Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-15
oRCEsTER.
MONDAY. APRIL rs. 1879.
Note. ON "Libcrnl Rcpublicans. ;,

Notes on s'BibcraI Republicans"
A few days ago there came a dispatch an
nouncing that great '1iberal republican move
ment' was TO be organized in New Jersey,
with Ex-Governor Newell Charles P. Smith,
John 5. Mitchell, and James NJ. Scoyel the
notorious, for its leaders. A great conven-
tion was to be held at Camden, last Thursday,
to put this movement afoot 1t turns ont that
The only JerSeyman who has anything to do
with it is the said Scovel. Gov. Newell has is
sued a card to say, that he has no knowledge of
IL, no sympathy with it, and no thought of going
10 Cincinnati. Messrs. Smith and Mitchell, too.
repudiaie it with emphasis, saying, that they
had not heard Of such a movement until they
saw the above mentioned dispatch. And finally,
the only man present at the Convention p last
Thursday, was James NJ. Scovel. This miser.
able political shyster appears to be the head and
tail, the beginning and the end of '1iberal
repubcanism" in New Jersey. He sent the dis.
patch, he issued the call, he told tht lies about
ex-Gov. Newell and others.
The national convention of coIored men as
sembled at New Orleans, is described as "a very
able aud intelligent body 1t has discussed the
present political situation and indicated in the
clearest manner that the colored men will not
allow themselves to be betrayed into the hands
of the democratic party. The general spirit of
the convention is expressed in these words of
Mr.. Langston: "Let there be no rupture of the
republican party, for a rupture of its rankSde-
feats good government by giving the power 10
the democracy" The convention has formally
voted to repudiate the so-called 'liberal republic
can movement" 1t has, also, formally adopted
the following resolution, on motion of Mr.. Pinch
back Of Louisiana:
Resolved, that Hon Charles Sumner, by his
disinterested advocacy of our rights and his
cOnsummate Craftsmanship in securing Tecog.
milton of these rights in the constitution of the
United States, has endeared himself to the col
ored people of the nation; and until Hon. Chas
Sumner shall himself announce his seceSs ion
from the republican party we shall hold him to
be as he has ever been, one Of the purest and
aolest members Of our great ..sty.'
The democrats and Liberal republicans"
have, in many cases, become so closely united
iii feeling and purpose, that the latter forget to
keep up the farce of appearing to recognize a
difference between them. In Washington, these
"liberals" have proposed that Montgomery Blair
should represent them at Cincinnati. In his
letter replying to their request, he says: "rhere
are two objections TO this, First, am not a re.
publican; and second, may be member Of the
democratic convention" More obscure men
might pretend 10 be republicans, ct Cincinnati,
without danger Of immediate detection, but
he is too well known to venture attempting
such a game. We see it stated that an
immense food of Missourians will be poured
into Cincinnati; toward thousand from St.
Louis and an indefinite number from other
towns and cities in the state. This is all right,
of course, for it is chiefly a Missouri movement;
and no sharp questions will be asked, we pre-
sumo, if most Of them prove to be democrats in
disguise, provided the disguise be well man
aged. The democrats show stronger interest
in this Cincinnati movement" than most peo-
pie, as any one NAV know by reading such
papers as tie New York World; but they in
sist that it must be Or appear 10 "in the hands
ofrepublicans," else everything will be spoiled
letter from Ohio, printed in the New York
Times, gives an account of the present condition
of the assistant democrats" in that state Here
are few extracts from it:
In Ohio the movement never had any
strength. The republican party tthis state has
by the wrangles Of ambitious men. To-day il
: in aSt, and the enthusiastic Endorsement given
President Grant at the recent state cony eution
the unusual number present, and the spirit OF
harmony and kindliness that pervaded all the
deliberations, make il safe to saw that the marty
Is irresistible. II is now very generally con-
coded that the Cincinnati movement has no
power, either for good or evil. II can neither
reform the democracy, nor weaken the republic
cans"
Inc So-caed liberal movement in Ohio be-
gan more than one year ago. TWAS then called
new departure" and was inaugurated few
days alter zen. Cox returned TO Cincinnati from
his labors IN Gen. Grants cabinet There were
thiIty-sN slgners to the new departure" call
and its seductive charms were-@ciyil service
reform, 'revenue tariff" and general
amnesty. AT this time Gen. Grants admins
tration was at its lowest ebb, and the now de-
parture was regarded with some trepidation
by the leaaing politicians of the republican
party; Ihe movement was pushed with
considerable ygOr, by speeches. circulars let
tiers, &c., IN all parts Of the state. But after
We had gathered the harvest and when
the pipplns were ripe in October, the people
went TO the polls and increased the republican
vote from ~ ,IO9 in 1870, to 2Ss 233 in 1s71-and
lett us the handsome majority of 20,16S. Gin
cinnati, lHamilOn cOuuty) where the new de-
parture nest was built, produced no chickens
the republican vote in 1871 being II ,843 against
lf,o6l the year preYiOus-and this new de-
parture' departed unto death. Then came the
missouri middle, eliminating in the production
OF that illustrious duo-deep bass and shrill
talsetto-Frank Blair and Carl Scurz. The ap-
parent success of the Missouri combination in
placing these remarkable adventures again on
thelr ieet, inspirited just four, and no more of
the new departure champions TO try again.
And bere are the names: Gen. Cox, Judge Stan
icy Mathews, Judge HOadley, and Judge StalIo.
Inc succlnct platform of these four Ohio Glib
erals, is the effort Of Gen. Cox he gives him
sell anew as its first bOrnng A general. wi tn
out any army, at tue opening OF an important
campaign, is neither to envied or dreaded; and
Il would be extreme cruelty TO censure General
Cox. The other sgners to the Cox man.
liesto are all good lawyers, but their political
lives have beeu but brief span. 1t is safe to
say that jointly or seVerally, they will never
torn parties or other mems political convictions
topsy turvy. As a nucleus or rendezvous for
Anti-Grant recruits, they will be able to muster
Ihem all IN their respective law offices during
he year 1872"