The daily gazette., 1881-06-15
WTDHH5DAT. JUNE Is. issl.

R7u uUb ~ Inc 0oparblncntc VI Bovorn-
J. nent ct Washington, creating . heavy
diversion from the party, and the quar-
rel between the Stalwarts and anti
third termers, Of which the resigna-
tion and proposed reelection Of Sena-
tors Conkling and Piatt, partakes,
animositiss have sprnng mp in nearly
every State over the scramble for
Offices, State or National, until the
] whole party beside being divided in
! s2Apinion or National issues is beset
/. with difficulties in every direction.
General Grant has espoused the cause
of Conkling and Platt, and openly de-
I olares that the Safe Of New York is
lost 10 the Republican party, unless
these gentlemen are reelected to the
y. ,A Senate or Otherwise reconciled;
!, while Mr.. Blaine and the President
and other administration leaders quite
q confidently declare that the return
Of Conkiing and Platt to the Senate
is sure 10 result in open war upon the
admInistration. Evidently Mr.. Conk-
ling prefers the adjournment of the
New York legislature and leaving the
United States Senate in the control of
the Democrats to tho election OF
what he terms the s.haf breeds,'' or
administration Republicans. g
In Pennsylvania the difficulties have
appeared quite AZ lrreconcilable. The
Camerons and anti. Cameron people are
at daggers' points while in Philadel-
phia, without the assistance Of which
tlia State cannot he carried against
the Democrats, the two factions of the
Republican party are hostile to each |
other, the Reform party preferring the |
election. of Democrats to q continu-
ance OF the corruption growing out OF
the management Of the Gas Trust,
which the anti reformers defend. |
i. In our own city and State the di-
visions in the party are 80 deep rooted
that ON every occasion Of an import
ant primary meeting the result is an
open quarrel. The bone of conten-
sion 10 not easily described; neither Is
It pleasant to seek out these animosi.
ties. Doubtless they have their rise
in desire on the part of the Ems" to
retain their Offices, and an equally
strong desire on the part OF the 'souts''
to get in Office. Civil service Reform to
one class means that they shall not be |
disturbed /; but the other class will not
see It in that light SO long as they are
kept out. Mr.. Garfield !, has few
friends to reward, and, therefore, he
does not like .sCivil Service Reform'
aS defined BY the Tins" and it ID
altogether probable he win be disposed |
to make changes in tho Post-offioe and
the collectorships here. To prevent
this the office-holders endeayor to
control all The primaries--they are
mon that are not used - submission
and humility, and further know tbatl
to submit quietly 10 to give up all
hores Of further continuance in Office
they only hope 70 retain office by |
showing > determined purpose to hold |
onor fight. Hence 1t Is We find that the |
Repubsicon is calling for q meeting Of |
the party and asking that the office.
holder shall take ..back Seats" and /
now organization effected. Here is
what the organ proposes a
"Lst q public meeting of the Re-
publican party be called in The Insti.
tute Hnilding or In the Opera House,
presided ever By some gentleman who
has nexer talEen syery aetiya part in |
politics, who is capable and honesl.
and ip whom all parties have implicit |
confidence. Let this presiding officer |
be mutually agreed upon by Messrs. |
Higgins, Bird, Pickels. Baker, Bach, |
Coyle and other leaders Of both wings. |
We may be asked why we have ex-
cluded Office holders fiom the list we /
have mentioned. We answer, we have
done 70 purposely. In this nsw or
ganixation let office holders step TO
the resr for the Time being. Let the
people who are not Office holder recog-
nize the movement. There are othe,
just asgood and tried Republicans !.
Messrs. Pyle, McMuileu, Thompson
Stroud, Bye, Hawkins, Rudolph, Do
wees, .0Cnlbert, s Roberts, Smith. |
bwiggstt, and others whom we might |
name. ~ IA i s II .s4i.5 ht1
That seems all fair for one side.
But these active party man do not like |
such prescription. The Repubgieam |
does mot stop here. But proposes 70 |
set all rules at defiance. It proposes
to make 'sbon-flre'' OF the rules of
the pafty-to bury them "out OF slght,'
and make others. Bat who is to make
them, asks the majority faction--,he
oficeholdersf
The Nssss joins It's Radical CO. Ia.
bofer, and mcnrns over the divisions
most dismally. II says:
SIN the coarse OF years there ha.
6 own mp between Republicans ii th;s m
/, ats . feeling Of hostility and bitter.
y - that moro than 0utweiqhs the on
p sition brought to bear aeainst tha X
q umuuo0 anAtnvx rtr "no