National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-11-12
The Sheen and the Goats.

Klux Klans in 1872 in opposition to the
reelection of General Grant, or in having
since that time striven to vindicate the
treason by falsely pretending to regard
him as dangerous man? is every Re-
publican who exercised his privilege OF
freedom of choice last year by favoring
General Grant for the presidency to be
set off with tho goatsP And can nc
man hope to be counted sheep un.
less he bawled in the anti-third-term
chorus or helped peddle the tracts
which were scattered broadcast in
the interest of rival aspirants? The
syndicate of great daily newspapers, be.
meath the wepht of whose malign sup
port Horace Greeley was crushed in 1872
and whose clamor for Mr.. Blaine has
| twice rendered his nomination impossi-
bic, are impressed with the idea that
there is not room enough in the same
party for them and for the men who ia
vored the nomination of General Grant
If this be really SO, then they will have
to go. If they can find another victim
like Greeley around whom to rally, and
can coax the poor frightened Bourbons to
join hands with them, they had better
get up another Liberal boom and mire
down as they did before,
The question as to which are the sheer
and which the goats of the Republi-
can party is what the Reverend Mr.
Nasty would call question of "stand.
pints." If the division is to be made by
the apostate Republicans of 1872, who
have ever since tried to defend their
treaChery by slandering General Grant
then the side of the sheep would be the
least desirable. The mercenary motives
which mainly inspired the so-called Lib
eral movement of 1872 were the same as
those which were the foundation OF
doughface-ism in pro-slavery days. We
admit the sincerity of many of the fol-
lowers in that movement but its leaders
and instigators were as sorry band Of
sorcheads and place-huntersa rs ever vexed
the public ear with their grievances and
their greed.
We object to the classification of Re-
publicans. All men are equals in unfor-
fcited rights. II is sheer impotence for
those who still bear the stripes inflicted
upon them in 1872 by the Republican
party, led by General Grant, to be con-
stantly whining about the third-term adj
vocates. 1t is unmanly and indecent for
those who in 1880 so vilfed General
Grant that they fear his resentment to
now complain because the President can
not share such feelings. As the time for
the meeting Of Congress approaches
we observe outcroppings in GER
tain semi-Republican quarters of q
queruous disposition. The third term,
third-termers and Grant men APP
Cabinet to be selected by President Ar
thur is their theme. He seems to be act
ing without the permission of the gong
beaters. This they do not like. They
think they ought to appoint the Cabinet
of the President, and that they ought also
to direct his own movements, his words,
and his thoughts. They inSist upon
choosing for the President his adj
vlsers and his friends. In good
time these oflicious and ridiculous
people will find that the President has no
desire to avoid the hostility of those who
have no intention to be pleased "Peace
on earth to men of good will is the cor
rect translation of the words which
heralded the Christian era. There can be
no peace with men of evil intentions. II
is probably not known to any man who
will constitute the Cabinet of the Presi-
dent, and it is proof ola contentious spirit
for any one to begin to quarrel with some
thing which he only thinks may happen.
If the choice should fall upon men all of
whom respect and esteem General
Grant no harm would thereby come
to the Republic, nor would fresh
cutlery about thirdterm excite anything
but ridicule for those who were silly
enough TO raise it,
So far as we are able to understand the
President he does not himself believe in
dividing the party into sheep and goats
He is not likely, therefore, to be particu
lar as to whether all of his Cabinet shall
come from one side of the imaginary line
drawn by chronic disturbers of the peace
or whether some shall be by them re-
garded rs sheep and Others as goats. I'll,
may, however, be safely counted on tc
guard against selecting any sheep il
VOLTS clothing. Perhaps as this fac
dawns upon the croakers they may de
spair of having a friend at court, anc
| therefore lose all interest in the matter