New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-11
THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS


THE NEW-HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS.
Both parties needed lesson about this
time, and both have received it in the New
Hampshire election. The Democrats required
to be taught that their name was not yet
magic spell which would insure success in
every field and it was an excellent thing to
teach the Republicans that Gen. Grant was
not necessary to them, and that independent
members of the party would vote better il his
name was put out of the question. In the
Republican Convention in New-York the Re
publicans allowed the Presidents people, such
as Senator Conklng and the Customs officers,
to persuade them that it was dangerous to
refer to the third-term business. They there
fore evaded any expression OF opinion upon
it, and some thousands of Republicans who
regarded this as the most important question
now before the country, voted against Gen.
Dix to show their opinion of the President
and his managers. In New-Hampshire wiser
counsels prevailed. The men VINO made the
platform saw more clearly the state of the
popular spirit in regard to Gen. Grants per-
sonal aspiration, and 50 gavo an unqualified
expression of their condemnation OF the third
term intrigue. The result has been a check
to the Democratic advance, the recovery of
some of the Republican votes which had been
lost, and the possible election of Mr.. Cheney
as Governor by a bare majority.
OF course we do not pretend that the anti
third term resolution was alone sufficient to
accomplish this result. The Republicans were
aided by several important condolences. The
Democrats have, as usual utterly failed to
make any good use of the great opportunities
afforded them by their late successes. In New
HAMPSHIRE the Democrats, on attaining power,
Immediately took measures to offend and re-
pei all independent voters by making a
sweeping change of the minor local officers
"and assailing the judiciary in the interest of
party" We quote this confession from
partisan Democratic paper, and therefore do
not expect to see it denied. There was moth
ing in the conduct of the party in some other
States to encourage honest Republicans to
cast in their lot with it, In Connecticut
Democratic Legislature had sent Mr.. Eaton to
the Senate, and in Missouri had prescribed the
highest genius and character to elect Con-
federate General with no other claim than his
war record. Even the divisions and squabbles
of the Republican party proved of benefit to
them in this election 1t is true that n large
majority of the Administration party in Con-
gress were in favor of the Force bill, and
moro than half also voted for the Arkansas
outrage recommended by the President. But
it so happened that neither of these objection
able measures went through, and their very
failure seems, by one of those illogical pro-
cesses so frequently met with in politics, to
have greatly pleased and encouraged the
wavering members of the party who disapproved
them 1t is hard to see why the fact that the
Democrats and dozen or so of honest Re-
pubcans defeated the worst measures of the
Administration this season should have in
duced other honest men to renew their allegi-
ance to the party; but it cannot be denied
that this result has taken place. party is
not destroyed by an occasional exhibition of
independence and conscience on the part of
its members. On the contrary, these very
proofs of the fact that there are good and
bad elements in the organization offer a sort
of encouragement to the better kind to stay
by it,
We should leave out one of the most i'm
portant elements of the Republican gains if
we failed to mention the solid organization
and persistent work of the veteran politicians
of the party, and especially of Mr.. Rollins,
MIR. Ordway, and Mr.. Chandler. But all these
and the foregoing causes would have proited
little if the Convention which met in January
had not given to honest and independent Re-
publicans so exceptionally good platform to
stand upon. 1t did not mince its phrases for
fear of hurting the party. 1t declared against
corruntion and GOyernment interference. in
favor of equal rights and specie payments;
and most important of all. it declared "unal-
"terable opposition to the election of any man
"to the Presidency Of tho United States for a
"third term" Such flag deserved victory
and We are heartily glad of whatever it has
achieved.