National Republican., 1883-05-25
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The kind OF northern republicans OF whom
the Washington Post is tho Washington organ
desire it understood that they are for the
democratic party in Virginia. That is be-
cause they arc at heart for the democratic
party everywhere else. No republican prcsi.
dent can be elected in 1884 without southern
aid. This every republican believes. No
republican considers New York, New
Jersey, Indiana, or California safe for
the republican party. These four states
combined haYe SO electoral votes
as follows New York, 36; New Jersey,
o; Indiana, Is; California, 81 total, 6s. The
whole electoral vote of the north is 2iS. We
may carry every one of the 6s votes above
named. Every man knows they are all very
doubtful. If they should be lost our candi-
date would have but $50 votes in the north.
This would not be enough to elect president.
The whole number of electoral votes is 401 (;
necessary to choice, 202. The % lacking votes
would have to come from the south. Virginia
has 12 and North Carolina has IL. These 90
electoral votes can be had oaly By a coalition
bettceen republicans aud Independents. Such q
coalition carried Virginia in 1881 and 1882.
Such coalition lacked but 343 of carrying
North Carolina in 1882, despite the un-
willingness of some thousands OF repub-
licans to cooperate then who will
now heartily yield their support. Both
these states are likely to be Indispensable
to the defeat of the democratic party Short.
sighted republicans who allow themselves to
be misled by the sham republicanism of tho
New York Tribune and kindred sheets, which
only profess to be republican in order to stab
the party by their hostility to these coalitions,
may realize when it is too late that the re-
publican party proper is short of votes.
He Virginia and North Carolina liberals
will not intrude where they are not wanted.
They will not consent to any secret mar
riage, nor act with any party with which
they do not agree and which is not eager for
their support on terms of perfect equality.
If the journalistic and other traitors to the
republican party who have been bawds for
the democracy during the past decade
were to bo pacifed by any apparent SYM
pathy of the republican party with their vile
abuse and gross ISLANDERS of Malone and his
associates, then the electoral vote Of Virginia
would be cast against the republican as well
as against the democratic party. We deem
it important that these things should be
stated, because we know their truth.
The republican party would mover carry a
southern state if it should take the advice Of
the newspaper gang who act in unison with
the Washington Post on the subject of the
Virginia coalition. The republican party will
never elect another president with the solid
south against it, The negroes of the north
have the balance of power in several states.
They would not be likely to support
the republican party If it Joined hands
with Virginia bourbons to restore the
latter to power and the negroes to political
slavery in that state. This is the only ques-
tion that threatens the integrity of the party
The men who are honestly in favor of negro
rights would never support for the presidency
any man whose Sympathies are with the