rrnv.
ltalfng. towanls tho ltcpubljeau orcanixa.
for honesty, wisdom. aud moderation that lts
PRESIDENT possesses, and tts snccess in 1880 !.
sure n. Gods lore OF right. Tnc q!'ict, think.
a ite FatkeS ;Ssts e' sn fok 5i % aa
"Piuncd Knight" Of a1ainc. 1t is quite natural
! that they should qnenrh tfctr mutnat nntnosi-
ties tu the greater antagoiism errfsea by u
gottem i,ow ths ar.t Of Of these dasiitnz fellows
lonliAccrtd appointments under Gsant. and
nude Judges aul bureau offices without stint,
ruksng .lowU enormous legal lees and retaincIs
III causes pcua:nc beforc officers Of l.is own
Kurht'h"' method Of II uucklnC the tongar nf
SANDER fro,u the thrnnt Of Tfeason";
md many. .rerS t,any, iarp clear rcrof-
Ieua "t In ''d de1's a''sF w. T. Sis tne pss
Knight" gnbtlc'l tho MulIisnn letters snd h!est
himself ill to Maine, begtsnc " Trcaton's n n'
du1grt,rc whtlcbe euretl hls Nervous prl,atsnian,
nera aa1ur ssdy %ye ' aa i sar.s.
t'n Of blu. Since 'shicl' tlnie hc hasn't a. lhF
Tilctr. n,rl others ut the same tla, nre tho
Jot.al. aboard the gool Republican sl!ip, AMI,
ii these two men anil their followers cn.slt.
tntc tic ks?nhti.an "party." the Senator Is
quite rtalt III declaring t a." '.afs'ifa!ty to t.,I
tic Prcstdcnt;" anil on thts fact depends all
thcrr Is ot sntciy to Reruhlicanism.
Docs tlr Plusnctl Knight suppoac thst Il
FORGOTTEN tlia. ~ thr tlis,l highest olllscr 81
crat officer Ut a la'Id'.tatIt Faraai et,n,lanf,
t,tnsttng how he. SAW the coveted subsidy ID
jeopardy. lIltl rallied 'spalh to the Speakcr't
desk ami tol.l hin, ~ tnakb a certain point pI
| tt,nft Ntacnltap n limit
OF Representatives OF America. ''ut coutsn sus'
ta!ned ItI' a,na ciu.c1 with an tnttnatiom Of II
desrls fur few nsoEr boDds, Al unrnistalatiu
p that 9f Mr.. Mfrtya 81 the sirss After ~
ly" viii. bis nost Whining sHiilc, Which says;
"a 'ittlu apn'ausc: ladcs and. gentlemen. Il
you pleascl'' nors i,u; suppose III
Ksbhlii'x Of the slallsan Letters, BE- sup ~,
tllc,a. itls rctrrst to stal's, shrsrng llkt
C,vssr with nn ague. ulI'clt With "tbo Tongue oi
HlautIer" 1l,u1gr his ursu, l,avu been forgotten
When thts man undertakes ,.t" t. re6uke AatIss
with tho NGw York ''Qnbl,lcr y as the iternb-
!ra,1 t'Arty, It H. enough u mako e;rrY genuine
Republican rry for s,anc!'
| Ilr.4,ks, tt.a Prince Ut Democratic M0hti1ers,
died vi stlahIa ntnl fctIlrr4c. Blbg0ch ue,d ltrl'
ktlap have enousl. tenkc OF dccnilcY lott u
pr.+rys silence anil rerAip fFon further injury
IL The party they disgraecd. Why eannot th!a
:: lisa just subject for rejoicing TINT tho Ad
minlstrattnn will take W step backward. II tl,s
purity suslallx It readily and heartily. It wll
tlrrt tts candidate iu 1850; It.. OIL tho otha!
hand, It follows Dtaiuc md EopklinR; II It will
the tcucltlnsa of Wisdom and yrtnr, thrn H.
E'drcl lulsst Il bu subjected to the further anC
seyutrr purifying influences Gf ulyefsitY until
it, heart atl co.lsr!encu aEu awakened to IT
| ability to cloUse bGtwecn Cood antl cyil.
Nhv tho Southern btatesg many of them con
ta[ning majority ot Republican vo&crs, hare al