New-York tribune., 1876-03-04
BLAINE IN ONO.

An KxPOsTrLATIQS FRoN A DOZEN INDEPENDENTS
WHAT THE WESTERN RESERVE REPUBLICANS
THINK OF MORTON.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Your paper reaches so many of the best pco-
pie in the Western Reserve that would be glad if
You would allow u.s. as the representatives of many
others, to say word in your columns about what
seems % us the plain duty of independent Repub-
licans in relation to the pending Presidential can
vass.
We see ourselves confronted by a serious danger.
We have so little confidence in the management of
the Democratic party so little hope that they will
be able to control the dsordery elements in their
own ranks that are driven to look to the Repub-
lean organization as the only one with which we
can act in the coming campaign. In surveying the
field of operations It lies at present before rs, we
are struck by fact which seems to have escaped the
attention of the most advanced and intelligent OF
the independent papers-and we mean especially HE
TRIBUNE, The Cincinnati Commercial, and The Spring
field hcpablican That is: there arc two parties and
only two in the field; one composed of the friends
OF Mr. Blaine who comprise the sincere and
honest portion of the regular Republican organiza-
ton; and the other, the wirepullers, the bummcrs.
the camp followers, and Office brokers' who are for
Morton in Indiana, for COnkling in New-fork, for
Hartranft OF whoever is Camerons man for the mo
ment i'm Pennsyvania, for Washburne in Illinois,
and for Hayes in Ohio 1t is not pleasant to ass0-
ciate these last two names with such dlsreputaOle
busiuess. but the truth must be told OF course
neither Mr. Washburne nor Gov. Hayes would be
parties to any corrupt intrigue, but nevertheless
their names arc used in their respective States by
venal traders 10 keep the State delegation un'
pledged to any serious candidate, so that after the
first ballot they may make the usual truck and
dicker. We free to say that II the trade
were likely to result in the nomination OF
Hayes or Wasbburne, we should make no
great objection We should bo only too happy to
vote for either of these gentlemen But II is evident
to every one not blinded by his personal interests
that neither of these names possibly come out of
the grab-bag. In short unless Blaine s nominated,
some thiok-and-thin machine partisan OF the inner
most Grant Ring will DO the successful candidate,
and the signs at present that it will he Morton
He has the strongest negro and carpet-bag follow
inp he is the blndeSt and bterest partisan IN the
country he is utterly without conscience or scruple;
he will promise anything TO anybody for Noie' ana
do as he likes afterward about keeping his prom
ses He has every element needed for succeedlngin
the dirty and degrading tusse into which conyel-
tion falls when the farce of complimentary ballots =
over.
Can there be any doubt OF this in any reasonable
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floating delegations in the hands Of two OF three
GINNING manipulatorsi Most of the voters in this
region for instance are for Blaine, bu, our deega-
| ton. we are told Heaven knows Why il TO be IN
| structed for HAYES. You know the Republicans OF
New-York two to one, prefer Blaine TO Conkling but
Conklng is to have the delegation. Wisconsin ana
! Minnesota are almost unanimous for Blaine
but the wirepullers nre strong enough TO
prevent the instruction Of delegates for him. Blame
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is stronger among the people in Pennsylvania than
any Pennsylvanian yet the delegation OF that great
State will 20 with scaled orders in tho breeches
pocket of Simon Cameron, and will be sold by him
to the highest bidder. Is thcrr any question a. to
where trader Of this stamp will apply Conkling
would rather have Morton than Blaine; Cameron
can exact more degrading terms from Morton than
from Blane the whole Grant Ring can be turned
in an instant INTO a Morton Ring, without 50 much
| ceremony as washing their hands.
We have seen this Same trick performed once be-
fore though Heaven oyerruled il for the good OF the
country Seward was entitled 10 the Chicago nolnl-
nation in $50, just Blaine is entitled to II now
Lecause he was the choice Of the larger and better
portion of the Republican party. But Cameron was
there on the auction block as usual, ana CacD >nth
was there. on business and two three commercial
travellers from Ohio and while Horace Greeley III his
honest ignorance was teegrapling The TRIBUNE
that all efforts TO beat Seward had failed aud that
| he would certainly be nominated, these canny gen
tlemen were finishing their trades and arranging on
! what ballot they should hand over their delegations
| Lincoln was comparatively unknown, ana proved
| better man than they expected But we all know
Mr. Morton thoroughly, and how can self-TeSpect-
ing man vote this year for him or for Hendricks the
wickedest and tho weakest men in American pubic
! lifei
In view Of all these things, il goes terribly against
| the grain of us independent Republicans OF the
| West to SEQ the Independent newspapers frtteTing
away their influence on impossibilitcs. Mr.. Bristow
| is not a candidate; Mr.. Adams is not candidate.
II i, futile to be wasting honest breath in screaming
for them The fight is between Blaine, as the repre-
sentative of the better kind of practical Repnbli-
cans and the Grant faction, with it, hydra heads of
! Morton. Conkling, Cameron, Shepherd and their
| like. 1t is Of little use to say that
! il they nominate their candidate he Will
| be defeated. You cannot make them believe
| this, and if they did believe it, what would they
/ care DO you suppose your 3ir Conklin8 ~onlu
hesitate to defeat Blaine, IL he knew he was defeat
| ing the party by i'll DO you think Boss shepherd
| or Mfr. Morton more for the Republican party
| than he does for himself Has not Mr. Cameron
found s rich pickngs on the field of "A Democratic we
| torv as any where clse We hope aad believe MIR.
Blaine will be nominated, but IT VIII only be done
Inv convincing the men who want To avert the dis-
Grace Of "A campaign keyed down 10 the low tone OF
Indiana politics. that they must work iOT III from
| "'' Wv" A DOZEN LIBFRAIS