Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10

last fall lost their whole state ticket
with the exception Of the governor,
who was elected by very small ma
jority, owing to his personal popu-
larity with certain classes OF demo-
Gratis is Milwaukee; California and
Oregon you cannot count upon with
certainty. Probably not one OF these
states can the republicans expect to
carry without the support of all, or,
at least, large majority of those
who of late years have acted indie
pendently Of party control.
Now suppose this independent
element, through some organ or
opinion infprms you that such sup
port can be secured to the republi-
can party only by a quite satisfac-
tory assurance of genuine and
thorough reform of the government,
in the shape of nomination OF GER
tain character, and that, if such sat
isfactory assurance be given, the
support and cooperation will be
hearty and active; would it be quite
wise or patriotic on the part OF re-
publicans to say: ut cannot be de-
MED that the thing they ask for is
in itself most just and desirable;
but their asking for it is Il piece OF
impudence and an attempt at dicta-
ton which must be resented, and
therefore it shall not be done g
No; | trast the friends OF reform
inside of the republican party are
strong enough in the Cincinnati
Convention to control it, they will
not permit themselves to be seduced
by mere childish whim to do a bad
thing, simply because the independ-
ents want them to do a good one,
and then lose the election. But if
the reform element inside the repub-
lican party is not strongly enough
represented in the Cincinnati con-
vention to control it, then it has
good reason to be glad of any en-
enlargement and aid it can get from
public opinion outside. Indeed, the
alliance between the sincere reform
element inside and the independent
element outside appears SO natural
and necessary that many patriotic
men, hitherto strongly attached to
their party, and considered as mem
bers in good standing, have ex-
pressed to me their hearty approval
of the course the callers of the con-
ference are pursuing, and have
promised their active aid and co.
operation.
AS to the second point of the OBJ
lection, | may say to you candidly,
we are not at all ambitious TO organ
ize and lead a third party move
ment. On the contrary, feel au-
thorized to say, in the name of all
my friends, that we shall be heartily
glad if you and others succeed III
evolving from the Cincinnati con-
vention so good "a result that we can
conscientiou.ly follow you. fer
vently hope you will succeed; and
if such nominations as you tell Inc
YOU desire are made, | pledge you
our active efforts in their favor. For
the sake of the country | wish both
parties to do the very best they can,
believing with you, "that the Re-
pubicaus have the safest shot IN
the locker" At the same time, do
not conceal from you that, If moth
ing but choice of evil, should be
presented to US, | should not feel
bound to content myself with such
choice, and | am glad to know
thut a large number OF men who
have so far been faithful partisaDs
are now of the same way of think
ing. 1t is time iot the moral sense
of the people to revolt against that
kind of degradation, 10 which we
have too long been subjected, and |
am confident, strong partisan as You
may be, You too feel that there Is
something more precious than party
association and fealty. In such an
emergency. therefore, there will un-
doubleday be an effort, outside of
the old parties, for that which hon
est eudeayor inside failed to accom-
plish."
1t is n well-known fact. or ought
to be Mt least, that in the State Of
Wisconsin alone there are thousands
of men of his way of thinking. Not
less than ten thousand of the Liberal
Germans will come back to the Re
publican fold if they are offered the
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