The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-02-03

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Republican Factions D~isgruntIcd.
Republican troubles thicken. The
new President continues 10 ignore the
Of Garfield and 20 appoint only
members IL his own faction 20 Office.
His motto seems 10 be-. Put none but
Stalwarts on guard. OF course the
Blaine or Half-brced wing Of the party
is disgusted and angered At this course
Of Mr.. Arthur. and breathes out
threatenings and slaughter against the
adherents 81 the Administration. The
Star-route trials must 90 on in some
sort. and while the guilty principals
who are favored in Administration cir
cles are likely 10 escape. some q their
tools will be convicted and punished.
II is plain enough that MIR. Arthur
would be only TOO glad il he could have
avoided inhcriting the Star-route prose
cutions from his predecessor. As il Is
he finds himself between the devil and
the deep sea-~vith the danger Of the
r~evengeful luminosity Of Dorsey, Brady
4 Co, on the one hand. and The
peril OF popular condemnation on
the other. so he proposes to himself
to compromise the difficulty by finding
q few insignificant scape-goats
on whom will be laid the sins Of the
chief conspirators. The new Attorney
General. Benjamin Harris Brewster, a
man most susceptible to the blandish-
ments and batteries of Washington poll
tics. has been selected with 4 view Of
letting down gently the Star-route
" al. <l~t;-. E.,rro
Bliss. the principal attorney for the
Government in the prosecution q the
mail contractors. Is better known for
| his adroitneSs and trickery in manipu-
lafing elections in New York City than
for learning and ability as a lawyer.
What Mr.. Bliss does not know about the
! crooked ways in which criminals may
escape Justice would be hardy worth
any quarter sessions lawyers while to
earn. If he cannot prosecute the Star
route conspirafors without causing AM,
serious Inconvenience to Dorsey and
Brady il would be useless for any other
living legal practitioner 10 try. But In
spite Of the peculiar organization Of the
Department Of Justice which the new
President has Effected. he will find i
difficult to deceive the public II the prin-
cipal offenders in the Star-route frauds
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Speaker Keller. too. Is in . peck Of
troubles. He succeeded in. offending q
large number Of Republican Congress
men by ignoring and snubbing the
Blaine or Garfield element in making up
his committees and open war has beer
declared against him BY the disap
pointed and Inundated statesmen. Ou1
Geographic columns have already toll
the story 81 the vehement onslaught
made upon the Speaker BY Godlove )
Orth. Of Indiana. More Of the sam
sort Of thing may be expected durin'
the session. Meanwhile the stalwar
leaders are not slow in recrimination o
the chiefs Of the opposing faction
Blaine Il denounced for his "Jingo
policy IN South America and for hayin
, brought on the war between CARTEL
|, ard Conkling. MacVcagh Is charge
, with mismanagcment Of the sta
! route cases and with havin
left his office in unscemly haste
And now the prince Of reformers, e
postmasterIG General James, Is held Y
10 the indign alton Of faithful Republic
ans a. an imposter who, during the "a
| hours Of his official life. filled the cler|
Y ships Of the Post-ofice Department vii
Il his own friends and favorites and le
II his successor q legacy Of : deficiency
= the ..lapse fund.- after paying his "a
= chief clerk . months salary In advan
n which he had not earned. Thus y
implacable hatreds Of the Republic
factions are working to the surface
u politics. and IL only the trite sayi
"A That sswhen rogues fall out honest N
a get their dues shall have yerificati
"A the Stalwart and Half breed quar-
the country viii are very little viii
~ 81 the belligcrents shall get the bet
- of the other. - Harrisburyb fR