, 1879-08-24

Eosetu Wou!u play havoc WILL Tie peace,
the .houor, the prosperity, and the credit
Of the nation; but We cannot con.
than to make Of The 'bloody shirtn % COVE:
nient cloak wherewith to cover the iunumerable
Sins OF omission and commission of rapacious
set OF willy pofticians,-a mode Of procedure
virtually amounting to a scandal mud SAT-
rifege.
1t IS obvious that sheer necessity compels us
TO collect tar on spirits and to keep strict sur
veillance over tistillers aud tax-of0cials, lest
temptation and c1lptditv OF man might b. the
means IS OF ,re,enacting the dtsgraceful scenes OF
the ky-Ring and Of depicting .he public
treasure; but to enforce the law in it's ulinutest
ottentlncs nonsensica1, particulars most rigidly
III Chicago, to make it unnecessarily odious aud
oppressive, md reduce distilers to abject hu-
initiation uncalled for, while, at the same time,
With the conniyunce of the central authority In
Washington lhon could it be explained other
wise! q, Cincinnati distillersare enabled to under
sell the Chicago market, despite Of the notorious
TACT that the cost Ut production Is largely Ia
favor of Chicago, and this gross fayoritistn be-
tlig rcsorted to TO aid the ' boom ~ and private
Weil-dedhed powers with lmpunity, is burning
shame and an outrage that cannot be condemned
Ia too severe terms.
1t Is easy to perceive how the system Of
patronage, having its main source in claudosti1a
recommendations and UNDERGROUND work, will.
OF necessity, frequently bring to the surface
men Of dimfnutiyc calibrc and of questionable
fitness; but to see, In the Metropolis Of the
West, the administration Of one Of the most i'm
portant sources of revenue iutrusted to the
hands Of an insignificant being, nrttfcia1ty boil
stored up, without merit, intellectual attain
ments. or st1pding in society, in no wise repre-
seuttnE the party Or exercising any influence, a
professional. Assignee and dealer in tat-ttties,
FULL of greed and artiices, to see this upstart
enabled to fill subordinate positions that ought
to be bestowed upon meritorous men, with
hInnies, cavesdroppcrs, 1ickspittles, aud worth
less fellows, and to see those who hold the
strings Of Uncle Sans grabbing in full con-
pfyanca with this outrageous abuse OF power,
betokens.a phase OF retrogress1on calculated TO
turn the most optimistic Republican into q
croakeF and disscnter.
Il is true, bevopd peradventurc, that the
milk-and-water epidemic has got hold of
the frank and file Of the Republican party;
that lukeWarmness and iud1ereutism arc the
rule, and enthusiasm md hopcfulness the ex~
ccption; that Republicans, disgruntled, dis
gustcd, and tnceuscd. do not present the solid
front to the ,ncendiary Democratic party as de-
manded by the e1igencies Of the hour; that q
alted and eternal as the gospel of Nature is
rapidly approaching the state of eenilitv and
inanttion; but is there anything astonishing
about it when we See seemingly irrepressible
class OF high and iow professional politicians,
under the assumed name OF "Stalwarts " and
"losats,' in full possession Of the retns, and
carrying things With high hand!
Let US calmly and conposedly review the sit
uation. Is there any virtue or wisdom In whin-
ing, eobbing, and moaning about cruel and stub
born facts that will onlV yield to radical cure,
to manly, vigorous actfonf Is there really any
thing desperate 10 the situation when By man
Iy course, by cutting loose from bad assocfa-
tions, bY an appeal to the intelligence and pa
triotism OF the frank and file 1t Is in our power
to transform the whilom dragon-teeth into val
liant warrior. battling for their country's goodl
Is there anything more wanted In order to bring
lukcwnrm Republicans back to duty, and to fu-
bue them with chcerfulnesa and enthusiasm,
but to place on an unexceptlonable platform
(Which we already posscss) good and true men.
The very expression Of the popular wif,-and
thus fulfill the most essential condition to earn
est and long E-coveted reform?
To quote the language of the TO: Let the
true standard be raised in local campaigns-
lift the contest above the mere strife for spoils,
let the ballots represent ideas, principles, and
be assured that no further remedy for present
troubles will be needed" To ali this we say,
Amen; so mote 1t be; but let the 10. add prac-
tice to preccpt; let it give uD its hold on the
"machine" ~; let it cut loose from bad assoclA~
tions, from pseudo "Stalwarts ~ who are h
on drcss-parade and d bad in action, who
belch forth fcryeut and patriotic orations to SOL
dicr's-reunions while secretly 'sorRanizfngn their
minfons and myrmidons for raid on the Treas
lrY aud the Offices, Tho boastingly profess to
battle for their party's SUCCESS wh!le really
working for its ignoDinious downfall and do
structfon.
As 1ongSas the 10. indulgcs in mere Clio talk
and soft blnrney and does not join, heart and
soul, the reform movement, it will be required
formed into the more bedtting one Of (HlInuer.