National Republican., 1880-03-23

| DtmOtiduC paIty lOI InO pCneial Dttlle.
This does not seem to be within the line of
wisdom or good faith TO the Republican
cause, and no excuse can be found for it
outside desire TO throw the next battle
| into the hands of the enemy. The Repub-
lican party cannot fail to see the danger
that comes from the Republican ranks, and
they should prepare crushing rcbuke for
it at Chicago.
| A WORD TO THE ANrI-GRANTITEs
The treatment that General GRANT is re-
ceivng from n class of alleged Republican
! journals, for the simple reason that his
friends have thought proper to present his
name for support as candidate for the
Presidency, is truly surprising. II richly
entities the faction thus engaged, IL their
preference should succeed, TO a similar
treatment from General GRANTS friends
throughout the canvass as retributive JUS
tice. The Democratic press is not more in
tolerant and bitter in its utterances toward
General GRANT than are such journals as
the Tribuncs Of New York and Chicago and
their lesser echoes throughout the country.
! They seem TO think that their flvorite can
didate has no hope of success except over
the sacrificed body of General GRANT, aud
this may be true; but in view of the fact
that their preference can have no hope of
success beyond the nominating convention
without the aid of the friends of GRANT,
their present policy partakes in large de-
gree of spirit of madness and folly
| No p,t1, IL,
largely upon the proverbial patriotism, de.
votion and toleraiion of the friends of Gen
eral GRANT for immunity in the future
when they render their own conduct bitter,
unfair and offensive toward the General
and his friends. They regard the past, in
: which those who rally around the GRANT
} standard have ever proved true TO the Re-
publican party, its candidates and its prin-
cplcs as aifording assurance that the future
will assimilate thereto; but they mist recol-
7 lect that human nature is perverse, and q
time may come when these accumulated
ofIenses shall sunder the cord of toleration
forbearance and good fellowship, and rup-
ture the ties of party relation SO far rs TO
. paralyze their activity if it should not cul-
inmate in absolute detection and opposition.
One tithe of the bitter and unjust hostility
now arrayed by the friends of the other
rival candidates for the Presidency against
GRANT, if arrayed against him who may be
successful, after the nomination, would rem
der his chance of election hopeless-thus
, bringing dire calamity upon the country.
For this reason the supporters of GRANT
have not assaled either the characters, the
positions or the prospects Of his rivals, but
have bid them q hearty welcome to the
field of competition without assault or
prejudice, believing it to be the duty of
every true Republican to assert his prefer
ence prior TO the nomination in spirit of
fraternity and good fellowship that can be
continued throughout the great battle
against the common enemy that is soon to
ensue, no matter who may be selected
, The opponents of General GRANTS nomi-
nation take the opposite course. They in.
ect into the preliminary canvass degree
> of bitterness, hate and olfensiveness that Is
scarcely equaled in their efforts against the
Democratic party, and they cannot hope
= for any feeling Of good fellowship and
: fraternity on the part of the supporters Of
f General GRANT in the future, because they
G have been merited under spirit of reel.
procity, while they may look for it for the
! reason that they have been forbearing and
indulgent under the severest provocation
Now it is not impossible that those who
A are abusing, traducing and assailing Gen
eral GRANT with every conceivable weapon
f are treasuring up wrath against the day oI
t judgments but we hope not.