Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-01
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.

the latter can readily be shown, even though
Republicans howl and deny.
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.
There seems to be but one opinion among
the anti Grant papers of the country, both
Democratic and Republican, as to the Utica
convention, and that opinion accords pre-
cisely with that expressed by the GLOBE on
the morning after the convention. There
are two significant matters connected with
that assemblage of Conkling's blowers and
strikers, however, to which we have not
called attention. We allude to the omission
of all endorsement of Mr.. Hayes admins
tration, and also to the omission of all ref
erence to financial issues. Both are signifi-
cant of the fact that Conkling, all reports to
the contrary notwithstanding, has not yet
made his peace with Hayes and Sherman,
and furthermore, that it is not intended by
the Grant managers to bring the financial
question into the coming campaign at all.
There was reference in the resolutions, how
ever, to an imminent danger with which the
country is beset, necessitating the selection
of a strong man as President, and that
strong man, it was pointed out, was no other
than Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
These facts furnish very fair idea of the
basis upon which the Presidential campaign
is to be conducted by the Republican ma
chine managers. Both Conkling and Cam
eron are in accord, and the history of the
past leads to the presumption that they will
be able to dictate the platform of the Chica-
go convention and control the policy of the
party during the campaign. That policy
will be Just what we have previously indi-
cated-a revival of sectional issues, the wav-
ing of the bloody shirt, and the use of every
means by which it can be made to appear at
the North that the Southern people are hos
tile to the republic, and that the Democratic
party is party to conspiracy to over
throw it.
We are unable to see wherein the South
ern people have shown any hostility to the
Union. During the past year their repre-
sentatives in both houses of Congress have
been moderate-even conservative patriots.
They have acted with the Democratic party
for the best good of the republic; not OPP
posing appropriations for supplies needed
to carry on the government interposing no
objections to the confirmation of appointees
of Republican executive; Offering no
claims for indemnity on behalf of those who
were engaged in the rebellion, and in every
way showing respect for the constitution, its
recent amendments and the laws. The
same cannot be said of the Republicans.
They have lent themselves to every scheme
calculated to subvert the republic, and
have given in their adhesion to de-
vices which were concocted with q
special view to undermining republicanism on
this continent. They are to-day seeking to
set aside one of the most sacred tradi-
tions of the country-that two terms in the
Presidential Office should be sufficient for
any man. They are to-day seeking to create
an impression that people, defeated by
the arbitrament of arms, repentant, and
long ago admitted by themselves to citizen
ship and representation, are yet to be re-
garded as rebels, and this, too, in face of the
fact that the South is at the present time as
loyal and peaceable as any other section of
the country.
The omission of all reference to financial
issues in the New York platform and
speeches shows that even in that State, where
he had catered SO obsequiously to the
money power, Mr.. Sherman has no fol-
lowing. 1t was an intimation to him that
even though Grant should fail of nomina-
ton at Chicago, the vote of the Empire
State would not be cast for him even
as last choice. It was in effect the
dictum of Roscoe Conkling that
having offended him, Mr.. Sherman need
hope for no consideration whatever, and that
both he and his financial theories will have
to take a back seat.
We do not apprehend, however, that there
is any danger of the miscarriage of the pres
emit plans of the machine politicians. twas
originally intended that the three great
States of Pennsylvania, New York and Iii
nois should lead off for Grant, The two
6rst-named fulfilled their part of the pro-
gramme. In Illinors, however, there has
been unlooked-for opposition and therefore
the meeting of the State convention has
been postponed till within few days of the
date of the convention. In the meantime
the machine will be at work elsewhere, and
the complexion of the convention decided,
when Illinois will unquestionably wheel into
line. There is scarcely possibility that the
machine will be beaten. 1t is thoroughly
organized and working to the perfect Salts
faction of its engineers.
Blaine in Michigan.