National Republican., 1880-03-24
North Cnrolinn,s ChnIce.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 90, 1ss

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 90, 1880.
To the Editor Of The National Republican,.
SIR; Inasmuch as my communication Of
the 10th OF February, published in your col.
umns, has attracted the attention of numer-
GUS papers OF North Caroins, and ELECTED de-
mails from one or more, II may not be IMAM
proprlato TO add few remarks explanatory
and in corroboration thereof.
The statements of fact and opinion embod-
led in the communication have been, as ex.
pected, warmly indorsed by nearly every
Republican journal of respectability and stand
In tho State. aud deuied by none of
them. The SfatesUiUe American, however,
paper presumably operated in the in
tcrest of Secretary Sherman, and whose only
promincLce arises from its isolated and ambg.
nous position in this respect, has endeavored
TO place upon several of my remarks wrong
Interpretation. did not state, nor did wish
to intimate, that all the Treasury officials, or
even majority of them were for Sher.
man, but that all Sherman men, or at least
the greater portion Of them were Treasury
officials, and my distinction in this regard
was so explicit that the effort of the American
to fasten upon my language any other
construction can only be attributable either
to II deplOrablc ignorance of Anglo.Saxon syn
tax, or to n roprchensible tendency toward
williul prcvarication. This paper has very
wisely not attempted to controvert the in-
cohtrovertiblo statement that the choice cf
the Republicans of North Carolina is almost
unanimous for Grant. When 10 asserts how
ever, that Sherman could carry the State as
well as Grant or any other nominee of the
Chicago Convention, it asserts that which is
absolutely untrue. Our leading Republicans
would support Grant, Blaine or any other man
than Sherman, and their support, especially
If either Grant or Blaine were the nom inee
would insure victory for our party, but
wish to rciteratc as forcibly as l can land
have authority for the statoment), that u
large portion of tho wealthy influential and
leading Republicans would have nothing to do
with h Sherman canvass, us to do so would
bring them into contact with the Treasury
officials. The widespread objection to those
officials, rs class Is not based upon any
doubts us to their personal integrity, but from
a conviction that it would be The height of
impoliCy, intrenching even upon the domain
OF idiocy itself (sacrcd to the Democratic
press), to intrust the management of the inter
ests of our party into tho hands of porsons
of so undlsputcd unpopularity. A largo por-
tion Of the lower classes of the people Of North
Carolina, without regard to political party,
consider the laws imposing n tax upon whisky,
brandy aud tobacco as oppressive and uncon-
scionublo, and naturally look with disfavor
upon every one instrumental in enforcing
their obedience. Therefore although many
of these revenue officials are men Of unques.
tionablo character and ability, it is but too
evident that canvass manipulated by them
would insure only an absolute overthrow of
the party.
One somewhat significant fact is worthy of
consideration rs an indication of the Grant
fcolng, and that is the enthusiastic support
throughout the Republican ranks of our
State Of Judge Settle as Vice.President,
we'll knowing, as all his supporters do,
that the nomination of sherman would
he an cilectual aud absolute bar to the
interests of Judge Settle, there being no sym.
pathy whatever between the two, aud owing
to Judge Settles pronounced views In favor of
Grant which arc as strong now MS when, in
1872, he presided over the deliberations Of tho
convention which nominated
that distinguished soldier.
A NORTH CARoLINAN.