National Republican., 1880-03-18

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under Disappointment Some have re-
manned with the Democrats, whose cause
they espousod in 1872, when they resorted
to anything to beat GRANT,p and arc
keeping step to Democratic music. Others
returned to the Republican fold, accepting
the situation in good faith, 9pd are now
moving on in harmony with the Republi'
can hosts, having either left their political
hates behind them, or, if they still hold
them, they are only nursed and arraycd
against the common enemy. There is
another class who have returned, clothed
in the same spirit that led them away from
the Republican party in 1872, and now
claim to be Republicans, provided their
| former preiudices and hates can be INDUCED
and their policy of "anything to beat
GRANT" can be respected or nt
! least tolerated, and can be made effective
are they who, in advance, declare that il
General GRANT shall become the nominee
of the Republican party they will not feel
bound to support his election either by
voice or vote. This class, though not
numerous, are clamorous in the State ol
New York at the present time, and are
active in the orming of an organization
within the Republican party which they
are pleased to denominnte the Republican
Reform League" This cabal is engi.
neered by Mr.. A. N COLE, who has his
bureau or headquarters in New York city,
though his residence is in Allegheny
county. He claims that this organization
has been perfected in every county in the
State except New York, Kings and Erie
which are now being worked up. The i'm.
mediate or ulterior object of this new ma.
chine is not made public, but when IL is
understood who are its engineers, architects
and managers there is no difficulty in ap-
| pretending the fact that it bodies no good
to the unity, harmony and efficiency of tho
Republican party in its future. The puta'
tive chairman, if our recollection is not AT
fault, was prominent in his allegiance TO the
Democratic cause in 1872, and has since
abandoned it for the reason that it did not
afford n promising field for political enter
prise, and he has again allied himself TO the
Republican party, hoping, perhaps, to do ii
more harm from an inside relation than he
could by open hostility. So far rs known
the purposes of this organization are not tc
unity, strengthen and build up the Repub
llCau party in harmonious relation
but to embarrass it by placing q
wheel within the wheel that cnr
be operated for sinister ends. 1t j:
said that those who belong TO this ma.
chine contend that they are anti-thrd
termers, who only failed of controlling the
Utica convention by a want of proper con-
cert of action, and who, because they failed
in breaking the harmony of that body, now
propose to try their hand upon the future
peace and harmony of the entire party
throughout the State 1t is to be deeply
regretted that those who went Off from the
Republican party in 1872 had not returned
if return they must, rehabilitated in spirit
of conformity to that which is for the
strength and success OF the party, instead
of playing the part of mere mercenaries and
marplots, for under such circumstances they
would have rendered the party the highest
possible service by remaining with the Dem,
ocrats. They are the first TO demand office
as a reward for their return to the Repub
lican camp and the last to deserve it by
their good faith, earnest patriotism, adher
euce to principle and fraternity Of spirit
Faction within the Republican party is it:
worst possible enemy, and far more dan
gerous to its success than the fullest array
of the combined strength of the common
foe. 1t is of this that we speak aud have &
right to complain, iuasmuch as it is Oul
first and highest purpose to perpetuate Re
publican principles in the administration O.
the National Government.