Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-02
. poLIrICAL FAMILY QUARREL

n POLlrICAL FAMILY QUARREL
Tho war between the Two wings Of the
Republican party in the Eastern States
is now vasiug fiercely. and as much Bit
ter feeling appears to exist on both sid's
o. existed ct the time OF tho resignation
OF Conkling as United States Senator.
The removal" Of President Garfield oy
Guitsau did not make peace. rs expected
by the inspired assassin. but served only
to bring about q short truce. and to
change the relative positions Of the bel
lieer.nt factions. The Stalwarts. having
the backing Of the administration. may
be said to bs now on top. The Hail.
breeds, or the Blaine wing OF the party.
may bs compared. for the present, at
least. to the under dog in the Eight.
Just now the Stalwart faction. under
the dictation OF Conklipg. Grant 4 Co..
who occupy q position in the back.
ground. are making things very warm
for the Blaine wing Of the party. and
Blaine in particular Is made the target
OF their heaviest guns. Tho New York
Tribune and tho Cincinnati Commercial
may be said to bs the leading newspapers
In the support OF the Blaine wing. while
the Naiiona; Republican Of Washington
aud the Commercial Advertiser Of New
York are fighting tho battles OF the Stall
warts. In the efforts Of the latter to put
down tho Half.brseds they are giving
publicity to incidents Of Garasld's life
10 q spirit which perhaps exceeds in
bitterness the alleged mud throwing OF
Democratic newspapers during the last
Presidential campaign. Justice to the
memory Of the murdered President 1t
would seem ought to prevent the resur.
rection Of old charges against him; but
family qusrrsls are usually more bitter
and more msrcilessly carried on than
quarrsls between natural enemies.
The South American policy OF Mr..
Blaine 10 now being handled without
gloves by the Stalwarts. and late tsls-
grams state that President Arthur has
been induced to reverse that policy.
Only q few months since Mr.. Prescott
and Walker Blaine were dispatched by
the President on a special mission to
Chilli to offer their services. on behalf OF
the United States. as mediators In set
Ting the international difficulties which
had grown out Of the conquest OF Peru
by that nation. and now. just a. the n
voys have commenced their work. Prssi.
dent Arthur roverses tho policy OF Mr..
Blaine, and for the reason that II carried
out IL would involve the United States
In war. Mr.. Blaine declares that the
President approved the instructions
given the ENJOYS. while friends OF Ar.
thur say that the notifications suggested
by him were omitted by Mr.. Blaine in
the draft given them.
Perhaps the Stalwart faction OF the
Republican party are not to blame for
attempting to put Mr.. Blaine and his
friends down when they have an oppor-
tuni,y. The course Is but natural TO
politicians. But how singulsrly at vari.
ancs II Is with the course proposed BY
them when Mr.. Arthur took Mr.. Gar.
fields vacant seat. Then 1t was an
nouneed that Mr.. Arthur's policy would
be to endeavor to unite the two wings OF
the party. and in order to do so Mr..
Gar6eld's appointments to Office and his
policy. as far as indicated, should DO
respected. How 1t was done those per-
sons who read the daily kilograms and
nswspapsrsrecsived from the East know.
But Mr.. Arthur is evidently axsak man.
and is not carrying out q policy OF his
OWN. The policy pursued by him is
doubtless dictated by the power behind
the throne. Conkling. Grant & Goa
power that will leave nothing undone
that they believe will tend to crush Mr..
Blaine. That they will crush Mr.. Blaine
out no one believes who knows him.