The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-06-26
IN. Y. independently
Conservatives and StalWarts.

In 1872 Mr.. Greeley, Secretary Schurz,
and generally all who were then known
as LIBERAL Republicans adopted the theo-
ry that the true policy toward the South
was Cancellation, and that in this respect
the administration of General Grant had
been largely failure. 1t was too stern
to be wise. Rutherford B. Hayes implied
as much in his letter accepting his nomi-
nation for President. His idea was that
conservative and gentle course toward
the South is the true method of dealing
with the so called Southern question.
He has not been reckoned among the
"Stalwart' Republicans at all, and by the
latter has been at times sharply and as
we think, unjustly denounced. Mr..
Foster, the present Republican nominee
for the governor of Ohio, has hitherto been
regarded as man Of the same type. His
tives, and not the "Stalwarts." And even
General Garfield has belonged to the
same school of politicians. These men
have been the representatives of ideas
that were not in exact harmony with
those held by the Blaines, the Chambers.
the Conklings, and others of similar
views. Republicans have been divided
into conservative and 'stalwart" Repub-
licaus, and at times it has been somwhat
difficult to make them work together
against a common foe.
Mr.. Foster, however, hitherto Repub
lican of the conservative and liberal type,
alluding in his address to the convention
that nominated him, to the controversy
between the President and Congress,
said: at has united the party. We are
no more conservatives and stalwarts.
We are all stalwarts now. That is to
say the conservatives, so called, have all
disappeared, and all become stalwarts.
The ideas which the latter have persist.
emily held have become those of the for
mer. The conservatives have gone over
to the stalwarts, and thus the Republican
party is now thoroughly united-more so
than it has been for several years past.
There is no doubt that such is the pres
ent fact, and that the events of the last
few weeks have contributed to bring this
fact into prominence and give it def
mite and tangible form. All sections of
the party and all its representative men
have been drawn together into a solid
and compact unification of ideas and pol
icy The President and his Cabinet are
in thorough accord with the party that
elected him. General Garfield who has
not been regarded as a stalwart, ia his
speech endorsing the nomination of Mr.
Foster, said: You can make no class of
stalwarts, Tor we are all stalwarts.
The plain truth is that the Republic
ans. whatever may have been their for
mer differences and collisions among
themselves. now see eye to eye as per
fectly as they did during the war. The
"stalwarts," who a short time since de.
nounced the President, now thoroughly
support him; and indeed, the President
| al hac ,ka1. ~ H.
doctrine and the ideas of his veto mes
those of Senator Blaine. This change is
not without its cause; and it is not nee
essary to think long or look far to find
that cause. The Democracy in the
North and the solid South" have, espec-
tally since Democrats have acquired con-
troll of both houses of Congress, revived
issues that were supposed to be settled
during the reconstruction period. The
old heresy of state rights again shows its
head. Many of the laws enacted to Sc
cure the proper results Of the war and
give practical effect to the recent amend
ments to the constitution are sought to
be repealed. The Democrats in both
houses of Congress have conspired to
gether to sweep all the federal election
laws that were enacted to guard alike the
purity and freedom of the ballot box al
elections for representatives in Congress
The Presidents control over the army fol-
the preservation of the public peace ha
been assailed by proposed Legislation
} which, but for his veto, would have beer
, a success. An effort has been made t.
! cripple the Governments power to de
fend its own officers in the discharge O
their duties by the removal OF cause
! from state to federal COurtS POlitIca
, riders tackled on to necessary appropris