The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-20
INSULTING THE INDEPENDENTS.

The organs are wondering if Cleve-
land Will rev ard the Independent Re
publicans for their action during the
late campaign. The former are pre-
dieting that the Democrats having got
ten "all they want from themugwumps
will nov drop them" and they (the
mugwumps) viii find themselves out in
the cold, enjoying the respect neither of
the Democrats nor Republicans. The
imputaticn is neither just nor generous;
indeed, it Is vicious and uncailed for
George William Curtis, Carl Schurz and
the other Republicans who supported
Cleveland did so unsolicited and with
out promise of reward They all an
nounced their firm belief in Republican
principles and adherence to Republican
doctrines; their declaration in this re-
gard is On Heeord. On nc occasion dur
ing the campaign, active and earnest as
they have been, has one of them mani
tested disposition to desert his party or
forget his allegiance to the organization.
These men'did not bolt Republicanism.
IN which they are to-day as firm be
levers as they were years ago when
they were leading spirits in the cause.
They simply ..bolted James G. Blaine
and the methods by which he was Romi-
mated. They regarded the man as cor
rupt and had too much evidence of his
wrong dong; they felt that it would be
a disgrace and scandal te place one in
the White House, whose whole career
was stained and smeared by otscial
crOOkednesS, by. bribery and political
jObbery of the most odioRs character
Again, the manRerin which he obtained
the nomination was. that of a dema-
gogue and shrewd trickster; he packed
the convention sand forced the Ronina-
ton by methods which self-respeeting
men cORld not endorse Rather than
accept Blaine, with all the filth
and corruption ~olinging to his name,
Curtis ana reputable Republicans went
to the support of a clean. pure man,
whose record WAS made up entirely of
reform in the puSEc service. They did
not leave blaine because he was a Re
publican Bsr work for Cleveland because
he was q Democrat; they refused to
: support Blame on account of his we'll
known dishonesty, end labored for the
success Of Cleveland because of his
probity. purity, and devotion to honesty
lin Office. CARTS hates the Democracy
as bitterly as ever, sand would gladly
see ii swept from the land but he de-
spises political roguery.
To suggest that these Independent
Republicans tsiled for the, sake Of ex-
pected spOils Is TO intimate that they
are both knawes and fools. If it were
office or politics. influence that they de-
sired; they certainly wonld not have
deserted the parry most .Bikely to give
them what they wanted, nor left the I
man who would have coEeeded them
anything they cou5d in reason ask. I'm !
dersuch circumstances it.was. idiotic to
leave a sure thing and go TO Mr. Cleve-
land whose whole career Was an en-
phatic denial that be could beinhuenced
by them. Everything goes tOsshow that
it was,neither Office cor spoils telat these
men sought in opposing Mr.. Blaine; |
honesty and devotiOg to the cause of /
pure government are the only .alOtiEesI
apparent, and We believe the. only /
motives which actuated them. 1t is
questionable if any one of them would
accept Office under President Cleveland, I
and it is equally as doubtful that the
Presideutagin tender Office to men Who
are known not to be in sympathy with
his political principles and policy.