Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-14

g~anization. 1t is the synonym TO,
patriotism, honor, honesty and ius
tice. The pressl 9 necessities of tn,
country called the party into existence
~ drew to itself. oven in its infancy
the best and purest minds of al
parties, and presents upon it's Ions
ron n galaxy of names uneoualed by
That OF any other party, either past OF
present. At a critical time in the
country's history it leaped into the
arena and received a baptism of fire
and blood. Slavery and secession
went down before its powers. 1t en-.
forced the unity of the republic, and
since then has governed the nation
with a moderation and wisdom which
challenges the admiration of the civil.
ized world. The progress which the
country has made towards emancipa.
ton from debt, liberal ideas, sound
currency and general prosperity since
the war is wholly due to the republi.
can party. As we have said. its his.
tory for more than two decades is
deeply interviewer with the history of
the American people. Republicanism
represents the nation.
Not so with stalwartism. as it is now
defined and used. As an organization.
II such it may be called, it had its
origin in selishness, and represents
nothing but a greed for ofice-holdinc
and a desire to rule the country in its
own interest. 1t partakes of that spir-
1t which would "rather rule in hell than
serve in heaven" Its example and
influence have been baleful. 1t has no
history save that at Chicago, where it
met a Waterloo defeat at the hands of
pure republicanism. Since then it
has waged a sort of guerrilla warfare,
seeking to distract and divide the re-
publican party. Even to-day, when
the nation is WEAVING a sorrowful face
because of the calamity which has
overtaken its honored chief magis-
trate, so-called stalwartism keeps
up its remorseless fight at AL
bany for the procurement of
4 couple of offices which had been
away in a fit of angry passion
the man who now lies at
Washington struggling against the
power of the death-angel. 1t is all
we'll enough tor Mr.. Conkling and his
stalwarts to send messages of
coincidence to the president and his
wife, but they sound hollow and mock
when they exhibit no sign of ceas-
ng their war against the administra-
ion. Vice-President Arthur has said
hat 'life is all too short for the graft
ication of revenges." SO we also be-
ieve, But stalwartism ia simply
striving for the means to crafty its
ll-~conceived hatred. Were it other
wise the breach at Albany would be
promptly healed, and stalwartism
would be heard of no more.
From all this it will be seen that
he north and south poles are not more
distinct than arc republicanism and
'talwartism. The one represents the
the other only aspiring indi-
vldual's; the IL has accomplished a
great work, the other has done moth
ng that can stand to its credit; the
me is great and liberal, the other is
selfish; the one seeks the good
IF the whole people, the other cares
nothing ave the qualification of
is own unhallowed ambition. The
country has grown tired of stalwart-
and it's pernicious influence.
Should it die the death tomorrow no
nan would shed a tear or mourn its
fate.
In the above remarks we must not
be understood as attacking the origi-
nal use of the word ''stalwartism." 1t
is only since "stalwartism, as a re-
publican adjective, has been'preempted
and monopolized by Conkling and his
followers, and since a murderer has
protection under it's ngis, that
it has come to be placed in opposition,
by thoughtful and patriotic minds, to
genuine, unseltish and patriotic re-
publicanism.