Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-16
4 vo1cE or WARN1YG.
The Circular Issued by the New York
Independents,

The Independent Republican conference
committee Of New York have issued the fol-
lowing circular to the delegates 10 the Repub-
lcan national convention
Dc1r sir-Tha undersigned beg leave re-
spoctfully to submit to you as o delegate to
the Republican national convention "a few
points for your consideration. We do this as
Republicans, earnestly desiring to see the Re
publican party succeed in the coming Presi-
DENTAL election, and hoping 10 be able TO con-
tribute our efforts to that success. II Is gen
orally admitted that the Republican party, In
order to succeed, must carry the state Of New
York. There are currents of thought and
feeling working in the popular mind which
not only seldom decide elections but are apt
to be overlooked or underestimated by party
managers as well as by enthusiastic friends Of
particular candidates. A striking illustration Of
this was furnished by the election Of 1882 in
the state Of New York, when the dissatisfac
ton with the doings Of the Republican state
convention--which dissatisfaction the party
managers expected soon TO blow over-devel-
oped to their utter Amusement into q majority
OF 1913, 900 against the Republican candidate.
We are sufficiently well acquainted with the ell
ements composing the Republican vote OF
New York to say that party allegiance as
controlling force is no stronger now than 1t
was in 1882 that, Oh the contrary, there is
an independent spirit abroad which has be-
come a more positive force from year to year,
and that there are tens Of thousands of citi-
zens OF this state whose votes can be kept on
the Republican side only If the Republican
candidates are not open to any serious obiec-
ton In this respect the following points can
not be too carefully kept in view:
!. Faction fights within the Republican par
ty have in this state been particularly bitter.
The so-called Republican machine has become
large number if not majority, OF the mem
bers Of the party, and it must therefore be
said that any candidate who has been in o
conspicuous way involved in those faction
fights would however commendable his quail.
ties in other respects might be, lose thousands
OF Republican and independent votes, there
by putting the state IN the utmost jeopardy.
. This being the business centre, and es-
pecially the financial centre Of the country,
public sentiment is naturally sensitive here
with regard to the bearing Of the election up
on the treatment Of all questions concerning
public finance. Any candidate whose record
is tainted with the advocacy Of an unsound
money system will, therefore, be peculiarly
weak here.
$. Our business community is constitution
ally cautions and conservative. Any candi-
date likely to launch the government into q
fantastic or adventurous policy calculated to
bring about disturbance Of our peacoable in
tercourse with foreign countries will therefore
inspire distrust, and not only lose q great
many individual votes, but also deprive the
Republican ticket Of that moral and material
support which it usually receives from the
business community generally.
(. That the Republican party cannot afford
to burden itself with defensive fight is ad-
mitted by every sensible person. In this re
spect nothing could be more disastrous than
the nomination Of a candidate, however pop
ular. with an unclean or justly Rssailable rec
ord as to his integrity. The discussions Of
the campaign would inevitably turn upon this
one point, and we have good reason TO appre-
! bend that the moral sentiment which has al
ways been strong in the Republican party,
would bring forth an extensive revolt in It's
ranks.
The undersigned emphatcally disclaim any
I purpose Of debating the nomination 10 be
made by the convention, or of influencing its
action by threats. There are those among us
who, having always voted the Republican
ticket, would now support any fairly nomi-
mated Republican candidate. But they know
also that in the event OF an unwise nominR-
ton a very large number Of their Republican
friends would not be governed by the same
idea Of party loyalty and, as the change OF
only one Republican in each school district
in the state would wipe out Republican una
jority equal TO that Of 1850, and a. the large
independent vote would inevitably become
hostile the overwhelming disaster Of 1882
would in such q case be very likely to be re.
peated We appeal TO you respectfully and
urgently to consider that there is no necessity
whatever Of burdening the Republican party
with al Objectionable candidate in the com
ing contest. There are among Its prominent
members men well fitted TO be its standard
beRrer-men of pure record and irreproacha
bic character, men untRinted with the scan.
dRls OF past administrations or with odious If
filiRtions, men Of sound principles and com
mending themselves in all essential respects
to the esteem and confidence of their fellow
citizens. While the convention may freely
choose among several, each one Of whom
would be sure heartily to unite the party, tC
represent its best principles and tendencies
to strengthen it in the esteem of the people
and thus TO make Republican party tri
umph certain would it not be in the highes
degree unwise-not TO say reckless and unjus
tifRble-to invite disaster by the nomination
Of persons who would provoke popular dis
trust and create bitter dissension within th,
party Is well as give impulse and strength Il
the opposition outside of it