The sun., 1897-01-18
Tho Deserters and Sulkers in the
Late Campaign.

1t rs noticeable that the little faction Of
Republicans which Is trying to disorganlze
the Republican party and embarrass the
MCKINLEY Administration contains no man
who rendered any arduous service in the late
campaign. It Is composed OF political sore
heads who either chose that period Of great
trial for the republic to make trip abroad,
or remained at home nursing in quiet their
chagrin at having been sidetracked because
OF the failure Of their crafty schemes to OBJ
tain control OF their party
These deserters, stragglers, and sulkers
waited until the battle was over and won
before they made their way back to the
political camp. Then they hurried up in
the hope OF monopolizng the fruits OF the
victory and securing for themselves
the leadership OF the party they had
left to its fate at time OF supreme
emergency. They are all applicants for the
pick Of the offices which will be at the dis
posal OF Mr. MCKINLEY in about two
months from now. They have distributed
among themselves all the am mbassad orships,
all the most attractive diplomatic missions,
and the most desirable posts at home,
though their only claim to such rewards
is that as officers Of the municipal Govern.
ment or as members Of the Union League
Club they have been engaged with tireless
though futile industry in trying to "down
PLATT." They were too busy with that
enterprise to take part In the campaign.
Because Mr.. CORNELIUS n. BLISS refused
to join in the Union League Club and Mug
wump conspiracy to break up tho Repub-
lican organization In this State, and by
his energetic services in the campaign
secured the confidence and the hearty good
will Of the friends OF Mr.. PLATT. he Is now
assailed by the conspirators as trucking
emissary OF the spirit OF party harmony
which has upset their little plot to produce
party discord
Under ordinary political circumstances
this intestine Republican disturbance would
be Of no outside concern, except as furnish
ing reason for Democratic encouragement ;
but for the time being, the public interests
generally require that the incoming Admin
istration should have fair field without
any obstruction raised by purely factious
malice and with a vindictive purpose
simply. The election OF Mr.. MCKINLEY
was popular movement In which men of
both parties joined; and Democrats, nc
cordingly, are no less desirous than Re
publicans that his Administration shall be
successful in the restoration of business
prosperity, and the removal of the causes
which brought about deplorable political
disorganization and decentralization.
These Republican soreheads, also, are con-
ducting their assault in such manner as to
arouse against them the sentiment of all
conservative men of both parties, for in
their desperation they have resorted to dis
tinctively Bryanite tactics to stir up angry
dscord. In the hope Of accomplishing their
ends they have begun an attack on
property, so far as it is represented by
corporations. They are following BRYAN
in going after the money power"
charging it with monstrous usurpation by
means of bribery at primaries, at nominat-
ing conventions, at elections, and in Legis-
latures. They are asserting substantially