The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-06
Dominating Republicans.

Dominating Republicans.
The report that Mr.. Sherman is to rise
and say: Arthur can not carry Ohio,
Blaine can not carry Ohio" and that
Mr.. Warner Miller is to arise and saw:
Arthur can not carry New York" indi-
Gates condition of loose ends in pol
tiles. Both declarations, whether laid
to truth or to spleen, imply a use to
which party leaders have not allowed
themselves directly TO be put. That
sort of business has heretofore been con-
fined to factiouists. 1t has not been the
custom of leaders to show their per-
sonal feeling against other leaders by
using their position to make st tementS
of such kind. Leaders prefer to put
feutenants forward for such q purpose
as that. Were Mr.. Sherman and Mr..
Warner Miller TO utter the announce
ment aScribed to them, it would be re-
garded as threat quite as much as any
ing else. They would be credited with
a desire that their adverse prediction
should be made fact-and with a pur-
pose to make it so. Unless the man
ayers of Republicanism in two States
essential to the party's success have got
into condition of hatred toward other
leaders which eXtinguisheS both tact
and prudence, the announcement re-
ferred 10 will not be made by them.
The object in view will be accomplished
by the report that thev are about to
make that announcements They can
save their record for fealty to the whole
party-by not making it. They can
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the circulation of the report that they
are ready to make such an announcement
or are only deferred from it by con-
sideratiOns of propriety and loyalty to
the party. ..-s- f.-s-s
Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Miller are pru- ,
dent, cold. suaye men. The first has
reason to believe that Mr.. Blaine and
General Arthur cut him out of uomi-
nation for the Presidency. when it ap-
parentlv meant an election. The sec
oni has reason to believe that all the
success which he has attained in poll
tics has been due neither to the effort
nor to the good will of the President.
True or false, the belief in Mr.. Sher-
mans mind that his rights were be-
trayed at Chicago in 1880 by Messrs.
Blaine and Garfield is a settled and un-
changeahle one. He took occasion to-
characterize the act of pretending to be
for mans nomination. and then get
ting it for yourself, at the late conven-
ton which nominated Judge For
aker for Governor of Ohio, in
terms that were unmiStakable-
He said: Il have urged Judge FOraker's
nomination. have promised to sup
port him for it. The proposition TO
nominate me or to urge me to let my
self be nominated is dshOnorable
one know not how others may feel,
but for my part, would not be able TO
look an honest man in the face--if al
lowed myself to profit by such course. "
This was everywhere accepted without
contradiction As Senator Shernlan'S
comment on the treatment received by
him. in his opinion, from General Gar
field and Mr.. Charles Foster at the Re-
publican National Convention in 1880.
The facts which render Mr.. Warner
Miller the antithesis in New York
Republicanism of all that is represented
by President Arthur are too well known
to require recital or explanation The
overthrow of every other Republican
leader than Mr.. Sherman in Ohio has
made him the undisputed master of the
party in that State, Circumstances
have irst conspired in New York to
make Mr.. Warner Miller the undisputed
master of Republicanism in this State
The first result of the discovery of
these facts is the report thHt Mr.. Sher-
man is expected. in the name of Ohio
Republicanism, TO count MesSrs.' Blaine
and Arthur out of the Republ can pos
sibility for the Presidency, and that Mr..
Miller, in the name of New York Re-
publicanism, is expected to do the same
by President Arthur. We have init
mated that the sensat; Onal character of
this report renders its literal verifica-
ton improbable. At the same time its
emanation from the circle of politicians
surrounding Mr.. Sherman and from the
circle surround ng Mr. Warner Miller is
not to be regarded as insignificant
Those politicians have many methods
whereby they can accompl sh results
without letting the light fall on them rs
perform ers. s.-Aibafsy argus.