The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-05-21
VOL. 23.
OUR VIEW OF IT.

The News does not belong TO that
class of journals which believe that the
success of the Republican party la 1880
depends ON the nomination of any one
man. Ii has never recognized even the
probability of such an cxigency arising
as TO cause to hinge upon single indi-
vidual, the destiny of a political organi-
cation which has saved the country in
the past and is equal 20 its preservation
in the future IL believes that the broad
principles which underlie the party of
great moral ideas are in perfect accord
with the progressive and enlightened
spirit of the age, and will always meet
with the hearty endorsement ofthe people
whose interests are subserved by their
perpetuity. II rests in the conviction that
the force of popular sentiment is stronger
than individual influence, and that the
voice of the people will always rise
above the dictation of political expen-
diency. and assert its omnipOtence in de-
Gliding all those momentous questions
which effect their veal or woe.
II has unbounded faith in the Re
publican party, and rejoiees in :he as
surance of its perfect sufficiency in every
time OF conflict, to bear the country safe
through the storms of political strife,
and anchor 1t firmly upon the rock of it's
everlasting defence, which is freedom
for all and protection for the humblest
citizen While it is not disposed to con-
done the errors of the party in power, it
points with just pride to the record
which il has made for itself during the
most mOmentous period of American
history, in preserving the union of the
states, subdning the fiercest rebellion
that ever threatened the life of gov
eminent, and in securing to every
man that which was vouchsaied
him by the fathers of American indie
pendcnce life, liberty ard the pursuit of
claims upon the support of the Ameri-
can people the Republican party goes
into the pending conflict with every
hope of success, and that, whether its
standard bearer be soldier or statesman,
he will, not in his own strength, but by
the might of an organization founded
upon the broad grounds of just and
righteous principles, be able to lead the
party to victory and gather for himself
the laurels of an abundant triumph
In taking this position, we do not
wish la he understood AS utterly ignor-
ing the importance of judicious selec-
ton of a candidate for the presidency in
the approaching struggle We simply
take issue with the narrow belief that
the eligible resources of the Republican
party in the way of presidential mate
rial, is limited TO one man, or that
the selection must even be made from a
possible two or three There are scores
of men in our broad land who have dis
tinguished themselves by their faithful
services to the party and the country, who
would grace any position within the
gift of the people, and whose nomination
would insure success to the Repub-
lican cause in 1880 The representatives
of the party who shall assemble at Chica-
90 in June, have but Ia be true to them
selves ana the interests of their organiZa-
ton and their action will be endorsed by
the people and their selection ratified by
II great and sweeping victory at the polls
IA, N,,v.a,nhar