The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-15
Republican newspapers please copy.
TIE PARTY OR YHE RING RRToH,


FoR weeks past every Republican paper Of
any influence in this city has been urging the
importance and necessity of making good
nominations for the public offices to be voted
for next October. The Inquirer, the North
american, the Press, the Eoertjag Bulletin,
and The EVENING TELEGRAPH have all repre-
scented in strong terms the dangers of defeat
that would certainly ensue if the Republican
ticket were to be made up Of the names of
well-known trading politicians who were most
eagerly seeking the nominations, for there is
every indication that the Democrats will put
their best men forward and make despe-
rate effort to win a complete victory. Who
the aspirants for the Republican nominations
were was no secret, and it was neither neces-
sary nor expedient to mention their names, it
being sufficient that they and their hackers
should understand clearly who the warn
ings given were intended for. These warnings
were understood, but in spite of the nearly
unanimous protest of the Republican press of
Philadelphia complete 'Ring' ticket was
nominated yesterday. With one or two
exceptions, there is not a single man among
those nominated to represent the Repub-
Gcan party of Philadelphia who has not
well-feunded reputation as professional
politician of the lowest class, who has not
brought discredit upon the party and aided in
destroying its influence. But for these
men and others like them such thing
as a Democratic victory in this city
could not even be limited at, for
the great principles OF the Republican
party are as dear to-day to the hearts
of q majority of our citizens as they
ever were: the work of the party
is not yet done, and its ultimate triumph is
certain unless it is deliberately destroyed by
the iniquities of those who, about election
times especially, profess to be its most ardent
supporters. One Of the individuals nomi-
mated yesterday, in the course of his speech to
the convention which has placed him before
the people as the Republican representative
oflaw, order, and Justice, uttered one SEN
tence,which we heartily indorse. He said:-
s'Hhe Republican party is thing of life and
hope. Should any one attempt to put it down,
down Mey will CO." The Republican party
most assuredly is a thing of life and hope, or
it never would have survived the inhiction
upon it of such men as the speaker of the
above-quoted sentence and others like him,
and retained any expectation of securing the
support of honest men in the future. Again
and again has the party succeeded in at least
partially freeing itself from the blood
suckers who were draining it of its
vitality, and it will be able to
do 80 again and again until its appointed
work is accomplished, and there will no longer
be a necessity for its existence. Those who
.oal, 70 ,,,t tba PanubJ;can ,,arty down will
most assuredly destroy themselves in the
attempt, but the real assailants of Republi-
canism are not the Democracy, who would be
powerless but for the traitors in the Republi-
can camp, are not those who in the darkest
hour of our national peril Loyalty supported
the great principles of the party, are not
those who year after year urge that men of
unblemished character, unimpeaohable inte-
gritty, and irst-rats ability shall be nominated
as the Republican candidates for municipal,
State, and national Offices, but they are
rather men who make trade of politics,
who have no principles except to gain Office
by any possible means, and to fill their pock-
cts at the public expense. 1t is this
GLASS of men that obtained the nominations
yesterday; and if they are the real
representatives of the Republicans of
Philadelphia, then it is time for the Republi-
can party to die. They do not represent the
Republican party, however, and the time has
passed when the wire-pullers who manipulate
primary elections and who manage nominal
ing conventions can set themselves up as the
masters of the independent voters who think
for themselves, and who do not consider
themselves acquitted of their responsibilities
to themselves and the community at large by
blindly casting their ballots without regard
to the character of the names upon them.
The delegate elections on Tuesday were noto-
nously managed in the interests of certain
men. Those who voted did so for candidates
who had already been determined upon by
the 'Ring, and both at the elections and in
the conventions money was spent like water
to accomplish the exact result now before
the public. Notwithstanding these facts,
one of the candidates "a man
who was forced of the Republican
ticket three years ago by indignant public
opinion-had the assurance to say to the mer
who nominated him:-''You came here at the
dictation of your own eonsciences and the
votes of the people, who instructed you how
to vote" Truly the farce would be exceed
ingly funny, if it were not for the tragedy in
the background; If it were not that great
political principles are being played with; il
it were not that scandalous attempt is being
made to force the citizens of great munich
pality to accept for their most importan
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