Daily Republican., 1881-06-24
Republicsn Divisions.

Republican Divisions.
1t is fortunate perhaps after all tina
this is all off year in politics, and re
publicans will have an opportunity q
Strengthening up, repairing brearhe
and presenting an unbroken front to tn
common enemy next year There is M
use denying the fact that the quarTe
between the President and COnkling ha,
done harm in more ways than one. Il
has made what looks like hopeless
breach in the party in New York, SC
that the chances that the Republicans
will carry that State in the next cam.
paign are of the most gloomy kind.
Even if Mr.. CoRkling is rejected by the
Legislature he will still bA a pewrr in
the State, and it will only be necessary
foe him to withhold his support from "a
ticket that will not please him 10 secure
its defeat, and should a ticket be nomi-
mated that pleases him the other side
give it q hearty support. In Ohio an
election is to be held this year for Gov
Ornor, and the present incumbent,
Charles Foster, has been renGminated,
but there is not that union 0f Eepubii
can sentiment even in that State which
carried the Republicans through last
year. The causes for disafectiOn in
Ohio however are different from the
causes of disatfectiOn in New York. In
Ohio the Temperance meu in the
party are causing the trouble,
though Cenklingism raises It's head
and makes puny and significant
threats In Virginia also the Eepubli-
cans are going ints the Campa gn with
a divided party, but 80 are the Demo
Gratis. 1t il very certain that Malone
cannot pull through without the aid OF
the Republicans, and alm0Et any
,rolnise will be made to get that de
sired aid. The liberality OF the Read
justers to oOlored people and their
friendliness to the cause of education {
make them their natural allies and
consequently we may expect nothing
else than that the great bulk of the Re
publican party of the State will sup.
port the Readiuster candidates If the S
Republican party were compact and |
solid it would be successful. but divided L
between their own straigLtout wing and t
the Read justers obey can expect nothing L
in the way of success, except the al b
vantages which nay accrue in the vic ;
tory of the Read djgsters if they will BE- c
victorious t
Coming nearer home We have cause L
to look with alarm upon the division d
the Republicans of our own b
State where of all places unity should f
prevail. The Republican party OF Del i
aware cannot afford to divide right on Il
the eve of victory. II has borne defeat o
manfully for many years past coming II
at times almost within the reach of o
victory, but unfortunately when victo- IL
ry is about to perch upon their banners CT
the general spirit of discord seems to v
have crept in, and if allowed to prevail al
will postpone the day of victory TO an tC
almost indefinite period. The only e'
remedy to save the party from general p'
defeat anywhere will be the nomination
Of first class men as candidates for
,tfice-men who are not affiliated with
machine politics. Any other kind of pl
/ ticket will be doomed to defeat, and al
t is difficult to see how Republican lit
is going to obtain any profit II
'r any enjoyment by helping to put ~
Democrats in power either by voting -"
lirectly for them or by dividing their "
'wn party which is just as ettectual in IL
ecuring a Democratic victory. In
hese perilous times the Republican ark H.
eeds careful officers to guide her into IL
'ort. Let the best be chosen "