National Republican., 1880-02-25
THE SHERM4N BOON.
His Programme Explained by His Friends.

His Progrn nn,me Explained by His Friends
10 the Editor of The Na.ionai RSpuJ'ican:
SIR: III your issue of February 23d, in a Ions
editorial entitled SHERMAN and Blaine" YOU
say; ave have given more space to this mat
tor than we intended at tho outset but we
think it but just aud proper to portray the
spirit and sentiment Of Ohio Republicans at
the present junoiure.'
This is u fair proposition, and If you will
permit your correspondent, who Is an Ohio
mnn nctiye in the management of Secretary
Sherman's campaign in OAio, to state tho
viows OF the friends Of Secretary Sherman il
will enightcn your readers on the other sidu
of the case.
1t is true, as you say that the following oil
Senator Blaine in Ohio "do not hesitate tu
push an aggressive warfare against Secretary
sherman in his own State aud to treat him
with a spirit and with methods nowhere else
introduced In the canvass"
You then proceed TO express Il hope that the
friends of General Grant win not assHil Secre-
tnry sherman with the bitter and relentless
spirit that the friends Of Mr.. Blaine follow him
with in Ohio. This policy of fair play and Of
comfy within the party lines, which you seem
to advocate, certainly is wise and worthy OF
general imitation. There Is sort of uuwrt-
ten law that the candidates Within the party
lines should treat each other with the common
courtescs OF social life. Further, that the
friends, certainly the managers, of the various
candidates for party nomination should also
treat each other and their opposing leaders
(whO arc all good Republicans, anl propose
after the nomination is made to back tho uomi.
nuo) courteously and fairly.
The following letter is an authoritative
statement by tho managers of tho Sherman
movement, that they propose to adopt your
most excellent suggestions, with reference 10
fair play within the party lines, and whatever
- D.,
or Senator Blaine's campaign may do or say,
to so conduct the candidaturo OF John Sher'
man that. while using every fair effort TO
secure his nomination at Chicago aud to pro.
sent the reasons for il TO the Republicans
throughout the land, yet their devotion to
the Republican party is 80 strong, and the ex-
pressed desire of Secretary Sherman (who has
no onmity to tho great General U. 5. Grant or
the distinguished Senator from Maine, j, e..
Blaine, aud who proposes to support the
Republican candidate whoever lie may be- Is
so decided, and, in truth, the grand old Repub.
lican organization has too great history, has
given to the country too gfent beno'
fits, has produced too many noble
statesmen TO beittls itself aud this era in its
life and service to the Union, by degrading
ltsolf as great National organization, whose
usefulness Is more important than any OF the
candidates before the party, to permit tho
friends of the various candidates 10 so traduGs
the character, services and claims of the yari.
Gus candidates for tho nomination Of tho
party, forgetting that any one Of them may
possibly DO n0mnlted, and that it Is as un'
wise rs ii is unjust before the great battle Of
1850, to weaken our leading men, whoss
standing has always been II credit TO the party
aud whose servlca to the Nation has long
since been recognized as ontitiug them to the
gratitude of the American people
The question has been raised whether it ia
courteous for the friends Of Qua candidate to
endeayor - secure the delegates from the
s ate Of . leadingl opp0slng party Gaulilat0.