The New York herald., 1879-02-28
OHIO REPUBLICANISM


pAIGN-A HARMONIOUS AND UNITED PARTY
SHARP CRITICISM OF THE NATIONAL ADMIN
IsTRATIoN BY ONE OF THE 'tsTALwARTs."
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
COLUMBUS. Feb. 81, 1879.
About one hundred representative republicans met
here day for consultation relative to the coming
campaign. There was considerable strife over
selecting the place for the next State Conven-
ton. and its location at Cincinnati is considered
victory for the friends of Judge Taft. Personal
interviews with many delegates prove there is
general feeling that the party has not had in long
time such excellent chance for victory as it has
this fall There seems to be general Willingness to
sink personal preferences for particular candidates.
and to combine for victory The meeting tonight
largely attended and all the speeches made predicted
victory this fall All references made the speakers to
General Grant were vociferously applauded. ref
erence to Secretary Sherman in connection with
resumption also called out loud applause General
c. H. Grosvenor declared he had never known any
time during the past twenty years when
the prospects for. victory were more prom
ising than at present He said he did
not hnd from any part OF Ohio
sign of discord or see that there aught to pre-
vent heavy republican majorities. Next fall he de-
clared the republican party would stand just where
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constitutional amendment. and he insisted that any
party which could not protect the citizens of the
whole country in their rights not fit to live. He
said he regarded ths contest the great initial battle
Of 1880. and hence republicans. solidifed by
purpose, should go in to win substantial victory.
His motto for his party would be Hc who serves his
country best serves his party best One significant
feature of the meeting that while the mention
Of Judge Tafts called out vociferous applause.
no one mentioned Charles Fosters name In connec-
tionxv with fha OIIbe
was evidently the prime favorite of the caucus.
A srALwART ON THE SITUATION.
General Beatty, well known leader of the "Stal-
warts spoke at some length and was well received.
He declared he the falsest of men who used the
him 10 betray his party into an abandonment
of its true doctrines and into al ap-
proval of dishonest acts. He insisted that
true republicans could not sit silently by and
see large numbers of citizens in sixteen States dis
franchised. He thought tho great question of to-
day was not finance tariff taxation expenditure.
but whether one Southern white man shall be per-
mitted to cast two votes to a Northern white mans
one: or in other words, shall the south have
thirty representatives in the Electoral College and
the National Congress based upon freedom and
yet be permitted to disfranchse. freedmen? He
thought until this great question was settled mega
lively that Congress will be Congress of usurpers.
it's laws edcts of who have equitable right
constitution and the most sacred right of the citizen
Just so long as the governed not consulted by
those who govern just so long are the powers exer
cised by government usurped and Illegal.
BflGADERs IN CONGRESS.
Further along he said, Congress IL largely influ-
enced il not controlled. by men who neither have
legal or equitable right to seats in that body having
been there by force and fraud from States where
no legal election has been held. where the
majority of electors disfr;nchiscd. whore
loyalty is considered crime and dis
loyalty virtue. where the late amendments to
the constitution disregarded They ropresen-
tatives of force fraud violence and prejudice, and
yet they make laws for Northern men and SO have
absolute power over Northern mems property and
persons Is 1t to be said there is way
by which a fair election he secured;
no way by which the constitution may DO
enforced? The idea Of such thing is false but for
/ the sake Of argument. admit that the present laws
are inadequate then is the plain duty OF the hon
est create public sentiment which shall de-
mand the enactment OF proper laws for tho protec
ton all loyal in the exercise OF their consti
tutional rights and agtac. speak. write impcrtune.
and, IL il need be, hight. until this wrong
is rightcd, until fair play is recognized.
until loyalty stands upon an equality at
least with In presence of such fragrant out
RACES to constitutional rights and such iniquitcs
Northern must not sleep. wo have too long
accepted words for deeds and asickly sentimentaly
regarding home rule. But 1t Is never too late to
mend. Let us. therefore once more sound the old
slogan; once more strike for liberty, equality and
Justice for all men. Many other speeches were
made. but none were specially. interesting or i'm