Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-28
REPUBLICAN UNITY.

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threatened deadlock in the Sena-
torial contest at Albany, 1t was
their comfort by day and their song
in the night. They read about it,
talked about it, wrote about it and
thought about it. They thought
that they saw the beginning Of the
downfall OF the Republican party in
New York and throughout the Union.
They were :. entirely satisfied
with the situation. But their pleas
ure was of short duration. Their
hopes were ruthlessly dashed to the
ground. The election of Lapham
and Miller has healed all dissen-
sions, and under the lead of our peer
less President the Republicans of
New York are ready 60 on conquer
ing and to conquer. The New York
Tribune says of the situation:
Good music, for any save Demo>
cratic ears, comes from every part of
this State. The election of Senators
is hailed with the utmost satisfac-
ton, and that by many men who
have lately been at swords points.
Sharp as the struggle has been, it
has unquestionably welded the Re-
publican party together as nothing
else could have done. For this there
are many causes. But the chief is
that the Republican and Independ-
ent voters are exceedingly gratifed
to find the party at last in full and
united accord with q national admin
istration which commands the con
fdence and the sympathy of the
whole people. The feeling would
have been the same in kind, though
less strong, had the contest at Albany
been settled before the attempted
assassination. Even then the Ad-
ministration had already gained q
great hold upon public confidence
by the sagacity and singular success
of its financial policy, by the courage
and skill of its campaign against
Star Route jobbers, by it's vigorous
and patriotic policy IN foreign affairs
and by the manifest sincerity and
earnestness of the Presidents effort
to do Justice to all the elements that
had helped to achieve victory for
Republican principles. Antagonism
to him, even then, would have
aroused grave public distrust of the
party in any State. In truth, it may
not be said in all kindness to the re
recent supporters of the ex>Primate
that the Republicans Of this State
have never been nearer irremediable
defeat than they were when it seem
ed likely that his leadership and in
fuence would place them in attitude
of hostility to the Administration.
But the attempted assassination
vastly intensified public feeling to-
ward the President It reused a
warm and loving sympathy so strong
that no power in this country could
withstand it. Public attention was
also drawn most sharply to the mag
nifcent career of the Administration
thus far; to its wisdom, fidelity and
success to the close and hearty
unity of its members to their sin
cere devotion to the principles OF
Republicanism and the true interests
of the country. The course of the
Cabinet toward Vice President Ar
thur, and his own manly and honora,
BILE course toward the Presidents
associates, were observed. In a week
of intense anxiety the whole country
learned more, not only of the ADJ
ministration, but of the whole Re-
publican party, than it had known fol
years. The result has been to strength
tn incidentally both the Administra~
ton and the party. Men who had
cared little for politics and nothing
for the Republican party began tc
feel intensely about the contest al
Albany, and to pray most earnestly
that it might so end as to bring
greater support to the Administra,
, ton. Now that it has so ended
shouts of Joy are raised, not only by
Republicans of all sides, but by
thousands who had no sympathy
with that party month ago. It is
} perfectly safe to say that the Repub>
lican party can now poll more votes
, in New York, by many thousands
than it has ever yet polled since its
organization. United as it is now
headed by an Administration sc
song in public confidence and sym
l pathy, and fred by enthusiasm as i
realizes that great and most proper
reform without rupture, so that the
party management will hencefortl
be brought nearer to the inter
est and the direct infuenc,
? of every voter, the Republican part.
, in New York feels that it is ane
,, ought to be irresistible.
!, The Democrats may as well tax,
1 fair warning; New York has become
9 a Republican State. If there wa
, any doubt when some Republican,
were ostracized and dissatisfied
there is none now. If there wa
, doubt while stalwartism and bossisn
3 repealed Independents, there is non,
: now. If the party could conquer
, when General Garfield was llttl
known, the State will not hesitate