Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-29
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50 RessEs- RsQIIslJE.
There ia no man in the world 80 Is
sential az that progress will come 70
dead stop when he dies. There 10 no
man in a government % great bat fnas
some one can b found to NIL ms
place. There is 10 man IN parry ;"
potent az a leader - 10 render his WIN
dravai therefron equivalent !" parry
defeat or disiniegraiicu- TIC as1'e
pated human race is greater 'na" any
individual. A government - stronger
than sny Of i,s subjects, and party u
more powerful than any OF tie me"oeis-
when. in government. IN poiisics, OF ~
busiusss, a person becai-1es ntled WIKI
the idea that his support and serves
are Indispensable to the e1istence Oh
thoae whom he serves. nis useioiless ~
At ooce at an end. No matter bow great
or learned or powerful the individual
he Ia not greater, nor wiser, nor strong
or than the community OF whom no
forms a constituent element.
The most conspicuous example OF the
truth of what il here written IL Ioono
in the history of ex Senator Conkiine.
HauQhty, imperious, arrogant, tyranni-
cal and talented, he held for years
conspicuous place in the councils OF the
Rsuublicsn party. Coming into con-
Hict With will not only as strong 40
his own, but backed by law and public
sentiment, he failed TO win in contest
that he himself had foolishly precipi-
tstsd. Chagrinsd, filed with vexation'
in a moment of weakness be honR away
his commission ~ . Senator OF the
United states, and with II dashed TO
the ground whatever Of political honoFs
he had achieved or acquired the riRht
to look forward 70. His act was an in
suit 70 the people Of the great State OF
Nov York, who had confded in his SER
vices and honored him for score OF
years, and q base betrayal OF the party
which had listened to his councils, and
which in critical juncture was, by the
resignation of himself and his colleague
Plat, left without affirmative strength
in the Senate. Since that time he has,
though nominally Republican, been
alf-hearted, although, II he be correct
" reported, be has not yet lost that con
csit which always impaired the useful
ness Of his superior talents. In re-
cent interview he at once brags and
srosks az follows The Republican
party has gotten rid Of its bosses. Ev-
cry man Who stood head taller than
his followers has been killed of. 1t Is
an army that has shot its own leaders
in the face of the enemy. Now | hope
the cranks are satisfied. and what is the
resultS You have lost the lower house
of Congress, and that il only the begin
ningOf your losses. OF course / have
no present interest IN the contest. be-
cause am out of the whole thing. !
am q Republican. and l expect to re-
main one, but have no sympathy for
this method Of fighting in head less
army"
The facts do not bear out Mr.. Conk-
ling's statement. Tue era when boss
rule wan omnipotent was during Grants
second term. The machine ruled and
70 DO independent was to be denounced
~ traitorous. But when Grant went
out of office he left in the House Of
Representatives strong Democratic
majority, and the party in saoh plight
that the Presidency was we'll nigh
lost to it. Under the administration
Of President Hayes-who was norni-
mated IN spite OF the bosses, and elected
in spite of their lukewarmness and no.
oret opposition-the Republican party
gained control Of the House once more,
and in 1883, with Garfield in the lead
after having again defeated the bosses
by his nomination Tailed power
ful majority in the lower House. Gar
fleld was asaassinated. and Arthur sue
cesdsd to the Presidency. He had been
lone Of the gang" n typical portion Of
tho machine" The last election re-
vsrsed tho verdict Of two years before,
and upon the crest of tidal wave of
revols the Democrats once moro OBJ
tanned oontrol Of the House Of Repre-
ssutativcs. Bossism has been the baue.
the tste asoir Of the Republican party,
and II today that organization Is with
out leaders a head taller" than the
followers u Ia because there Ii no need
Of such commanders. The Republican
party ID not an army TO be ruled despot-
ically by self constituted officers, nor Ii
II mob having no defined plan Of no.
tion. II II an organization of independ-
snt. patriotic. Intelligent citizens. uaited
for definite purposes. and ~ such needs
only wise oounssls and concerted action.
These can DO had without selecting
"b0anes."
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