National Republican., 1881-09-19
Population Of The National Capital. 10000.
Democratic Spiders and Republican
IyIipa

Democratic Spiders and Republican
Flies.
The most versatile newspaper in the
United States is our Dcmocratic-wc beg
pardon, Our what-is-it-neighbo the Post.
1t came down upon Washington few
years ago like q wolf on the fold. 1t had
blood in its eye, and the Republican
party was the victim of its hot wrath.
The sins of the Republican leaders had
long enough been unwhipped of a Demo-
cratic organ at the Capital. For real old
fashioned, brass-mounted, copperhead
Democracy the Post was perhaps the most
uproarious and uncompromsing of all its
tribe. 1t was the observed of all OBJ
servers, the gloss of Democratic fashion
and the mould of hide-bound partisan
form. 1t could not endure the mild and
non-partisan administration of President
Hayes. Its gorge rose at the mention of
his proper title, and with undated hate
it withered him with its plain "Mis-
ter" until the last syllable of his
term. AS for such names as those of
Grant and Conkling, they were ever
ITO the Post what the red cloth is to
to contain itself while they were under
discussion. When General Garfield was
nominated for the Presidency this fierce
exponent of modern Democracy aban-
doned all remorse. 1t drew the sword and
threw away the scabbard. 1t raved and
ragged. The fountains of its great deep
were broken up, and upon the head of
our candidate came down the torrents of
its terrific dcnunciation. Credit Mobiier,
De Golyer pavement, and all the kindred
calumnies of the time, though long be-
fore exploded, were made to do duty in
its columns alongside of the Morey letter
forgery in the campaign of SANDER through
which james A. Garfield made his way
to the presidential chair.
Now the Post prints certificates of its
good character rs the organ of Repub-
lican administration, appearing to come
from Republicans. Perhaps the Post is
imposed upon, and the letters are not
from Republicans of even the sham
variety. Perhaps the frisky writer's, who
claim to be delighted Republican Depart
ment clerks, are really thick-and-thin
Democrats, with which class the Depart
ments swarm. Or it may be that such eflu-
Gions emanate from Democrats or their
Half-Brced political paramours, who are
' outs" trying to break into some office
through the Posts political influence.
In this connection let us say few
words concerning the illicit relations
(which are known to exist between the
bourbon Democracy and certain elements
Donce Republican, but which have so pros
1ituted themselves to Democratic uses in
exchange for Democratic aid for personal
lcnds that they have no political virtue
remaining. The world does not know Of
these things, because attention has not
been called to them. The proofs are easy
10 produce. The circumstances and facts
ran be so grouped as to demonstrate the
perfidy of some who desire to stand well
with the Republican masses of the
country. Coalitions between Republic
can indihierentism and aggressive Bour-
bonism have been made, by the terms of
which Republicans were to aid in main
iaining Solid South in exchange for
Bourbon aid to promote personal and re-
vengeful schemes within the Republican
party The day may come when to ex-
pose these rotten and disgraceful alliances
will be high duty ana necessary purl-
hcation Better would it be if those con-
Eerned in them would cease to do evil
and learn to do well. The high contract
sng parties in these intrigues despise and
cheat each other. The Republican aid
which the Bourbons looked for in Nir-
ginia is not forthcoming, and Bourbon
aid will never be given to opponents ex-
eept to enable Republicans to destroy
each other.
. The coddling now going on between
ihe fox of the Post and few cackling
geese about town is the humble but legit-
mate offspring Of the unlawful union be-
tween shrcwd Bourbons and dishonest
Republicans. The baby is very small, it
is true but its existence proves the oiiense
we have charged.
! We wish to inquire of the Republicans,
high and low, who are always coquetting
with the Democracy, where they find
their reward? They are always splitting
the difference with the enemy. Pray,
when did he ever return the compliment?
president Garfield is the warm friend of
Governor Foster, of Ohio, and greatly de-
sircs his reelection. Is thePosfs hostility
10 him the sign whereby the pinchbeck
Republicans hereabouts know that paper
10 be an Administration organ? The
President greatly desires the success of
the Liberals in Virginia Does the Post
aud him to accomplish that desire? In
what single particular does the Post re-
Grain from antagonizing General Garfeld's
administration? We do not ask the ques-
tion seriously. Everybody knows that
such Democratic papers only seek to gull
q few simpletons who wear the Republi-
can uniform into exchanging it for the
Bourbon livery. Such fellows had better
avoid THE REPUBLICAN, 1t will never suit
them.
A Two-Horsc Act.
If the spirit of Bourbonism is to be ex-
orcised from thiscountry it must be when
Northern Republicans cease to be inn
1oro1 unon nv tha false nratpnSns and