The Owosso times., 1882-02-03
Let lis Be United.

Lct Us do Cultcu.
Now, as in the past, many good
men in the Republican party are
anxious because there appears to be
some angry factions in the party,
some dissatisfied office seekers, who
are trying to make trouble. "rhe
President" says one, "will be unable
to make his Administration successful
because he will be constantly assailed
by the factions hostile to him."
"rhe Republican party in the
House," another sadly declares, sis
sure to be distracted and will be I'M
able to do its best, because the
Speaker has created so many resent
ments in making up the committees. 4"
And other like complaints too num-
erous to mention. That there are
not few dissentions among leaders
of both high and low degree is true,
and it is, also true that few of their
followers make great deal of noise.
They loudly proclaim that the defeat
Of their favorite, will be the dissolu-
ton Of the party, or of some other
direful portent to the country. On
the other hand, their success, they
assure us, will save the country, and
perpetuate our republican institutions
10 the end Of time. This tumult OF
factions may be due to the prefer
ences of those who spend their time
in making capital for some Presiden-
tial candidate who is a favorite, or
who has promised them some fat
Office, or it may, and is just as like
ly to be about the rival aspirants for
a $500 post Office. In either case the
respective factions are equally violent
and equally certain that the existence
Of great national party is evolved
in the issue, and one set are just as
sensible and reasonable as the other.
And though the noise which such
eager personal followers make and
the dust they raise often does attract
much attention, yet when the level
headed man investigates the matter
carefully he will be surprised at the
smallness of the number who are
actually interested in the matter and
at the total absence of interest, on
the part of the mass Of party voters,
in the factional contests going on in
their midst. Even if it be true, that
the men who give much attention to
party politics are disturbed at the
bitterness of factional conflicts and
foresee defeat in factional feuds, yet
we find that the average voter who
has an interest in the success of his
party is not in the least disturbed,
because he himself knows that he is
not Republican simply because Mr.
Blank is an aspirant for the Presiden-
cy, or because Tom Jones desires to
be postmaster at the Confederate
cross roads, but because he believes
the Republican policy is the best for
the country, and this class constitute
nineteen-twentieths of the party vo-
tiers. Hence, so long as the party
candidates are men Of character and
ability, it is not Of the least conse-
quence to them whether the nominee
is the favorite OF this or that band of
party managers-whether he is a
halfbreed or a stalwart, so that he
represent the principles and policy
they approve and desire carried out
by the Government.
those who are anxious about the
consequences of factional jealouses
and squabbles, in the party, appear
to forget that they are nearly all in
cident to the distribution of patron
age--a matter concerning which the
mass of the voters have little or no
interest beyond a desire that the
public business may be efficiently
and faithfully performed. For this
reason, these Office seeking factions
disturb only few, which the many
conscious that the officers Of the
state and nation are doing those
things best calculated to advance the