New-York tribune., 1876-03-25
THE POLICY or INDEPENDENTS

REFopM REPUBLICANS WHERE rHE LIBERALS WEEK
FOUR YEARS AGo--A DELAY uNiH THEY NAV"
ACTED At CINCINNATI The wLsESr COURSE Foa
INDEPENDENTS.
70 ne EdftOr OF The Tribune.
SIR: Ii was long since apparent TO every
vcU-.n,ormed riind that the Democratic party worh
eventually occupy lis present position The said of ~
nccessi'c4 Is ~ enc word success; ard uess " h-i
p,e- flIy attended by ts troops OF tho line. t must
,pp Z, have fallen upon defeat IRcapGblo OF recruit
inc new ,,oiucr 10 lose any Ot rs old woud hayc
bec altogether rinous Hence its careful Observance 81
venerable gsagC5 its Tenderness u pTeiudccs mDed0ed
In lis Isr and it's literal adherence % tie Democrats
ritual No consistent Liberal could nave saey un't''
himself = IN il. The machine Rcpubh'ans thO"Sh iof
dT rent reasons, Gue a. oDeotouaoie. ihey arc
tire trained cohorts Of GraHtisn far STancca on 'ae
road TO popular conicmnation-a goal which, IN iact
.hcv are generally supposed 10 have Glreaiy reache
They load end drive tbs Republican wagoI. But tleS
are other Northumberland c1tn!ependsne men
who are cndeayoring unload aud 20 traner tne e
to other hands. These men are honest ana caPaoe we
cr, In POSITION now relatively 10 their party dsh'rA
with that OF the Liberal Republicans in ls72 Then ths
liberals went TO Cincinnati boters. These Repao'
cans will 20 thcrc as oolters in 1879.
They viii 20 independently 10 hrng about the hohl'u'
,iou Of an honest ticket In lS72 the nachts's OF l'
party sueared away IT'S right wing. In 1870 'ne! a
shearins away its left wing. They mean 10 leave
HELPLESS carcass. These two wings are needed no" ="
restore the body 10 its former vigor IL IS the cay a
of Liberals to dir { themselves upon tincinnlu III i'
no less than IT was in IS72. The effort OF tne In .v
occasions IL the sa-le.-to purify s5 she p paw IS
party OF GIantisn. inoaSSn si's rcne,srt
sfrr,y honest ticket be nominated there, WI w 49,
cnteome Of the movement OF lS'2 " ns'saA y is Re-
IA. ui mo not only will the Llleras ontlo % 10 IL
puOc party be beaten, hib the same .sto ', ubat.
EVER ~. vent these two classes OF WITH Slr'ist
views am aims, must necessarily tt tosv1. nj nn-
led by their united excroGs or. II UNSUCCESSFUL
act together, independently colhuiVn colh,e,e uar.
ties. il Is believed that the mepeaisSl, .S iss, Sss,
leans desire and expect the coo?efaoa ., @ s rsdy 70
harmnaiIe with them accorinSy Is Is or & NJ tae
~ that the Cincinnati Convention shonu an lcncBl-
, iectiye no. Mt of the independent masses OF ~ VT,
nations The independent Thought oi th' so' s, pY 10
its action. TIL thea no siTd noyenst 81, RenuhIcan
and Democratic conven,onr aust have ri,t tas,oeut ~
nave outraged public opinion For tnrI nee r0 Il rossi.
eonNentOa 10 assemble beole ta'.@e,';a o. ';a,ei dssisn
bic 10 collect itwould lag II open 10 an m. NO
10 force nominations upon one or the IN aci Of
| grrnt parties--wou,d exhihti in the atutnde a ~
bully with his elui--a body u e.s, Ss re weight
should favor therefore an eh1rs S,T 20 ~ an honss
anti-Grant man for President aa.r /, with
would restore 1t TO pubs seshieSS, Sy the reelection
that your thorOug paced pohttih hts .hnt tno Wle
a flexible knee only Tor s.cee.s, anu ~ he Impossible
country admits Republican success 10 ps ps,actue Ie
without honesty at CincmAau ENen w ,,sst lor tbA
publican Therefore, Will go or an nVs'b hall oa 10
| humanity VIII aud ahsV
bread" DO not forget that the insshoHr corruption
nhstica,ed tolerate vita impatience Ouiu' n,t be
and ehafe At every delay To renove M ba fsrsor
| memhered bow inadequate Is nus' @ IA COPE VIII
syrauIzed banditti there must he not on3 and sst
preparation, but sense oi aansop ne eountry W LIs
s a,on should both tine Clnennam ansrlct NOR
conventions dsappoint the h;rS movement sssa
swsep away the petty devices Of pSaa st Ss paten9
sSs iporrsni sweeps away rubbish Ie' isSRA.
| walt IN ,e,a
| Nc.c. York. March 23' lS7o