New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-01
A PARTY LEADER WANTED.
TWO REPUBLICAN VIEWS.

USEFULNESS I-TAMMANY HALL AND THE SOUTH
TIE BASIS FOR A DIVISION IN THE SOUTHERN
STATES.
[FRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT orrHE rRrBUSE.l
WAsHINGTON, Oct. 29.-ConversatiOn in a news
paper Office between Republican of the "od regu-
lar" stripe and an Independent Republican, who
was Liberal in 1872, and is mot much of party
man +" now chiehy interesting to people who like to
speculate about the future of politics, and who think
! that important changes are close at hand):
Regular Republican-Things look rather blue for
u.s. don't theyf With solid Democracy facing us
and our party divided into Administration
and INSTRUMENTATION factions, and with
out any united purpose with regard to resumption,
currency or any other questions, it looks as if We
fast going to the devil. There is only one
course which will enable us to keep up the party
and make fight in 1850. Our people must get to-
gether on a welldefned plan of action. and the
| President must come to them and work with them.
Independent Republican, am not much con-
ccrned about the future of the party Perhaps it has
served out It's term of enlistment Mr. Evarts says
Maybe IL would be- better to muster it out of service,
and enlist its members for term, to accomplish
| new results having bearing on living issues. We
| have been running upon memories about long as
we can Pardon me, but know what you are about
to reply. You will say that cannot disband in
| the face OF the enemy, and that any dsintegraton
| on our part will let the Democracy into power.
Very likely. But if we not agreed
upon vital principles, disntegrati0n is newt
| able and if 1t must come, | would rather see the
old party GO into history having voluntarily dis
! banded when its work was accomplished. than have
! it lnger feebly on the stage 1t has ALWAYS seemed
to me fine ending to the career of the Wing party
that il died ITS usefulness ceased In the
language of the comic song, When IT died it died
all over.' For generation it contained the best
brains in the country, but when it ceased to have
strong hold upon the people it voluntarily gave
place to a young and vigorous organization.
| Regular Repubican-I don't see the parallel. In
my opinion the Republican party has not surviSed
! its usefulness. We confronted with The danger
of another long period Of Southern domination. !
take stock IN the sentimental idea that the South
is going 10 divide just IN time TO save ~ from do
feat, H. politics it is awavs safe 10 presume that
our adversarics will do what IS clearly ioI their own
interests to do Now what is palmer ,han that If -
for the interest of the South TO hang tcgetcrf I'm
ai lance with the three States controlled by TAM
many Hail the sclid South can cecT President AID
get possession of the vast patronage Of tine
/ Government. For what earthly reason, then,
should the Soah divide! The politicians Of that
sect on are the s.irtwd Il II tnc country Now, as
L,liyc the suu,hcrn States will every one vote Tor
! fhr Democratic candidate for President in 1850,
conclude tua the mission ot i'ephDiicdn parry is
/ hV no means accomplished. or party gle" Gdt oi
! Norfhern antae0nIsm 10 the designs OF thc roitu.
That antag0ni, exists t"-iav, ana VII cN,t for u
,,.n.rti.n 10 come and rs ,nurh iouccras he ~cutn
/, controlled by body 0t laadc airs 0crt O.. 80 lhe
Marty win, a is TIE 0y.!uiZ,I express 9J Of tie lt'a
/ tDat tnc south oug.t not 90 rule the counuy has
still IN ample held or action.
Ipd.oend mt Notwithstanding your premises
YOUR conclusions follow. bat 1 1ou'o believe that
tine South can remain solid force Ia our politics
! I'll. li..u NJ 81 il y
will NOT fine cause, which produce "a diversity OF
opinlon m tie North operate az the south lake
il that they are nGnIu oein-s down there - wen 'S
ourselves.
Regular Republiran-B'cau-e there is no such
thing as freedom OF opinion at the South. Pubic
sentiment does not operate in natural way. y
few hundred plaLtcrs and lawyers make pubic
opinon and direct it as a powerful engine 60 crush
oupositlon and work ont fncr own purposes We
ci'i depeud upGn the strife Tor Cld'e 10 divide TIE
south. tur there are 20 few ally able ineh thcle'
that lhcy can DIVIDE tIc NJod pi"' > among "a" H.
selves. AID have cH lgH 10 90 ground.
IN 'ep-i de 4 Il pub c1niou look at matters from
an o.d-fashloncd partisan stand point NY DIAGNOSIS
Of the situation is altOgher dieieht tni1hthefe IL
an element ia the south which begins 10 feel Anew
the sentiment of Nationality, which believes the
past is a c osed book, AID wants 70 open new az
count with the future, which dsliAcs the Dem1cca-
ic party because II il COmmunstc IN rs tendencies,
and which longs for party thai shall be as
iut,l,i,,.nt as the Republican party of the
North is, and az national the old Wing party
WAS. If the Republican organization is not
maintained because Of lack Of agreement of opinion
mr. Of tangible ends TO accomplish such party Will,
beneye, spring Immediately INTO vigorous life Ii
will be a necessity. The rampant Demo'ra must
he crushed. The men who have nothing and want
,v.rvtIirp VINO are way down below the reach of
Elm. nev,p1prr aud the telegraph and who always
vnfe the Democratic ticket nom Instinct, must De
opposed bv the men VINO nave some tllhg t"ty Na.t
t6 keep and who. therefore, favor stability
and conservatism III social INSTITUTIONS. ana
economy and honesty Ia government. Ia 'he
future, the grad divisions oil or p,l,'lcs
Will he into the ignorant, ni"uryless lass
md the intelligent, prolefty-acgiIfihg cliN''
Wn,t folly. then, for Us Republicans to take
any course that VIII array w SaA'utn oiu 49, 80
states As "A united power. III alliance WIN me party
- the North whose body aud bones are the Ignorant
and ,r niai classes. We need, above all things, 10
strengthen ourselves by inviting our natural alleS
ia rnnservatIye men of the SOulh, 10 JON u.
nave no patience with pllIcy when see@s 10 rPsl
them Ii the name Republican Keeps the'h aiool'
we mad better modify I. Instead Ol regaidllG neh
M enemies we should cultivate ther friendship,
realizing that their Interests are ldcntlel win our,
and tnaf we can count upon their ald IL We are SEN
sIDlc enough To ask H.
p,,,lor RenublIcar-All this sounds well, but the
facts will not fit the theory. The one permanent
60, f noltics is that the south is gong TO RUE the
,,,,rv # ~. do not strengthen aid harnOnlze the
| ReuublIcan party and put 1t on the old basis. l
am not fond of new parties; am attached to me
"nr / n.long TO- as | am 10 my family, my nome ana
U n" tn,yn [ see no place for a new organization;
The Old one Will last my time II the theorists VIII
quit unkcrng withlt
Jndepeudent Repubhcan-It will not last long
less il gcts some live ideas that interest the pub
lie TIE old fight over slavery. secession and The
,egro Is fought out The Democratic parry can run
wi1uont hleas-sreedness for ONCE being SUN
cent motive; ours cannot.
po.,,Ior Repullical-The old Southern questions