The daily gazette., 1882-02-24
HRKDAx FEBnUARx "a. lsss.
THH BRnAcH WIDRNrNa.- ri

lent Tho oefoat OF the Grant ana
OoRkling men in New York has in
nowise been reconoiled by the election
Of Platt and Wood-pulp Miller to the
Senate. On the contrary quarrel is
announced % having broken out be-
tween the young Republicans and the
older leaders In Albany, that is likely
to Iun through the clubs of the party
In other sections Of the State.
In Pennsylvania the defeat of the
Radical leaders in Philadelphia is
having . disastrous effect upon the
party. The same set of politicians
had wOrmed themselves In Offices and
been kept In by the Camerons; and by
pretty much tho same corrupt means
everywhere by which the Gas Trust
thieves were kept in power in Phila'
delphia, and robbed the people to en-
rich themselves and give of their
stealings to keep up their friends and
the organization through which they
made money. AS the people in Phila-
delphia have rebelled against these
leaders, SO will the people in other
parts of the State do the same, at
least it la threatened, and the threats
are made openly also in Philadelphia.
The defeated leaders who have just
been kicked out of Office, and lost
control Of the Gas Trust, have turned
prophets and we find that their organs
In that city openly assert that "it will
not be long before the Democrats get
COntrol Of the State" This is surely
comforting to the people who have
Just turned the Radical rogues out of
Offices in which they had long been
peculSting upon the taxpayers. These
rogues do not attach blame to the
Democrats whom they say voted with
the "Committee of One Hundred. J"
And why should the. Democrats not
vote to defeat their political enemies ?
Surely 1t was their right and their
duty, and the more so since in Phila-
delphiA these enemies were the
''bosses" that were proved to have
been, according to what is termed
good Republican authority, thieves
and robbers of the public moneys and
vAluables entrusted to their care
The Democrats did just what Other
good citizens would do and did dc
under such circumstances, and the
thieves expected it. But the thieves
did not expect such treatment of the
Republican party. They knew tha
party had been accustomed Il
live spon party frauds, and hoped
there would never be an exposur,
of the criminal practices by which
it was kept in power. 1t is al
MP with the Cameron bosses an,
thieves in Philadelphia-the peopl
will never tolerate them in Office again
and they know it, therefore they prefe
TO see the Democrats come into pow
or hoping that after the party ha
been in the minority while thei
services will be more acceptable
The Republican organs have take
advantage of the state of affairs t
endeavSr to heal matters by chargin
their defeat all to the Democrats
Ard we find the Philadelphia TEX
srGph is trying to heal the wounde
By giving the Radical organs of i
party some wholesome advice. Fro
. column of its "cold comfort" "
extract the following
"After the battle there is natur
desire to explain and to have e.
plAined the cause of defeat or victor
and before the smoke had cleare
away from the hotly contested fiel
on Tuesday night, and before the fu
lists Of dead and wounded were mac
out the most prominent leader
those who to-day are chanting I'll
sullen hymns of defeat exclaimed, F.;
he read the unfavorable returns of Il
contest :-"At this rate it will not
long before the Democrats get contr
of the State" An esteemed conJen
porary that represents the sentimen
of the leaders who suffered the d
feat says 1.-THE worst result of
fight within the party, as that of ye
terday was, is the strength and con
fort it gives the common enemy - al
IL adds, in accounting for the disa
ters of the day, "There is no possib
doubt that the Democratic party "
at tho command of the One Hundred
Thus it will be seen that Tho repr
sentative leader and the representati
organ of the defeated faction of Il
Republican party agree in ascribil
the defeat to the wicked Democrat
who, with malicious WanUonness, a,
tuAlly nominated candidates
worthy as to command the indors
ment and support of the Committee
One Hundred, who it should be undt
stood 10 the direct representative
the people,"
Every reform and every eoonom
either in national or municipal go
erument is secured through Dem
cratic votes. 1t is needless to say th
1t will not be otherwise-that t
''thieves" at Washington as did Il
thieves in Philadelphia will hold