The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-22
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One of the baldest facts which
crop out of the immense bundle OF
Eastern exchanges we have received
within a day or two. is a general fear
apparent in the editorial utterances
of the Administration journals all
over the country of a division in the
Republican party. 1t takes m
Il forms. With some in the shape
of appeals to the disatfected Repub-
Iicans. with others ridicule, again
with denunciations. here with threats,
there with Cancellation. The same
ever-constaut fear of disruption
which so signally exhibits itself in
the columns OF the Territorial En-
terprise in this State, is acutely
manifested by the advocates of the
reelection Of Gen. Grant through
out the country.
There is ample reason for this.
The Republican party came into
power through a division in the
Democratic party, and if it is not
careful it will go out through the
doorway opened by a similar disaf-
lection in its own ranks. That Grant
will be renominated is universally
conceded; and it is as generally con
ceded that he can only be elected by
persuadinG the same voters to 60 to
the polls this yea to vote for him.
that went there and voted for him
four wears ago. The fact cannot be
disguised that there is a widespread
disposition among many of these
former voters to revolt, and TO cast III
1872 Il very different sort of a ballot.
1t is a fact not easily forgotten that
Il change of only a few hundred
votes in five States of the Union
would decrease by one-third the total
Republican electoral vote which
Grant received in 1868. and elect
the opposition candidate by a large
majority. Hence the sentiment of
Republican Journals in this matter
of the disaffected, or so-called Lib
eral Republicans. This disatfected
element holds the balance of power.
They occupy the same position to-
ward the Administration party now
that Birney's friends held to the
Wing party in 1874. These assisted
TO elect Harrison in 1910. but insig-
niticant as they were, their vote for
Birnev in New York State alone in
1871 defeated Henry Clay and
changed the entire political history
of the United States. This was
repeated in 1913 by Martin Van
Buren,. who sent the Democratic can
didate for the Presidency, Lewis
Cass. into retirement, at a time when
the United States was Overwhelm-
inglv Democratic.
History repeats itself. General
Grant, advocates may we'll tremble
when they recall the experiences of
past political parties, once as great
as the Republican party has been.
There is a warning for them in those
~recollections. and a lesson for the
Democracy worth needing. A lesson,
We say, for what has once been done,
can be done again-and is pretty
likely to be done.
With these facts in remembrance,
it is no part of Il true friend OF ref
ormation, to cast any obstruction IN
the way Of 4 mutual action on the
part of all who would strike a fatal
blow at the dominant party but
rather to evince Il disposition to re-
move all unessential distractions to
a Joint and hearty cooperation IN
the accomplishment of a common
It is too evident that
Grant cannot be defeated If all who
supported him before support him
again. The opposition candidate