Ellsworth American., 1876-06-22
Union for the Sake OF the Union

The beanty of the Republican ticket /.
that IL enables all who desire to see the
Government administered upon the high
plane OF the best Republican principles 10
stand together IA it, support. We are woll
aware that some who have Haunted III.
"lndepcndent' H.. and have figured ii.
"keiorncr- have at heart 70 such desire.
They are Democrats "a disguise. or abet-
tors of the Democratic policy. They would
have been glad to Lave seen such Repuh-
liran nomination made as would have af-
foIded an excuse for thltd party which
would either have enabled the Democrats
to have chosen their candidate at the pol .
or would hsyc thrown the election OF Prcs-
idcnt into the present Dem1c3 attic Hod ..
OF Representatives with the >a,rs result
The bitter disappointment Of thi, class @.
schemers has beeu quite obvious since the
Cincinnati nominations. Their plan, are
upset, their hopes cxtuguishcd. and their
manifest unea>inr>s has Afforded the most
significant proof of tie wise action oi the
Republican Convention.
These men. however. when actin. Is
themselves. constitute but a very snail
fraction even OF those who have been gen
orally regarded as the constituents OF a
possible third party. There i less hope II
them than there i OF thousands OF individ-
ual Democrats Who, while they may have
generally continued acting with their par
". have been known to be dissatisfied with
the course aud tendencies OF many uf II.
leaders. and Who viii not stand ia un>alis-
factory nomination az -. Louis. These
better representative, of D.uluc. Ac, Whn
have been looking not without Interest TO
the possible results OF the New York Re-
considerable weight to the opinions Of The
ackuow iedgcd leader lu that move
m-nt. Carl Nchufz l. not yet definitely
heard from but II he hastcncd ID throw
his most Jealous efforts IN behalf ot Gen.
Hayes a. the Republican candidate tor
Governor Of Ohio, there i no reason why
he should not continue to support him ior
the Presidency. the issues bein. the same
The Endorsements OF cx-PrcSidrut- Hop
kins and Woolsry-than whom no tH b
men IN the Union stand higher a. the in-
flexible and judjclous champions Of reform
have already been heartily given. The
paper Of the venerable William Cullen Bry-
ant leaves no doubt ot h.s int ution 70 sup
port Hayes aud Wheeler. There /, no quc,-
ton that the religious press ct the country
will take the same ground. With scarcely
an exception.
Indeed. this substantial harmony among
the friends Of good government l. rendered
almost unavoidable By the action of the
Cincinnati Convention. II l4i down q
good platform, such As commended Itself
10 all who are resolved to maintain the lust
en- the foundations OF tile ,national credit
aud TO revive the national prosperity 50
that it shall become permanent, TO reli.-
iously uphold and pcrpctuatc our school
system and 20 insure the appointment and
retention OF honest men ia Office; and then
It made two nominations IN complete ac-
cord with these principles ana cemmaudin.
the confidence OF all who arc labOring for
their supremacy in the Government All
that is needed now, therefore. J., that the
friends Of these principle--no matter what
may have been their political antecedent.
hitherto-shsll act on Henry \. Wse's Old
motto. In higher sense than he could
have applied 10 the different sections OF
the old Wig party, Union Tor the sake Of
Union" We trust to see this done.- Bos.
ton journal.