Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-22
- = fy 81 republican Revolt.
Thessusrl5 u51chI BEGAN two, wears

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The seuegl6 Rh1eh. began two, wears
ago at Uhicago may be said to have re-
commenced at Philadelphia last We'd
nesday. Underneath Grantism and the
third term at Chicago bay bossism and
anti-reform Those who championed
che two former knew that their sue
cess involved the triumph of the
two latter, and those who opposed and
defeated the former believed their sue
cess involved the speedy and permanent
downfall OF the latter. Possibly--not
prObably--the expectations of the ma
FORTY might have been realized, to q
certain extent at least, had Garfield
lived to complete his term; but his
death swept away every chance of that
desirable result, and left bossism and
-anti-reform in full possession of the
field. just as soon as he had laid aside
his official mourning President Arthur
began to do precisely what Grant would
have done had he been nominated and
elected, reward his friends and punish
his enemies, without the slightest re-
gard to public interests. The manner
OF the work has been more graceful,
, but the matter the same The bosses
have been as promptly and emphatical-
~ recognized, and reform as coolly
whistled out of sight, as if Grant were
In the chair; and the immortal BOG and
their allies have very properly congrat-
! ulated themselves upon the providen-
: tial dispensation which gave them sub
stantialIy all they could have obtained
by victory at Chicago. Past experience
encouraged them to think that the other
wing of the party would, after little
preliminary fussing and Tuning, decide
to accept the inevitable and make the
best OF it, and that no serious revolt
would occur until the eve of the next
Presidential nomination, if then.
The Independent Republican Conven-
ton at Philadelphia is an official Motif
cation to the Stalwarts that the fight is
to be renewed on the old issues, and
that their enemies do not intend to quiz
city submit to the change of policy in
augurated by Guiteau. The platform
adopted is broad and comprehensive:
evidently as much intended for Repub-
; licans outside of Pennsylvania as inside
1t is not leveled at Boss Cameron in
particular, but at hossism in general;
and what is said of 1.-the machine"
"the spoils SYSTEM" and .sthe prostitu-
ftien of the public service to private
uses" is as applicable to every other
State as to Pennsylvania. In short, the
EplstfOrm and the entire action of the
Convention is nothing more nor less than
Republican indictment of a Republic
an Administration; the arrangement of
one wing OF the Republican party by
the other-and must be judged accord
fneay. What it may do in the way of
breaking the Cameron yoke is of small
importance as compared with its effect
upon Republicanism elsewhere 1t is a
banner, not of merely local but National
mss,rrection; and Republicans every
where must rally to it or against it.
Neutrality is impossible, and it will be
Interesting to watch the course of those
Republican journals which are continu-
ally preaching reform within the
party while insisting that nothing
must be done to disturb the harmony of
the party. The New York Times. for
instance, some days before the Conven-
ton met said this:
Defamation against the machine and
against the spoils system and bossism and the
bosses, and resolutions in favor of true civil
service reform are practically worthless if
machine managers When an party T'' ar;s 81
which is ready to take firm stand against the
use of patronage in politics. which will labor
openly and definitely for law that will open
all subordinate appointments to the best men
without regard to politics. then there will be a
gather strength steadily until it finally won
and with its triumph something like sane poll |
tics would once more become possible in the |
United States
Well, the Independent Republicans of
Pennsylvania have taken the initiative |
in bold and straightforward fashion.
They have said nothing about their own |
on6 ho oI a.
favoring nothing more than a change
OF machine managers. They have
offered Republicans in the country at
Large the best possible opportunity to
show, by sympathetic words and actions
or the reverse, whether the party is pre-
pared for the new departure toward |
better things. Win the Times, as the
leading organ of the party, assist that
departure, oppose it, or sit on the fence
until pushed off? We shall see.
Meanwhile it is safe to predict consid-
cradle music in the Republican atmos-
obsre. The bronze medal 'Old Guard"
and all whom they represent, will GER
tainly not be backward in coming for
ward. and the anti-Stalwarts cannot
refuse to meet them half
way. ALI the forces which joined battle
at Chicago must again confront each
other in a wider arena and settle the
question of relative strength AS for
the Democrats, they will simply be inter-
ested and amused spectators; not ,ex-
actly Indifferent to the outcome, but not
specially concerned as TO its character.
The family quarrel is none of their bust
ness, but the probabilities are that be-
fore its conclusion something will be
evolved to their advantage. They can
afford to watch and wait. deriving such
sweet satisfaction from the stormy scene
as is suggested in the familiar proverb
that "when rogues fall out honest men
get their dues. "-S Louis Republican.
Malone.