National Republican., 1880-03-19
A DIVINE RIGHT.

NhOhNE lillian OUhIlS ms uSeU
Hdrpcrs Weekly in its last issue for the
purpose of establishing the divine right of
scratching" in his usual array of logic,
which is not always the genuine article.
AT least it has become apparent that, with
his vast resource Of intellect and glitterng
brass he has not as yet been able to con-
vince the world that the scratchers in
New York, who are meagre minority,
should be allowed to control things in
their own way. At least, whatever others
may think of it, the majority of the Repub-
llcans have not been thus far convinced
that 1T is their duty to defer and fully sur.
render the interests of the Republican party
into the care and keeping of tho scratch.
"ers." They are the less convinced as to
the duty of surrenderng to the advocates of
this divine right so long as 10 do so involves
the inevitable surrender of the country
into the hands of the Democrats. The Re-
publican party was organized in principle
and action to keep the Democrats away
from the seat Of power, and so long as they
are performing the service of pure patriot
ism in thus antagonizing the dogmas,
sophistry and methods of party which
once betrayed the Nation into rebellion and
bloodshed, the y will continue to regard all
scratchers" by divine right rs they do the
Democrats, MS enemies to the public good,
though they may seek distinction in that
line as mere breyets in the part they take
IN the service. One thing is opporent-the
organization and the methods ofthe CURTIS
legion, be it great or small in point of num-
bers, are not in the interest of Republican
harmony and success. Whatever influence
they exert is in behalf Of the advancement
OF the Democratic party aud its triumph.
Mr.. CURTIS can invent no system of logic
which in the slightest degree will impair
the strength of this proposition.
The more that Mr.. CURTIS labors to
establish the divine right of scratching
the less the people accept his new political
dogma, and 1t is the part of wisdom in him
to prepare himself to yield TO an inexorable
public sentiment which will stubbornly re-
fuse to surrender to the behests of his cab
load of malcontents. The logic of Mr.. CUR
tbs is exceedingly eccentric in this case.
He contends that the Republican party is
controlled and managed by small minor
ity of ignorant "machinists," who will not
allow the great majority Of voters to par
ticipate in its workings. This would be
sad ifit were true. But the idea does not
seem to have ever entered into the sublim-
ity Of his intellect that no ignorant minority
gnta lAt,sr 1tuNt lao al, & .l.I1.
gent majority, such as Mr.. CURTIS fnncies
that he represents. According to the logic
OF Mr. CURTIS statement, an intelligent
and enlightened majority is controlled by
an ignorant and stupid minority.
In view of this great and deplorable
outrage Mr.. CURTIS rises to the majesty of
the occasion and proclaims to the country
that the scratchers" will still have their
revenge. No one can or shall deny them
the divine rightto scratch" If they can
not induce the machine to surrender the
full control of the party into their care,
they will in revenge scratch the life out of
the Republican party and bring defeat to
its tickets and in this way they hope to get
even by surrendering the vital interests Of
this Nation over into the hands of the
Democratic party. In other words, if we
cannot rule we will ruin the Republican
party and the country. To this point the
logic of these scratchers' tends, and in
violence to common sense, common honesty
and common patriotism, it will be followed
to its legitimate consequences, simply for
the reason that handful of malcontents
cannot control the nominations of the Re-
publican party. In view of all this we are
led to ejaculate-from all such Republicans
good Lord deliver us!