National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-20

eral Rosecrans won victories he had bet
ter battalions under him than he has in
these weak, piping times of peace.
Mr.. BAYNE, of Pennsylvania, had an
attack of spoils collie in the House yes
terday. He mourns the loss of an Office
holder named Sullivan. Sullivan was
internal revenue collector in the Ale
gheny district. lie had deputy named
Bradley. Bradley was for Bayne for
United States Senator against Henry X.
Oliver, the caucus nominee in 1880.
Bradley is out. Hence these tears.
"Down with Arthur" screams Bayne,
"he put out my henchman." OF course
Mr. Bayne is not the mouthpiece of such
an administration as the present one.
He wants one that will grease his little
political machine. This ono never will.
Shall We Choose Victory or Defeat ?
The House Committee on Elections is
at work, and will, we suppose, soon be
heard from. To that committee has
been confded the question of the
freedom of elections in the South.
Every Republican in the United States
expects of that committee that now and
here-not next winter after the Congress
5ional elections, but nowhere shall be u
thorough, speedy, and fearless determina-
ton of each contested case. The millions
who voted in 1880 for the present Repub-
lican Congressman, and the hundreds of
thousands whose votes for Republican
congressman We're stuffed out and
stamped under foot by Bourbon criminals,
by reason of which score or more of
defeated Democrats now sit in Congress,
all desire that no other business shall be
put ahead of this. 1t is near the close of
the session. Members are all about to
render an account of their stewardship.
The Republicans of the North, aided by
Republicans and Liberals combined in
the South, can elect an antiBourbon ma
jority to the next House. Unaided, the
North cannot control the House, A
Bourbon House foreshadows n Bourbon
President. Shall we have the needed aid
at the South? We shall if Northern
Republicans continue aiding in the
work of unseating Bourbon intcrlopers
Of whose defeat at the polls they have
overwhelming testimony; but not other
wise. If, after seating Lynch, Mackey,
Bisbee, and Lowe, Bourbons are to be
placated and apologized to by allowing
the remainder of the contested cases to
go over the South, which is on the verge
of great political revolution, will be
notified that the Northern indign liiol
of Bourbon methods is only simulated.
If Northern Republicans get weary with
the work of purging the House of men
who have no right to seats therein, be-
cause four have been put out in five
months and half, the Republicans and
Liberals in the Gulf States, who could
send some members here, if not preuentsi
by RepuJl can Coagress, will fold their
arms and let the Bourbons win. We use
the word prevented adyisedly. BY it
we mean that if the Republicans Of
the House of Representatives., in the
face of proof like that in some of
the cases yet undecided, shall wink
at the crimes committed in behalf Of the
sitting members and allow them to re
malH, they thereDy encourage slnllAl
crimes at the elections next November
Tonot drive them out is to pat them on the
back. To tolerate them is to insult
che maiorities which elected the con-
Cestants, and their political friends
everywhere throughout the country
The Republican party is doomed if il
becomes cold-hearted or half-hearted
The enemies of Bourbonism at the
South cannot prevail if Bourbonism is
sustained there by want of hostility
to it among Northern Republicans, or q
want either Of moral courage or Of ener'
getic zeal to push il to the wall when il
comes in contact with Republican ma
jority in Congress. We say in all candor
and with an earnestness founded in 1
knowledge Of the great danger threat
cncd the cause by inaotlon in the elec
tion cases, that the course Of the party il
this matter during this session will be Ger
tain to decide the complexion of the next
House. Veal complained when a Demo
cratic House postponed contested case
TO the second session Of Congress