, 1876-06-12
INJURINa THE PARTY.

for itself, Col 1soEnsoLL, md "nany
others, y insnuates an inability to understand
| how TIE CHICAGO tribune can remain In the
Republican party If either 1rr. A1onrox, Mr..
CosKL1Sa, or Mr.. BLAINE ba nominated at
Cincinnati. The CHICAGO TRIBUNE IL under
no embarrassment on that subject. It pro-
| poses at all times to speak the truth and to
tako part III no deception Of the public. It's
readers look to it for n candid statement Of
facts, whether they have a damaging effect
upon men in office, or out Of office, or seek
ing office. The proper time to discuss the
merits Of men seeking party nominations is
bcfozo and not after tho nomination. If
thore be good REASONS why ono man or n
dozou men ought not to bo nominatel, the
newspaper that suppresseB tho facts leaves
it roadors in tho dark, md permits tho nomi-
nation to be 1nado in ignorance, leceiyes its
readers, and is responsible for whateycr de-
feat may follow.
The Chicago Journal knows, AZ does every
one, that neither Mr. CosK11So nor A[r. Mon.
TON can be elected il nominated. II TnE
Culcloo Tribune believes this, mil further
that it is very doubtful it Mr., BLAINE Gun DO
elected, and tells its readers tho truth, it is
acting caudidly With the public, and not as
false guide at moment whom a guido ia
most needed.
Two years. ago tho party organs led tho
party to n uational defeat. They demanded
Of the people the reelection of the public
thieves who wers in otllco. Tho party re-
fused to 10 tragoonel. and sufficient Ropub-
llcans a1l over tho United States abstained
from voting to let the Democrats elect q
Democratic Congress; and oven to carry the
State of Illinois by 10000 minority, electing
two-thirt1s Of tho members Of Congress, and
a minority in both branches of the State
Legislature.
These Republicans are all looking 10 Gin
cinnati for candidate who will give assur-
anco Of reform, while tho old machine politi-
clans and dishonest rings arc ondcayoring to
repeat tic policy Of 1871. Shall the Gin
cnnati Convention force repetition of the
defoat Of 1912 Shall the Republican party
blindly yield to those who arc responsible
for the corruptions Of tho past, and shall
tue party again bo subjected to defeat
that will transfer tho Government to tho
Democratic party, to bo held by that Or
ganizntion for half century, or until it
loses it by another civil war? The Chr
oAoo TRIBUNE, as public journal hav.
ing no interests to servo but those Of the
country, believing that the national welfare
can best DO promoted by tho principles and
policies of tho Republican party honestly
administered, has sought to point out the
dangers which threaten defoat It has not
been actuated by any personal feeling against
S1r. BLAINE, A1r. CoSgL1Na, or Mr.. Moa7ov;
it Inns considered the SUCCESS OF the party Of
mora importance than tho SUCCESS Of any in-
diyidual, and has sought to preserve public
confidence and respect by telling its readers
the whole truth, in tiuao to prevent future
rcgreEs.
Whoever may bo nominated at Cincinnati
TnE cn1cAoo TRIBUNE will support, and this
will not bo from any slnvish submission to
party dictation, but because TUE TRIBUNE
has an abiding faith in the truth Of tho doo-
trines Of the Republican party, and Oh tlecr
conviction that tho suceess of the Demo-
cratic party will bo perilous to the perpetui-
ty OF tho frcedom Of tho people and the per-
pesuity Of the Union. The support which
TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE has always given to
the Republican party has boon an intelligent
mud sincere support It has defended and
maintained the principles Of tho party,
leaving to others to scramble over the
spoils. It supported the Republican pnrty
when Col. 1AoznsoLL was one OF It's widest
defamers, and when he held that it was as
stupid to bo q Republican as It was to be a
Christian. It is moro than likely that tho
membership Of TnE TRIBUNE III tho Kcpub-
licap party will out!ast that Of 1nany OF tho
comparatively recent converts wloso zeal
ruus away with their discretion.