The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-10
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THE REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS.
The future welfare, if not the very existence,
of the Republican party in this city will
depend upon the character of the nomina-
tions made by the conventions which will
meet next Wednesday. Never in the history
of the party has there been greater neces-
sity than at present that its best men should
be nominated for offices of trust and respon-
sibility, and never has there been greater
necessity that those who believe the downfall
of the Republican party would be attended
with disaster to the country should exert
themselves to prevent the corrupt politicians
who trade upon the party name from OBJ
tanning places upon its ticket. A desperate
effort is now being made by
men who are notoriously corrupt,
and who have before now brought the Re-
publican party into discredit, to obtain the
nominations on next Wednesday, and it is
even limited that the whole affair is set up, and
that thesticket to be offered to the Republican
voters of Philadelphia next October is as good
as fixed. The advocates of reform are sneered
at, and an attempt is being made to bully
them into silence by raising clamor about
the importance of supporting the principles
of the party, and by intimations that they are
fighting the battles Of the Democracy. This
sort of thing may deceive some persons, but
there are independent voters in this
city who are not to be deceived,
and who are not to be bullied
into voting for ticket composed of notorious
scamps if they have fair chance to cast their
ballots for reasonably honest men. 1t may
be set down as a sure thing, that if the De-
mocrats mako good nominations, and the
Republicans present a ticket containing the
names of the men who are now most eagerly
aspiring for the Offices to be filled at the next
election, the Republican party will receive
crushing defeat next October, and will de-
serveit. The responsibility for such disaster,
if it occurs, cannot be placed upon the shoul-
ders of the advocates for reform, but upon
those of the selfish political intriguers who
were willing to risk the welfare of the party
in the hope of promoting their own private
ends. The only reason why the Republican
party is not as strong now in Philadelphia as
it was five years ago, is that these men
men have been permitted to control it, and
unless the power they now hold is taken
from them, another year will probably wit
ness q complete disorganization of the
party just upon the eve of an important
Presidential campaign. The stake now at
issue is an honest and capable administration
of important municipal offices, and it may be
considered as certain that the ajority of
votes will be cast for the candidates who will
be most likely to fill the Offices in question
with credit to themselves and with satisfac-
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itical organization they may profess to belong
to. There is a determination to have
reform in the administration of our munich
pal affairs that had best be respected by the
professional wire-pullers; for those who
created the Republican party, and who have
given it all its character and influence, are
heartily tired of having scalawags thrust into
important public offices under the plea of
party necessity, and are determined to sup
port good men in the future, whether they
profess to be Republicans or not. For our part,
we intend to pursue in the future the same
course we have in the past; and after the
nominations are made on Wednesday we in
tend to give the record of each individual on
the ticket thorough ventilation, without
fear, favor, or partiality. If the nominees
are able to stand this, so much the better for
them and for the party; but if they are not,
they themselves and those who seek to thrust
them on unwilling voters will alone be to
blame. 1t is sincerely to be hoped that the
warnings already given will be sufficient to
cause wise course to be pursued by the con-
ventions, and that such a ticket will be pre-
sented as cannot be assailed. If this is done,
Republican victory will be assured; but if it
is not done, defeat will be certain.
THE NEW DEPARTURE