, 1880-12-08
PUBLIC OPINION.

Greenfield fIll.) Arvtis: Fnr twenty yeara
tho Republican purity has ucl,leycd IN un!ntes.
rnptel succession OF victories, unl ltns 1ad lin.
disputed control Of tho State Government of
Illinois, aud during this long pertoi bus dis.
ponsGd tho patronage, rewarded thu friends Of
tho pnrty By tho hundred from every section ol
tho stato. Hut III no ono single instance to cut
knowledge has tho party ever LII any why rccog'
nlzos1 tho Republicans Of grcene County ii thu
hestnwmcnt Of favors. We do not mention these
ta!nss to gompia'n. Tho tat!lt 1nay havc z beer
cratic majority has boon largo. Lit nov wo i.
insist that our Republican vote has at inst
r0achcd such reapeGtallu tiln,t:,s!unh 10 at least
the pnrty IN tho State. We hugEest tho name Of
William u. Lynn, OF Carrol!ton, for tho position
nf Donrkeerer Of tho next House, md wo ask tho
uoii. lou ~ -" >''1'9' 'A''N'S"' 'e& 'N '
Tho London Spectator, In commenting
upon tho result Of our late election. aays thu!
tho great majority Of tho people nutsfdc tho Old
slave-holding region lived through tho Whr, md
arc stlll unwilling to trlst power 10 tho l)cmo:
crats again. 1t thi,Ika TINT It Is to defend
'Btato rigtlts" that tho soiA South supports tbt
Democratic pnrty, md to tcfond Tho kad'nh
right TINT tho Solid North nihorcs to tho RePao'
l!cans. Thoy nre tho thcorloso two civilizations
Tho root Of tho feeling which has contr0le,' tho
decision BY thn election Of Gon.. Garfield tno @
S,xctator believes 70 b. tho convLvton of r. r,
fSs fiii "Sl,mnan n'' frcodun,, @ Ill., eqnalIly b.
fsss sne ax, aua opYn sasssts foE ISl IL H. asf
tue hstorlcal alanIfloance Of tho party ca, 1s -
70 moro ened thAn TINT tho Som q lhety ~
the Asynlaton s,o Tor AMERICAN lssr'fn1' ns r. H.
az tho lnto, eluutiun shows 1t to- ~ u
now, political organization whose ioIeu @ta aa
contto! liz IN tho haildH OF those who tr ~ ue
tn d.
destroy lillerty to soz0 control OF The Union, y
Gun return to power only by successful bu!la.sii
Of seationallin and Il roiurn to desnn: and a9r. s
lnAl politics. pses anything proycht oub '"o
Democratic party?
Mampt!s Appeal Donrbon>: 1T the Ap.
peal OF to-day will 10 found tho figures show'ns
tho popular vote Of tho latu PRESIDENTIAL cless
ton. This table WIS ootnplod by f1ts tlllGAoo ~,
TRIBUNE, Republican papor They shou'a ~.
be accepted a. authontio, as It will DO sceh ln"'
Tltn TtklHuNA gives Garfield ttiaJoEtfyot nta,
iy 4,o0l yotea hut accepting THE Tn!busss
figures aa correct, thoro IL nothns II uea so ~
dtscauraRo tho uonoorat!o paffy. Those W." W.
aEo preaching It's flinurnl Will discover lna. w
purity which InoroAses Its volu ut every 1at't
dontial p1oatton will ultimately triumph. t.an.
ouck received nearly half million moro m ssa 'u.to
than woro o1st for ridden. nearly s,0oV" '1ois IA
than woro Gust for Gseoley and Seymour. ns .'
ksHl0 Sn HuHM W tAtA HUrAt A'F~~'e il
whna tho result Of M election shows tnat ~ -
losing strength ami yutsa, Hut tho chof1 'ou,
bluu u purity Tint gains u eyery e1ceygs,. ~ S,.s
0lcutlon ls M nlIaHrllty II ~ tno lsHIs ~ thn
dom To adharu to tho pafly which stanaa ~ frr
foundation principles " tho E0nst1tuu uu..1,t,,n.
lUcnl seif.Koyetnnent rs upp1a@Gu ~ ~ ts,,' IT t!p
uou; for the restr!ut1un and dl.nlnuur ~ anI
p0woFs aud tho tntorforunee ol elvnot ~ ibo
Tor tho elevation Mll the IllIlsptnaanMoo M ,t,.cI
to privilege and oaopolyi f9f 10 y Hebapss1v ~ sou
ID plnin. All w9 hnro to o Is T. rSIaa,n ~, wrTo
f4at to tho principles M Wnit,n svn need
beaton,-h0cause u.oy. Rro riKnt,. nst,..,,nv ~ wIlh
xas!S s;;, 10 tine fMs},o,s@for y inere y
saG5a osa!ng thai ~ o ea al hoorao a.F tsso fT%
them. .Thoro IL less uso ln giysn9 oGs 9nmucrssy
to the formation 0f new ptrty: ~ ~ TiiietI Id
tho pure and sIn,plo Nu'ntNEacy taat ~ r. The
tn Victory In l87G-tt the e4ssco nl sha h,,5rcrato
NunuhltC, 10 the principles Ut INC 's h. nIls,
purity tho Bo4tl Is hount! by traantIas traaasIs IheiD.
and policy; now hurty II H., nj .arry taca,,
orSt. There y uvth!nu h1 tos @ the 4nis as ~ haa
H!wRys yuted,-fpr tho rtK1ts u o!,ir,,ten,irs III
agaltst the absorption OF a.! r ssinn ard
central power tm0anIiig right Q! ~ ~ tyS,fsani, Tor
tt1ur,tnlacY or 1he States aver INV tsa.;v...ixd
honpst flionuy t.hp ll1ntcr1lts hh'u mi d tariff
flat shlnpnstert for dnxu yea1sai q. fha pr0trc.
TINT d0e3 nut orpEefs the 'a.'S S,ne,f ~ hau beel
ton Of tho fow. Tho presSa1 l,n aa,' ts,uoersss
uscr sinco thu War.l Wocan Glans T. tant partls
cruttc party without betol!!ia .1nns III uter'
suns, or permitting our pafty tec'laS
fure With our traiEr5Al Interests