, 1881-07-15
THE OUTCOME OF IT.

The remaIkaDie unduINiItS Win
which the newspaper press and other
ex2onen,s of public opinion all over
the country characterize the attempt
ed assassination Of President Gar.
field as an indirect and secondary
result of Conklingism in New York,
must strike all observing minds as
somewhat noteworthy. In fact it
unfailingly indicates a crystalization
of public sentiment against that
species of rebellion known as 'boss-
ISM" Our Catholic friends were not
much amiss when they declared all
rebellion against the exercise of the
constitutional powers of the Presi-
dent to be rebellion against God and
contrary to the scrip,ural injunction
to always respect the powers that be.
Under our system of government
there has been growing disposition,
among ambitious and selfish men, to
each build up a power peculiar to
himself. Roscoe Conkling has been
appropriately styled the cap sheaf of
this class. Vaunting to power in
his own state through the exercise of
abilities that ough. to distinguish
any man in any country, he used his
position TO further selfish ends bv
securing the preferment of subordi-
mates upon condition alone of their
devotion to his personal interests by
aiding in carrying out his every plan.
Men who could be his intimate
friends, or hope for any treatment
from him other than that of unre,
lenting opposition, must prove their
fitness in his eyes by surrendering
their manhood to his dictation and
blindly following his leading. Oper-
ating upon such a policy, he finally
brought his state to the humiiating
position OF having a member Of the
u. 5. Senate who resigned his high
Office for no ether reason than be-
cause his principal told him to.
Nay, even more, the United States
was put to shame by its Vice Presi
dent lending himself apart 20 his
masters disgraceful attempts to
break down the power of the ad
ministration-even expressing de.
sire to resign HIS Office too, just be-
cause the master whistled and the
spaniel must f'llow. Platt, as sena-
tor, was Condling's creature, simply
because the members of the Lecis
tature, picked out by the "boss" in
return for abject subservieney to
him, must needs vote according to
instructions fol U. S. Senator. No
man to-day, perhaps, is more hearth
ly despised and pitied in our nation
than I. g. Platt, and Arthur is re.
garded in much the sanse light be-
cause the republican party, in a mis-
taken endeavor to conciliate the ar,
rogant "Duke of Utica" named the
satellite as its candidate for the see
ond place on the Presidential ticket.
Concessions have been made to
'bossism" until it has grown to gi-
gantic proportions. What would
have been easily eradicated from
our political system now refuses to
be crushed without an effort that
will cause great eommotion.
But the people have at last be-
come tired of this kind of thing.
The sore is ripe for the lance, and
physician Garfield has just the nerve
and skill to make good job of it.
The patient naturally feels some pain
and temporary Inconvenience, but
will feel immeasurably better after
the operation is over and the system
is purified. The attempted murder
of our chief executive may hasten
the result; indeed it promises to.
II this be true, the country may re-
joice because of the bringing of good
out of evil.