New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-04
PROMISE OF PEACE IN PENNSYLVANIA

PROMISE OF PEACE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The Democrats have not carried Pennsyl-
vania yet and our advice to them is not TO bet
their money that they will carry it next Novem'
Der. Practical steps toward harmony nave
been taken by the Republicans, and there Is
fresh cause to hope that when the campaign
fairly opens the Republican party will be found
marching to victory as usual under one banner.
As was proper and necessary, the first overtures
for harmony have come from the Cameron
Republicans. A meeting OF their State Com
mittee has been called for July II, and 1t Is
announced that the candidates on the Cameron
ticket have decided to unite in letter to the
committee expressing their Willingness TO re-
open negotiations with the independents tor
harmony and common ticket, and inviting
the independents to unite with them in call
ing new convention to bring about settle
ment. All this is encouraging and we have
faith to believe that it will lead to happy re-
suits.
1t is said for the Independents that they will
agree to no settlement which does not guarantee
the complete overthrow of Bossism that they
will accept no new ticket which does not repre-
sent the free will of the party that in no event
will they support ticket which bears the
name of Beaver or any other man closely lden-
tilted with the Cameron system. All this Is
simply what the Independents have right to
demand They cannot afford to demand any
thing less. They have won their fight against
Cameron he is dead politically to-day, and his
committee are probably able to understand that
the first preliminary TO a successful and perma-
nent peace is the declaration on their part
that Cameron must trust his future to the I'M
hampered will of the party. If a Republican
convention, freely and fairly chosen, DEGREES
that his leadership is to be resumed, there can
be no further opposition TO him; but nobody
knows better than he that such convention
would send him on double quick into private
life. He is out of the present contest. Har-
mOny and success are possible on platform
and with a ticket which represent the free VIII
of the whole Republican party. A ticket no
matter how nominated, which is i'll anyway
tainted with Bossism, even if it is the only Re-
publican ticket in the field, is certain to be de-
feated Cameron Is the one man who has
made Democratic success possible; his elimina-
ton is the one thing which will make Dem
ocratc defeat certain.
General Beaver, while agreeing to unite in
favor of settlement, is making speeches
which show the entire impossibility of retaining
him upon new ticker. He said Oh Saturday {:
q | am Republican, but / do not need an adj
elective to qualify my Republicanism. have
always voted the Republican ticket, and will
@always remain a Republican so long as the
"party is pure and true. do not believe IN IN
@dependence which is born of hate, anger and
"prejudice | tell you the Republican party Will
abe united in November. There will be an OPP
"portunity for the Independents to unite with
ausp 1t is to be hoped that the committee
men will not attempt to secure reconciliation In
that spirit. If they do, their labor will be III
vain. The question is not one OF giving the In
dependents a chance to unite with the Cameron
faction, but of giving the party the chance to use
its right to control itself We believe the sup
porters of General Beaver will be wiser than he
is, aud will seek peace in way which will
show a larger comprehension OF the situation
than he seems able TO entertain.
AS for the Independents, while they will be
justified in refusing all compromise OF the prin-
cipes for which they are fighting, they will
not be justified if they allow mere personal am
bition to stand in the way of peace. AS we
have said before, they ought to offer to sacri-
fee the whole of their ticket, if such sacrifice
is necessary to success, and if the other faction
will consent to sacrifice theirs also. Honor
able peace is what they should aim to secure,
and is what we believe they are eager to OBJ
tain. A free Republican convention, called
after ample notice, and made up of men who
are chosen by the voters of the party. is what
they ought to demand. To such body they
would undoubtedly be willing to trust their
cause, for there could be no uncertainty about
the outcome.