The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-24


welfare UuH Hu m.UIIHr.us HUfn'mluu.
Gloom iu pTuiunfr rrurm bon fhH rilil ..r.
N.U., HHI tUu-l' loosely lUpuTsUU nnl ulu-
IHN uUII'H ruNIuTs uI tNIrE Wind and
nj" lIru, Under .WI"ul NuluT- hHru
-uuuIiN IpHt"l the Republican
nominations n, uurH ruuly promising
truuiurm than those ui thr democratic
party, independents, however, cannot
support % nomination which i7 The uUl-
mlutiiuu ui u tendency th1t they would
correct, Republican, cannot Hope tuut
under such U leadership 49, We have
, mentioned tho abuses eft the pU-i can Hr
corrected en- the PARTY reformed, We
Hrn very proud oi the great rUrnri. aut
services uf the Republican party, Iut
not with our consent uT CuUnlNuncr shall
tBu record Zoo dl-gruUvd, Every PARTY
must lc rmincntly removed hy Tie intel
llguui Independence ui b., own mcm-
beers ur 10 Will sink from uu agency Ia
secure good government into
rviuur-vlvsN duspuli.u, The Re-
publican party first spraug from
u moral sentiment, II was the party NJ
political morality and of personal lih-
rrty, Il appealed directly 10 the ruu-
science al ciliyuns, but, like ull parties,
II was political agency not Ia hc
worShippcd, but To he carefully held 10
the spirit aud purpose on which, and
for which, It was organized.
81 do not know" said Mr. Seward,
thirty years ago, when no len the Wing
party To join the Republicans,
u do not know that IL win
always or even long preserve
It's course, its moderation and It's
consistency; II il shall do 81 II will So.
cure aud save tho country; II ii, too,
shall become uniHithiul rs all preceding
parties have done, 1t will, without 'J,.
row on regret ON my ar perish, rs they
are pCsiShing, and will give place To
another and trucr and better one" This
reasoning must not hc forgotten, Il rs
with profound conviction of its wisdom
but holding with the great Republican
fathers That political morality and
purity of administration are more pre-
CiuuS than the party ,urC now constrained |
To oppose Republican Presidential nomi- |
nations in the interest OF what they be- |
llrrr to he pure Rrpublicanism; ofpub- !
&c welfare and of honor of the Ampri- /.
cm name. The Republican nomi- .
nation has for n time superseded .
question of official honesty; this qucs-
lion cannot he avoided except upon the |
plea that the official character q! II can
didatc need not he considered, and in
order To secure party President mem
bcrs of the party ought To vote for any
who has been regularly
This is II plea beyond which
party madness cannot go; 10 acuuicscc
in il would require II surrender of the
self respect of every voter. There could
be no candidate so unfit that this plea
would not he his support, and Rcpuibli-
IAN success, justified by an argument
which deiics the public conscience,
would be the overthrow of the vital
of the party and show that
hat spirit and character which created
Is great traditions arc rapidly perish
ng. Upon practical questions OF tariff
md finance and other questions
lpon which both parties are
divided with themselves we arc
llso divided in opinion. We shall vote.
choice of representatives and
'thcr officers according TO our individual
opinions. of their political views
na their oh% sPro"" aucsta hn,a''S %G
re united in the conviction that the
of office and honor should be
'ure and that the highest office in the
ountry should be filed by man of +
,bsolutely unsupported integrity. AS ,
here is no distinctive issue on the public !
policy, presented for consideration OF
he country, the character of candidates :
becomes OF highest Importance to all |
itizens who do not hold that Il party's {
'ictories should be secured at any t
ost. While the Republican nominal ,
ion presents man whom we cannot {
Import, the Democratic party q
resents one whose name is the SYNONYM :
! political courage and honesty and adj
reform. He has discharged f
ard to public welfare, and d
18th just disregard of mere partisan
II personal advantage, which, with the II
ppausc and confidence of both parties, \
ave raised him from chief executive t,
of a great city 20 that of
great State. His unreServed, e
ltolligent and sincere support Of Il
Established that reform in the State ana ii
nd cities Of Ney York. and his personal
proved by his official acts
lore decisive than any possible platform
its spirit and it's lc;- r
'tter the reform would be forced in the II
ational administration. His high :,
'nse of duty, his absolute and unchal- ll
nged official integrity, his inileXiblc 81
,urage in resisting party pressure d
nd public cutlery; his great export .,
zee in the details of administration II
nd his commanding executive ability
nd independence are precisely the quail
les which the political situation de-
and IN chic. executive officer of the -,
'vernment, to resist corporate monop-
y on the one hand and dem u
rogue communism on the a
her.. and at home and y,
broad, without menace or fear, to pro- II
ct every right of American citizens, ID
I'd to respect every right of friendly
,ates by making political morality
I'd private honesty the basis
constitutional administration. g.
e is a Democrat who is :;
nj !,
,rce party differences, of slavery con TO
st, and whose financial views are in
lrnony with those Of the
st men in both parties and com .
& into public prominence at time
hen official purity, courage and char
ter are of chiet Importance, presents CT
G qualities and promise which indie m
eat body of Republicans boliey- W. ",
g. those qualities to be absolutely e
in the administration WI
the Government at this time, do not ii,
ID in the candidate of their own party;
ch independent voters do not propose
ally themselves ineXtricably with any eli
ftty; such Republicans, do m, m
publican party nor to merge po
smselves in any other party, but they ia
propose to aid in defeating the Re. re:
blican nomination, which, not for rea- SCI
IS of expediency only, but for high de
'ral and patriotic considerations, DC
ich, with due regard for the Repub- un
m name and for American 10
,racter, was unfit to be made; cd
" desire not to evade the proper re- Ro
of American citizens by de-
ming to vote, and they desire also to
Ike their votes as effective as posi- ,
for honest and pure and wise admin
ration. How can such voters who iOu
his election cannot cOnscientiously Au
port the Republican candidate, pro- flo,
te objects which they desire to accom- the
IN more surely than by supporting Ha