The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-03-17
What.dO they Propose to DoP

Whatd0 they Propose to D0p
Democratic swearing we can un-
derstand. Playing tricks with the
American flag, declaring unrelenting
war lin the abstract) upon the new
Administration, VOWS never to vote
again, peppery pronunciamentos like
that of the Democratic Committee,
the bestoWal of ingenious nicknames
upon the President-these evidences
of bad temper and bitter disappOint-
ment we look upon as quite natural
and as tokens of human infirmity.
But mere passion or petulance cam
not last forever, and would affect
nothing if it could. Thus far moth
ing of an alarming character has
happened, except that Mr.. Abram
S. Hewitt has refused any longer to
be Chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. Barnum, Sena-
tor of Connecticut, takes his place
for the rest of the year-a warm
man, and one who will generously
take up the business of expenditure
where Mr.. Hewitt, more or less out
of pocket, leaves it. But what will
Barnum do? What will his trusty
cohOrt of committeeman, all in a
more or less depressed condition, do?
That is what we want to know.
A fair consideration shows us that
so far as the present Presidential
term is concerned we have settled
the matter. Bluster, threats, ,groans,
scolding-nothing of the kind will
alter that. Now we mean to be kim
der to Mr.. ID. D.Field and to all who
talk nonsense as he does than they
are to themselves. It is nonsense;
the country knows it to be such and
all the clustering crowd of unstates-
manlike men, who have brought
such discredit upon the Democratic
party, know it. But we cheerfully
admit that they mean nothing by
their tantrums. And if they did,
more thoroughly powerless political
clique never existed. The sober and
sensible men of their own party are
ashamed Of them. Mr.. Hewitt who
at least wants to be considered sober
and sensible, leaves them in the
lurch, or under the leadership of
Barnum, which amounts to the same
thing. Gov. Seymour takes the de-
feat of Gov. Tilden so calmly that
the malignant might say he was
glad of it. He speaks we'll of Presi-
dent Hayes, does not appear to an
ticipate any political earthquakes or
hurricanes, and in the presence of
the most merciless interviewer de-
means himself as a good citizen,
willing to wait at least until his ad-
versary has done some blame-worthy
thing before he blames.
After due and solemn considera-
tion we conclude that all the Demo-
Gratis mean by their military meta
phors and red hot rhetoric is that
they will vote down the Administra-
ton if they can. Against this de-
termination we have not word to
say. Go to the people, gentlemen,
if you please! Make up your issues!
Denounce, appeal, argue, exhort!
Hold conventiOns-National, State,
district, county and town conven-
tions! Appoint committees-N Ma
tional, State. district, county and
town committees! Write millions
of miles of appeals to the voters
Make hundreds of thousands of
speeches! Squib, ridicule, and criti-
cise-do anything but tell lies-that
we cannot by any manner of means
recommend, Try conclusions at the
ballot box; we are quite willing.
And if you believe what you say,
you ought to be willing also. 1t is
our opinion that large majority of
the voters approve the course of
procedure which has just ended in
Washington. If it was what you
say it was-fraud and falsehood-
what a grand opportunity you have
of carrying every State in the ,Un-
ion! Drop the swordl Talk no
of violence and anarchy, which