National Republican., 1883-04-10
"Iending Republican Editors,

Our morning neighbor persists In alluding
TO the vitrol throwors of the satanic press rs
leading republican editors" and upon this
false premise to argue that the denunciation
of them by The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN is
inconsistent with its advocacy of "the oblit-
Grafton of old faction lines" harmony be-
tween republicans, and between them and all
who will on any liberal aud honorable plat
form join in resisting bourbon restoration
this We deem a prerequisite to republican sue
cess in 1884. But we would as soon think of
truce between Michael and Satan-on the
basis of the latter's recognition as one
of the "better class" Of angels-as
of united republican party with
its defamers in the lead, vouched for by the
enemy as leading republican editors" Tho
democratic party has had the services of cor
tain we'll known journals in this country for
dozen years. These have sung in unison
with the democratic press during all that
time on every subject Of political consequence.
If they have wavered once or twice and
seemed to be aiding the republican party, the
event has proven that they were only paving
the way for the democrats to enjoy the fruits
of republican victory. These journals and the
element they represent have "pooled their
issues" with the democratic party. They
fercely hate all republicans who have been
upright enough not to hedge. They will
consent to run tho republican party,
but they do not propose to come into it and
submit to its decisions. In 1876 most of these
leading republican editors" waited upon
leading friends of Mr.. Blaine at Cincinnati,
where the national convention was being
held, and notified them that if that gentle
man should be nominated they would oppose
his election, on the ground that the so-callcd
Mulligan letters, then published at length,
under lurid headings by Murat Halstead in
the Cincinnati Commercial, were evidences OF
wrong doing on the part of Mr.. Blaine, and
rendered him unworthy Of their support. In
1880 the same gang, without any newly dis.
covered evidence, declared that Mr. Blaine
was the only really fit man for president, and
that if that wicked man Grant should be
nominated they would feel compelled in the
interest of honesty and purity to go against
him. They submitted to tho nomination of
Garfield, whom they had all vigorously de-
nounced for years as a corruptionist of the
deepest dye, on the assurance that he was
acceptable to their Jete nor of 1876. They
now seek to patronize the President on whom
they have time and again charged completely
with the crime of Guiteau, and magnani'
mously offer to conduct the affairs of his ad
ministration. Like metropolitan confidence.
men who take charge of unsuspect.
ing rural visitors to plunder them
so these political bunko steerers
classcd by our democratic contemporary at
"leading republican editors" magnanimously
offer to guide the republican party into thu
road most favorable for its capture by the en-
emy. The best way to have peace with
bunko swindler is to turn him over to the DO
lice. The best way TO have harmony in tn,
republican party is to drive the democratic
pets out of it and over to the party which the,
so zealously serve. Let us remark, in conclu
sion, that we have no words but those of fel
lowship for any republican editor, and tha
no word has appeared in these columns in dis
paragement of any such.