The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-27
The Campaign.

Senator Blaine recently summed up the
Republican campaign in an epigram when he
telegraphed to the chairman of the Vermont
Republican State committee, "You are
having splendid dress parade in Vermont;
in Maine the fight ia actual and bitter" As
far as the practical work of the campaign is
concerned. every state in the north is either
Maine or Vermont; the southern states are so
many funerals where the dead may safely be
left TO bury the dead, while the question for
the living is whether they will devote them
selves to Vermont dress parades or re-en-
force the fighting men in bitter Maine
contests. A curious discussion is going on
in the eastern papers as to whether it would
be better for the national committee to pro-
vide for sending colored orators or white
ones through the southern states. We have
already expressed the opinion that it would
be better not to send any orators
at all, and we still fail to understand
he policy Of wasting time at fun.
erals. All the talk about Republican organ
izstion in the southern states and fixed pur-
pose OF the administration to enforce the
election laws does not amount to row Of
pins in face o. the fact that the brigadiers
have control of the election machinery, in.
Guiding The Dixie Patent Political Calculat-
ing Machine, warranted to turn up any ma
GRITTY that may be required before the bal
lots are counted. All the eloquence of all
the orators since the birth of time would
have no more effect on the fixed purpose OF
the brigadiers than Sunday school tract
would have on Sitting Bull 1t would be like
arguing case before a ring Judge who hat
his decision written out beforehand and ly,
ing rolled up in his desk to be read a.
soon as the arguments were over
1t would not BIO merely q loss OF time ant
energy to attempt any appeal TO the southern
sense Of justice; it would be positive detri-
ment to the Republican cause to call attention
to tho foreordained failure which awaits :,
vain an appeal. The best plan is to give tn,
brigadiers all the rope they want, and to en-
courage them to use il. Politically the soutl
is az Ephraim, welded 10 its idols; let it 90
This is probably the last time that Ii,
country will be Inundated by an issu
squarely put between two sections, the las
time that union sentiment of the country will
be challenged on sectional issue an,
forced to defend itself against so unvorth
an assault. All that Republicanism needs
to win this time, and it can win only in tn
north. All the work of the campaign is t
be done in the north, and in only four or fly
of the northern states. Leaving out Of sigh
tho Vermont dress parsdes, and taking hee
only OF the Maine backgrounds, there ar
only four or Ave states in which the can
paign need be fought, but in these we want /
go in with our coats offs our shrt-seevt
rolled up. We would commend to the n,
honai committee, as a suggestive study, tt
perusal OF the great Napoleon's first can
paign in Italy. He had but a little army {
brave men, while the overwhelming hosts ,
Austria occupied both sides Of the Alps an
the cities and fortresses from sea 10 sea. b,
the victory belonged to the man who ke,
his forces together, who never wasted a da
in dress parade, and who, whenever he struc
the enemy, struck for all he was worth. an
at that point in the line where his battalion
were strongest, and SO had heaven on the
side. To-day one vote gained in Indiana
worth ten votes gained In Ohio; one vote
Maine Is worth hundred added majority
vermont. Instead of scattering its fore
sno making brilliant display, the Republ
IN party wants TO mass its forces and ,
nyn n work. II wants no dress parades.
s sns cartridges nor Quaker guns, but clio
.nooorn lighting We may add Ii