National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-08
"REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS"

sion to censure the management of that
journal and to condemn its ignorant, i'll
tempered, and pig-headed unnaturalized
English editor, Mr.. Jennings. We have
pointed out his disqualifcations for the posi-
ton which he holds, his disposition to quar-
rel with every one who does not yield to his
offensive dogmatism and follow where he
chooses to lead. 1t has been asserted by
the few friends Mr.. Jennings has left in the
party councils that in this policy we were
actuated solely by personal matters and con-
siderations; that we did not give him the
credit to which he is fairly entitled. To
show how utterly unfounded the charge is
it is only necessary to point to the fact that
we gave Mr.. Jennings, through one Of
his champions-a leading editor in
the State of New York-the opportunity to
defend himself in the columns where he
was attacked. The answer to that defence
remains to this day unanswered, because
no answer could be made to it. In all that
we have said concerning him we have been
Endorsed by the best men in the party, not
only in Washington, but in New York city
and State; and if we were to print the hun
dred letters we have received upon the SUBJ
ject, even Jennings might possibly be made
to see the position in which he stands and
be made to realize how lamentably he fails
in the place into which he has accidentally
stumbled.
Almost every issue of the Times contains
in it the proof of the charges made against
it and its editor, that, owing to his lack of
knowledge of American politics, and his
failure to appreciate the duties of the
present or the necessities of the future, the
journal which, to catch Republican SUBJ
scribers, advertises itself in all the country
newspapers as 'the only Republican news
paper in New York city," is to-day infict
ing moro damage upon the party than any
ten papers in the country. Take yesterday
for example. In an article under the cap
ton we have quoted it prints three quarters
of column, in which it abuses the party
in style which has scarcely parallel in
the pages of any Liberal Republican or
Democratic sheet in the country. 1t abuses
the Republican Legislature of New York
after the fashion in which 1t was accus-
toned TO abuse the gang of thieves who
did Tweed's bidding in the Legislature at
Albany and the Council chamber in New
York, and then, turning to national affairs
and to Washington, it gathers in four or five
sentences every mean SANDER, every cow
ardly assault every refuted calumny that
has been made against Congress during the |
last twelve months; indorses each and every
one of them as true, and then shrieks that |
the party is in danger. Here is what it
says: but everybody who goes about
with his eyes and ears open knows that
the Republican party is being stabbed to
the heart by its own friends; that beneath
the weight Of Congress, Treasury officials,
endless talk instead Of action, sanborn
contracts, initiation and obstinacy on all
sides. it is struggling for its very breath.
The leaders have had their way all winter,
and have not spared their abuses of the
newspapers which presumed to remon-
strate with them. And what have they
done for the partyf Has the session of
Congress strengthened or weakened it
Is it more popular now than it was this
time last year or the reverse2 We are told
that 1t is very wrong to utter these warnings
it scares people. We are inclined to think
that the party itself would be much better
off if its so-called leaders could be scared.
All winter they have been asleep, or have
only woke up to rail at us for trying to
arouse them. They would have an or
gan of their own, and Mr.. Plat should
buy it for them and turn the handle. We
told them they were making mistakes and
they sat down in q corner and resolved
that the New York Times was abolished
This may have amused them-we hope 1t
it does not compensate the people
for the neglect of their interests Is the
time for the spring trade to be all frittered
away before Congress makes an end of
speechifying on the financial subject Let
us set our house in order. We have hard
work before US, and we ought to go before
the people with good recommendations.
GOOD recommendations The recon.
mendations the party has received from the
Times, has been receiving from it under the
of a man who has never voted
its ticket is certainly good one. We in
vite the attention of the leaders of the party,
of those who have an interest in its welfare
and who desire to see it live, and lead the
Republic up TO higher aims and aspirations,
to the stupid and malicious summary of its
work during the last six months in the
columns of the Times. 1t may be true that
the party is being stabbed to death, but
the hand that holds the dagger and yields
it with more effect than any man in the
is this unnaturaliZed editor, whose
of his present position is
matter of surprise and pain to every Repub-
lican in the country. Congress has done
good work and valuable work during the !.
past three or four months, and has shown ,
an honest effort TO solve and find ,
way out of the difficulties which con-
front it. The Times has given it no
assistance whatever. 1t has played !.
the part of common scold, as we said |,
few weeks ago, discussed men and meas
ures, when it attempted discussion at all,
with "a club" The extract we have quoted . .
is fair sample of every political article ,
which has appeared in its columns since last !.
December. No wonder that the Republi-
can leaders of New York are considering !.
the advisability of disavowing 1t as party
paper and establishing journal which shall
show some appreciation Of the necessities of =.
the times, which shall show some knowl- ,
edge of American politics, and some real,
heartfelt interest in Republican ideas and
policy.
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