The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-11

men. Suffice it that the distraction exists,
and works inevitable disaster Last year
Truman G.. Younglove was beaten for Senator
in q strongly Republican district by Republic
can efforts and votes. This year James NJ.
Marvin, who was the er-spirit of tie
opposition to Younglove, is nominated for
Congress in the same district, and is in like
manner struck down. We do not Justify
either bolt we sympathize with that great
body of the Republicans who, whatever their
personal preferences, voted last year for
Younglove, this year for Marvin; we only
insist that the nomination of Marvin this
year, while last years bolt and its conse-
quence we're fresh in the public mind, was
little less than insanity
So in the Ohautauqua district. bitter
feud there elected Democratic Senator in
1867 Now, it was insisted that the candi-
date who then ran lowest among three,
though be had the regular Republican nomi-
nation, should be run for Congress aud
nobody else. He is run accordingly and
elected at heavy cost to the Republican
State ticket. And so in other cases.
We cannot afford to have two Republican
parties in this State. If we attempt it, we
shall soon have none. And, ia order that we
may have one, it is essential that all who
habitually vote the Republican ticket shall be
regarded and treated as friends by the Fede-
raj administration. If a part of them are
treated as step-children, we cannot keep the
field.
Our last State Convention fairly indicated
our fatal distraction. More effort was made
in its election and organization to triumph
over Senator Fenton than to defeat Governor
Hoffman. To be known as friend of that
Senator was to be suspected of hostility TO
Gen. Grants administration. We cannot
doubt that Federal offices were bestowed or
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derance in that Convention. And, in select
ing candidates for our State ticket, the ques-
tion of Fenton or anti-Fenton was more re-
gsrded by many than the nomination of
strong and popular candidates. Since then,
every ''Fenton man" $50 called who holds a
Federal Office in our State has felt of his neck
each morning to be sure that his head was
still attached to his shoulders.
Unless this can be changed the Republicans
of New York are henceforth of no more ac-
count in the national scale than the Demo.
Gratis in Massachusetts,. Until reunited in
the bonds of national adversely we shall be OF
no use save as make-weights in National
Convention.
What needs to be done is easily told. We
must frown upon all who would perpetuate
our seDseless feuds, and the administration
must help us by steadily ignoring all dis
tinctions between ''Fenton" men and ''Conk
Ing men. 1t must cease to make removals
or appointments in the interest of either OF
our Senators, or to regard the friends of one
with more favor than those of the other. Nc
competent, worthy Republican must be re.
moved from Office because of his atfiliation
with one or the other of those Senator's mol
must any one be appointed to strengthen the
hands Of either. Our rulers must know only
the Republican party, and recognize no divi
sion i'll its ranks except as a deplorable fact
to be obviated as speedily as may be. Will
proper, timely, resolute action at headquar
ters, we may soon be. reunited, and may
thereupon regain all the ground we have lost
If we cannot have this, we may as we'll go tc
sleep for the next three or four years.