The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-20
The Political Outlook.

| Perhaps there has been no period in the his.
tory of American politics so one. sided, corrupt
and obnoxious as the present. Our govern.
ment is run by hungry pack OF unprncipled,
INSCRIPTIONS office seekers who thrive and fat.
ten at the public expense, doing little or moth,
Ing for the people who arc severely taxed to
keep flush the public fund. The 300 "braves"
of the Chicago Convention, the advocates en-.
dorsers and supporters of Caesarism; the
Spartan band" and their American Leonidas
of New York, are striking evidences that the
republican party of today is fast sinking I'M.
der the weight Of its own rottenness.
| 1t Is too corrupt to keep rebellion down In
| Is own ranks; the manifested will of the ma
|jority will not satisfy It's leaders. COnkllng,
Arthur and expresident Grant made up their
minds that their portion Of the spoil was too
small, the division was Unfair and came to
the conclusion that the government was IN the
hands Of very dishonest and dangerous men
They therefore deemed it duty incumbent
upon them to form an American Triumvlrate
and take iorcible possession of the government
and run 1t IN the interest of the office holders
or as it was run when one of their own brave
members was chief engineer. But the people
were not ripe for such despOtism, and the
scheme failed The next step TO which their
vaulting ambition was directed was to make
fast to New York and hurl the old Empire
State in the face of the administration, and
the editorials blown out by the volcanic fires
Of that heated contest no doubt eliminated in
the attempted assassination Of President Gar
field, q man whom the nation could not afford
to lose. He was the choice Of the people; ii
was the duty Of every man, whether democrat
| IN oto Ix,h han, hu.,
government "for the people, by the people and
of the people," then we the people ought to
stand by that government We believe Gar.
field TO be an honest man and did that which
he thought to be right, and the only fault the
Conklingites could and against him was his
honesty" his integrity lay too heavy on their
shoulders, they could not endure it and pulled
out No doubt Conkling is man Of ability,
keen active aud alert as politician, but he is
Just as unprinciped and dishonest as he is in.
tellIgent and smart The trouble was he was
not used To dealing with honest men and there,
fore failed to agree with President Hayes and
his successor, President Garfield. But what
prompted Chester A. Arthur to mingle in the
senatorial contest at Albany He above al
others ought to remain neutral In affairs of
that character. he was raised from dlsre-
putable loafer to the vice. presidency Of the
United States, as a peace offering. Nothing
else could ever have heaped these honors up.
on him. He was kicked out Of the custom
house of New York because he was rascal
and every way incompetent TO control the
thieves under his employ. He was accused OF
receiving bribes, keeping men on his pay roll
who rendered no service whatever TO the gov.
eminent, negecting his duties, increasing the
expenses OF his office while the collections con.
tinually were diminished, and upon that evil
dence he was removed from office. twas ev
ident he was either rogue and grossly abused
bis trust or fool and not responsible tor his
Official mistakes But as bitter a pill as he
was he was forced down the throat Of the re
publican party. and should President Garfield
Idle from the effects of the assassin's wound the
Republican party will find him mighty heavy
dose Of physic. They would like 70 spew him