The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-06-25
THE SITUATION.

The political situation remains unchanged.
Ex.sepntors Conkling and Patt, are aO far
from the realization of their hopes Of return
t. the Senate, as they were at the commence
ment of the struggle. AS soon as the trouble
began Grant came hurrying home from
Mexico to aid his old ally Conkling. The
s:alwarts had implicit confidence in the
great "Third Termer's" ability to pour oil on
troubled waters and heal the breach in the
party, and they viewed his rotdrn with great
satisfaction. But now they have changed
their minds. No sooner had Grant landed
on American soil than he began 10 talk
The once reserved and thoughtful General,
had developed into voluable conversation
alist, who delighted M interviews and was
pleased to cut and slash his enemies in
way which, to say the least, was indiscreet.
What he said and the way he said IL, acted
on the opponents Of Conkling like red rag
on mad bull 1t put them IN towering
passion and intensified the bitterness exist
ing between the two factions of the party.
The Stalwarts realize this, and are now hard
at work trying to keep the talkative Gener-
al quiet, the while wishing he had not been
called from his Mexicon railway enterprises
10 take hand ia the fight.
The truth is, that Grant like Conkling
has lost his head. He is bitterly disap-
pointed man, vindlctively disposed toward
the man who captured the Chicago Conven-
ton and blasted forever his ambitious Presi-
dental projects, and he lacks the good sense
TO see that every hateful fling at his oppon-
ents adds fuel TO the flame Of dissension and
damages the chances of himself and hit
friends. 1t is war 10 the death on both sides
Each faction is determined that the othel
shall not win, and the ultimate result car
only be utter defeat of the party. No con
cessions will be made. The eight has gon'
TOO far and no truce that will bring the dis
cordant elements together, can be patched
up now. The blame for this thing has beel
laid on the broad shoulders Of the Secretar,
+ OF State. he is accused of influencing Gar
fields actions in the matter ofappointments
with the direct intention Of atironting Conk
ling and the coterie Of politicians that sur
round him to repay in part, at last, some c
the old grudge he bears him. But this &C
cusation is wrong. President Garfield
alone to blame for all the trouble. Wit
supreme confidence in his own ability, h
thought to harmonize the party by dvidin
the patronage in his own way, and he ha
signally failed. What he believed would b
accepted as a peace offering, has proved
perfect firebrand of discord.
Unqnestiunobly President Garfield an
Mr.. Blaine are in accord on the subject {
strengthening the hands of the AdministrG
ton, but that the latter can influence th
former in any way is absurd. Garfield
ambitious and like his predecessors, was Il
sooner elected Chief Magistrate of the NJ
tion than he set to work to fix things to max
himself his own successor. His method h,
proved failure and resulted in a QUAR-
which has no parallel in the history of pt
litical party. Neither faction can GRACEFUL
recede from its position, and all must {
down in the general crash which is impen,
ing. The trouble in the Republican ranl
has come sooner than we thought it woul
but its results are no more disastrous. 1t hG
all along been forseen that the men who, |
wholesale corruption, had kept the par
alive for the last few years, must sooner
later disagree. but that they would disagr
80 thoroughly, when their own reputation
and the success of their party are involve
surprises even their bittercst opponents. {
the other hand the Democratic party W
never stronger than at the present time, al
nothing but the most willful mismanag
ment can cause its defeat in "a. The disho
esty of 1875 can not be repeated, and anot
er fraudulent President like Hayes or p
litcal trimmer like Garfield can never aga
hope 10 fill position which one disbonor
and the other is dishonoring.