Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-01-09

Liberal Republicans Of Missouri when
victory had dawned upon your principles
and policy one year ago, there followed a
delay trying 10 jealous souls. Seed once
sown must have time 10 germinate in silence.
The principles and method of victory which
you presented TO the minds Of men could not
at once overcome the force OF party habits.
You awaited the ripening of thought among
the Republicans of other States, and the
withdrawal of Democratic parlisanship.
Some hoped that the dominant faction of the
Republican party, mindful Of the warning,
would not cling TO the un-RPpublican policy
which you assailed. Others realized that
the Liberal Republicans could not assume
with success national position as long as
form OF opposition identified in the minds of
men with hostility 10 accomplished facts,
should still challenge attention.
Later events have convinced al intelligent
men of this fact. Democrats throughout the
country are now urging withdrawal of
that party from the Presidential contest as
the most effective evidence that such opposi-
tion is no longer to be met. Meanwhile the
Republican organization has been used to
suppress reforms and TO serve the interests
or ambitions of the few. The military
grasp upon conventions and elections has
only tightened Strong Republicans stand
ready to break that partsanship which
shields wrong. The time has come to
cease silence, and to show that tue Liberal
party OF this State, neither dead nor sleep
ing, has only waited the opportunity to
move forward.
That it is not dead, its enemies show by
their persistent and anxious efforts to destroy
il. You have been falsely told that its
objects have all been attained: that further
labor 5f tnem NIL W noi Siess, thue neaiiy ,
I'll of your number have abandoned theli
position, that this committee has consented
10 surrender the trust given it by you 10 q
convention which might be controlled by
yonr opponents. Ihese uhHu'hs uen"nu
public denial -....
On the 18th of September this commHtee
unanimously decided that il had no right OF
power to deliver up Its trust 10 any conVen-
lion exoept one OF Liberal Republicans. A.
no time since its meeting has quorum o
this committee been assembled unNl loIuay'
Out Of eighteen members OF the commlttee
but four who have acted WITH II are knVWn %
10 have consented to this betrayal, ana mes
have been removed and their places hlled
These changes have been ratified, The com
mittee assures YOU that ii will deliver up III
trust unimpaired to a convention oil hlDeia
Republicans alone.
Nor has IT ESCAPED your notice how al
the corrupt cliques, whose grasp upon III
county and Stale governments was loosene.
by our triumph, are now clamorous LOT re re
union OF the party" LOOK througn " "
Statel in every county where shahele
ninnder of a long-suderng people rouse
honest Republicans to crush the system
Acknowledgement by which these rlnl
maintained their power, you will hnd tnol
who were chiel in the plunder now the lot
most in "reunion." Those who beg us
return 10 party servitude only debar thef
selves from respect or confidence when th'
ask us TO say nothing about principe
nothing about measures, nothing apo
candidates, but only to pledge ourselves
vote for tie party whatever conyenh
may do. Not OF such stun are the Llnei
RoIublicans Of Missouri. Those Insult
who ask 10 barter for the spoils OF par
success the sacred trust of suffrage, or
surrender 10 any party our freedom 10 d
charge cur duty. Strong as l0efe our ~
sons for separating fOm the Radical Jdct'o
fbcu qather gredteF 1oeight cohen zoe near
nGnGgers pTocldimiRg that they haze
ny3uciDIes sdve such as e0nUentton nIdl Q
them. and l0W U0te for any candidate Una
convention may select Still less are we "
when they mistake the party ior the "
ernmenl, and denounce any opposlll,oon! y!
the marty as species OF treason. f0hll
freedom. precious ever TO Republicans
Missouri. has become doubly dear since
soc what manner of party despotism
have escaped.
Corresnondence and consultation v
friends rom every part of the State ent
ne 10 saw that the number of Republic
who adhere to the principles ana posi-
taken 10 the Liberal convention oil leiu
greater now than il was at the elecuo
that wear. The sell-interest OF some lea'
or journals, and all the power Oh inc peu
naironage, have cauEed no such loss a
balance lhe growing strength OF our cI
with the people. Some honest Liberals
is true, at a time when they feared lnat
contest of 1872 would be between kepuDll
ism and a pariy of reaction, took hasty
,o avert that danger. Others still 81
watching the attitude of parties. But
will hesitate, when fit opportunity oc'
10 assert their principles in national
test. We earnestly counsel all Liberal
nubhcans TO hold fast tier lndspen
nosiiion. 10 petfect their OTganizatio
sverv county, and TO prepare for VII
in 1872. It's our proud duty not 10 rt
from the field OF our triumph, but 10 be
forward tile hosts oil Liberalism IN
states 10 the overthrow of that Radico
nominatlon, which in the nation, even
than in the State, wais against vital
ciples of true Republcsnism. e..
We who fought TO eniranchise GU
have next 10 enlIanchlse olates' rum
who have stolen the Republican nam
organization have fastened upon cert
the Impoverished and struggling conn
ties at the South. because they lawn
a candidate for re-eecti n they are sus
by extreme parllsanship in goveinme
corrupt and cruel as to disgrace The
None who wish the true Iree9om
coloied people can desire TO sec 'hen, % .
together in n solid mass, ana Wieiut
nnTely parii an ends. We who demo
and defied an Executive seeking to c
The people Of one State cannot honest est
cuse that power which has since ma ma
conventions, with armed men in Lou
and with Lireling officials in New OF