National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-25

call tho convention the national committee
were in honor bound to back up tho faction
which, in their folly, they allowed to take
charge Of their campaign.
The readjusters of this state have dis
counted this action, and arc neither aston
ishcd nor dismayed by IL. We never plumed
ourselves on being the regulars" We never
expected recognition rs regulars" We did
not 90 to Cincinnati rs regulars" We did
not put our ticket IN the field as regulars"
We did not go to New York begging for rocog.
milton aud money for months before We were
recognized us regulars" We are no more
and no less than rcadjustors. and we care no
m ore for the regular" national committee
than we do for tho regular" WIcKHAM-
EcHoLs Virginia democrats.
Readjusters Of Virginia, your fight is al
ready won Do not DO dismayod by any
brttun fainlen like thisl Stand to your guns
You are fighting for something nearer and
dearer 10 you than abstract democracy You ATE
lighting for liberty; for freedom OF opinion
for tho rights of majority OF the people,
without which the name of democracy is but
as sounding brass aud tinkliug cymbai"
The path of republican duty in virgi mia
is plain. The embittered chasm which
separates the democratic factions cannot
be bridged. Fusion between them is inn
possible. They are aliens, and will remain
aliens to each other until the readiustcrs
shall succumb to the mandate of the ma
tional committee, and that event is away
in the distance, if it shall ever c ONE. If
the republican party of Virginia deserves
success it will win it in this fight. Every
energy should be put forth. Every repub-
lican vote should be cast and honestly
counted. Then that party which has been
so long despsed and condemned in Vir-
ginia-the republican party, the party of
principle and right, the advocate Of free
dom aud the defender of equal rights be-
fore the law for all men--has u mission in
Virginia which can in no degree he full
filed except upon republican premises. On
questions of state policy republicans should
sympnthize and act with that branch of
the democratic party whose interests and
purposes are most in accord with the best
good of the commonwealth. The questions
which have divided the democratic party
into flinders and readiusters enter in no
degree into the present conflict which re-
lates chiefly to national affairs. II Is
notable that while these embittcred fac
tions are ostensibly pursuing different
routes, they point to common depot.
Both factions have declared for HANCOCK,
and hence both are running by the same
chart of national principles. They are all,
on both sides of their local divisions, dem
ocrats, and HANCOCK democrats Mt that.
On national questions republicans cannot
travel by either of the sc routes, which lead
into the HANCOCK camp. They must, il
they would remain true to their national
/ political faith, plant themselves squarely
on the republican platform and do battle
in behalf of their principles, following
GARFIELD, their national standard-bearer,
on to certain victory This is plain and
simple duty.
We have no regret that republicans have
aided readiusters in overthrowing the bour-
bon power in Virginia, for in that they per-
formed righteous service but if the league
is to extend beyond state issues, and is to
be used to betray republicans into the
| HANCOCK camp, we desire to enter our SOL
emn protest against any further alliance in
that direction. The sacrifice of principle
involved is greater than any republican
can afford to make when the end is made
clear to his understanding. The path oil
republican duty leads in quite another
direction than that which is indicated OF
the ido.board-" To HANCOCK" Our
road leads " to GARFIELD and victory
and when n republican IN Virginia now
leaves that road and enters either of thu
Others he parts company with his politicn
principles aud surrenders TO the common
enemy. We can sec it in no other light
and hence we raise the signal of alarm ant
appeal to every republican in that state tc
manifest his faith by his works.