The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-22
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Editorial Opinions OF the Leading Journals
upon Current Topios-compiled Every
Day for the Evening Telegraph.
A PLAIN TALK TO D1soRGANIzERs.

A PLAIN TALK TO DISoRGANIZERS.
From the Beaver Radical.
A party incapable of discipline, and un-
moved by danger, is already beaten. Aud
the attitude of a number of Republicans in
pennsylvania, who oppose everything their
party proposes. while proposing nothing
themselves has induced the Democratic
managers in this State to jump to the con-
clusion that our party is without the instinct
of self defense, or the drill requisite for
making itself felt in the coming campaign.
To all who may join in this estimate of the
apathy and stupidity of Republicans, we
have few words to say. And in saying them
we desire to avoid as much as possible any
expression of bitterness.
The Republican party has for years occu-
pied the position which the Democratic party
occupied previous to the election of Mr.. Lin
coin. Pierce had beaten Scott so completely
that the strength of the dominant party be-
came the cause of quarrel between its real
and would be leaders. 1t became more diff
cult to obtain q Democratic nomination
than to secure an election. At once
the party was divided into two great
factions The aspirants for the Presidency
who desired to succeed Pierce began hunting
for an issue which would divide the party:
each cabal aiming to control the strongest
fragment and thus secure the places for which
it longed For it was held-not without rea-
son-that this stronger moiety of the Demo
cratic party would easily defeat the Wings.
and become the successful faction by the
plurality rule.
The scheming brain of Douglas struck
upon the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
as the pretext for quarrel and division. The
followers of Breckinridge accepted the scheme
and that great iniquity was perpetrated. But
it had scarcely been accomplished when the
outburst of popular fury warned Douglas of
the error of his crime At once new diyi-
sion arose concerning the scope and effect of
the vilainy both sides had enacted. The
fight became SO hot that the splendid disci-
pline of the Democracy was broken; and the
party went to ruin as complete as it is ire
trievabe.
Can such fate be reserved for the great
Republican party? No man of ordinary un-
derstanding-w his party predilec-
tions-can for q moment entertain so ridicu-
lous proposition. No issue so marked and
exciting can be raised for our disintegration.
No such combination of brains as both fac
tions had can be made. No pretext can SO
powerfully move the mind of the Republi-
can masses as to secure the necessary follow
ing for destructive conspiracy. The voters
of our party cannot be hoodwinked by cries
which are uttered only against power,
while they affect to decry corrup-
tion. Nor can these hue and cry pa
triots withdraw the attention of the
people from the splendid results of Grants
administration. The enforcement of the
laws, the protection against outrage, the
honest collection of the revenue, the econo-
mical management of the Government, the
payment of the public debt, the increasing
credit of our country, and her magnified i'm
portance because of this splendid rule, are
enough to hold our party in good trim for a
struggle with all her foes and victory over
all her enemies. But if these reasons for
our continued unity were not sufficient, we
have yet the magic of a name which will never
lose its power with the American people while
our nation exists. We yet have Grant, who
will enter the conflict to lead us to victory, as
he led our armies, when the wranglers and
snarlers who now attempt to thwart us with
out daring to quarrel with the administration
will be forced, like the neutrals of Kentucky,
to take sides. We know what we affirm: that
General Grant will no longer tolerate war
on the Republican party in his name; nor will
he longer submit to be made mask, behind
which the disappointed politician can stab the
party which saved the country and placed him
in the Presidential Office. Forward, or fall
back! s. .... ..-