Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-05
NOT A SUMMER. CLOUD.

MT. Sherman 8. Rogers, of Buffalo, who is one of the most prominent Republicans in the western part of New York, was asked to give his views upon the ''duties which the political situation imposes upon the Republi- cans." and has responded in 8 letter which deserves and wAI probably receive the thoughtful consideration of Republican lead CTS in New York and elsewhere. Mir. Rogers claims that the Republicans who in his sec ton refused to support the Saratoga ticket last year were the best and most trustworthy members of their party, and that while none of them became Democrats it will be great mistake to regard their revolt as g 'tmere summer cloud" The action of the Inde- pendents, he adds, marks settled disposi- ton, and not a temporary impulse. It would not be too much to say that it was the en- phatlc close of the old and the opening of now period in the life of the party. The present caucus system has broken down, and it's old methods will no longer be tolerated. The party needs reorganization upon broad and generous basis. Managers who are esps- cially offensive to one faction or another should step aside and give place to new men. Some means must be devised by which party nominations shall in reasonable degree pro ceed from the mass of voters. The primary elections must justify their name; this is the great political need of the time, and there will be nc reliable party action until it is met and satisfied. Two things above all others confront us in political relations. One is both how to induce and how to enable the body of voters to take part in the selection of nominees for office; the other, how to purify the elective franchise and honestly record the will of the people.
 The New York Evening Post adds it's testi- mony to that of Mir. Rogers, and says that what he says of the character of the bolters in western New York is true of those in other parts of the State. They were in all sections the best men in the party. They refused to vote the party ticket because they did not like the methods by which it was nominated, and because 1t represented system which they detested. They would do the same thing again under similar circum- stances. They cannot be won back to un- questioning party fealty by mere procla ma tions of harmony. The Herald takes the truth to be that the Republican party con- tains a considerable number of young men who are impatient because the old leaders of the party are not inclined to make room for them in front, and it points out that the old war horses are disappearing. Mir. Blaine and MT. Conkling are retired to private life: Mir. Cameron has been forced to take himself out of the way General Logsnis days as politi- cal leader are numbered. In New York State the manager of the machine, Mir. John F. Smyth, has been forced into retirement. In New York city the machine leaders have been obliged by irresistible pressure to open the primaries to all Republicans In Iowa MT. Allison's reelection is imperilled. In Ohio the younger Republicans are elbowing MT. Sherman of the track. In Indiana Gresham and Porter have taken the places of New and other machine men.
 The Herald takes rather low view of the movement, which we believe to be move ment for the puri6cation of the Republican marty rather than 8 scheme to bring young
 men to the front. And we think that MT. Rogers is right in asserting that the revolt is no stmere summer aloud" We believe it will continue until political operations are much more decent than they have been. It certainly ought to.