Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-24
MANY REPUBLICANS
Do Net Want TO See Their Party Tri.
umphant Again Because They Do
Not Desire to See Another
President Murdered TO Satisfy the Malice
Of the Greedy Office Grabbers-
YeryPlain Talk.


said: "The catastrophe OF the Republican
party is derived from two sources: In the
fret place the murder of Garfield, and in
the second the election Of Keller to be
Speaker. The Two events properly belong
to the came incentive. The element which
had thrived and became powerful under
Grants administration resolved to defeat
the election Of any man who would bring IN
a new train of follower. Naturally, the
party wanted change OF exemplsrs. So q
fight was developed after Hayes's sdministra-
ton between the rank aud file and the old
bosses. The old bosses failed 10 renominate
Grant, but they thought that G,r6eld's des.
perate extremity would make him amenable.
Therefore they went TO his support. But
when he was elected a conflict arose be-
tween them asd MIN. At heart he was
sgainst them, but hetiid not like to provoke
their antsgonism. His apparent instability
tempted them TO use desperate means TO CO.
cree him, such as the resignation of Conk-
ling and Plat. They did not desire to &c
out of public life, but were only blufhng, and
when they Immediately tried to be re-els cted
they provoked the excitement which unset
tied Guiteau and had Garfield shot. From
that moment the Republican party has been
weak. Tens of thousands of Republicans
mentally said the Republican party had GER
tainly served out its day when they had be-
gun to murder each other for The emolu-
ments OF office. The men who think like
that are not much quoted in the news
papers; but you can see by the course of
the recent elections that there are a great
many Republicans who are afraid 10 see
their party triumph again. They do not
want any mole murders committed in the
name of the American nation on its chief
IN sgistrate or high officers. That kind of
i,,C If ha faA &
patty with CART sld's murder, aud that is why
Onio was carrie year ago. Nevertheless
the fright was on their minds, and as soon
as Garfield history became obsolete they
either stayed at home, or portion OF them
voted with the opposition party, expressing
desire for change-not 30 much to bring ia
the Democracy as to accomplish much
larger result than mere change Of party"
"What is that?o said /.
"Why, a Encouragement of parties. North
and South are men in large numbers who de-
plore the present sectional division. You
see, there is a sectional division. Every
Southern State ia now Democratic. The
Northern States, with few exceptions, are
Republican. There is large element of
men who have voted with the Republican
party since 1861, who ask themselves wheth-
er the Immediate continuance OF that party
in power is going to result in any change in
the Southern States. They answer, No.
and, therefore, they say four years OF Demo-
cratic victory will completely split both par
ties in hail."
"That is a new idea. Explain it."
"Why, the Southern States suppose tn at if
the Democracy sh all come into power huge
patronage and place will go to that section.
If they receive disproportionate patronage
and place they will provoke cOuuter-ex
element in the North. Whatever the
patronage and place they receive there will
be evaporation in the South, because there
are more place-hunters there than any sd-
minislration can accommodate. Consequently
the disappointed ones will begin to exclaim:
The Republican party in the North WAS a
rsspeclnble warlike party. Our views do
not differ with theirs. We are all Union
men now So they will seek affiliations in
the North. nsequeuily the party line will
split from North 10 South instead Of from
East 10 West"
"How do you know that il going 10 occur"
81 do not know it; but 1 tell you that is
one of the reasons why the Republican vote
is lukewsrm and inert in the North. II is
the expectation 10 the North. A Democratic
victory OF four years is not going to be al
tended with saddling the Democratic party
permanently on the nation, but with the true
division of the Offices North and South, and
the final extinction of sectionslism. The ex-
asperating causes which for some time past
have coalesced the North are almost over
There is no dynamite press in the South now
OF any consequence. In most OF the Southern
States the public men under the Fame of
Democrat are national men. Congress has
again become the great governing body Of the
country. Notwithstanding the foolish talk
about home-rule, the Southern States rally to
Washin. ton for relief. To be governor of
Southern State to-day is only to have inhs.
ence over the senatorial and other dele
/ gates at Washington. The North is no lon
ger bothered about the South. Hence the
Republican party is weak in the North. AT
The came time the difficulty OF carrying the
country for the Republican party is greatly
increased by the completely sectional char
acter of the party. 1t only succeeded in
1850 by making revolution in Indiana on
the tariff question, and by retsiuing Onio.
1t lost California and Nevada, and barely
carried New York and Connecticut, and still
lost New Jersey. 10 carry those States in
1880 required an enormous sum of money
and very doubtful political maneuyeTing aud
intriguing, one consequences OF which ia now
seen 10 the Star-route trials at WISH
ington. Arthur's administration has made
ii impossible TO carry a doubtful State
like Indiana again By pressing the
piOccSuliOus against dorsey ana DINERS
who did the earnest work of 1880. Who
will go to Indiana and take up the work of
Dorsey d Co. again, with the prospect of the
national administration OF their own party
Immediately striving through two trials and
one years labor 10 send hem all TO Jail?
The workers 10 The Republican party are
discouraged, while, on the other hand, the
voters are Indifferent"
But a small portion OF the Republican
press at this moment is working for national
victory in 1884. In short, the party has per-
sisted in adhering TO the sectional issues so
long that it has stopped their control, and
now they have nothing left but the tariff is-
sue, and that, if pressed too extravagantly,
will only hurt the manufacturers without
helping the Republican party. Nothing
more fatal could be done 10 American maui
ufacturers than 10 fight the campaign of
1884 on The tariff issue alone"
"Why2' said |.
Because, if the Democratic party is
brought solidly face to face with the tariff
interest and beats il, what have the manu-
| fact urers TO expect? They do not want to
| be between two fires and thrown out in the
front OF The Republican party, like the
pioneers am skirmishers If the two lines
of battle collide the manufacturers are muir
dered."
"Yet, don't you think that the Republican
party will fight The next campaign on that
issuc?"
"Yes, it looks SO now; but 1 do not believe
the Republicans can win on that issue. A
| very large element in their party is less than
moderate for protection. Right in the vi
cinily of the manufacturers in all the North
| ern s a!es is large consuming element that
| takes the same view of the manufacturers
that the farmers and freishters do in the
Western States oil the railroad capitalists.
Now, do not by your questions tempt me be-
You'd what mean 10 say. What mean to
say is that there is large conservative ele-
| ment 10 the United States which, without
any love for the Democratic party or lie
past, or any great hope for its future, be-
| lieves that a national political change will
max divisions t-anrforp stions and re-