Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-12
Che freeman.
MONTPELIER. VT.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL y. 1882.
Political Prophets.

Political Prophets.
good many spring political prophe.
cies shall fail but they are interesting
because based on interesting facts and
because some Of them may come true.
The most persistent prophesying just now
is on the part of goodlY number of dem
ocrats 10 the effect that it is Mr.. Tilden for
1884. One programme is his nomination |
and election as governor of New York
this fall as preparatory for his candidacy |
for president two years hence on plat
form of administrative reform. But the |
New York Sun is the best exponent OF
Tilden's intentions and that says that Mr..
Tilden has no notion Of running for gov
crnor. The democratic candidate will be
Tilden man though and it may even be
Lucius Robinson again. There will be
great deal of figuring as to where the
John Kelly men will be found in that
case. There is just now lively interest
exhibited by Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Conkling
and other New York politicians in any
meetings that may call together voters of
Irish birth, and Mr.. S. J. Randall's re-
markable speech at the Indignation meet
ing last week may be attributed to desire
TO provo that he is truer friend of those
voters than Mr.. Kelly and his co.
workers.
Besides the democratic prophecies for
New York there are plenty Of republican
predictions for Pennsylvania. There is
trouble there. The Cameron machine has
become oppressive and offensiveto so many
republicans that there is even little pros
pect that 1t will not control the next state
convention, but the more probable result
will DO that Il faction fight win develop
that will give the democrats temporary
control of the Keystone state. The advice
of Senator Mitchell, however, may be
followed in which case there is some
chance that republican differences will be
harmonized and success secured.
In Virginia the republicans and re-
adjusters have united their forces formally
and Senator Malone openly says that
President Garfield favored this union and
that though delayed by his death it has
now gone on with the approval of the
present administration. 1t is probable
that few of the readiustcrs will go back
into the Bourbon camp, but some of the
straight republicans who went with the
Bourbons last fall are now reconciled to
the coalition which certainly makes Vir-
ginia n state that democrats cannot count
upon with any certainty hereafter.
The great trouble with both democrats
and republicans is in "harmonizing" the
differing wings Of the party. 1t is laugh
able 10 see the way this "harmonizing"
process affects people. When Tildenism
is uppcrmost his supporters want harmony
and find it the duty of Kelly to submit.
Kelly, on the other hand, wants harmony
to come by giving him his way. And 1t
is Just the same on our side of the fence
it is always the plain duty of those who
belong to the other wing TO enter upon a
course of being forgiven SO as to harmonic
ID a truly proper way. When the stalwarts
are running things the halfbreeds, the
independent republicans and everybody
else must yield. When the Independents
or anybody else want anything the stall.
warts must do as the Independents desire
all for the sake Of harmony-or principle.
4 rather amusing instanceof the owner
ship Of the gJred OK is that of the appoint.
ment of Roland Wor,hington as collector
OF Boston in place of A. w. Beard. Worth.
ington is stalwart Grant man while
Beard was a good collector and not stall.
wart-hr from it, Last spring when
President Garfield appointed Robertson
collector of New York, without the up
prevail of Conkling and Plat stalwart
Rome howled, while the old Bay state,
generally speaking. rejoiced. Now that
Worthington is appointed in Boston in
opposition to the wishes of Dawes ant
iioar the stalwarts smile while the othe
side smothers its wrath because Of its fire.
quent language last spring.
The right o. the president to make
presidential appointments as now estab
lished by the appointments Of Robertson
and Worthington will be the acknowledged
rule hereafter. Conkling broke his politi
cal back in New York fighting this RICH
and Dawes and Hoar have too much sens
TO do anything Of that kiul 1t is
rather big dose of their own medicine bu
it is right all the same.
We believed that President CARTEL,
wanted to show that, when one lactiol
II republicans in New York had contro
Of the party there it did not neccssaril
follow that all republicans outside tbu
faction could not he recognized. So /
Massachusetts it is President Arthur
right to appoint any man no matter if h
belongs TO Il wing OF tie patty in minol
ity in that state. If there is no objectio
10 the man personally tho appointment
MI right. Last spring we believed tn;
the prcsiden, should be president and W
have the came belief now.
There is much Of prophecy that by ii
appointment of stalwarts the presidel
proposes 10 inaugurate machine rule
the party aud rcorganze it on n saliva
brsis, We think tho president q man
too much common sense to have Il fc;
that he entertains such an idea. 1t is vel
natural that the men III nearest acco
with his viewsshouid stand tho best cham
TO DO nominated but that the voters in Il
republican party are going to control
action and success the president knows
we'll as anybody.
Judge Wyio has refused the motion
quash the Star Route indictments. I
holds that the Maryland law Of 1922
not in force in the District Of Columbia
that preliminary examination and bin