The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-03-22

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The Journal Is exceedingly bitter against
''Staiwarts," aud permits no occasion to
pass to assail them. Let US see precisely
what the journal means:
l. The term s'StaIwart" was originally in
tended TO embrace those who were opposed
TO the Southern policy Of President Hayes.
In this sense the word was used by Mr..
Blaine. who, as he claims, originated it, and
in this sense at least nineteen-twentieths of
the Republican party were ''Stalwarts.n
.. The Hayes doctrine, - declared by
himself, Messrs. Evarts, Schurz and Curtis,
was that the General Government had no
authority to interfere to prevent ousragcs at
the polls, nor TO secure to the citizen the
right of Q free ballot. They contendcd
that this was a local question, and must be
left to the States. But the Republican par
ty at its last national convention most un-
mistakably rcpudiated this suicidal doc
trine; affirmed most clearly the Stalwart
doctrine of the duty Of the General Govern
ment in such cases-to see to the perform.
ance of its own promises and the execution
its own guarantees-and this was the
only portion of the platform which receiv-
ed the unanimous applause of the conyen-
ton. No man more enthusiastically sup
ported this doctrine than did General Gar
field.
3. So universal was this feeling that at
meeting of the so-called Independents, at
Cooper Institute, in New York, its Chair
man, Mr.. Brayton Ives, declared that the
Liberals had been mistaken, and that the
results Of efforts towards Cancellation had
resulted so disastrously rs to bring them
back into the party which, for time they
had deserted.
4. The policy of Hayes included the APP
pointment as Marshals and District Attor-
neys throughout the South of men hostile
to these views, and was fully denounced by
the party.
5. But if you are TO limit the term ''Stal-
wart'' to those who supported General
Grant as the candidate for nomination in
1880, and treat all such as worthy, for that
reason, of steady abuse, where will the Jour
nal finally land us, and upon what good
ground can such assaults be made? To sup
port General Grant was clearly not unre-
publican, nor were his supporters fellows
of the baser sort" Indeed they are quite
worthy to be considered the equals in every
respect of gentlemen who favored other
candidates.
Senator Edmunds, of Vermont; Senator
Carpenter of Wisconsin; Senator Chandler,
during his lifetime; ex-senator Howe, of
Wisconsin; Senator Cameron, of Pennsyl
wanna; ex-senator Boutwell,, and Governor
Rice, of Massachusetts,; Senator Conkling
and Governor Cornell, of New York; Sena-
tor Logan, Elihu B. Washburne. Emery A.
Storrs Robert T. Lincoln, Milton Hay and
Governor Cullom Of this State; John c.
New and Geo. Gresham, of Indiana. These
are among the prominent supporters of
General Grant. Does the Journal think it
wise to attempt to drive these men out of
the party Tor this reason?
g. What fault has the Journal to find with
the course these gentlemen pursued during
the canvass. Was ever support more heart
lily and loyalty giving to candidate than
General Grant and his friends extended to
General Garfield?
7. But does the Journal propose TO still
further narrow the term "Stalwartn so as to
include only those who were opposed to the
appointment of Mr.. Robertson as Collector
for the port of New York.
puf ~ ;s a foot st,coapfihIa of tba r,a.t a
cisive proof. that there were not to exceed
three Republican Senators who did not re-
gard that appointment as mistake, and
were perfectly free to say so. This was not
treason. 1t was the honest Judgment of
these gentlemen.
Moreover, such papers as the New Yask
Times regarded the withdrawal by the Pres
ident of the four other names sert in nom
New York as grave mistake. The best
friends of General Garfield so regarded it. |
This was not treason.
Still further, the Journal will fnG that at |
least four members of General Garfield's |
Cabinet, including Secretary Window, |
looked upon Mr.. Robertson's appointment |
them among the Stalwarts?
No man on such question can be called I
upon to surrender his private and individ /
ual judgment, and it is very far from being \
certain that General Garfield was not him. 1
SELF thoroughly convinced that the appoint 4
ment of Mr.. Robertson to that position was 4
one which he ought not to have made.
s. General Garfield's friends must not be
confined to the narrow boundaries of the
supporters of Hayes Southern policy. Liv-
ing General Garfield repudiated it, and the
effort to foist that miserable and dishonest
policy in the treatmant Of Southern Re
publicans black and white, into respecta-
bility, by associating our dead Presidents
name with it as one of its supporter, viii
surely fail.
Whitelaw Reid, Murat Hals.ead, and
Others, now the self-constituted defenders
of General Garfields fame. went through
preparatory course of training for that posi-
ton by the most base and malicious ISLANDERS
of General Garfield while living The Stall
warts are not thus qualified.
0. But the Journal is sorely distressed by 1
the policy which General Arthur is pursu- 1
ing. Wherefore
That policy has already secured to us
both Senators from the State of the Virginia.
Does the Journal object to Malone and Rid
dleberger voting with us in the Senate? J
That policy will soon give us Tennessee
and ultimately destroy Bourbon rule in the |
South.
Is the Journalopposed to this'
But the Journal protests that none bat |
Stalwarts are appointed to office. The
plain answer to this is. that it is false /
Judge Grey, of Massachutts, is not and |
never has been, in the Jo,gnGt sense, Stall |
wart. Yet the President appointed hira |
one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme |
Court of the United States. The same may /
be said of Judge Blanchford, recently ap-
pointed to the same position. Mr.. Rum
mel, of Iowa, appointed United Stabes Dis
trict Attorney, was supporter OF Mr.. /
Blaine The appointments ut Cincinnati |
were made without the slightest reference !
to such distinctions. n NJ Jones WIS 1
appointed Marshal os sAe Northern Distriss /
of Illinois by General Garfield This ap-
pointment the. JAarSdi opposed Jesse |
Spalding the. Collector, was appointed by !
General hSthuS, This appointment the 1