Daily Republican., 1881-06-17
How to Meet tine Crisis,


mittee that claims to be the regula
committee and which meets this even
ing for the transaction of business
should and will move slowly if it ha,
any desire to strengthen the Republi
can party, and if the members would
act wisely they would transact no bust,
ness at all unless it would be to adopt
n resolution to dissolve and assist in a
general movement to reorganiZe the
party on a more liberal and stronger
basis. The advice we give to the COM
mittee called to meet this evening we
will give also to any committee yet to
be organized by any part of the Repub-
lican party. In all probability anoth-
er committee will be appointed at the
public meeting to be held tomorrow
night in the Institute building for
which greater regularity will be claim
ell than marks the committee already
appointed
There will then he two committees in
the field both claiming to be the regu-
lar and legally appointed committees of
the Republican party of the City of
Wilmington The adherents of the
first committee appointed claims that a
large majority Of those present at last
Saturday nights meeting in the Lin
coin club room were favorable TO the
function of the committee then elected,
and that it was legally elected after
those opposed to il including the Presi-
dent and Secretary had left the hall. |
They rest upon the assumption that "A
large majority were against adjourn
ment and thai after the other side left |
the hall they had the right to elect
another President and Secretary as
they did do and proceeded with the bus
mess for which they met. This we be-
lieve is as fair and unbiased statement
rs can be made so far as one side to the
unfortunate controversy is concerned
Now what do the other side claim ?
They claim first that a large majority
of those in the hal that night were on
their side: that repeated counts and
tests demonstrated that fact They say
that the disorder was so great that it
was impossible to proceed with the bus +
inesS for which the meeting had been
called. They claim that in the midst I
of the disorder and excitement a mo- g
ton was regularly made and entertain +
ed by the chair to adjourn until the next
Saturday evening that the vote on the :
motion to adjourn was overwhelming ,
in its favor; that the chair regularly de- {
clared the meeting adjourned and that ,
there was no appeal from the decision
of the chair, and they maintain that af-
ter all this was done no legal meeting
could afterwards he held.
This we believe is fair and impair
tial statement Of the opinions held by
those who will meet tomorrow night
to appoint another committee After
mittees in the field, both claiming reg 5
ularity and each claiming to be the Il
only Simon pure committee appointed.
1t is not necessary for lis to say that no !
good can arise from having two COM
mittees, but that they must result in "
bad feelings and increased jealousy
which will weaken and not strengthen Il
the party. There is no room in Will l
mingtOn for two Republican parties,
and there is no need for two Republi- |
can committees, both appointed osten-
sibly for the same purpose, and it
might as well be accepted as forgone
conclusion that neither of the comTit. :
tees will be able to make themselves
respected ordo any real service to the
Republican party. Unfortunately the
Committee already appointed in it, E
composition does not show a conclia- I
tory spirit, as it is almost exclusively l
made up from one wing of the party in /
wards where the other party had very I
large numerical majority. This does
not look like protfering the olive branch g
of peace. c
Care should always be taken to give
all shades of the party fair representa-
tion upon committees, so that peace
and harmony may be retained. The
side Of the party that is to organize to-
morrow night may possibly follow the
example of the other and appoint a com
mittee composed exclusively Of those
who belong to that particular side Of
the party, but if they do they will lay
themselves open to cenSure, and will
also show disposition to keep up and
Prolong factional fight in the party
which is by no means cOmmendable
Under these circumstances we can
see no way out of the difficulties y
which the party is environed than by a..
the course already suggested and main
taineG in the columns of the REpuBII-
CAN. Let each party disbaud and
like retreat ng army burn the bridges
after them, that there may be no return
of the practice Of factional feuds which a
only serve to tear down and scatter the
Republican party, instead of bAiIdiing
1t up and strengthening its Outposts.
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Health and Dust. I
1t is very gratifying to note that there
was decrease in the mortality LIST Of
our city last week. We also note the
pleasing fact that there are no signs of
epidemic diseases, q fact which onpht