Daily Republican., 1879-11-06
Machine Politics.

its organization becoms invinoblr
One Of the great lessons to be Learned
by Republican leaders, is that the Re
publican party will not submit to b.
governed by machine political chicaner.
The people who use their own intellect
and brains in the preparation Of thei
ballots will never submit tamely Il
party dictation when that dictation in
tsrferes in the least with their conscien
cious convictions Of what they conceive
to be right. When the Republican par
ty during the years of 1872, 1873 anC
1874, drifted into the hands Of those
who endeavored to control it by tn,
Democratic mode Of party machinery
the independent voters Of the party
strongly objected, and finding theil
protests to be of no avail, they still
farther showed their independence by
an independent system of voting which
gradually brought the Democratic party
into power again in Congress, and it
handed some of the Northern States
entirely over TO the hands of the
Democracy. Both parties have been on
trial before the country for the last few
years, the Democrats in possession Of
the lower House of Congress and latterly
Of the Senate also. All this time the
eyes of the intelligent voter have been
open and strict watch has been kept
upon the Democracy TO see how they
would bear prosperity, and upon
the Republicans to see how they would
bear chastisement.
Ths result has been satisfactory. The
Democracy has been weighed in the
balances of an intelligent public opin-
ion and found wanting. intoxicated
with victory and controlled by solid
South, it has rush forward in its mad
dened zeal to undo the results of long
and bloody war, and it has tried
to turn back the wheels of the Govern
meut as they found it on their accession
to power, until the period was reached
when Toombs of Georgia said he would
yet see the day when he would call
the roll OF his slaves from Bunker Hill.
1t was found as has been feared that
the Democratic party would not bear
prosperity and even if the Republicans
had not profted by their ch stisement,
they were far preferable with all their
faults to rebel brigadier rule. But the
Republicans have profted by the sad
political experience in the past and
everywhere, where they have discard
ed machine politics, and nominated
good tickets, they have been successful.
The great victory of Tuesday over
which millions of loyal hearts are re-
joicing, was gained because the Demo-
Gratis having been given fair chance ,
10 show whether they would rule the
nation in the interests of justice, had
neglected to use that chance in proper g.,
manner, but took the very earliest op-
to show that they were only
Interested in connecting some scheme
BY which Democratic President might ,
Do elected in 1880 and then being fully :
ntrenched in power reduce the govern.
nent back to what it was before the civil
var took plaza. With all its faults Re-
ubican rule was preferable to this
nd hence the Republicans clearly de-
,rved success on Tuesday, and where
yer they have suffered defeat, even
artially in any northern State, it is at
.ibutable to bad nominations and the
sacting policy of machine government. a
and Philadelphia taught d
le whole lesson on Tuesday which el
ught to be learned by every politician. Il
he Republican candidate for State et
reasurer, Samuel Butler, though a p.
alw&rt Republican, was one of the W
urest aud best men in the State. In til
IS public life at Harrisburg, with cor hi
lption reelcing all around him, the tv
asst faint Of fraud could not be tracea- N
e to him. The people of Penusyl7a- til
a asked for an honest upright man, W
Of connected with machine politics, Ia
Id they got one in the person of Mr..
utler. In Philadelphia il was the III
me. Through the persistency Of the -,
epublican press of that city, especially m
the "Bnlletin" and North "Ameri. in
M the political machine for the be
me being was smashed, and the voice M lt
the people was listened to. AS the re- r.
lit, look at the so, 900 Republican ma co
,rity in Philadelphia and probably NJ
) goo i'll the State. III III
The opposite side of this question is eli
lown in the election in New York,
here the m2cEine in Republican poll
CO gained a victory in the nomination -,
Cornell for Governor, over half doz. co
n other good men against neither of p,
HON there could he no objection other bl
lan that they were not controlled by the Nv Nv
machinery of politics. Against Mr.. Cor re
ell personally nothing could be said, So