New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-28
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The charge of partsanship Is often made
against Republican voters and journals. by
whom, and on behalf Cf whomY 1t is made by
Democrats and their assistants, who have for
wears ceusured with unsparing temper even the
best Republican administrations and leaders,
repeated often-refuted ISLANDERS in order to
blacken the reputation of the worthiest of Re-
publican statesmen, and misrepresented with
an ingenuity of which they should be- ashamed
the mos, meritorious Republican measures. 1t
is made on behalf of President who processes
to administer the laws without craftsmanship,
and tho has removed officials by the thousand
for attending conventions, acting on commit
tees, and addressing audiences OF one party,
while he has appointed other men by the
thousand because they have done and still do
the same thing in connection with another
party, and in so doing they are sustained and
defended by this President.
Let it be observed, once for all, that it is not
possible to suppress or to aba.e greatly parti-
sanship on one side only Whether it is desir-
able whether il would be patriotic, it is waste
OF time to consider; the thing is not possible.
II the party in power conducts affairs on the
theory that government by that party must be
presumed to be- the more hon ,st and wOrthy,
the party in opposition will of necessity thrust
forward the opposite opinion as constantly. II
one set of journals devotes its entire time to
undeserved or excessive landatiOn of President
Cleveland. other journals will be obliged con-
stantly To point out wherein the estimate is I'M
fair and untrue.
The Democrats and assistant Democrats VIII
realize il they reflect that their com plants
fha
British, who stirred mp savages to employ their
barbarOus arts against the patriots of the Revo-
luton, and then whined because the colOEists
did not confne themselves strictly to the laws
of war in resisting the savages. Hanging
traitors, they thought was right, but hanging
Andre as q spy was dreadful. PartisansliD
means intensity of party feeling. That feeling
never exists aud never can exist, on one siio
aud not on the other. 1t happens that the very
men who whine most about criticism of Presi-
dent Cleveands official conduct are those who
were foremost in defamiDg Mr.. Blaine and
vilifying bis private character. 1t is not a
human but ID divine law, that men reap as they
have sOwn.
When these persons are moved to comp ain
of Republican craftsmanship, let them ak what
they would have thought it right to say IL q
Repu bcan Attorney General mad done what
Mr. Garland has done, nr if Republican Indian
Commissioner had supported favorites in black
mailing post tradersP What would have been
said OF President Arthur, if be had appointed
man like Meere or II ggins9 What would have
been said of President Grant, if he had rein
stated Benton and removed Stone, and had
Haunted pretence of non partisanship before
the world at the same timef The trut is that
this Administration has been treated more
courteously. more fairly, more candi'ily and
considerably, by it's political opponents than
ally other since 1867 and its friends are
everywhere trading upon the iDdisposition OF
Republicans to resort to Democratic methods
1t Is rsht that thu President should be treated
honestly, I'd with res ,,ect and courtesy, as Re-
publican Presidents We're not. But it Ia also
RICH that the truth should be told about Presl-
dent Cleveland, and if Republicans have to do
that work almost exclusively, that is not their
faut