New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
GENBR1L POLITTO4L NEWS.

ORGANIZED OPPOSITION TO GRANT.
| DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES OF THE INDEPENDENT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY GERMAN REPUB1-
CANS.
An invitation to attend the Conference Of
Republicans at Albany. April %, has been issued from
the Independent Republican Headquarters, NO. .
| Unon-souare and signed by Horace White, H.
| R. Bowker, F. W. Whtridge, George Haven Put-
| nam, Henry s. Van Duzer. George Walton Green, ana
Felix Kaufman It states that the purpose OF the Con-
ference Is 10 consider the proprety OF responding 10 inc
call for National mass-meeng, to be held Of St. Louis
on the 9th OF May next aud for tho appointments Oi
State Executive Committee Thenvltation Is addressed
| 10 all Republicans 4" who oppose q third term 1or
General Grant, and who desire party without mas
ter and candidate without stain to the end that TINS
conference by adequately representing to the National
Convention tho views OF this necessary part OF the
Republican majority In New-York may faeiIltate tne
nomination Of one Of the many candidates Tor WnOm al
Republicans can vote ana whose NOMINATION. "ouu "0'
| be at the party's peril"
Accompanying the invitation Is the 1oHOWlng SIaie-
ment of principles,
l. Independent Republicans adhere to the RepnDlican
principles OF Na 6r ~ the RepHbcaH Plat
form of 1876 in the letter OF accordance or PIesuenI
ay ana q, b6 a pFSspss q laws and their
efficient administration, This requires ~ Ihe con-
Tai @, W Voters s at National elections But National
Supremacy affords pretext for interference win
IN Ucs anS from its present detective civilization
be secured only under constitutional methods sggn as
which shall deprive gTeenbaCks Of their lega-tender
dpaWaI and cSpceaton and shall maintain all coins made
egaender nj such weight and hneness as VIII enable
e be 9io9 bS T W6% 6 re pe Of
which limit the terms OF ONCE OF +b Ser'1 rai
Government officials tenure iU TOUR years oco acts
which limit the power Of the Executive to rem9ye ior
cause the establishment OF permanent civil Service
fommissIon or equivalent measures TO ascertain by
oVen Competition and certify the President or other
soD or apSointment to ali political oflces
IL independent Republicans believe that Local Issues
sRd De@ocTat should have weight in
whether school district OF city can 2S i % 90
this legislation asked which shall prescribe tor b t9e
voting local and for State officers upon separate oa
io {Tt rndonendent Republicans assert that political
T6tos e eDSSent INTO S esao political
yvtons set forth as Its platform. Every voter accept
req sem that party opposing hS SFaoiPS
iSS hf p HGa tos a SfS6' or nomHa
any nit n % SS vote RoT bad
measures and unfit men "a the only means OF
S6PoossSd principles aRe Rs PpaSoa WORKINGS
any X fpdspendent Republicans seek good nominations
through 70 the P9PTibs r go o tSS Se,tS
with those holding Ike Views elsewhere for the defeat
Of any general Republican candidate whom they 10 hot
| deem 1t.
PROTEST By GERMAN REPUBLICANS.
| Ameeting Of the Executive Committee Of the anti
third.term Republicans otherwise known as the lnde'
pendent German Republicans, held at their head
| quarters No. Union-sQuare, yesterday afternoon
Among those present we're A. Jacob, Paul BalluR, T..
| W. Hoeber ssismund Kaufman and Felix Adler. Tho
| following address was read and adopted;
| To whom &c may concern The undersigned American
ciEens OF German descent aohsIeItS OF the
dent as candidate for the Presidency an injury deeRy
Affecting the welfare of the country we'll as 81 the Re
publican party They hold that athtrd-teEm nomination
States that il shows tendency toward antiRepubican
Institutions that Il Is dangerous 70 the Liberties OF the
| saored usage OF hundred years.
They remember that under the e1-Presidents adminI
tFtraOn corrupt monOpoies and dishonest practice or
the worst klud hOurshedl that he was surrounded by
financial schemers and political adventurers, and that
he coud not shake of those influences even when they
were convicted and branded BY public opinion and that
he showed capacity to LEAD the country 10 the pains
Ofjustcs and integrity TO that prosperity whcht now
They deplore tho fact that through his msmanage-
| ment tho Republican party In Congress ANA 10 the
States dwInded 10 minority from which Il Is just re-
Covering and into which 10 VIII fall back lp case he
| tom A1anoiers and politicians General Grant IS the
choice OF the Republican vOtes and they convinced
and nearly Che whole Of the large floating would DO
cast against him, 80 that he cannot be elected.
renowned military hero They hold that honesty,
capacity and force OF character give greater guarantees
hand They consider the reputed falling back upon Cen
| era Grant an unjustl1sble confession OF weakness
and they would be able TO name many civilians as can
didateg FOR tho Presidency who are known TO possess
the above mentioned qualities, ana whose election
For these ana other reasons they consider the nomna
ton Of General Grant sefdestrucve to the Relub
ican party and TO the country and therefore
feel bound to protest against his nomination.
This will be cent to all the German Republicans
throughout the United States