The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-03-04
VANITY OF REPUBLIoAN HOPE

Far be it from any intention OF our hand,
in this Indictment weather, to throw an ice
blanket over the Interior hopes of that de-
clining invalid, the Republican party. Still,
on the eve of its being removed to the po-
liticRl in6rmary, we feel that any vain
words of cheer would subject us-and very
justly-to the charge of false friendship.
Better ii is to point out its sad disorder, that
it may summon patience for its comforter,
rather than fallaclous 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 and Henry Ward Baecher counselsd 1t
to give up business. The only two credit
able undertakings which it had assisted
the restoration of the Union and the
emancipation of slavery-were long since
accomplished. But the Republican party
bad grown so fanatical over its participation
in those achievements that it appeared to be
working to get up second and bushwhack-
ing war between the sections. 1t was seen
by the ADLER physicians to be in bad way.
1t would have been retired had not resort
to an eleotro-metsllic 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 "sosp" in 1880. The party was kept
out Of the political infrmary from 1872 to
A. Il
machine. 1t was used again in 1881 bat 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 psrty's greatest
resource of strength, the electro-metalllc
battery (the forces of which were tithed from
ofice-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 a week OF its RELOCATION
to the infrmary we see half the Repub-
lican organs clashing the Arthur and
Blsine factions against each other because
of Arthur's vengeiul treatment of General
Swain in the review of the latter's Court
Martial. Again, only last week Republican
Senators bitterly antagonized President Ar
thurs nomination of Emery Speer, of Geor.
gia, for the vacant Judgeship of the Georgia
District. Only day or two since, Emory
A. Storrs, erstwhile Blaine's fulsome fiat
terer, utteriDg praises of Blaine's
successful opponent Stephen a. Dor
sey, whe wore the guerdon of Republi-
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 the role of so
cisl and political Nemesis to pursue and pun
ish all Republicans who cried not "Allahi"
TO him il his campaign. The followers of
st. John, of 'SchuIz, of George William
Curtis, of Henry Ward Beecher, will not
readily forgive the coarse assaults of Repub-
lican papers and politicians upon them,
while "mugwumpery" is not likely to abate
its patriotism or numbers, nor is it likely to
grsvitste back TO the G. 0. p. Verify there is
''slOth in the mart and scism In the temple
of the Republicans. Much as we regret to
throw the ice blanket over the party in this
cold spell, we must say there appears to be
no h0pe for il.