National Republican., 1883-11-09
The National Committee Meeting.

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any presidential aspirant. The situation,
though hopeful, is too grave to admit Of any
contests within the party from which can
result any feeling of insubordination because
this or that interest is not subscrved. The
outbreak in Virginia of that rcbclious spirit
which donGs maiortics not backed by su-
porior physical force, admonishcs the rcpub-
licans of the northern states that of their 2iS
electoral votes they must in order to be safe,
secure POI, for the reason that their enemy,
while announcing his purpose to contend by
ballot for all tho northern states, refuses
to allow any trial of voting strength for
the 153 electoral votes of the south.
So far rs brute force can prevail the 1j3
southern electoral votes may as well be
after the presidential election. What the,
| courageous assertion of lawful authority,
backed by force may be able to do. 70 better
this condition of affairs is a subject for future
consideration. Tho Amorjean people cannot,
without violent yT6hch to their federal
system, give oToc2Sto the pledge contained in
the fourth section of article " of the consti-
tuition of tho United States, which is that
:" Tho United States shall guarantee to
every state in this Union Republican
y'Form of Government" States usurpod by
violent minoritics will, therefore, send fraud
ulent returns of electors appointed by the
usurpers, and, in order to prevent the pos
sbility of u subversion of the nation itself
by those who thus hold states in captivity, the
people Of the north must be able to prevent
the southern bourbon conspiratOrs from Sc
curing forty-oight northern electoral votes
through the completely of their sorving-m men
Of the northern democracy.
In the presence of these dangers to the re-
public all small differences vanish into insg
nifcance. The ambitions and rovenges of
men are not the qualities which patriots will
call into play to enable them safely to guido
tho ship of state during such
u political tempest as that
through which this country is about
to pass. Good and true men, who believe that
the republican party is the strongest nucleus
around which to rally all who agree with its
main purposes, will not enter this campaign
rs the champions of any individual or the
representatives of any section of the party.
| Nothing less than union of all can avert the
danger which is now upon us. Tho energetic,
aggressive, and apprehensive minds called
radical are not less essential to success than
the larger element which floats in fancied
security without referring TO chart or COM
pass and deprecates the noise of those who in
sist on telling Of reefs and sunken rocks which
lie upon the track just ahead. Tho Jealous
partisan, tn, conservative non PARTISAN and
the loud spoilsmon Of both tho machine"
and he "rcform" varieties will all be needed
in the impending struggle.
Tho adherents of the great clan leaders of
tho past, when all combined, will leave no
margin to be frittored away in senscless as
saults or sights upon either of those
chiefs 1t would bo an evil day for
has in the past been tower of strength
should feel that the party summons
to its generals did not include him. No
Sherman, Conkling Blaine, nor Grant can
safely be spared from tho field when tho
party Of progress and order makes its final
struggle with the bourbon on horseback, who
| rOmcs IN tukn what tha rnctbo1s of tho h,r
barous age ho seeks to restore can give him.
We say final struggle, because, flushed by his
victories of last year, which would have been
impossible with such union as we here in
woke, he boldly and confidently announces to
tho world his purpose to enter upon tho ad-
ministration Of tho national government on
the fourth of March, 1885
All Of which is most applicable to the meet
ing Of the national committee. Wo shall see
\ thoro no wrange, and no effort to mako the
choice of chairman test of any mans
power, or the advancement of any mans de-
signs AS to the plan for choosing delegates,
tho committee ut its last meeting formulated
one which appears to be entirely just and in
conformity with the instructions of the last
convention. If any believe the district plan
unwise, or are convinced that one convention
cannot properly direct the construction of
another, the answer is, that to enforce those
views now is impossible, and any discussion
of them would revive events which cannot
now bo proGtably considered. Let the dead
past bury its dead.
AS to the constituency which shall bo in
vitod to be represented in the convention,
the committee, at its last meeting, adopted
a resolution which IL would be difficult to i'm
prove. 1t provides that tho call shall be SC
broad and liberal as to invite tho CO.
operation, without imposing any other test o
iealty, of all loho Jacor protective tulO, Jre,
education, free and honest sgGfGge, aud protec