The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-08-27
Republican CONSERVATION.


Since the morning of July 2 the coun-
try has been intensely excited over the
attempted assassination of President
Carte d. No sooner had the awful
crime been committed than Half-Breed
and Stalwart organs and bosses set
about constructing theory as to the
cause that led up to the crime. The
first idea suggested was that the at
tempted assassination was the result OF
conspiracy; that Guiteau's hand had
been raised against the life of the Pres
ident by forces put in operation by the
Stalwart faction of the Republican
party. and this view of the case was
strengthened by the declaration of the
assassin. He said: II am Stalwart Of
the Stalwarts.'' "The death of Gen.
eral Garfield is a political necessity"
Arthur is now President" The Half
Breed faction of the Republican party
at once caught up the words of the
murderous wretch and suspicious,
deadly as hooded cobras, came forth
and fastened their fangs upon the Stall
wart faction of the Republican party,
nor TO this hour have they let go their
hold Arthur and Conkling. the repre-
sentatives of the Stalwart faction, were
spoken of distinctly and referred to by
innuendoes in way indicative of the
most shocking malignity, and suggest
i've of the most direful Interpretation.
Republican organs and bosses saw at
once that that line of suspicion and
argument would not do; that it
would necessarily lead to an ir-
reyocable decree of death 10 Republic
anism. by whose fierce fires of fac
tional hate terrible crime had been
fashioned, perfected, and finally per-
petrated. As result, the idea of con-
spiracy was sought to be tabooed. and
the insanity dodge was brought for
ward and is row being harped upon by
the organs and bosses. The purpose
of this new departure is to obscure, as
far as possible, the crimes of Republi-
canism; to prevent, if possible, thor
ough and exhaustive investigation into
Republican methods to obtain and
maintain power. 1t must not be for
gotten that Republicanism, as practiced
by the bosses, is a system of fraud--of
forgery, perjury and robbery. Such a
system is liable to breed factions and
deadly feuds; strong when united and
harmonious, but weak and turbulent
when divided, and hence the aphorism:
"When thieves fall out honest men get
their dues" But in the present case
the factional fight, in the estimation of
some distinguished Republicans. led to
the attempted murder of the President.
This suspicion, ghost-like. haunts the
minds of thousands of honest Republi-
cans, and they are beginning to resolve
that party which breeds such mon
sters as Guiteau, that entails upon the
country widespread CONSERVATION, that
engenders implacable hates in its own
ranks, that makes the sp0ils-
system the sheet anchor of its
hopes--honesG Republicans. we say,
begin to believe that such political
organization ought to be forever en-
lied from power. The insanity dodge
won clear up matters, even If it be
shown that Guiteau is insane, for the
cause of his insanity remains to be ex-
planned; and that brings into the bold
est possible prominence the nefarious
characteristics of Republicanism -
traces il back to the dens of the LOUISE
ana Returning Board, uncaps again the
hiding places where the frauds were
fashioned and the perjuries forged that
elevated Hayes to Office. 1t brings
John Sherman again into notice. bar
tering Federal offices for perjury, and
un.olds all the methods of the Repub-
lican bosses to MAINTAIN power, down
to Dorsey's proposition to import votes
| to carry Indiana. Viewed from any
standpoint, the situation of the Repub-
lican party is most deplorable, and it is
not surprising that the bosses are terri
bly, alarmed. Indiana State Sentinel.