Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-01-15

dom OF their action, but may be thank
full that he has Of his own accord taken
himself into tho grave which, sooner OF
later In American politics, opens fox
men Like him n = Times (ind.)
APPROACHING DISSOLUTION.
The End Of the Repahllceu Party Clearly
DiscernibIe.
As the Democratic party, torn by fac
ton in 1861. went out of power, SO the
Republican party, split into particles,
goes out of power in 1885. The one
began life anew; the other goes into its
grave. The one, grasping its eternal
principles the more firmly. calmly
awaited the time when those principles
would, as was inevitable. assume their
sway; the other, torn, distracted and
demoralized, concentrates all the ener-
gies remaining to it ON its internal an
tagonisms, the sure presage of ap-
preaching death.
History repeats itself. It will again
in the politics of this country. The
party in opposition TO the Democratic
party has never survived defeat. When
the Eederalist went down it was sue
ceeded by the Wing party. When the
Wing went down the Republican sprang
up in its place. The Republican party
has gone down to be followed BY what?
The preponderating political thought in
this country is of the school of Jeffer-
son. The Democratic party is the
keeper of that school. The opposition
never has and never will go into power
purely as the advocate of the Hamil-
tonian theory.
Some present issue espoused as a mat
ter of expediency has given it victory.
The issue of slavery lifted the Republic
an party into power; the war fastened
its hold and the memories thereof con-
tinued that hold long after it ceased to
have reason for existence. The sue
cesser of the Republican party will be
one builded up, upon some new issue,
which the dominant party has not es-
poused and which will attract voters
from it. 1t will not, however, be the
old Republican organization. That
party is practically gone. 1t is already
in the throes of dissolution. The end of
the Republican party began when the
revolt against the leadership of Roscoe
Conkling took form. A strong man,
he was welding force in his party,
binding antagonistic elements together.
suppressing factious rebellions and
curling disturbing ambitions. When
his leadership was stricken down
great general was removed. Incompe-
tency rushed in to take his place and
the result was jealousy and pickering
among the would-be leaders, upon
which the army divided into as many
parts as there were aspirants for lead
ership.
Is this not believed? Then cast a
candid eye over the field of New York
Republican politics. When the party of
New York dies, paralysis will fall upon
the party of the Nation. Without New
York, Republican hope is dead. It is
particularly good time to look over
the New York field, for the .numberless
cliques into which the once compact
and powerful party is divided are gath
ering for a contest.
There stands Arthur, with James d.
Warren, Silas B. butcher, Steve French,
Draper. ct. al. grouped about him,
wistfully looking for his chances. Not
far of is Cornell, supported by ''Tom'
Platt, '.Lew" Payne, like" Baker,
'Jake" Patterson, DIR. Smith and
Dwight Lawrence as his body guard,
as bitterly hating Arthur as he is hated
by him. Not so far away that he may
not keep watchful eye upon Cornell,
whom he distrusts, though an armed al
lance exists between them, with an
angry eye upon Arthur, whom he thor
oughly dislikes, and who regards him
with utter contempt, stands Warner Mil
Ter, guarded by Whitelaw Reid, Chaun-
cey M. Depew, Collector Robertson,
George B. Sloan and the McCooks,
watchful of their chief. whose propen-
sity for laundering they know so well
that little time is left them to shoot
their malignant chances at the Arthur
and Cornell groups, despite the sensa-
lions of delight they might enjoy. Then
to the west is Fenton with the Sessions.
feared by many, distrusted by all, wait
ing for an opportunity to slip in and
seize an advantage. Up north on the
hills are seated the guerillas of the |
Merritt, Lynde, Irwin,
etc., of st. Lawrence, ready for any ALI
ance with friend or foe, which secures |
to them plenty of loot. In the center is
Ellis II. Roberts with E. L. Pitts and |
Sherman S. Rogers beside him, utterly |
1azed at the results attending the fight |
he opened on Conkling, when his con-
suming desire for revenge urged him |
beyond the domain of prudence. Then |
to the south see the ''mugwumps," their |
faces wearing expressions of |
disgust, far withdrawn from their late |
with George William Curtis, |
George Jones, Horace White, Carl |
Schurz, John Foord and Matthew Hale |
1T their head. ss
On an eminence overlooking all, |
sharply defined against the cold gray
sky. is the imposing form of Roscoe
attended by Richard Crow
ey, John F. Smyth and Charlie
Everett, faithful remnant of his once
splendid following. Over these war
ing cliques he looks with high disdain
these cliques which once, under his
mperious and dauntless command,
with solid front to certain
7ictory. 80
Stalwarts and Halt Breeds no longer,
heir divisions can not be dignified as
actions merely number of SQUAD
bling c1iques, among whom alone the
/. mugwumps " are respectable in num-
)ers, character and demeanor. What
spectacle is presented! A rabble, no
onger an army. Contention in the
broils at the board. Anger,
ealousy and ravenge fill the breast of
III who remain in the disrupted party.
rhe misfortune of one clique is the de-
light of the others. Rejoicing in the
lefeat of each other, they forget the
riumph of the common enemy over all;
he arms of each for sale, like the
rec lances of Italy of old, to him who
will guarantee revenge on the others;
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