National Republican., 1882-07-19
Sneaker I{pifer

The best evidence of the faithfulness
of General Keifer to the interests of the
Republican party and of the country is
the present superabounding abuse of
Democratic newspapers. Why this gen.
eral renewal of attack all along the line
of our political enemies? They would
not attack a mere shadow. They would
not spend so much national party am
munition upon mere local leader. Why
is there SO much rabidness just now?
Surely the opposition journals do not for
a moment suppose that they can prevent
General Keifers denomination to Con-
gress by their vapid fulminations?
We wonder not at their wrath, for the
present Speaker, like trained warrior,
made for the Bourbon works of obstruc-
ton in the House, and through his de-
cision, irmness, and force, duly elected
Republicans have been admitted, thus
converting the Republican plurality to n
working, resolute, and bold majority.
He has spiked Bourbon guns, and the
| Inundated nationalists of the South are
encouraged and ready to battle for
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have but moderate encouragement.
Well may the Democrats hate with in
tense rancor the Speaker, for by few
days steady work the accumulated Bour-
| bon tactics of a generation have been
swept away. The nulliiiers have met
sort of General Jackson in, Speaker
Keifer. Now their strategy is to attack
the General in his own district, while he
is here fighting the battles of freedom.
If they can beat him for denomination
then they can fare no worse in any other
choice for Speaker. We should like to
see an honest account of the amount of
Bourbon money sent out to Ohio to at
tempt to annoy and defeat one of her
ablest sons.
Our advices from Ohio are that if the
General is not renominated by acclama-
ton it will be by an overwhelming
majority. The faithful Republicans of
his district are not to be moved from
their loyalty to the first Speaker Ohio
has ever had, and the only Speaker from
the West except those from Indiana
The duties of Speaker Keifer are quad
rupled beyond those of ten years ago.
The embarrassments of this Congress to
n Republican Speaker have been great
Under Colfax and Blaine the Republican
majority was large. Last December
| when General Keiier entered upon his
responsibilities the party had merely q
plurality, but not majority of the
| whole.
Ohio ought TO be proud of General
Keifer as general and as Il statesman.
The entire farming interest of America
ought to be his devoted friends. lie first
introduced bills to create forestry system
and to preserve the woods of the West
from ruthless removal. He first intro
duced measures to protect and multiply
the fish food of the lakes and of the
rivers. He first introduced the measures
which are now becoming law to protect
the cattle from disease, and thus increase
the farmers wealth.
| If General Keifer's denomination
should be reduced in enthusiasm by
Democratic money and Democratic in
trigue and stratagem it would create re-
gret among the Republicans of the House
and Of the Senate, and among the Re-
publcans of Washington city and of the
whole country. Here General Keifer is
esteemed not only for his public, but also
for his private virtues, Here he has
made his Congressional home by the
presence of his wife and children. The
purity and correctness of his social life
make him an example, demonstrating
that not money, but public and private
worth will secure to faithful politician
eminent success.
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