Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-28
IHE nnLrER,, FAILrRE.

..'., THR ROLrHR, FAILURR.
Il becomes more and more apparent every |
day that ousldo the Republican party there is
no place for the so-callod Liberal Republicans
except In the bosom OF the Democracy. The
jefferson City convention IA q dead failure. |
One Of is leaders wrote few days ago to
the principal organ Of disancctlon that the |
success OF the Cincinnati convention would /
depend on the response made by the country. |
Well, the country does not seem 10 be In any |
humor to give the least response whatever.
In every State where conventions have been |
held thus far, the proceedings, as they come |
TO ne In the different newspapers and In the |
various resolutions and platforms, show the
most complete harmony and unanimlty, 1ndi-
ana, Maine, Kansas, South Carolina, aud
other States, have renewed their adherence
to the Republican party. The Missouri
movement, ~ II IL called II mentioned or al
luded to at all, was mentioned only to receive
the denunclation and dlsayowel that 1t de-
served.
Tho regular Republican organil alton Of
MIssouri has passed resolutions OF the Sc
verest eensure on the malcontents. Indiana
has instructed her delegates TO vote for Prcsl-
dent Grants denomination; Maine has wheeled
into line, and Kansas has taken her position
of honor and trust In the party ranks. Not
n State In tho Union looks with the slightest
favor on the scheme. II has not made a sin.
yle convert among the leading men since II
was flst sprung upon the country. 1t has
not won over to Its support single journal
Of prominence or ability. The fact Is that
Al. Al. a..
Ate Of the United States there arc no Liberal
Republicans anywhere, and in both these
places their number Is so small Us to excite
Iidlcuie II not contempt. They are like the
men In the woods, who keep up an immense
shouting and lead people to believe that they
number an immense host, but when the wood
Ia beaten up II Ia found that there are only
score or so Of them there. Mr.. Sumner and
Mr. SchurZ have been roaring and roaring for
nearly twelve months, but they have fright
ened nobody. The Massachusetts, Senator
denounced tho President as a usurper last
month one year. and was laughed at He
accused him Of all manner Of corrupt motives,
and, on the report Of his own intimate friend,
DIR. Howe, and OF his old colleague, Mr..
Wade, was proved to be a slanderer. The
President has been acquitted on all the
charges preferred against him, and has come
out stronger than he was before. Mr.. schurz
united with Mr.. Sumner In eudeayoring to
degrade the President and has succeeded
simply In degrading himself, All their yapor-
lngs and rawlings have come to naught. Even
with Mr.. Greeley's powerful assistance as
lecturer, rs a magazine writer, and as 4 dis
remlnator OF worse yiuperatlon and brutal
inslnuations against the honor Of the Chief
Magistrate, they have been wofully beaten at
,very point.
The maiu idea OF the gentlemen who en-
gineered the Missouri treason was to create a
hplt In the Republican party, and to make an
alliance with the Democracy. The events Of
the last few weeks must have convinced them
that their hopes OF dividing the party are as
the idle wind. There Is no Republican any
where who seems disposed to take the slight
est part 10 4 movement In opposition to the
regular Republican organization. 1t has made
no headway 10 any state or section Of the
Union except Missouri. The fact Is the ridlc-
ulOusly Insignificant proportions Of the OPP
position party there, where II was supposed TO
he Irresistible, have discouraged and crushed
whatever opposition there may be In other
quarters. Mr.. schurZ aud Mr.. Sumner had
hoped that they could divide the Republican
party into two hostile camps; that they could
draw up the great Republican organiza-
lion In opposing lines, ready to do battle
against one another. They Imagined that
ut least one half Of the great Union party
that saved the country, and made the grand
Cst and most glorious record and history Of
nny party In all time would, at their COM
mAnd dlsbAnd and lay down their arms, not
for A. principle or an idea, but merely to
gratify their feelings Of personal spite and
nnlmoslty Not only did they think this, but
they also believed that even their opponents
would train TO their bugle call, and fail into
line when they issued their orders.
The Democracy are beginning to dlsayow
them and scout their pretensions. The drift
oi opinion and discussions In all the leading
organs OF that party, at the present time,
point to a regular Democratic nomination
some time during the summer, and to a
straight Old-fRshioned party fight next No
Vember. They will have no alliance with
Mr.. Sumner or Mr.. Sehurz.
II these gentlemen arc ready TO surrender
10 them and 20 over to their platform. they
IRE willing 10 receive lhem. But they serve
plain notice upou them that they must not
come with articles of capItulatIon to be
signed, maj the Democracy came within half
On the popular vote, and that IL |. absurd to
propose 10 IL to Law down its old Ideas and
principles. The World tells Mr.. schurz that
Democrats can have no interest in the Gin
,Innau Convention, that they are sImply
..outsIders" and .spectators," mere lookers-
an In VIepna The New York Citi,en one
AZ the staunche.t organs of Democracy in the
co,ntry vhoss sdItor 4. n member of Con.
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