The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-27
VANITY OF REPUBLICAN HOPE.

Far be il from any intention of our haad,
in this inclement weather, to throw an ice
blanket over the interior hopes of that de-
Ginning invalid, The Republican partY. Sill,
on the eye Of its being removed to the po-
liticsl infrmary, we feet that any vain
words Of cheer would subject us-and very
iustly-to the charge of false friendship
Better il is TO point out its sad disorder, that
il may summon patience for. its comforter,
rather than fallscious hope, in its perpetual
retirement
An intelligent diagnosis of its case, thir-
teen years ago, discovered its stomach to be
deraDged and its muscles withered. Such
very able physicians as Horace Greeley
Charles Sumner, Carl schurz, Lyman Trum-
bull aud Henry Ward Baecher couuseled it
to give up business. The only two credit
able undertakings which it had assisted
the restoration of the Union and the
emancipation Of slaVsry-were long since
accomplished. But the Republican party
had grown go faustical over its participation
in those achievements that il appeared to be
working to get up a second and bushwhack.
ing war between the sections. 1t was seen
by the ADLER physicians to be in a bad way.
1t would have been retired had not a resort
to an eIectro-metallic battery i'm
parted artificial strength to its sys-
tenn. This metallic force furnished fraudulent
witnesses, election returns and the electoral
count in 1876, and provided the celebrated
Dorsey soap" In 1880. The party was kept
out Of the political in6rmsry from 1872 to
the present time by that electro-metaIHc
machine. 1t was used again in 1851, but By
the latter year too many had discovered that
trickery and manipulation had for twelve
years been the Republican recommendation
for retention of the Republican party in
power.
So then the Republican party's greatest
resource OF strength, the electro-metalhc
battery the forces of which were tithed from
office holders is lost to it. and with this loss
has departed that party's strongest element
of hope. But that is not all; the party is
divided against itself, and was throughout
the late campaign. But since the election
the house is even worse divided against
itself. Here within q week o. is RELOCATION
to the infrmsry We see half the Repub.
lican organs clashiDg the Arthur and
Blaine factions against each other because
OF ArihUr's vengeful treatment of General
Swain in the review OF the lattsr's Court
Martial. Again, only last week Republican
Senators bitterly sntagonized President Ar
thurs nomination of Emory Speer, OF Geor.
gia, for the vacant Judgeship of the G sorgia
District. Only day or two since, Emory
a. Storrs, erstwbile Blaine's fulsome fat
terer, utterlng praises of Blaine's
successful opponent Stephen A. Dor
sey, who wore the guerdon of Rspubli-
can victory in 1880. has become the caustic
critic of his former companions in political
turpitUde. Mr.. Edmunds, the leader Of the
respectable faction OF the party, has a.
President Of the Senate, nulli6ed the prece-
dent Vice President Wheeler assumed to set,
four years ago, for declaring the election OF
President and Vice President The late Re-
publican candidate has assumed therole otso
eial land political Nemesis to pursue and pan.
ish sll Republicans who cried not "Allahi'
to him in his campaign. The followers OF
/ ST. John, of Sohurz, of George William
Curtis, Of Henry Ward Beecber, will not
readily forgive the coarse assaults OF Repab-
lean papers and politicians upon them,
while "mugwumpery is not likely to abate
its patriotism or numbers nor is il likely to
eiavitste back TO the G. o. p. Verify there is
"sloth in the mart and scism in the temple
Of the Republicans. Much as we regret 10
throw the ice blanket over the party in this
cold spell, we must gay there appears to be
no hope for it.
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