National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-04-03
THE LITERARY BUREAU BUSINESS.

oil March, 1851, and with the purity OF It's
principles, the beneficence of its policies,
the patriotism of its membership, and its
tried fidelity to the Union and Constitution
in the midst of bloody civil war, it prom
ised an uncqualed longevity as an organi-
cation. 1t has lost part of its power of or
ganism and vitality through the injection
into its very existence of personal ambi-
tons which override patriotism, create petty
jealousies and chickering's in its ranks, and
court disorganization and disntegration to
its cohesive power. These form some of
the dangers which confront the future of
the Republican party and impart hope and
courage to its opponents. After nearly
twenty-five years of prosperity and success,
the Republican party, for the first time in
the history of its primary action looking to
the selection of candidates, finds itself beset
with inside organizations and Literary Blu
reaus in the interest of personal ambition,
and at the expense of the peace, unity, hnr-
mouy and good-iellowship of the great and
successful party, upon whose perpetuity and
domination in government hangs the future
peace, unity and prosperity of the Nation,
In the primary &C ton of the Republican
party personal Literary Bureaus and clubs
are an anomaly. They have never been
known to its former history, and 10 doubt
sow the seeds Of its inevitable decay Two
distinguished citizens who covet the Presi-
dency have inaugurated fractional organiza-
| tions that are marked with acrimonious
feelings and sinister purposes and motives
Both Senator BLAINE and Secretary SHER-
MAN have established clubs and Literary
Bureaus at the National Capital with their
auxiliaries throughout the country, where
their respective henchmen fabrcate and
illuminate matter against their rivals for
the Presidency with an iudiscretion that is
equal to the ruin of the best cause that
could be espoused. These bureaus and
clubs are the offspring of selfshness, and in
their best estate bOde 10 good to the future
of the Republican party or Of the country.
! We have before us circular which has
but recently been issued by Mr. JOHN II.
ROBERTS, secretary of the "Chicago BLAINE
"Club," from their headquarters at the
Grand Pacific Hotel. This document,
which is quite voluminous, devotes the
first half of lis space to taffy reasons why
Senator BLAINE should receive the nomina.
ton of the Republican National Convention
in June, aud the last half to reasons why
General GRANT should not be thus honored.
There is also injected into this papera sncer
at Secretary SHERMAN and his prospects.
As we have no interest in the roseate tints
of favOritism which mark the opening por-
ton of this remarkable document, we omit
it, and will content our present purpose
with an extract which relates TO General
GRANT, who is the favorte of the people in
this contest. 1t is as follows:
None can more frankly admit tho eminent
public service of General GRANT His great
and wel.earned military fame Is sanctioned
by the verdict Of the world.
To this great fame the Republic has not
boon ungrateiul
BY the voice of the people, he was dignifed
by military rank never before held in the
history of our country. By like voice no was
twice elected to tho Presidency.
Foreign nations recognized him at the value
we had set upon him, and honored the great
Republic in tue person Of her distinguished
soldier.
The fair summit of all honor has been
reached and is now held by him, and there is
nothing to DO gained by descending into an
other political struggle, which promises in
finite bitterness and doubtful result. 1t is not
wise to ignore existing facts, and no fact is
more positively asserted than the existence of
a large aud growing body of voters who stand
opposed both to the nomination and election
of General GRANT for the third time, and
whose opinions are claimed to be unalterable
The Republican party must go into this con e
test unburdened by any unnecessary weight.
OF the other gentlemen named wo care not
now 10 speak, for Mr.. SHERMAN is not an
element In the campaign in Illinois, and Mr..
WAsHBURNE is so thoroughly and devotedly
pronounced for General GRANT that no man
has the right to name him for tho Presidency
without impugning the sincerity and truthful
ness OF his relations to General GRANT, and
thus creating an undeseryed suspicion of the
unselhshness Of his avowed action.
Our chief motive in publishing this very
singular and uncalled-lor document is tc
show the attempt that is being made in
General GRANTS own State to divide the
delegation, expecting thereby to drive
GRANTS friends to withdrawal of hi;
name. In this they will fail. The papers
that are constantly making war on General
| HRANI alleBc lndl ~ - only luc lnUCHlnt
that is sustaining him, when in truth he
has not committee or club or Literary
Bureau in any State that is working up hi.
, interest-that labor being left entirely tc
, the people, rs it should be. On the olhei
/ hand, it is observable that the candidate,
who are crying "machinew are themselves
organizing bureaus of correspondence club.
and committees everywhere throughout TN,
country. The friends of General GRAM
have not entered the States Of either Of thu
candidates to work up a prejudice agains
them, believing that the courtesies of com
mon decency and respect forbid it, The,
prefer TO allow each State to represent thei
own citizen as their choice. Nevertheless, i
now appears that in Ohio BLAINEis fighting
SHERMAN, aud in Illinois BLAINE nn'
SHERMAN are both antagoni2lng Genera
) GRANT. This in view Of all precedent, i
[ neither good politics nor in the interest 0
the accepted lines and rules Of common
mOdesty,
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