Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-27
Not to be Gratified.

The prevailing signs in the political
world indicate that the opponents of the
republican party are not to be gratified by
the continuance OF factional quarrels
among republicans. This is not to say
that all bitterness has ceased between OPP
posing forces in the republican party at
the late elections, but to assert that the
result of those elections has a favorable
as well as an unfavorable side and that
leading republicans are looking at it
reasonably and upon all sides and with
determination to make the best of the sit
uation for the future success of their
party.
1t appears very likely that out of the
storm OF faction and misrulc the republic
can party will emerge stronger than ever.
There is a powerful tendency in the late
disasters to drive out faction and bring
unity and harmony into the republican
ranks. The cyclone has passed. The clear
sky appears. The work of restoration is
not difficult if we will have it so, and in
deed has already begun.
An important step in the work of
restoration will be for President Arthur to
place himself in harmony with the lead
ing thought and principle controlling the
party of which he stands as the head
Let him cease to be the leader of a faction,
and assume his proper place at the head
of the republican party. knowing no fac
tons, encouraging none, doing that alone
which is right and best for all. We feel
very sure that this is the position which
republican senators .desire him to take.
and that they deprecate and will oppose
the building up ofiactions by government
patronage to rend and weaken the party
1t is time for plain but kindly speech and
decisive action. We want no stawarts or
anti-stalwarts xuarreling about non-es-
sentals TO the benefit of none and the in
jury of all. There are various rumors
about the designs Of the President, but
we trust the following which we find in a
leading exchange represents them cor
rectly:
The mention of this subject to-day to a
republican leader whose relations with the
President are intimate led him to say Take
my word for it, the President does not medi-
tate revenge, although know that some Of
his injudicious friends have urged it. He
will not remove any Federal ofiice-holder on
account of anything he NAV have done or
failed to do in the recent contest. Collector
Robertson will not be removed nor will! Dis
trict-Attorney Woodford. The talk that the
President will go into Pennsylvania and take
Official scalps to CRAFTY Don Cameron's
spirit of revenge Is utter nonsense. No such
thing will be done, and nobody knows il
better than Cameron himself. Instead of
having more to do with the disposition of
Federal patronage in Pennsylvania he will
have much less.
president Arthur is a republican, and he
10 man of excellent purposes. He will do
all he can to reunite and strengthen the
political party to which he belongs. and no
man knows better than he how fatal to such
an effort would be the perpetuation of the
factional struggle which has just cost the
party 80 much. Depend upon it, l say. the
President does not mean to cut under and
bury himself or any portion of the republican
party forever under the political tidal wave
which has just swept over Pennsylvania and
New York, and over some other States as
well. He has not spoken yet because the
proper time has not arrived. Wait until you
read his message and you will End that what
l am telling you is true. Not only will there
be no Wholesale removals of officers who
have disagreed with the policy of the Ad-
ministrstion, but no such removals have been
at any time contemplated BY the President"
If the Presidents purpose is correctly
defined in the foregoing he will receive
the approval of the great mass of the
party which elected him, and disappoint
our adversaries, who are persistently fan
ming the flames of faction in order to
hasten our destruction. Let the wrongs
and evils which are properly subjects OF
complaint in the management of the re-
publican party be abolished and the mis-
takes corrected, as far as possible. which
led to the late disasters. There is deep
meaning in the severe defeats that over
took US in New York and Pennsylvania.
Unless we properly heed and obey it it |
will be the worse for US. There need be |
no fear of defeat in 1884 il our leaders are
wise. We have but met a Bull Run in |
order that we may get ready to achieve
complete victory on the battlefield of
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