New-York tribune., 1884-11-28

| SHARING IN REPUDLfCAN OhHANIIAIION.
The Republicans in ward meetings at New
Haven have unanimously decided that they
will not allow persons to participate with thcm
in the selection of candidates Of the party,
who voted against the Republican candidates
for President and Vice President at the late
election This decision is reasonable. and is so
clearly reoulred that it seems ridiculous to
have il spoken of rs prompted by ill-temper.
The marvel is that men who voted to defeat
the marty in a great National contest what
ever their motives, can be so lacking in self
rcspect m to seek immediately to take part
| again i'm the management or control OF the
party.
1t is the necessary basis of all party action
that those who take part in tho fair and open
selection of candidates shall be persons who
can be reasonably expected to support the can
dldates selected. All the Republicans OF the
country took part. either by active par
ticlpation or by equally binding acquics-
cence, in the selection of candidates this
year. There was no prctcncc OF fraud or dccep-
ton, or corruption. more fair. free express
sion of the will IF the party has never been OBJ
tanned. But certain men who had taken part
in sending delegates to the convention, and
others who had actually taken part IN the con-
yention itself rs delegates, saw fit to oppose the
candidates thus selected. Such men who in
great National contest were Democrats cannot
reasonably ex )ect forthwith to take part in
selecting other Republican candidates.
| 1t must be assumed that they knew what they
they were about and had what they considered
sufficient reason for preterring transfer of
the National Government to Democratic hands.
If thoy arc not frivO GUS and light minded
persons, they do not at the same time desire to
intrust the Presidency to the Democrats and
some minor offices to the Republicans. If they
do not recognize radical differences of principle
between the two parties, they are not Republi-
cans. and have no claim to that Honorable name.
IL they do not perceive the irrcconcilablc
antagonism in tendency and spirit between
the two parties. or if, perceiying tint antaSon-
ism they have deliberately chosen to turn over
tho Govern nent Of the United States to the
DemOcra ic party with its known spirit and
proved tendencies, they should at any rate be
little slower in seeking to renew political asso-
citation with,mt n against. whom they have been
| using not only honor iblc but the most dishOn-
oracle weapons.
But it may be safely assumed that the Rcpub-
lican voters, elsewhere AZ well as in Ncw-llavcn,
will insist that man cannot be Republican,
and at the same time strive to have the United
States governed by the Democratic party.
| There are voters who refused to support the
Republican candidates at the recent elect on,
but have since realized what they have done
and are very sorry for it already. Let them re-
fleet that they cannot expect sincere Republicans
to welcome or to trust them as faithful asso'
ciates until they have gwen proof OF their re-
turn. They have spoken by their votes, and
must speak again by their votes before their re-
gard for Republican principles can be met with
confidence. There is no vindictivcacss OF
spirit in such rule on the contrary, no party
could expect to exist month if it should give
the same voice in ITS councils to those who try
to defeat 1t that it gives it those who are fa tn
full to its cause. Sincere aad honorable man,
who realize TINT they have erred in helping
the Democratic party to win its victory, are
quite sure to have too much self-respect to
thrust them selves into the councils of the Re-
pub!icans until they have done something to
prove their desire to undo the mischief they
| have done.