National Republican., 1882-07-26
The North Carolina Campaign.

The North Carolina Campaign.
The weak point in the Republican armor Of this
gear is that 1t is carrying on an anti-prohibiton
campaign, and expecting Republican Prohibition
lists to support its candidates. There are two
classes of Republicans in North Carolina who
have not yet agreed 10 support the Coalition
ticket, and they can be counted by thousands.
One is composed of Republicans who regard with
disfnvor the methods used to force the Republican
party to abandon its organization and support
ticket composed ehaf of Republicans aud the
other half of Democrats. The other is that large
class composed Of Prohibition Republicans
State Greensboro, NJ C)
AS we stood squarely with the North
State in opposition to the things it
objects to land which we think it greatly
and injuriously overstates), we venture
the more willingly to comment upon the
above statement of the situation. 1t is
not q hardship for any Prohibition Re-
publican to submit to the repeal of law
which was submitted to the people and
voted down by 10000 majority. Nor is
it humiliating to the Prohibition minority
for the anti-prohibition majority in
Republican Convention to request that
the will of the majority, so clearly ascer-
tanned, may be respected by the legisla-
ture next elected. If hereafter the Pro.
hibitionists could change the opinions of
the majority, and induce future State
convention to request legislature, to be
elected in some future year, to legslate
IN fauor of prohibition, we doubt if they
would think the Republican party ought
to disband, and leave undone all its work,
because of the dissent of the minority ON
the one question of selling liquor. The
North State tells us of two classes who
have mot yet agreed" to support the
Coalition ticket. zone is that large class
composed of Prohibition Republicans"
To them we submit the question whether
it is possible that there can be a political
organization, dealing with all the great
questions of the day, which will not on
some point be at variance with every
one of its members. We know that in
acting with the Republican party some
have to waive their views on the cur
rency question, others on the tariff, and
still others on the subject of dealing with
native Indians and with Chinese i'm
migrants. But has not the Republican
party objects to accomplish which may
well lead its members to bear and forbear
with each other on some grave questions?
Does any North Carolina Prohibitionist
believe that the 10000 majority against
him can be overcome this year or next T?
If not, can he tell his Republican friends
out Of North Carolina why the Bourbons
ought to be encouraged and aided by
him, and why he has "not yet agreed to
support the Coalition ticket Z"
The other class, "not yet agreed" is
described by the North STATE as those
"who regard with disfavor the methods
used to force the Republican party to
abandon its organization, and support a
ticket composed one-half of Republicans
and the other half of Democrats" To
this the reply is that the party has not
abandoned its organization, but lives as
before, and has its regular State Central
Committee. Its convention nominated
for Congressman -at-large the Republican
who would surely have been its nominee,
coalition or no coalition. There is but
one other general State officer to lie
elected, and he a supreme judge. An
eminent jurist has been nominated, OF
Democratic antecedents. The North State
has been with us when similar things
were done in Virginia; why object to
this? We rejoice at Judge Folks abaL-
donment Of the Bourbon centralizers. Is