The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-05-05
Some Timely Questions,


Six months ago the Republican party
was wild with joy. The glad news
leaped from town TO town: Garfield was
elected. Has the party changed its
minds Is it sorry that its candidate was
chosen? Not at all. The only diEeulty
10 that some men, who could not be- cleo
ted themselves, think that the President
belongs to them, as part of their live
stock, because they did not .reacherUusly
strive TO make Democrat the chief ruler
Of this land. Jet solemn Senators aud
long-faced party leaders are talking day
oy day Of the necessity OF compromise
aud harmony, in order TO 'ssave tho
party" lie save 1t from what? From
The effects OF it's own victory? Have these
men forgotten that the President was
elected by the people Of the United
States, and not by one or two Senators?
Two months ago Republicans were full
If joy again. The oath Of Office had b en-
taken il peace by the man Of the peo-
Pies choice, aud a grand inaugural adj
dress was hailed from sea to sea. The
people saw therein the honest aims and
The great thoughts Of the staunch and
sterling man who brought rare powers
aud ripe craftsmanship to the service of
the country. No ADLER or better man, 1t
was said, has been President since the
early days. Was 1t all a mistake? There
has been one nomination made which
does not please one Senator. Is that the
final test Of craftsmanship? Does the
chosen President become unworthy Of
trust because one Senator, or one Sena-
tor and half, is not quite satisfied?
| Have the people lost all that they
shouted for, has the Republican party
found its fruits of victory turn to Dead
Sea apples al its lips, unless Senator
can have "his primacy recognized?"
The gentlemen at Washington NAV
forget that the people have something to
10 with this matter. The Republican
voters have some rights. They did not
elect James A. Garfield to be any mans
clerk or underling. The people thought
him tit man for President. And now
they want him to be President, in deed
and in truth. Let him use ,honestly and
fearlessly, all the power tnat the votes
OF millions have given him. If he does,
the gentlemen who are trying to make
him resign TO them nine. tenths of that
power will find that the people have
so netting to say about that.
1t was said of the Democratic party
4 that II did not deserve TO have a man Of
brains for it's leader. Is the Republican
party past having bit of real manhood
in the White House? What despicabl
thing IL would be having taken an oath
to fill faithfully and well grand and
! high Office, to parcel 1t out TO thirty
eight Senators, that each might do with
his fraction of it as he pleased. No man
# strong and noble character will ever
take the Presidency on these terms. II
the people want clerk, dummy, or a
Iay-fgure in the White House, they car,
find one anywhere. If they want man,
they will have to uphold and sustaln
him.
The Republicans have right to claim
from their chosen President strict fideli-
ty to certain duties. But he has right
to claim much from them. Fair dealing
calm and candid judgment, hearty and
loyal support in his discharge of every
duty according TO his convictions. he ba.
right to claim from the voters who
+ placed on him heavy load of respop-
sibility. Think, then, Republicans. II
your course towards the President has
been just to him or to yourselves. He is
the same man whose election made Won
glad; in what has he tailed you? The
o credit Of the country was at stake. and
n already the financial plans of the ad.
# ministration prove marvellous success
: Purity of administration was promIssd
and needed, and already gross frand,
1t which had lived through two Presiden
Ia tia1 terms are rooted up. The most nm
. friendly critics do not deny that thus IA
70 the course ofthe administration ia
earned high praise. Yet Republican
Senators are carping and pickering
"a What is the matter? Out of many az
pointments Of men confessedly worth,
J. and able, one does not suit the leadeI
70 of faction in this State. Well; which
It did the Republican voters decide to trus
and pl dyed themselves to uphold
y Roscoe Conkling or James A. Garfield
Is it not the business of Republican
voters to see that their Senators In tn
e chronic hunger tor patronage and powe
7, which has become the curse Of politics
~ life, do not rob good President of hi
y chances OF usefulness2 II seems that III
ID issue is Joined, u the people want govern
ID ment by Senatorial bosses, let then
countenance by their silence the attemr
u Of senators to usurpa power which doe
not belong to them. E5Ifs
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