The daily gazette., 1880-11-27
From the Bait. Gazette.
SHOWING THE CLOVEN HOOF


1t is not strange that the Tew York
Times should have hastened to repu-
diate Ex-Secretary Boutwell's recent
magasine article on "The Future of
the Republican Party" for, If this
curious declaration of Republican
principles were permitted to 90 forth
without protest 1t would be difficult for
Stalwart journals like the Times here
after to convince the country that Re-
publicanism does not accept as regular
party doctrine the most advanced ideas
of "strong government" and the most
bitterly sectional animosi'y toward
the South. Accordingly the Times raps
Mr. Boutwell, pretty sharply over the
knuckles for presuming TO speak for
the Republican party and commands
him hereafter to hold his peaoe-inti-
mating pretty plainly that he has had
his day. The mere dictum of the
Times, however, does not dispose of
Mr. Boutwell, finally. That individu-
al, although condemned by his party
to the retirement Of Massachusetts
town, is q representative party man
and has still large personal follow
ing. Mr.. Boutwell, is, ln fact, typi-
cal Republican. In the party organi-
zatlon, we venture to say, there are
comparatively few leading men who
do not think as he does and who do
| not share his narrow and bitter pre-
| judises. And what does Mr.. Boutwell,
say in the article referred to that the
| Times should consider 1T advisable TO
| repudiate himt Nothing more than
has been said again and again, and not
only said but practiced by the Repub-
| lican leaders. just now, however, the
party policy leans toward conciliation
Of the South, and it is not considered
wise to show the cloven hoof. Hence
the indignation of the Times. Briefly
stated, Mr.. BoutwelPs views are, first,
that the Democratic party is "crimi-
nal' party and hence must be kept
down by force of necessity; second
that the Republican party is pledged
10 high protective tariff and must
continue to maintain it, because, for
sooth, the North 80 demands; third
that the solid South must be broken
up. The first two propositions are too
absurd to need any comment at our
hands-they speak for themselves. -
1t is with the third alone that we have
to do, and Mr.. Boutwelfs recipe for
breaking up the solid South we find
the sole underlying cause of the bit
tsrly hostile attitude of the Stalwarts
toward the South. For, according to
Mr.. Boutwell,, the interests Of the
Northern people lmperatively demand
that the South "shall be held in sub
lection"
MIR. Boutwell's language on this point
is clear aud uDmistakable. "Our policy
toward the SoHth in its present political
attitude" he says,"must be determined,
bold aud aggressive )" and further on he
adds, "the bayonet is not the best in
strHment for collecting ballots--it may
not be even proper instrument but
when the case arises, and the case has
arisen in nearly half the States of the
Union, that the bayonet must be EN-.
ployed to protect the ballot or Republi.
: can institutions must disappear there
ought to be no hesitancy in using the
bayonet." In other words, Mr.. Bout.
we'll would have the South again placed
under military rule and gu jected to al
the horrors Of carpet-bag despotlsm. He
I goes even further, and advocates thai
l
a portion of their representation in Con
gress on the ground that the election,
f are not fairly held. There is every ind
A cation that the more "advanced" Re
publican leaders in the next Congres:
intend to pursute this revolutionary line
: of policy but, on the other band, it i.
d: extremely doubtful whether the more
moderate members Of the party can be
dragooned into acquiescence. Mr.. Bout
well has sounded the :rumpet-cal o
: the Stalwart faction, and it remains tC
be seen how many warriors will respond
Meanwhile it is only natural that the
3 Times, representing that portion of the
b party which favors more moderate
policy, should be considerably vexed al
this damaging exposure Of the real sen.
tIments of class of Northern Republi.
q cans toward the South. II comes will
, an i'll grace, indeed, from Stalwart writ.
. ers and speakers to criticse "5outhern
intolerance" when they have so glarine
: q specimen Of bgotry and passion con
fronting them in their own camp.