Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-27
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PRESENT AND PAST.
LEADERS or EartIes-.Thc Position of
DeugIast In Is6O and that Of Blaine an

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Douglas in 1860 and that of aslsine an
1880.
Chicago later Ocean, 25ih: From
the nature OF the case two great pagtiea
are to be expected in q republic, with an
indefinite number OF side Issue parties.
Washington and Jefferson were the
recognized leaders OF their respective
parties, the federal end the republican,
although the former never really 6es-
cended from the lofty pedestal OF being
the non-pRrtisan leader of the whole
people. He was, however, SO far a par
tisan as TO be subjected to % good deal
of vile biilingsgats. There have been
times since then when there WAS very
little ~partisanship anu still less leader
ship; but as a rule there has to be NOT
only Organization but command.
The present republican party came
into power when the whig party died,
all it's great men dead or senile, and the
democrats at the zenith of their power,
but a mighty army without o general
Pierce vas president, Buchanan was
minister to England, jeff Davis was
secretary of war, Marcy of state; and
Douglas a senator. The spirit Of resist
apce to slavery gave birth TO q new party
with new leaders. Seward IN New York,
Summer in New England, Chase in
Ohio, and Lincoln in Illinois, each a
born and recognized leader. Neither was
seriously opposed, as by common con-
sent be was placed at the front. In 1856
the democratic party chose Buchanan as
their leader, he having been out of the
country during the Ksnsas-Nebrask
excitement, and the republicans not
being prepared to choose between their
local leaders agreed to put Fremont in
command. He was never in any true
sente the leader of the party. lie was
q dashing young military officer, selected
for no other reason than because he was
q dark horse, and his nomination was q
postponement of all question of actual
leadership.
During the next four years Douglas
succeeded in making his leadership SO
pronounced that it was impossible to
his nomination by fair means.
There was O very general feeling that he
could have the nomination if he wanted
il, but that it would lead to defeat. II
as impossible to conceive what would
have been the effect had Stephen A.
Douglas pursued the same course in 1866
that james g. Blaine has in 1888; but il
is NOT at oil Improbable that Mr.. Blaine
| himself, who is a close student of history
and who never allows the ''hurrah" &c
get the better OF his sense, has reflected
deeply upon the situation in which
Douglas Yves placed. and the supreme
opportunity of his life which he failed
to improve.
The republicans in 1860 had for presi
idential purposes only three real leaders
Mr.. Summer never had been considered
es q presidential factor, and of th,
candidates voted for in this city twenty
eight years ago Seward, Chase and Lin
coin were also leaders, properly speak
ing, and the latter had only achieved
national reputation as g debater. Hill
nomination wal largely due to the fac
that he was less known than the great
senators from New York and Ohio. There
was In his candidacy q cestaln charm o
freshness. The old Athenians who ban
ished one OF their best and creates
lstatesmen simply because they wer,
tired OF hearing him called ''the just
were not 30 very different from the aver
age American as one might suppose.
For q time il was thought by Oh
special friends OF Seward and Chss
that they were still the leaders OF th
party, but in point of fact Abraham
LINCOLN took chat place and held it I'll
assassination. Had it not been for th
bullet OF Wilkes Booth he might hav
been alive yet, and, like Andrew Jack
son, have been the air oracle OF hi
party in retirement. Since that time n
man has been recognized as having an
thing like %autooratic Influence. Genera
Grant never had any ambition 1
figure as a skillful politician, the gref
Stevens was content to lead th
Honse "a Sumner the senate: Ohio ha
in John Sherman o successor to Salmo
p. Chase, and to-day he is stronger tina
ever in the hearts of the republicans {
that state; Roscoe Oonkling succeeded
after an interregnum, 10 the seepter
Seward, and Mr.. Blaine, so unlike M
Sumner, was yet in one sense his sue
ccssor. He become and remains th
d foremost republican in New England
La Oliver p. Morton Indiana had q Rres
leader, and IN his later years bluff Fac
g Chandler, of Michigan, was q nation
leader. At the present time the reput
lican party has several growing me
who give promise OF future lesdershil
but none of the living statesmen not 9
ready named can be said to have q
tuelly attained thereunto.
The democracy has in Grover Olevt
land q leader with despotic instinct
whose power is wholly dependent upe
office. In retirement he would sink
~obscnrity. MI. Thurman is q relic
the past, with no authority in the cout
oils of ths party in his OWE state, ar
the same is true Of Mr.. Mcdonald,
Indiana. Randall, of Pennsylvania, h
been forced so the rear. The prese
prcminence OF Congressman Scott al
Mills is due to no real leadership in the
party. The only democrat of tod,
who deserves TO be called leader
+ virtue OF his ability 10 Speaker Oarlisl
He is q man OF brains, albeit warp'
and distorted by false ideas {
economics.
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