Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-06
STALWARTISM SUPREME.
TRUE INWARDNESS OF KEIFER'S
SUCCESS.
The Ha1f-Breeds Routed - Where
COnkling Got In His WOrk-The
New Head of the House and His
PredecessOr-Randa Big Bee.

OOhAAAHS UOt III HIS w OTk-1ne
New Head of the House and His
PredecessOr-Randa Big Bee.
WASHINGTON, December 4.-Once more let it
be stated that the fact that the hand Of the
stalwart rules in the camp of the Republicans
is more and more evident every day. The
Speakership business was an additional indi-
cation Of the supremacy of stalwartism.
Kasson, of Iowa. was the ablest candidate in
the field. Hiscock, of New York, who belongs
to that wing in Republican politics known as
the half breed, was not half a bad
man. Next to Kasson he carried
the most brains, and was the best qualified
for the position. Kasson took the start at the
lead and held it very well until the stalwart
members Of the Republican party outside of
the House began to take hand in the fight.
The thing that beat him was simply his con-
nection with the Hayes administration, or
rather alleged administration. He was ap-
pointed by Hayes Minister to Austria The
stalwarts revolted at anything that even
smelt Of Hayes. So they would not unite
upon him even though he was
the ablest candidate in the field. His connec-
ton with HaYesism was his damning fault.
hlscock was killed because he was a half
breed and had fought Conkling and Platt in
New York. All the stalwart Senators-Logan
and Cameron at the head-and New York's
two stalwa s-ex-Senators Platt and Conkling
with a bobtail or the many Stalwart mem
bers OF the House, went against Hiscock and
knitted him as they had put the stiletto in Kas-
son. They then cast around and found Keifer,
OF Ohio. Keifer is a man Of very ordinary
abilities, but he has the Sunlnlun bonun Of
contemDoraneous Republican politics on his
side. He has always been stalwart and was
never tainted with either Hayseism nor ever
supported Garfield as against Conklng and
Platt. He weighs many pounds and is beefy
But he was stalwart and has been given the
Speakership His avoirdupois is about the only
noticeable characteristic that stands out prom
inently in his character, either mentally or ply
sicaily. But overlapping all the other forces
at work for him was the influence of President
Arthur. The President did not want any but
stawart for Speaker. He wanted no Hayes
Republican or anY one who had ever had to do
with Hayes or half-breed in the Speakers
chair. So he let his stalwart lieutenants pick
out q man for their candidate and he then
made that man in the person of Keifer the
administration candidate. Where the msjori-
Y Is OF the same political faith as
the President, it is always perfectly
the latter may give his countenance
to will in all such contests be the winner So
Keifer, the stalwart, has won The half breeds
are again squelched. and the ktalwsrts once
more sing victory over the smaller faction of
the party. But the victory was not accom-
plished without some concessions. In order to
secure certain Conservative" Republican
votes for Keifer the Republican stalwarts had
to trade of, in that they would put McPher-
son, OF Pennsylvania, into the Clerkship. 1t
is hard to tell really what Mcpherson
P.snut,1osp Is. except that that he is a partisan
trim pretty well between the two fsctions of
the Republican party without getting exactly
into either. He has however been more Of
conservative than q stalwart. That the
StaIWArt9 should COnC616 m in Orda fo
buy thereby votes for Keifer was a concession
but not so great one as to cause the anti
stalwarts any great hilarity. When McPher-
son fully realzesI that staIwartism is at the
head OF the class in Repubcsnsm he will be
as great stalwart as any Of them
But it does not matter much
what Mcpherson is. He is very small
man. who has managed by personal advertis-
ing to skip from one place to another in the
public service and always carry with him an
impression on the public mind that he really
over the Speakership. He worked hard for
Kasson. KaSson was the Blaine candidate;
and he was beaten. Mr.. Blame will. therefore,
carry with him into his retirement from pub
lie life another defeat-the more hitter be-
cause his old enemy, Roscoe Conk-
ing, had big hand in it. Mr.. Blaine
who will soon have 'ex-SecretarY of State
before his name in the public prints will in all
likelihood bob up four years from now as a
Presidential candidate if he succeeds in his
Establishments upon the South. Otherwise he
u has had
his opportunities. and when the goal of his
great ambition was about to have been reached
had fr1ttered them away Let us get back to the
officers OF the House, however. BrownIew Of
tennessee. who is a very weak sister, is the
only man from the South who figures on the
elective roll. He is doorkeeper by
the grace of the Republican caucus Colonel
Jack Brown, who figured tn the near end Of
the fight as q candidate for that position, with.
drew in favor of Brownlow before the ballot
ing began. Ia consideration of that with
drawal Brownlow is to give Colonel Brown
something good. The other officers who are
to come in as successors to the present set of
Democratic officers of the House do not in
their aggregate importance warrant a para
graph.
TIE TWO SPEAKERS.
Between ex-Speaker Randall, his imme-
diate predecessor, and Keifer, there will
be many points of difference. Keifer
is heavy, slow, and possesses no
Yiry and chuck full of brains. But predict
that k-ifer will despite the drawbacks stated,
make much better Speaker of the House for
his party than Randall ever made for the
Democratic party. One reason for this will
probably be that Keifer has no Presidential
aspirations Randall had. man with Presi-
Dental aspirations is not fit to lead any
section OF a party. He is always looking to
public opinion for applause and neglects his
duties, and then again Randall was "in" with
the Republicans to a certain extent. He never
commanded the full support OF the Democrats
shat he was selling out the party" In fact,
he shaped everything to do good to Randall,
and left party behind him. Kefer is a man
who will ever have his party in view.
Although by no means as brilliant or fer
tile in resources as Randall he will
make Speaker who will do ten times as much
in his position as the officer next to the Presi.
dent for his party as Randall ever Gid. Ran
dali is type OF men in the Demo cratic party
to whom are to be accorded its many defeats
men who always subserYe party to personal
considerations, Such men In the Republican
party-but there are no such men ia the Re-
publican party except in dissenting factions
CARP FOR GEORGIA.
DR.. II. H Cary. of LaGrange President of
the Georgia Fish Commission, is in the city
He Is here to take an installment of young carp
to Georgia, to be distributed where they will
do the most good. DR.. Cary has had several
interviews with Professor Baird President of
the United States Fish Commission, and has
given him very encouraging account of the
results which have been obtained by the intro
duction Of carp into Georgia. The young fish
distributed in Georgia have done better than in
any other State. DR.. Carey is enthusiastic on
this subject. He takes more interest in il than
any other man would, think. He will this time
only ship to Atlanta about 500 or 1000 young
carp, as the exhibition and the immense busi-
ness attendant thereupon makes it doubtful
Atlanta without dangerous delays. Being such
an excellent food fish, and growing so rapidly
without any great care, the carp is destined to
be an important factor in domestic economy,
POTOMAC.