National Republican., 1881-08-12
The Nirpinin Cnmnnign.

acted wisely ana lully meU inc eNpeCtu-
tions of Republicans throughout the
country. 1t has dsregarded the advice
of the little great men who have for some
time hustled on the political stage as
would-be leaders, and has made for
ward movement which promises to be
the forerunner of important and healthy
political changes. The old Bourbon party
| harness has long chafed some Of the best
men in the South, but these have found it
difficult TO mark out line of free polit-
ical action which would not lead them
into the camp of political foes, The
problem has been how to unite the ene-
mics of Bourbonism without humiliation
to either element to be thus united. The
bold stand against Bourbonism taken by
Malone and his ex-confederate followers
in 1879 made it possible for the Repub-
licans to fraternize with them. The union
thus made placed Malone in the Senate,
where he faithfully and fairly repre-
scnted the people TO whom he owed his
election. Fresh from the stirring scenes
in the Senate, in which he was the chief
actor, and assured in advance by the
blacks of the State of their support, he
met the Rcadjusters in State convention
and aided them in the deliberations
which resulted in the selection of ticket
of great strength and platform broad
enough for all opposed TO Bourbon rule
| The Republicans, after full reflection, and
against strong pressure from a few most
| energetic advocates of straight
ticket, elected an overwhelming ma
jority of coalition delegates to
the State convention. Tho Straight
ont faction resorted to the usual tactics
of disorganizcrs, and confessed the weak
ness of their cause by bolting in advance.
The regular convention met under the
| direction Of twenty out of the twenty
seven members of the State Committee,
indorscd the Readiuster ticket, appointed
new State Central Committee, and ad-
iourncd sine die. Their proceedings were
enthusiastic and orderly. The sorrowlul
faction calling itself StraightOut seemed
to bo Il mere side show II met
in little stilled room, wranglcd and
quarreled over the question of comforting
with the peaCeably-i regulars, voted
| down the proposition Of It's own conferecs,
and finally split on the platform. The
author of the substitute for the Riddle
berger bill--Ross Hamilton, the ablcst of
| the colored funders-bolted the boilers
on the debt plank in the platform,
while Peter Carter, another former
standby of the Fundcr Republi-
ln1 sIA ,ln,.
convention. Wickham was nominated
for Governor by the rump of the rump,
and declined the honor; Callahan ditto,
ditto. Wilson (coloredl was proposed,
but defeated and finally, Yost having
declined to be named for licutenant-gov-
ernor and Willoughby having declined
the nomination for attorney-general, the
depleted shadow of shade vanished
adjourned sine die. The expiring spasm
of this insignificant faction is contained
in the following declaration of Morgan
in this city, the Etening Star:
The chances are that ,ts s,raightouts, or alarge
proror'S ID INC m at least, will support the reg
F, 'hnr Democratic ticket in order to make the Re-
adjuster defeat the more crushing.
We do not believe any considerable
number of them will do any such thing.
Those whose Republcanism does not re-
strain them from so contemplate course
will not be found so far away from the
commissary stores asis the Bourbon camp.
The Readiusters and Republicans will
of course be temperate in their victory
over stubborn opposition and recognize
the fact that much of it came of honest
adherence to partisan cause. They will
make all Straightouts welcome who
manifest u disposition to let bygones be
bygones, and will thus make the tri-
umph over Bourbon Democracy as over
whelming MS has been that over Bourbon
Republicanism. The campaign is now
fairly opened. With Republicans and
Readjusters alike let the only cry be, Cam
eron and Uictory, aud do,ur 1Cith he Bour-
JOnS!