National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-07
Victory in the Air.

Victory in the Air.
Oregon is Republican. Representative
George, the faithful and able member
from that State, has been reelected by
majority estimated at $500. The Repub-
lican State tickets believed to be elected,
and the Legislature to be Republican,
which insures the election of Republi-
can United States Senator in place of
Senator Grover
The Democrats had made great calcu-
lations on carrying Oregon, because of
the fact that the news of the veto of the
first Chinese bill reached that State
on the day the Democratic State
Convention was in session. But the
demagogism of the Opposition came to
q halt when the ten-year Chinese bill
was approved by the President, and the
baneful influx of Chinese, authorized by
the Buchanan treaty Of 1858, came to a
standstill under law passed by Re-
publican Congress and approved by a
Republican President. The dispatches
say that the Chinese restriction bill was
not made an issue in the canvass. So
much for the forebodings over the
veto of the twenty-vear bill. The
Democracy found themselves unable to
excite the workingmen against the party
which was born in q struggle for free
labor against a party which held that
labor to be most desirable which was
performed by slaves.
California will doubtless respond to
,,,;th x,i,t ,Nl
send a delegation Of four or five Repub-
licans to the House out of the six to
which she is entitled under the new ap-
portionment She now has two Repub-
cans to two Democrats.
The result of the city election in Will
mington, Del, was great Republican
triumph. For time whereof the men,
ory Of man runneth not to the contrary,
that ancient burgh has been ruled by the
Bourbon Democracy. The cloud has
been lifted. The little State, so tena-
cious of her Democratic record, bids fair
TO follow the fashion of the times and
cut loose from her moorings. When the
Republicans capture Wilmington they
may well take courage, and press on for
still greater victories. So much for actual
results.
North Carolina will vote for Congress-
men in August, and also for a legisl ature.
To-day an Independent convention is to
meet. Its proceedings will have an inn
portant, perhaps decisive, bearing upon
the campaign. We trust its counsels will
be wise and patriotic, and We believe they
will be. The Republican State Conven-
ton, which is to meet week from to-
day, will be pretty sure to so act rs to
combine all the anti-Bourbon elements of
the North State, unless the Independents
should blunder. The evil of our times
to be diverted from the general
cause by rivaries rs to leadership.
There never has been time when
liberality, furbearancc, and harmony were
30 certain toproducc great results rs they
are now. What Republican in North
Carolina will not be more at ease and
breath freer air if the Bourbons are over
thrown? What Liberal Democrat can
afford to do anything which will make
Republican division possible and Bourbon
victory correspondingly probable? The
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, has advocated
tolerance in the Republican party of
North Carolina on side issues, forbearance
between old factions, and full fraternity
between all anti-Bourbons. The Liberals
need not be Republicans; the Rcpubli-
cans need not abandon their organiza-
ton or lower their flag, All can vote for
tine same candidates The Republicans
should name the candidate for Congress-
man-at-large, If the Independents pre-
Bentaworthy candidate for the Office ofSu-
preme Judge, the Republicans can with
good grace give him their support. sop
position to a continuance of Bourbon
rule" would be the watchword of such q
campaign. The indications are favorable
TO such action as we have described.
Maine is to choose a governor, four
Congressman on general ticket, and Il
legislature which will choose a successor
to Senator Frye. Paisted, the renegade
Republican, has already been nominated
by the Bourbons and those Greenbackers
who were only Grcenbackers to help the
Democratic party, while the sturdy old
proprietor of " them steers" solon Chase,
stands for the straighout and straight
forward Greenbackers, and will confound
the politics Of the decoy Democrats.
The Republicans will soon have their
ticket in the field. Republicans through
out the country will observe with
pleasure that Mr. Blaine has thrown
his great name into the canvass
in advance, and that although he
declines to head the congressional ticket
his influence will be felt in the State
which so long responded to his able politl
cal leadership. The popularity of Mr.
Frye will be great element in favor Of