Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-09-07
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everywhere on the part Of s~talwartism
to assert itself more vigorously than
ever. At the same time there is
quite as noticeable determination on
the other hand in republican circles,
especially in those states in which
that party has suffered most from
bossism, to uphold majority rule and
popular sovereignty.
In New York, the administration
with the assistance of ex-senator
Conkling, the republican boss OF the
empire state, and Jay Gould, the
great railroad magnate, has projected
a boomerang to prevent Cornell's re-
nomination, that is likely in its unex-
pected Greetings to return to its start
ing point. That portion of the repub-
lican party in New York that revolted
against Conkling's dictatorship
thought he had been overthrow and
showed under last winter; but he is
redivivus and expects to be again vic
torious with the help Of Secretary
Folger, who, it is reported, is about
to leave his seat in the cabinet to be-
come a candidate for governor. There
need be no time spent over the pre-
texts on which this war has been in
augurated. "When there is a will
there is always a way" OF course
there are mutual charges of corrup-
ton, bribe-taking, and efforts put
forth for personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
1t is the misfortune of the times that
such are the existing opportunities for
peculation of one sort or another,
and such the condition of partisan
morality that the general
public credits what n poll
tician says about another
even when there is not such a notori-
Gus operator as Jay Gould mixed up
with it. OF what is going on in re-
publican circles in New York, it is
perfectly safe, however, to speak as
the rattle of ''war to the knife" In
which one side or other and perhaps
both will 60 under.
In Pennsylvania, boss Cameron is
making herculean efforts to hold his
own. His main defence is the fear
he is e%ndeavoring to excite in manu-
facturers and their dependents and
auxiliaries, the labor organizations,
that the tariff will be reduced and the
protection and m%onopolies enjoyed
under it materially lessened, if stall
wartism is not upheld. Heis prepar-
ed, also, if necessary, to intimidate
operatives, and will use money
without stint, if opportunity offers,
But for the fight for existence, il
which Cameron is involved, he had
it is stated, intended to have retired
from the senate in hope Of returning
to public life with greater prestage.
when his business affairs, said to be
suffering, should have been recuper
ated. But amid his present unexpect
ed surroundings, his hereditary obsti
macy asserts inself, and assisted pc
cuniarily by his father, be is deter
mined to. maintain his bosship, so a
after awhile to infict a death blow
upon Blaine's presidential aspiration
and upon such other ambitions of hi
opponents as conflict with his own.
In Maine, Blaine has his hand
full without attending to his inter
ests elsewhere, and the bosses woul'
certainly avail themselves Of the op
portnnity thus presented of destroy
ing lis influence forever, but for tn
fact that success at his home is nee
essary to stalwart victory in Obi
and Pennsylvania and perhaps t
what IS still more important to tn
administration, republican and if pos
sible stalwart control of the mex
congress. 'Blaine," says the Phils
delphia Times. sis therefore not onl
%uninolested at present; but actual
assisted, because if victorious, he wi
be bringing grists to stalwart mil
and can be more safely dealt wit
hereafter"
In the Southern States, the admit
istration recommends utilization ar
combination with all sorts Of ind
pendent organizations. 1t proclaim
in them, that as long as they a
dominated by democrats, it makes !
matter who holds the MINOR ofiic
and therefore advises its friends
fall in with, assist and vote for Il
candidates Of whatever faction o
posed to the democracy is in ext
.tence in their vicinity, whether gree
back, prohibition or woman's RICH,
1t will be remembered how little co
sideration was given to southern vot
in the Chicago. convention becau
they had neither congressional repl
sentation nor political power behil
them. A main object Of the admi
istration therefore is to secure, be
and there in the south, congressm
that will in part support its polici
and give hereafter greater impt
lance to southern delegates in 4
tional conventions.
In Virginia and Tennessee, it fave
the regulators. In the form
it recognizes Malone as a boss.
North Carolina, it c~onsorts with Sol
headed and disappointed ofice-set
ers, and in Missouri, it would bar
through Filley and his machinery
ouhl,cap influence and votes for