The daily gazette., 1881-05-20
FRIDAY. NAY 20, ASA.

THE WAR OF THE REPUBLICAN
FAcTIoHs.--It is disgraceful to the
Republican party and especially tho
Stalwart portion Of it, that the whole
country should be disturbed by the
violent and incessent war of the fac
tions Of that party for the spoils OF
office. uis
The differences that have separated
the leaders of that party in the State
Of New York are of long standing.
Mr. ConkliDg was just as hostile to
Mr.. Hayes for the appointment of Mr..
Evarts Secretary Of State as he Is to
Mr.. Garfield for the appointment OF
Mr., Blaine to that office, and the
nomination Of Mr.. Robertson to the
Copectorship of the port of New York.
During the whole four years of Mr..
Hayes term Mr.. Conkling was at war
with the administration, and observed
q sullen and, studied offensive de-
msanor toward the Cabinet. His hos
tility was ever ready to crop out
toward Secretary Evsrts and Secre-
tary Sherman when occasion permit
ted. In fact Mr.. CoBkling and those
he is supposed to have led have aimed
at nothing short of the control of
ths whole country through the ac-
QUESTION and distribution of political
patronage.
The intimate connection that which
Gen. Grant has shown himself to hold
with Mr.. Conkling, Senators Cameron,
Logan. and Jones, az shown by his
etter to the latter, gives great plausi-
bility to the charge that the Senators
who claim the right by the Courtesy
of the Senate" to distribute the
patronage in their own States, were
already banded together Sto effect the
nomination of the ex-President in
1SS4fora third term.
While this may be the case, 1t seems
not unreasonable that the faction
which has been combining around
President Garfield are also influenced
by similar motives. But 80 far they
have not shown preference for any
particular person for candidate 30
distinctly as the Stalwarts have nor
have they disputed the constitutional
right of the President to nominate
men in their States for Office who. may
not be personal favOrites. The quar-
rel as il stands is ostensibly between
the President and the Stalwarts. But
other Republican Senators and sympa.
thIzed with the feeling doubtless
would like to have held all the power
in their States which Messrs. Conk
ling and Platt desired in New York
and had the Republican Senators had
q large majority in the Senate it is
probable the President would, have
been compelled to yield TO their de
c.nds sF @aes 5-aT
Evidently the President was only
enable 70 preserve the powers vested
In him by the constitution through
the conservatism Of the Democratic
Senators. They constituted one-half
the Senate, and notwithstanding Mr..
Dawes, In his arrogance ignored them
and claimed that the Republican Sena-
tors were the Senate, they saved the
country from The effects of imperial
powers which the Stalwart leaders de-
manded TO be clothed with at the ex.
pense Of the people and the humilia-
tion OF the Presidential Office. The
pretext for the demands of the Stall
warts were the aid which patronage
would give them to defeat the Demo
Gratis in their several States. But il
was apparent that their object was also
personal, and that they meant to use
the patronage Of the government to
defeat all other Republicans who were
not of their faction. Hence The de-
feat Of Conkling and the confirmation
OF Robertson becomes popular with
the petple as, in part, a Democratic
triumph over an imperialist faction.