Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-03-02
A POLITICAL MISTAKE

That President Arthur has greatly dis
appointed the majority OF the Republic
can party. as well as the people Of the
country generally, is an admitted fact.
II was expected. with the favorable OPP
p~ortunity afforded him upon his accss-
sion to the Presidency, that he would
rise above the level Of q mere partisan
politician. and. taking q broad view oil
the situation, would discharge the duties
OF his Office, Is q Statesman. for the good
Of the country first, and. II he then
helped his party. hs would help the
whole party; would endesvor to recon-
cile differences, to heal dissensions, and
to add to Its political strength. But,
either because Of incspacity to sppre.
ciste the duties and responsibilities OF
his great Office. or because he has given
heed to unwiss counsellors. Mr.. Arthur
has by his vacillatiug course with regard
to our foreign policy compromised the
dignity OF the government. and, BY
making the White House a kind Of buck
stsr's shop for the disposal Of offices to
his personal friends. after the custom Of
ward politicians, be has disgracsd the
Presidential office. Instead OF recog.
MIXING the fact that his nomination for
Vice President at Chicago vas q conses-
sion to the defeated faction Of the party
rather than the choice OF the majority
Of the convention; instead OF bearing in
mind that to the assassin's bullet he
owes his present position rather than to
the will Of the people, be exercises the
power with which he is accidentally
closed as though he had been elected
President by the unanimous vote OF the
people.
The majority Of the Republican party
now realize the great mistake they made
at the Chicago Convention, in nomina-
ting for Vice President o ward politician
without any fixed principles. instead oil
a first.class and broad. minded man with
views in accord with their own. Their
thouRhtlessness and indiseretion in the
midst Of excessive joy over the defeat Of
the third.term faction were the means Of
turning their victory into defeat. theil
eladness into mourning. The Vic'
President, to whom the nomination was
carelessly given, as q well.fed man after
dinner losses q bone to a dog. has be-
com President. and. like tabled giant,
feeds upon his enemies. and to the end
OF his term will use the great power oil
his Office to destroy them. The result
OF this bluuder to the Garfield Blaine
wing Of the party will be far.reaching,
aud II, with $1,000 Offices at the dis
posal OF the administration. Mr.. Arthur
does not destroy them before 1854. Il
will be because the people believe they
ere right.
This mistake OF the Garfield lain,
Republicans. with its results, will be q
lesson to all political parties in future,
Hencsforth the majorities in conven'
tons will suffer no Arthurs. no Johr
Tylers. with views not in accord with
their own. to be placed on their ticket,
to conciliatc the disaffectsd. Mongrel
tickets do not command the respect OF
the people. aud are indications OF party
weakness. Gresley's name ut the head
Of the Democratic Presidential ticket in
1872 lost I o the ticket thousands OF
votes. Magnanimity to defeated politi-
cal foes is O dangerous indulgence, is
frequently repaid BY trsachsry and
sometimes by something worse. In
California. in 1857. Broderick msgnan-
imously permitted his bitter enemy,
Gwin, to be elected United States Sem
ator when he possessed sufficient power
to politically crush him. Gwin, once
elected. forgot the abieet conditions he
had acceded to. forgot his promises to
Broderick. and did all in his power to
crush Broderick. How he succeeded tho
granite shaft which marks the spot in
Lone Mountain where the remains Of
Broderick lie tells too well. Compro-
misses in politics almost always defeat
the very purposes which they were in.
tended to accomplish. The Chicago
compromise, or concession. resulted in
the assassination OF Garfield, in the
defeat Of the purposes Of the majority
OF the Convention. in the elevation Of q
minority faction to power. and gave the
people Arthur for President when they
had elected Garfield. And 10 Its final
result is no. the disruption Of the Re-
publican party, ii will be because
the Grant Onkline faction Of the party.
backed by the administration are not
strong enough to destroy 1t.
According to advices received from
California tho Governor Of that State