National Republican., 1880-02-20
Tho North Carolina Canvass.
WAsIINnTnN. Frb. 10. 1ssI

WASHINGTON, FGD 10, loSO'
10 the Editor of The National Republican,
SIN In view of tho numerous comments oi
the press throughout the country respecting
the recent unexpected and extraordinary ac-
tion of the Republican state Executive Com.
mittee of North Carolina l may, without inn
propriety, make a few statements concerning
the same inasmuch as l am Republican OF
that State fully conversant with tho facts of
the case and the political sentiment of our
people.
The action of the committee indicates
nothing more than tho individual opinions OF
the few Treasury officials who were mem
bers of the committee and their suborlinates,
aud should not bo regarded as expressing the
sentiments of the Republican portion of our
citizens Tho colorcd people are unanimous
for Grant and so arc at least nine -tcnths of
the white Republicans particularly the Union
element), with Blaine as second choice. Not
only could Grant carry the State, but his nomi.
nation Mt Chicago would insure the election of
u Republican State ticket. The Republicans
could organize ticket composed of Influential
Union men, whose moral strength would easily
overthrow the Democratic candidates, but
these men, were Sherman to be nominated,
would not allow their names TO be used, rather
than coalesce with sO unpopular class of mon
rs the Treasury officials who would conduct
the canvass.
Sherman cannot carry North Carolina, and,
if he were tho nominee, tho greater portion
of the party would support the opposition can
didate, provided lie be a man Of integrity, but
under no circumstances would they support
Sherman whose course in manipulating the
machinery of tho National Government to
subserve his personal aspirations is commented
upon in terms far from complimentary to that
official. Polite language is inadequate to ex-
press tho contempt in which he is hold by the
better element of the State, and his nomina-
tiou and the consequent maneuvering of tho
Treasury combination of Revenue officers aud
the like, who, in order to please their superior,
would endeavor to control the canvass, would
entail upon the party not only utter defeat,
but unmitigated disgrace. The cohesive power
by which these officers arc bound 10 the pres
ent Secretary of the Treasury Is remarkable.
If Grant were the nominee tho Treasury
officials would have to release to the old
Union element of the party their pretensions
| to the management of the canvass. Sherman,
of course, If ho were the nominee, would in
sist upon having these agents to engineer and
protect his Interests, for the reason, indeed,
that they arc tho only persons in the State
who would do so, and with whom, as before
| remarked, none of the native Republicans
would allow their names to be associated
The intense opposition TO Sherman does not
arise from his financial policy or his general
| administration rs Secretary of the Treasury
his course in these respects is Endorsed by our
party-but it arises from his audacity in in
teIfering with our private affairs and by his
official influence upon the minds of some of
the committee, preventing them from can
didly expressing the preferences OF those of
our citizens whom they were chosen to rep
resent
In making these few remarks l echo tho
sentiments of the large mass Of native Re-
publicans Ito which / belong) who protest
| against tue proceeding Of a fow INSCRIPTIONS
Government officials being construed MS an
evidence OF any existing popularity of Mr..
SSefinan among the Republican voters of
R;orth Carolina six of whose representatives
IN the committee have been unfathful to their
trust. NORTH CARoLINIAN.