New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-05-25
Harmony Among Republicans.

The Democratic party with its head center in
the city OF New York, and its plans laid for
making sure OF the State OF New York. and.
IL the Tammany ring can control its next ma
tional convention, with Governor Hoffman for
Its residential nominee, intends to route Re-
publlcans 10 the autumn of 1872, and take DOS.
session of the General Government in the
spring Of 1873. 1t is already preparing for the
contest, and will spare no pains to compass the
end. Ii the programme succeeds, and Cover
nor Hoffman should be chosen TO the Presi-
dency, then that inscriptions and plundering
ollgarchy known as the Tammany ring, now
ruling the city and State of New York, will
transfer its regency to Washington and its con-
troll to the nation. This ring will spend mil
lions OF its illgotten gains for the purpose. Ii
will buy victory, if money can buy it. A
most desperate effort will be made, both North
and South, to restore the Democratic party to
national power. No more warmly contested
election than the enc approaching was ever
neld 10 this country; and none more import
ant IN Its relation to the principles for which
Republicans have contended, and which thew
have hitherto carried in triumph. Democrats
mean victory this time, and they mean to fight
hard for it.
Republicans, from one end of the land to
the other, may as we'll understand now and in
season to profit by the knowledge that, if thew
expect to keep the General Government ont Of
Democratic hands, and retain their own ascen-
dency, they have something to do, and cannot
afford to loose any time in getting ready to do
1t. The Democracy is too strong to be trified
with, and the Republican party not strong
enough to waste it's power. The former can
easily beat two Republican parties arraved
against each other but not one. Republican
harmony and unity of action will give the
death-blow to its hopes, while divisions and
political quarrels among Republicans will al.
most certainly guarantee its success.
Ihese facts to-day confront the great Re.
Publican party of these United States. and
will do 50 up to the close ofthe next Presiden.
tIai campaign. The party never had harder
battle to tight than the one impending, and
never one in which every inch of ground will
be more vigorously disputed. Victory will
perch on Its banner, and crown its effort. upon
one condition and this condition is absolute
Imperative, and immediate. The party must
face Its common foe and turn all its guns in this
direction, and stop throwing bombshells into
his own camp The thing to be done is as
plain as the thing not TO be done. The road to
victory is as obvious as that to defeat.
So deeply are we impressed with the indis.
pensablc necessity of union and harmonious
cooperation among Republicans that we are
compelled 70 regard failure in this respect as but
little better than treachery to the principles
represented by the party. For the party. con.
sidered merely as political Organization. we
have no special zeal; We ask none of its fayors
and sxpectno emolumsnts ct his hands. But
for the principles committed to its keeping.
which il has hitherto maintained and which.
moreover, are identified with its success--as