New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-11
DIR LITE ELECTION

OUh LdIE LLECIION.
In the late canvass in our City and State, a
part of the Republicans earnestly supported
and did their best to elect the Republican
ticket a very large minority of the party saw
| fit to take different course. Some of them
went over to the enemy; but the great body
staid away from the polls, intending thus to
secure Democratic triumph and consequent
nomination of Gen. Grant for next President.
We do not complain; we only ask that the facts,
which are virtually admitted, shall. be clearly
understood.
We have often differed with the Republican
leaders - perhaps also with the Republican
masses-on questions of policy; as we shall
doubtless see fit to differ hereafter. We have
usually been classed with what is called the
Radical wing of the organization yet, because
| we have steadfastly resisted any vengeful in
Fiction on the PROSTATE Rebels, we have been
denounced as Conservative in our sympatmes.
We are quite Indifferent to these conflicting
imputations. 1t has never occurred to us that
our country's good or our personal fortunes
might be- advanced by Republican defeats or
by Rebel Victories but we have neighb0rs who
claim TO be Republican, yet flourish on their
party's and the cOuntry's discontinue. They
shout "On to Richmond ~ with the loudest /;
but, when Bull Run defeat is encountered,
they protest that the advance was impeled by
THE TRIBUNE. We are not Directing to such
strategy we are only trying to keep the run
of it.
Our late Republican State Convention was
induced to pass resolve, virtually condemn
ing Temperance and Sunday legislation, which
did not accord with our views; yet we did our
very utmost to elect the Republican ticket.
No syllable in fdrOr of such legislation was
ever lisped in our Republican State Conven-
tion nor did we ever ask that any should be.
Yet they who cOerced a Republican State Con-
venton to indorse their social nostrum 90
home and beat the Republican ticket, and the
blame is laid by them on THE TRIBUNE.
The last pretext set up by the boilers is that
of prescription in our Republican City organiza
ton. That is . "close corporation" they
allege hence the systematic desertion of the
polls by the anti -Radicals.
Our rural friends who start this cayil seem
to forget that our self-styled Conservatives
were last year in full communion with the Sham
Democracy; that they sent delegates to Phila-
delphia and TO the Democratic nominating
convention, by which they were accorded the
second place on its State ticket. Yet while
working and voting with the Democrats, they
claimed to be the regular Republican organiza-
ton, and as such to make nominations, pass
resolves, &c. They actually nominated and (by
Democratic help elected one Representative in
Congress from this City, which was more than
the1 Republicans who stood by Gov. Fenton
could do. Hence the necessity for a reor-
ganization in our City, unless we chose to
have Hoffman and Pruyn, with Stewart for Con-
gress palmed upon the voters as Republican
candidates. Our friends acted in selfdcfcnsc,
and in defense of the interests of the whole
party.
This year, the Conservative Republican fac
ton that supported Hoffman, Pruyn and Stew
art last year, went UP to Syracuse and claimed
to be recognized by the Republican State Con-
vention as the regular Republican organization
They were not successful. The State Conyen-
ton recognized the organization here that was
formed under an express direction of last
years State Convention, and which supported
Gov. FentOn while the other went for Hoffman.
We of the City followed the ruling of the two
State Conventions. That is the whole truth
with regard to the "close corporations" We
doubt whether even those Republicans who
voted for Hoffman last year were refused mem
bership in more than two of our Ward assoca-
tions. If they were repealed from single one
of them, itl was not in accordance with our
wishes And if there be one association which
excludes any hearty Republican from its mem
bership, we could wish to see it recognized
forthwith