New-York tribune., 1879-09-15
A SOLID SOUTH MAKES A SOLID NORTH.


of 1850 shall be settled.
A SOLID SOUTH MAKES A SOLID NORTH.
ATAiK WITH KX-coMuIs>IoNER MtNIrRRE.
The Cornell and HosNns Campaign Club of the
City aud County of New York, which was organ
lied several days ago. contains a few men who have
worked in the regular Republican organization. but
a majority Of the persons who were instrumental m
organizing the club belonged formerly to the disaf-
fcccd wings OF the party. EX-POilcc Commissioner
Benjamin L. Manierre was prominent leader OF a
large and respectable body OF Republicans IN the
city who followed Horace Greeley in the Liberal
Republican movement With the Wow Of learning
what his attitude is toward the Cornell ticket. and
the general feeling among those lie has heretofore
reprcsented he was visited recently at the office Of
the Board of Education ia GIand-s OF which ho Is
a Commissioner.
The men who went into the Liberal Republican
movement" he sad, are coming back this Fall to
lie old party and will give the Saratoga ticket their
+ hcaIticst support"
Then You like the ticket 2" was asked.
7 "No don't care ANYTHING about the ticket: We
are going in for the party Not men but principles
are what we are fighting for now, and Republican
prIncirIcs are what We are going TO give our earnest
support to. We have got back 10 that"
''Nhat has wrought tins changop
a. suppose the feeling is general among the men
who le the party In 1872 as it with me, that we
have kept up this division in The party as long as it
is healthy to the country ior us TO do SO. When we
went ont we did so on principle, not from impulse.
We are coming back now in the spirit. We
feel now that it is necessary for us to combine TO
prevent the country from passing into the hands of
the Democrats Every Republican must rally about
the old issues and support the Renublican candi-
dates. whatever their names may be"
"Did YOU authorize the use Of your name on the
call for the meeting which organized the Cornell
ana lloskins Club"
Yes and that club will do some very effective
work IN this campaign. The greater part Of its
strength Will be- a mixture of Liberal Republicans
and Independents and there are also IN tho move
mrnt men We used to coll machine Republicans
We bring TO the work considerable knowledge aud
experience and plenty of enthusiasm
"What is the principal stimulrsp
'The aspect of affairs at the south and In Con-
nress. A Solid South will make a solid North. We
were willing to see the Government pass into the
hands Of the Democracy for time. thinking the
change would be wholesome, but the Democrats
have shown themselves unworthy of power These
Northern Democrats cannot succeed without the
South and the South in It's selhslness makes itself
solid and dictates to the Democrats Of the North,
who are mere followers of the South. The Demo-
Gratis Of the North never have been leaders of their
party.'
"Do you still have confidence in the wisdom of
President Haycs's policy toward the Southp
al don't approve of President Hayes's course. II
has placed both branches of Congress in the hands
of the South. We must now work TO undo what his
acts have brought about. You see bis policy toward
the South was all well enough in theory. But the
South didn't appreciate the kindness that he wished
to do them The moment the Government took
Z 4.
CHOW much assistance will the Liberal Rcpubli-
cans be TO the regular party in this election ~
Il hope enough to carry the State. know. to
some cxtcnt from personal knowledge that there is
a large class of old Republicans in the State who
shared in the Liberal detection. They have been IN
the habit of showing their disgust by remaining
AWAY from the polls altogether or by voting the op-
position ticket You can safely state their strength
at 40 600. and probably this is low since it is
only four men TO each school district. think they
will be out at the polls, every man Of them, and
prepared TO vote the Republican ticket
"Do the Liberals in the country feel as you do
here ~
IL think the heartiness of the movement in the
city viii consolidate the Liberals throughout the
State
Are the Liberals so OVERLOOKING with old Ropub-
licanism that they would support General Grant.
for instance. for President another yearl 7"
al believe they would vote for anybody any
thing that represented the right principles would
vote for the bittcrest enemy have, If he were on
the ticket. would vote for anything this Fall
that was labelled Republican. know Of scores OF
men YOU would hardly think would vote for Mr..
Cornell after the course they have pursued the last
few years. They for the ticket now. Yes. there
Is John Cochrane he is just strong in this feeling
as an The men who went earnestly into the
Greeley campaign are rs interested in this Falls
campaign as can be. We have reached that period
where we must be patriots first of ALL"
"shall you take the field and work during the
canvass"
Il shall take no open part I have duties to per
form. here, as Il School Commissioner. | shall take
the part Of citizen and shall devote my influence
and nv means to secure the election of tho Repub-
Ican ticket The Liberals going to do more
than vote. They are going to work.
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VOICES FROM THE CUSTOM HOUSE,
TIE COLLECTOR CONFIDENT or VICTORY - THE
1ssvs ONE OF PRINCIPLE-GENERAL PALMER
AND NAVAL OFFICER BURT.
Collector Merritt was found in his Office Saturday
smiling over the report of the weeks Custom House
receipts that had been brought III to him. in which
returning prosperity was Indicated by the largest
weeks business done since the panic In reply to a
eq lest his opini 10 the action Of hitherto
dlsadected Republicans in the coming State elec-
tion he said: " From the indications / receive |
conf lent tha! Cornell will receive the full Republ-
can vote both on grounds of National policy and
state issues. | am pleased 10 see the awakening of
Republican spirit and r,jolced 10 the enemy di-
vided In addition to the votes the Iammahy split
Will cost the Democratic ticket in this county, there
are many localities where the farmers Will refuse 10
vote for Robinson 1t is vital to keilys future that
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