Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-15


contemplate leaving it and joining the
ranks Of the opposition should take
warning by the fate Of those who by 1t
were raised into exalted positions and
who afterwards by their ambition were
led to make total shipwreck Of all
their greatness. Let Us name few Of
them. Leading in the van Of Rspubli-
cans in Illinois before the war broke
ont, liberty had no stronger champion
than Lyman Trumbull, and during that
struggle no voice was more eloquent in
supporting the lsmentsd Lincoln.
Where Is Trumbull now He has left
his early love, and has been made the
fag end candidate Of the Democracy for
Governor of Illinois, where he will be
buried out Of sight under Republican
majority Of 10000.
John M. Palmer, once Q Republican
Governor Of the same State, is another
pitiabls example Of disappointed ambi-
ton. These men have found their
mistake. They took the fatal political
leap into the camp Of their enemies, but
the Republican party true to itself and
its traditions refused TO follow.
James R. Doolittle, who represented
the State Of Wisconsin in the
United States Senate during the war,
and was an able and efficient member,
has also taken the fatal leap, and he Is
scarcely ever heard Of any more. Re-
publicanisn was not affected by Mr.
Dsolittle's detection, but it is stronger
to-day than ever before.
Ignatius Donnelly, queer name for 9
Republican United States Senator, did,
however, represent Minnesota in Con
gress for a number Of years by the
votes of the Republicans. Vain and
ambitious, his popularity waned and
he was defeated by other and bettel
Republicans, and now Donnelly hal
Joined the camp Of the enemy and Ii
trying, by the help Of the rebel briga
diers, to steal the seat Of Washburne
who was elected by ..over 5000 major
ity, and will be reelected next Novem
Der by 5000 majority.
Where is General Tom Ewing, o
Ohio? He once led loyal army in tn
field, and the Republican forces q
home. He is ROW a defeated Democrat
candidate for Governor Of his State, ant
is hanging on to the outpost of tn
remnant of the Greenback camp.
Coming on to Pennsylvania, Their
are several notable instances Of self i'm
notation and destruction. 1t ia pitt
able sight to see Andrew G. Cur
tin, the great Republican wa
Governor Of Pennsylvania, nov
pleading for crumbs from the Demo
cratic table and trying to steal the sea
in Congress Of a poor miserable Penn
sylvania Greenbacker. Alexander Nc
Clure who was power in the Republ
can party is q cypher in the Democrat
10 army, though he never worked hard
or than he is now doing for 80 little pay
Cowan once q Republican Senator fror
that State has gone into quiet obscurit,,
and he is only occasionally heard fror
as an obscure interior Democratic law
yer. Last though not least we are call
ed to look with surprise upon the polit
ical apostacy of John W. Forney, on
who has done a stalwart yoeman's ser
vice for the last twenty years in tn
cause Of liberty and of Republicanism
1t is sad to think that the closing life G
one so gifted and brilliant should g
down behind cloud, but it is For
ney's choice. The apostacy Of Cowan
Of Curtin and Of Mcclure, did no
effect the steadfastness Of Pennsyl
vania Republicanism, and in spit
Of the apostacy Of Forney, Penn
Isylvania will be true to the Republican
planners. We might instance man!
more political shipwrecks of the sam
kind, but one more must suffice. 1t i
Horace Greeley. He spent life in tn
cause of human freedom, but with ag
his ambition to be President warpe'
his Judgment, with him it was "any
thing to be President. In this stat
of mind he became an easy prey
Democratic wiles, and being made tn
candidate of the party he always ha
fought against he was defeated, an
the marble shaft now only marks tb
grave of a man who died Of broke
heart. Let Republicans stick to the
party.