National Republican., 1880-11-01
NEUTRAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

The Star of Saturday evening very sagely
remarks: "The arrangement between the
republicans and readiusters Of Virginia,
whereby the former are TO support the lat
ters candidates, has been consummated
with the sanction Of the highest party
authority" This shows The danger on the
part of inexperienced persons in handling
edgc-tools. If our sapient cotcmporary
was posted in regard 10 political matters it
would know that the highest party author
ity +" is the people, not committees who
misunderstood and transcend their pow
ers. The republicans of Virginia are
the highest party authority" in
that state on the one side, and in matters
of that kind it takes two to make bar
gain. The republicans of Virginia do not
recognize any authority or power on the
part of any committee to transfer them and
their sufI'ragcs 10 any candidates other than
those of their party. If an arrangement
has been made to transfer the republican
vote of Virginia to the readjusters, it has
been outside the highest party authority"
and has no force. The people who consti-
tute the republican party of Virginia are
true and faithful to the nominations OF
the party, and are not transferable.
| They do their own voting and abide faith
| fully by the determinations of their nomi-
mating conventions. The readiusters vote
for HANCOCK and ENGLISH, while the re-
publicans to n man vote for GARFIELD and
ARTHUR. There are no high contracting
parties who have the authority and power
to transfer the votes Of republicans to HAN
| COCK and ENGLISH. In this our cOtempo.
rary has been misled, or il assumes n role
that is not adapted to its political under.
standing. As 10 menilcrs of congress
where there are republican candidates in
the field they are to be voted for by The
republicans, and there isnOparty authority
high or low, which has the power to trans
fer those votes to the readiuser candidates
and it is sheer nonsense to even intimate
that such thing is posi- bic. Much mis-
chief has been done the republican cause by
senseless rumors that the republican vot'
of Virginia is to be transferred TO the re
adiuster candidates for congress wher
there are republican candidates in thi
field, aud that republicans are to vote 70
! HANCOCK and ENGLISH in that state unde
trausfcr by high party authority" TIL
republicans Of Virginia regard such an in
tmation, even, rs an insult to their politi
cal intelligence aud integrity, for they ar
not transferable 10 the other side unde
any circumstances whatever. They ur
true TO their faith.
1t is to be deeply regretted that thos
who claim to be neutral Or independent i
party politics should array themselves S
directly against the interests of the ropul
lican party hy playing into tho hands of II
enemies. We do not expect fair play froI
the avowed enemies Of the rcpublica
, organization, but we have tight to eXpeC
it from those who pretend to occupy net
trail ground. We denounce the stalemer
r of the Star as in the interest Of HANCOC
. and ENGLIsH more than in that
, truth aud fairness. 1t is not justlne
! by the principles Of neutrality in polite
r or of fair play. The republican party
Q Virginia runs its own machine, and /
, path does not by its own consent ri
toward HANCOCK aud ESGLIsH by man
points of compass, This attempt to plat
70 it in false position by the highest part
A authority" or by any agency, will cha
c lenge feeling of resentment on the part
# true and loyal republicans, and vel
: properly, too. Our evening cotemporal