The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-07-27

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About this time four years ago the Re-
publican family was badly divided on
the third-term question. and each side
was vigorously preparing for the ..bat-
Ia ROYAL" which occurred ~ Chicago.
The high enthusiasm and thorough Or
canixation of the thiri-termers seemed
10 promise m easy victory. and their
organs talked - glibly q what the new
Administration would be and do rs II
Grants nomination and election were ,
forcgonc conclusion. This counting
Of chickens before they were hntched'
continued up % the day the National
Convention met. and not until the neck
OF the hen had been duly and truly
wrung did the shird-termcrs wake up 10
4 realizing sense 81 their obstinate folly
and its consequences. Even then they
could not or would not understand the
causes of the disastrous defeat and
persisted in attributing 10 ''trcnrhcry
and fraud what was simply the logical
result Of eight years Of Grnntism. So.
instead Of accepting defeat gracefully
and shaking hands with the victors.
thew gruinhled and growlcd. kicked
and cursed. and finally were only
whipped into the traces by the dread Of
Democratic success. But they never
forgot nor forgavc those who had
spoiled their plans and compelled
them 70 eat humble pie. and dur
ing Garficld's brief term his Bit
tercst aS<ailants were the men without
whose efforts and influence be never
could have been President The pecu-
| liar circumstances o. his death tempo
rarily suspended hostilitics. but these
were renewed before .'the funeral baked
meats" had grown cold. What the
ballot box did not do for the Stalwarts.
the assas~in's bullet dill: and they AZ
once proceeded % make the most -
their unexpected luck. A soon - Ar
/ thur had laid aside his mourning gloves
and note paper. he dismissed al the
members Of the Garfield Cabinet except
Lincoln. who happened % be the only
4 Stalwart that Garfield had admitted to
his council board. When the biz heads
had dropped into the basket the little
ones followed. and very few anti-Siai-
\ warts are now feeding a. the public
I crib. save in cases where the Office IS
\ not worth having. So matters went On
/ until the Administration candidate for
X Governor II New York was buried her
/ meath hnndrd thousand Democratic
majority: the Republican ticket else
\ where faring little better. Since then
I Arthur has gone slow" and the Stall
warts have contcntcd themselves with
\ occasional fhr7ists Al their enemies. by
I way II reminding them Of the wrath 70
come. There has been no compromise.
I and the two factions are practically a.
/ wide apart to-day ~ when t!s. third
4 term business fell at Chicago never a.
rise again.
II remains to ~ seen how the family
/ fcud will Ne patched up for the spproach-
(. ing Presidential campaign Il j. evil
dent that no man who was conspicuous
and active in beating Grant in 1850 can
\ BE- nominated with the consent ~ the
StaIwarts in 1854: and equally evident
that no man conspicuous and active IN
pushing Grant can b. nominated with
the consent ~ the anfi-Stalwarts. A.
il viii be hard 70 find Republican q
any considerable prominence and popu-
larity who did not commit himself with
more or less emphasis % one side or the
other the selection ~ m available can
didate will not be an easy task. and the
chances for = good deal Of Republican
had blood before and during the Con-
vention are encouraging. blaine an
nounccs himself n out Of the President
ial ring. and II Is certainly time he was;
but rs BE- has plenty ~ friends % re-
ward and enemies 70 punish. his power
II sure % be felt when the opportunity
arrives. On the other hand. there j.
Conklinr. sourrd and s,1rly. waiting 70
s.cet even with his rebcllious subjects
IN New York. and determined % have ;
candidate of his own stripe Or make
things lively for the party. Logan and
Cameron. too. are on the war-path and
will take several scalps before the fight
y over. even II they lose their own: 90
that from present appearances Al ocean
OF oil will Be required 10 smooth the
troubled waters sufficiently - insure the
Republican ship safe and happy sailing.
Meanwhile, We may observe, the Re-
publicans have given up All hopes o.
breaking the solid South. and the ex-
pertinent so fragrantly illustrated BY
Malone and Chalmers Is . confessed
failure. 50 the probabilities are that
the southern delegates 20 TIE Conven-
ton will be treated with much less con-
<IXEEIlIWII< AIIt4 I1AtF tt4tt&14 4@'@ NM %f-'-~
than in 1880; which must. 70 some ex-
tent. assist the anti-Stalwarts- How
ever. the full strength 81 the Admins
trafion j. likely 70 he thrown into ne
opposite scale, thereby restoring the
balance and leaving the forces Of the
bclligercnts nearly or quite equal.
which means q sharp contest, IN which
no quarter i given Or asked.
Though Democrats are not - nnltcd
a. they ought % be. their union = com.
plctc and hearty compared with that "a
the Republicans. and che points q ulI-
ference can and will BE- easily recon-
cilcd. III the party will cut loose from
! solf-appointed leaders, treat with COM
| tempt the lictatorial advice Of self-ap-
pointed organs, rcaflirm il old princi-.
plcs for an aIl-suIlicient platform. and
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