The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-26
labor Lost.


bucket or the other. II they speak thei
honest sentiments they expose outrigh
the weakness Of the Republican cause
II they attempt to conceal what they thinl
they stultify themselves. The more hon
est they are the more unenviable i
their position and the stronger is theil
testimony to the fact that their rotter
craft IL IN the breakers, aud that il:
chances Of getting out are desperate
The Philadelphia Ereninq Telegraph,
from which we have had occasion to quote
quite often recently, affords notable ex-
ample OF the truth Of the above. In Its
issue OF Tuesday it reiterates Its determi'
nation TO support the Chicago ticket for
the sake Of the party. Believing" IL
SAYS. "that there Is great and good work
yet before the party, we desire and shall
earnestly strive for the success Of the party
In November" We cannot doubt the
1eIegraphS honesty. II has given us fire.
quent and abundant evidence on that
point, but in leading up to its declaration
of fidelity TO the party II uses the following
language:
alt Is easier TO catch flies with sugar than
with vinegar. MOI that catching flies is the
noblest pursuit that could be imagined, or
that vinegar may not have its good uses.
For example, il may or may not be worth
the while OF the Republicans who are sup
porting the Blaine-Legan ticket to concil-
late the Republicans who have either de-
.lared against that ticket or are hesitating
whether 10 do so; but as, consider
ing the exceeding closeness OF the
last two presidential elections, it is
undeniably desirable that all the
possible votes for the Republican ticket
shall be secured, il is to the last degree
difficult TO see what the Blaine newspaper
organs and the politicians who have enlisted
under the Blaine banner expect to gain for
the party by the kind OF abuse they are now
heaping upon the Republican newspapers
and the Republican voters who have car
ried their ante-Convention opposition TO
Mr.. Blaine beyond the Convention. The
Republican pcrty had grand opportunity
before IL in this year Of grace, for IL was
as certain as anything could possibly
be i'm this uncertain world, that had a
representative Republican OF stainless char
acter, clean record, and fair abilities been
nominated at Chicago he would be elected
in November, and by majority which
would enfitle him TO take his seat without
possibility of dispute concerning his right
TO ii. The party managers had abundant
advice in this particular, and abundant
warning that should a particular nomi-
nation be made in all probability there
would be revolt OF the most serious
sort. Well. despite OF advice and de-
spite OF warning the nomination was made,
ard now the party organs and party lead
ers are doing their best to turn the revolt
into q revolution, and 10 embarrass the
efforts which are being made to remedy,
as far as possible. the Chicago blunder
by representations that the claims OF the
party are superior to the question OF the
ideal fitness OF its candidate, by pursuing
a course which, if it have any influence
with those who have sad that they will
not support Mr.. Blaine, will intensity their
determination not to support him and TO
do their best TO bring about such re-
organization Of political parties in this
country as will bury the Republican or
ganization.p
"The opposition OF these papers and
these gentlemen 1.-THE Independent Repub-
lican papers and the Independent leaders,
to MIR. Blaine was formulated in very dis
tinct terms before the Chicago Convention
completed its work. In that formulation
there was no mention whatever Of the sub
ject OF free trade UerSaS protection. On
the contrary, while no attempt TO dictate
to the Convention was made, the names
OF number OF public men were men
toned as specimens OF the kind OF
Republican statesmen that should re-
ft.n a
heartily supported il nominated, and OF
these names not single one could be pos
sibly rated as that of free-tIader. The
single contention with regard to Mr..
Blaine was that he had an evil record, that
he did not represent the virtue and best
intelligence OF the Republican party, and
that his nomination would mean that the
party had so far degenerated that il was
time for it to co."
~ an article was ever written from Re-
Ncan standpoint that has more in it to
pge the Democrats than is contained
bove we have not seen it. 1t is
with admission that the Republic
Nh at present being pressed to the
oh plea for reconciliation the
I.ually acknowledges that Re-
" is forlorn hope. Itsays
Nodhat II the Independent
wand the Independent
eto not come to its plat
"A
Independent papers
eders take finally
tSsatters, the ques-
W What Of the
ssibility Of a
in whsch all the pa
Aders win Join, how
Id sinew OF the land?
Jumulating every day to
drift Of the tide against Re-
mods and Republican corrup-
INCEST at the bottom. The con.
elements of the country
INK aud file Of the business
ests-are atiording proof that they
.leye the Republican party has been
rusted once too often. Unless they are
sadly misrepresented, no amount OF repre-
sentation that the claims OF the party are
superior TO the question OF ideal fitness Of its
candidate is likely to affect them. To them
the Chicago platform and the Chicago ticket
are equally Objectionable. One is the es-
sence OF demagogy; the other does not
command their confidence; neither affords
them guarantee OF the reform they de-
mand. Asa consequence 1t would appear
that all efforts TO separate them Is labor lost
in SO far as such separation Is intended TO
influence the people.
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The Policy Of Concealment.
Some OF Mr.. BLAISE's leading organs are