Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-08
PRESIDENT MAKING.


 The 'tyoung Republicans of Massachusetts met at Boston Saturday, organized, and in | dorsed the principles of the independent Re- publican committee of New York and of the national independent Republican league of Philadelphia. They passed resolutions op- posing the nomination of General Grant or MT. Blaine. and urging the establishment of public service on the basis of intelligence and good conduct, the maintenance of specie pay ments, the passage of laws depriving green backs of their legal tender quality, the man. agement by States of their own affairs, the enforcement of all national laws and the maintenance of equal rights throughout the country. Twenty clubs were represented in the meeting.
 There is now in three States organized re- sistance of the political autocrats who would interfere with the free choice of President by the Republicans of the country, and in other States the disposition to resist is more or less apparent. This condition of things is not at all pleasant to those who desire the success of the Republican party at the next election and it's continuance in power. It is all the more unpleasant because the resistance 
 Republican party cannot afford to lose, even if it can carry the next election without them. The Independentsare abundantly sneered at by the machine, but the fact remains that they are, as body. men of good personal oharac- ter, and high standard of political virtue. Their protest, by the way, is by no means fattering to the party which suffers by it.
 A few mismanaging and laundering politi- clans are responsible for the danger that me- naces the Republican party to-day. They have assumed to take the choice of nominee out of the hands of the people, where it be- longs, and ''fx" everything to suit them selves It makes no difference who their can- didate is, and what his qualif cations are. If he is the best man in the country the methods of his supporters are, in themselves, none the less reprehensible.
 It would be 8 great blessing to the country if the political leaders of both parties would have less to do with party conventions. As political affairs are now conducted, the free dom of choice which is the glory of our sys- tenn of government is greatly restricted, and in not few cases entirely taken away from the people. A change in this respect can,
 
 themselves, and if@they do not emancipate themselves from political bondage they do not deserve freedom.
 Those of our readers who feel an inclina tion to act for themselves in the selection of a nominee for President, are reminded that they can only do go at the caucuses soon to be held to choose delegates to the State convention, which will be held in about four weeks. These caucuses should be made to express &C., curately the sentiments of the rank and file of the party. They should be we'll attended, and those who attend them should know what they want and why they want it. If the Republi- can voters of the State attend these caucuses as they ought to, and act intelligently, they can send a delegation to Chicago which will repre- sent their views, even though it is not united and instructed"