Daily Republican., 1880-05-17
HOW 10 Sec ure a victory.

IN view III tue present oaAhP9i6n' LA
very worst man that has been nsmet
for the Presidency on tie Republican
side would no doubt administer tn
government in a manner more satisfac
tory to Republicans than the best Demo
crat that stands any chance of non,i
ration. II we accept tie position as
sumed by the " Every Evening" tha
Mr.. Bayard is,par excellence, the purss
and holiest statesman living, even If he
were elected there would be danger
that free trade principles would be al.
|lowsd to triumph over the protective
policy under which the country has
Iprospered during the last score ciysars.
He is also on record as having admitted
the justice of the claim that State has
a right to sectde frcm the Union. His
extrsme sympathy with the south led
him to justify al! her lawless acts and
it is undisputed that he is no particular
friend of the education of the masses,
and he locks upon the franchise az an
aceidently acquired right. These are
principles which should forever debsr
Republicans Of principle from giving
him their support.
None doubt the purity of the character
of Mr.Thurman of Ohio, but he is waver-
ing in his financial ideas and his South
ern proclivi.ies are so well known that
We are surprised that any Republican
should be drawn into his support.
Tilden's elevation to the Presiden-
oy would be national disgrace. To
place dishonest tgickster in the chief
magistracy would be to offer the
largest premium to systematic po-
litical corruption, and to prove that
sven the highest prize is not beyond
the reach of texterously corrupt man. !
Thus We might run through the whole
list of Democratic candidates, falling to
lind one who would anything like fill |
the bill required by Repu blicaus.
Ms man has been named amongst the
for the nomination who i'll
elected would not make better Presi-
dent in all respects than the choice of
the Democracy. The election of either
& eneral Grant, Senator Blaine, Judge
fdmunds, Secretary Sherman, CT ex-
Minister Wsshburne would he more
conducive to the principles Of good gov
than the election OF any DEM
ocrat that can be named, no matter il
MS moral character is as white in puri.
y as the driven snow. Even General
irant, if eAected, experiencing the mis-
axes of the past, would cut adrift from
II the evil Influences which surround
ID his last administration, and there is
10 doubt that Mr.. Blaine, once install
ed in the Office, would surround Kim
alfvith wise advisers and would COY, =
iHct the public business with that eau
lion and patriotism so requisite by thGi'
obligations and requirements of the of
lee. 1t is strange under these circum
stances that there are thousands oH'
republicans who are proclaiming tLeir
Intention rot to vote for this man or d
Jr that man if he should receive the &
omination, and stranger still that 6
here are Republican papers which are a
ttackinG Republican candidates with Il
lch virulence as might characterize 6
Ae most indecent and unscruputous a
emocratic journals. There is reason 10
fear that owing to this spirit which v
Is seen carried to such extremes, that +:
le Republican candidate, whoever he .
sy be, may lose part of the Repub. GO
ian vote. AS every Republican vote 6;
III be needed that can be honestly OBJ III
lned, this is rather dissgreeable W
'ospeet as a campaign of 30 much i'm nj
'rtanoe is entered into. The Repub- m
cans are going into the fight with an or
suranee of encountering a solid Dem 10
ratio South, from which not Repub- 10
an electoral vote can be reasonably ye
pected, and with an almost assured al
aspect that they shall have the full "a
wer OF Tilden's barrels and all his nn
i influences against them. Under iru
most favorable circumstances with an
most popular man the Republicans fal
I'd select, the contest with reason. H'
y good man on the Democratic G
ret will be close one, but if lead o., y
Republican papers are going to ors
er each of the Republican candidates s;d
b oalumny in advance and fill the ID
ids OF the people with prejudies pro
'ecting the possible candidates, then oor,
prospects of success are verv Is :.
Ider indeed. 1t is conceivable that :,
Democrats should wish nothing n =.
er for their ewn cause than the ab.
l and criminal warfare that ia 90. ~ ~
on against Republican candidates s.,
heir own leading men. Of course ..s-
'ly the best man can win, there is onS I
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