Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-06-16

BY THOMAS CALLAHAN.

BY THOMAS CALLAHAN.
The writer is q Republican, and will
not be accused Of taking any delight In
the condition Of things cxtant at that
ancient borough on the Hudson river.
The deadlock ut Albany, New York,
is simply the deadlo Of the National
Convention at Chicago In 1850, which
has reached Albany by the way Of the
United States Senate ut Washingtou,
and, like any other bad egg, has not
been improved by transportation, nor
by being kept q year.
The principal change tn the matter
is that the trouble has beep removed
from a national arena to the floor Of
State Legislature, but with = certainty
that the results be they what they may
will at once assume a national import
ance. The row Is entirely inside Of the
Republican party. and is an important
chapter In the history of that organixa-
ton.
| At Cincinnati. I'm 1876, James G.
Blaine was. more completely than any
other one man, the exponent Of the Re
publican party proper, that 10, Of that
element which, with head erect and
shoulders square, sternly faced every
disaster, and promptly improved every
advantage, until It fully re-establssbe,i
the national authority over our whole
territory, and vindicated the unity Of
our nation. The other candidates,
whilst they had among their following
some of that element referred to above,
led mainly tho camp followers OF that
party. A temporary deadlock result
ed. But o. p. Morton, who bitterly
hated Blaine for having taken the
Northwest from him, led q rush In ia
vor of Hayes. Among Blsine's follow
ing, whilst it was mainly iron, there
was some miry clay, which In the last
rush was washed away. Blaiue's
strength ravelled badly.
At Chicago, In 1850, the best cx-
ponent of the Republican party proper
was u. 8. Grant, whilst although the
other candidates may have had solne VI
tn at element in their following, Il was
mainly composed Of something else.
A bad deadlock resulted. Blaine, who
hated Grant for having taken the lead
ership of the Republican party away
from him, and preferring y possible
Secretaryship to an impossible Presi-
dency, headed q rush for Garfield.
Grants strength only ravellcd 70 the
extent of five votes.
One great virtue In Grants character
defeated him at Chicago. Although,
like every other man, he has made bad
blunders occasionally, yet he has never
blundered twice In the same way. As
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sonal knowledge Of tho character Of cv-
cry applicant for Office, and being mis-
led by the representations Of those who
he supposed knew the partiee, he nd
mits that he made bad appointments.
In case of his nomination, his election
would have followed; for he would have
controlled the element represented by
3O6, that 10, the Republican party prop
er, and would have controlled largo
share Of the beet material Of the Demo
cratic party. He would thus have
stood the exponent OF o new party
composed Of the best materials Of the
two old ones which had preceded it.
Under this arrangement the camp fol-
lowers of the Republican party would
have found their occupation gone. No
man who had deceived Grant once
would have been allowed TO approach
him again.
| Upon the election Of Garfield it re-
quired no prophetic power 10 foretsll .
deadlock on the floor Of the United
States Senate, rs 30 many Republican
Senators had to be chosen under tho
same influences which had produced
the deadlock Mt Chicago In 1880.
When the deadlock came In the 6en-
ate il should have been kept there. The
designations of Messrs. Conkling and
Platt, or as some people have ill-natur-
edly put 1t, Mr.. Conkliug's resignation
of his two seatsin the Senate, was bad
blunder, for which no amount or bad
faith on the part Of the President can
furnish Justification. When the peo-
pie of New York, scting by their Leg
islature, sent Messrs. Conkling and
Piatt to the u. s. Senate, they sent them
to stay and look to the interests Of the
nation through fair weather ald foul.
with the understanding that II they
needed the instruction and advice OF
their constituency In any given case,
there are ways In which that instruc-
ton and advice can be properly given.
| 1t Is to be feared that among the states
manlike virtues Of Messrs. .ConklIng and
| Plat, that indispensabl be requisite ofsuc-
4 cess in difficult work, q stubborn and
gritty patience, In not prominent. In
1 this they are unlike their great leader.
| 1t has long been the proud boagt that
n Stalwart never bolts. The Resignation
of Conkiing and Platt was the worst
kind Of bolt under the forms Of law.
| No matter what may be the present
results to the individuals Immediately
involved, and they can scarcely be benz
eficial. the general plan of operations
will not he interferred with materially.
Field Marshal Blucher won for him
self, Justly, the reputation Of . great
| general by adherIng to the line Of opera
tions agreed.upon by him and Lord We'll
lington, Ia spite of the battle Of Ligny.
Plans were changed I'm some Of their
details, but the great objective points
i were secured.
The year 1884 will not be materially
affected by what In either done or not
done at Albany In 1881. The formation
of new political party out o5 the two
old ones will goon. The nations sense