Daily Republican., 1880-04-24
Political Maiignfty.

deems 1t necessary, in order to attaiI
a selfish purpose TO blast an opponents
good ca araoter and cover with :hil
gauzs Of virtue another name hidsou
In character. II is but seldom we SCI
such an uncomfortable exhibition o
malignity and hatred appear in pa
per making the least prstensions of de-
cency as was to be seen in an editorial
in the Every Evening" of Thursday,
A Washington correspondent to the
New York "Tribune," Lad referred Il
the mental contest between Senators
Blaine and Carpenter on the Genevs
award bill, in which the correspondent
says Elaine proved more than match
for Carpenter in mental ability and force
Of argument, and unconsciously drew
the appreciation Of the large crowd ol
listeners in the galleries. This faint
meds of praise for noted Republican
le.der sths TO gall the natural bitter.
ness OF the most charitable feelings Of
the "Every Evening"
While Bayard, the golden god of .
portion Of the Democratic party, stand:
upon Southern PEDESTAL, to bs vor
shipped, the immaculate editor Of tht
e'Every Evening" is not satisfied un
less the teeming millit ms that make W
this great nation, at the sound of musi,
which Only stirs i!o!atrous souls fall
down and worship him. The mention
Of any other name connected in any
manner with the candidacy for the
Presidency than Bayard's, ii Is his Lit.
tie pigmy soul with an unoontrolsbls
gush Of jealousy and hatred which SEN
sible men always control. To him the
names of the great Republican lead.
ers only appear as hideous specta' le
and to be mentioned only in scorn, ha-
tired and malice. The names Of Grant,
Blaine, Logan, Carpenter, Edmunds.
Conkling, Cameron, Washburn, sher-
man and other living active men of the
Republican party are only mentioned
to be s]andered and vituperated. The
memories Of Lincoln, Seward, Morton,
Stanton, Wilson, Sumner and number Of
other dead Statesmen of the rebellion are
forgotten. The little chamber In perv-
ous body which was once hung with
the portraits Of Union Statesmen and
Union war heroes, has been swept and
garnished, the Union shrines removed
and now living pictures Of Bayard, Ham
burg Butcher Butler, and Hampton,
who reached the Senate through holo-
oaust Of murdered Republicans Of
South Carolina Lamar, Hill ths liber.
tine, Chalmers Of Fort Pillow memory,
take their places. However wa did net
intend to discuss this question of unex.
aIapled degeneracy and human de-
pravity at length, for columns could
not do it justice, and we havs not COL
umns to spare. We only intended to
show when We started the nalignity Of
the "Rvery Evening"to Senator Blaine,
as shown in Thursdays attack upon
him, which WAS iostigated by the cor.
rsspondence in the "Tribune," already
referred to. In speaking Of the PEOPLE
who applauded Blaine, this Immaculate
Bayard organ says:
"Yet these are the people whose
applause Senator Blaine seeks and
whose approval satisfes his organ. III
Is no. merely so in the Senate, but it is
80 everywhere. 1t is absolutely i'm
possible for any conscientious person
who carefully studies national affairs TO
approve Of Blaine's presence in Con-
gress, much less advocate his elev alton
to the Presidency. He is sordid ras-
cal, only worthy Of the contempt OF hon
cradle well-intorrned men, and nUne
know this better than hi. Republican
colleagues in the Senate. Yet the gal- |
lsries, and the gallery sort Of psot le,
admire him aud he plays 20 The gaile- |
ries as definitely as does Butalo4 ard
he expects 10 win the Presidency st
their hands. We think thet he will
find that, in the long run, The gallery
gods are not the ruling po.er ia poll
tics any more than they aie il the
drama"
The violence in tas foregoing extract
defeats its own purpose, and it is as
untrue as 1t is Ealignaps. We have
never yet shown aDy preference :os the
Maine statesman for the Presidency,
but we wcula not allow M. Bayara to
be calumniated in 6u h moaneT with
out saying word in his defsnss, mach
Less then can we allow such attacks
upon Mr.. Elaine, WHO is equslly up
right, honorable and BcTai and more
than Mr.. Dsyard's equal in ability aud
msrtol capacity, to 20 uneIa"nred,
Crowds in the galleries have listened
to the eloqurnce Of tho Delaware %ens-
tor AMI have spplsudad hta 20 shc
echo. Then it was all right. II v@
Mr.. Bsyard then that was tha "ijuaAio
Bill'' In lhe play, ard "tls ga'lery
godsp we're the audience 0ho ooul&
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