The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-09-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. q, 1880.
The Independent Republican State
Committee of New York has issued
an address in favor of the Republi-
can candidates. Its reasons for sup
porting Garfield are good, and will
give few of them. 1.-THE attitude
of the Democratic party is wholly
negative. It's utterances, together
with the use of its majority power in
Congress. prove its incapacity to in
terest itself in any vital political or
economical question. It's candidates
letter deals only with propositions
which are universally accepted, and
is therefore meaningless irrelevant.
1t urges change merely for the sake of
change. But while the Government
is respectfully administered. it is a
prerequisite for change that the OPP
position should have an honest, posi-.
tive and Ineligible policy. The
Democratic party has no such policy.
The abuses upon which it dwells
occurred many years ago, and have
for the most part ceased to exist"
Under Republican auspices
specie payments were resumed and
large reduction of the principle and
interest of the public debt effected.
Most of the opposition to these meas
ures and most Of the dishonest finan.
cial schemes in Congress have eme-
mated from the Democratic party"
The address abounds in good points,
and regret have not room to give
it entire. In conclusion it says we
believe the friends of good Govern
ment have more to hope for from the
Republican party, than from the
Democratic; that General Garfield
would make a better President than
General Hancock ; and then it would
be unwise to trust a party while it is
still uncertain of it's own policy or
COUNlclIOUSs
Senator Conkling made his first
speech of the canpa ign in New York
city last week. His presentation of
the Republican issues in this cam
paign was an able and convincing
one. The Senator now starts West,
where he will speak in Ohio and In
diana.
General Weaver has learned good
lesson from his Southern experiences,
and one that Republicans will lprofit
by. He has heretofore voted with
the Democrats in Congress for the
repeal of the election lasw, but his
Southern experience has changed his
opinion. He says if the Lord will
forgive him for such folly in the past
he will not be guilty of such a thing
in the future.
Secretary Schurz lately returned to
the city from his extended Western
tour, expresses the opinion that the
election of Garfield will be brought
about in great measure by the votes
and influence of the business men of
the country. A clerk in the Secre-
tary's Department whose father is
connected with a large manufacturing
firm in New York, says that Of the
sixty one attaches of the establish
ment who voted for Tild IN in 1876, all
this year will vote for Garfield. This
is not because they are Republicans,
but because they apprehend change
will initiate against business pros
perity. These men are right, and if
the working men of the country will
view the matter in this light it will
place Garfield's election beyond u
of doubt.
The GLORIOUS result" despatch of
General Hancock to General Plaisted
is of more significance than would at
first appear. Hancock had not up to
the sending Of this despatch commit
ted himself to any financial policy.
But taking his endorsement of the
Democratic reputation platform of
1868. and this despatch congratuating
a Greenbacker upon his then suppos
eel election, certainly places General
Hancock in a position of accord with
him. The business men of the coun.
try will thank the Superb" for re-
vealing to them the fact that he is
now, and has been for at least twelve
years, for all they know, identified
with the enemies of the public credit,
and specie payments.
LOGAN.