The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-04-19
an Essential Doctrine Of RspubIleanisn.

an Essential Doctrine Of Republicanism.
That the spirit OF ''bossism," which
has done so much to disgust the people
with the Republican party, is an essen
tial doctrine of that political organlza-
ton. is freshly shown in the career OF
Hon. Warner Miller, Senator from New
York. He was picked up by the ''Half-
Breeds as an ardent friend of reform,
and his election to the Senate was pro-
test against the boss spirit shown Dy MS
predecessor, whose lordiy nod was
thing before which party leaders were
won't to bow and tremble. Inc kcpuo-
lican party, when opportunity offered,
overthrow this great boss. and WITH
grateful shouts of deliverance welcomed
Hon. Warner Miller to his vacant place |
in the Senate. The .sHalf-Breed' press
in New York rang with his praises, and
the triumph of this reform movement
over the party machine was duly her.
aided all over the Nation by the papers
which espoused the Garfield wing OF the
party. They had gotten rid OF machine
man and had in his stead u man whose
name was synonymous with reform.
It seems, however, that they shouted
their praises too early The spirit OF
.sbossism," which they thought was
buried when the lordly Conkling fell, is
revived again in this patron saint OF re-
form, and his performances in that line
now afford new texts for the Republican
/ editors to discourse upon. They are
| shocked to find that the new leader IS
as much, if not more of boss than the
old one, and that his cloak of reform
was but thin disguise 10 deceive the
too easily duped members OF his party.
He has now blossomed out rs boss OF
the first water, and proposes not only
to dictate the politics of New York, but
through his manipulation of the New
York State delegation to the Republican
National Convention, intends to shape
the destinies of the whole party. 10
this end his fine Italian hand was seen
in the organization of the New York
Legislature all of its officers being ms
friends and retainers. And it is stated
that the New York delegation will be
two-thirds composed of men friendly to
his ambition, and that this delegation
will support the man whom Mr.. Miller
shall name, and it is said his initials dc
not correspond with those of President
Arthur! The full extent of Mr.. Miller's
ambition is not yet made known. but i
he starts out to manage the whole Re
publican party, there does not seem Il
be much more left for him to assume.
"Bossism" is as certain to grow ant
, develop as the party exists, and IL car
| no more be kept down or destroyed
, than can the tides be prevented from
the regular ebb and flow ordained by
the Creator. The desire to rule tn
masses is Inherent in the Republican
party policy, and the best illustration
! of this is the strifes and feuds whic
. |. have rent the party from the conflicts
= the chieftains for pre-eminence in thI
business. To delude, deceive and hood
? wink the people has been the part
policy from the beginning. and the
: who were most apt at this stood highes
L in party councils. 10 be all things
all men, to put forth platforms to tick
. the ear Of reform while they plotted ho
+ power might best be maintained, tn
; has been the chief work of the Repul
!. lican leaders. and that this system h,
y been productive of bosses is not at
- to be wondered at.
a II the leaders have now been then
Y selves deceived by the development
!. of the Senator from New York to Il
y rank of great boss, they need not cor
~ plain, for it is what they all have pra
!, ticed, and If they are to be led arou'
Is with ring in their noses they can thu
ie perhaps understand how the Poop
"a must have liked the previous perforI
y, anccs in which they were the chief
ie tors and the people the dupes. II 7
H. Republican party was anything Ell
o. than an aggregation of ambitious spo
as seekers. and intent upon anything ell
n than the perpetuation of party pow
= the ssboss'' system might not SO v
2, and worry them, but unfortunately tn
OF are SO wholly bound up in their am
u tons that anything bat that which M
y, listers to their desires finds no place
nc their creed. So long as that party
no mains in power 90 long will the vices
oI our peculiar system of politics rem'
as with us to vex and annoy those
ns would desire to see different order
ms things prevail.
lie There is, however, hope that the d.
en of the bosses are numbered. The sig
MS of the times point to a release from
*. odious dynasty and the restoration
NIT methods more in accord with the rig
mo and dignities Of the voter. II this ca
me paign IS to be the last in which Rep
lea iican leaders will scramble for cont
TIN and fret the air with their feuds 8
me strifes it will be glad season for
SEQ people and one which they could
oss propriately celebrate with all man
uid of rejoicing, for never was there gr'
out err need of deliverance from party dc
nd ination.-American Register.
its
an in lecture at the Lowell Instit'
TOR Boston, Prof. Wood gave some very
its teresting details regarding the r
Just nomena of spider life. The female
uld much larger and fiercer than the m
Il who, whilst paying his addresses
ash constantly in state of danger. IT