The Red Cloud chief., 1884-05-17
virginia Recruits.

The Republican party of Virginia.
created and proclaimed by the Liberal.
Coalition Convention of Wednesday,
springs ut once full-grown and full
armed into the political arena, ready for
the cOmb:.. with the BOurbOn-DemO-
cratic party of Virginia. The Read
ulster movement of 1879 against Bour-
bon men and measures rapidly devel-
Oped into the Liberal-C Coalition, which
obtained Federal and Republican recog-
milton and favor. and now the logical
and decisive step is taken which con-
firms our past record and assures our
future career. Differing with the Ma
tiOnal Republican party on no principle
nor policy, and having identical objects
in ~vieWcJoth Is to State and Federal af-
fairs. we yet did not assume the Re-
publican name until we had won and
deserved it by our deeds no less than b.
the natural accession to our ranks of
the vast majority of the Republicans in
Virginia. In point of fact. not only hal
the former Republicans of Virginia, rs
a mass, come to the Liberal Coalition.
but the legal authorities of the former
Republican organization in tie State.
and of the National Republican party
as well. had ratified and approved the
alliance and had jointly authorized and
called the convention which met We'd
neSday and took the name of the Re-
publican party of Virginia. In all this
the convention but acted under the in
dorsement o: the Republican Admins
tratiOn. the Republican senate and the
Republican National Committee. Not
only in the name O. the Liberals and Re-
Il diuSters was our action taken. but in
the name OF the Republicans. with only
about five thousand of The last dissent
ING. and these boiling to cooperate with
the Bourbon-Demo :racy. Last year the
Decentralization polled l21.OJ0 votes
for its candidates, while in 1892 the
StraightOut boilers to BOurbOn;sm dis
closed that their whole strength, as east
for Dawson (their candidate for Con-
gressman-at-Large). amosnted only to
about 4.3DU votes.
Early in the Liberal movement the
free schools and the free ballot We're
taken up by us Is great issues, appeal
ing alike to enlightened craftsmanship
and honest patriotism; and here at once
the movement. in antlgonizinG BOur-
bonism, aligned itself with Republican,
ism. In the rapid evolution of the
germ OF Liberalism rs the deadly foe of
BOurboniSm, we became Mathematical.
FederaiiLed and AmericaniZed in spirit
and in purpose thus identifying our
selves the with Republicanism as
we renowned and opposed sectiOnalism
onI oil ~ rrn hates mud ,rI;,..
We proclaimed anu fought iOr the civil
and political e quality of all men, which
BOurDOnism swOre to recognize and at
cept only to ignore or reject more fully,
here AGAIN touching elbows with the
Republicans of the country in the a>ser-
ton of common rights against the usur-
ratiOns and %tyrannieS of Il false Dempc-
racy. We adopted the policy of prote,-
ton as one necessary to the prosperity
of Virginia no less than to the general
welfare of the Nation; once more Join
ing hands and hearts with the Republic
ani,:H which makes war upon the De-
mocracy of free trade or that for
revenue only" Oar friends were Re-
publicans; u chief enemies Democrats
and BourbonS. Republican in principles
and policy. in proteSsO on and practice.
in precept and performance, in
association and alliance for mutual
help against common foes. and also
Republican in the number of Republic
ans who marched under our banner. we
but take the name we have a right to
when we declare that we are the Re-
publican party of Virginia and pro-
claim that we shall hold and defend it
against all corners with the might and
valor already illustrated by many high
achievements and brilliant victories.
The Republican President of the United
States. the Republican Senators at
Washington, the Republican National
Committee. the Republican masses of
Virginia, reinforced by many thousands
of former Conservatives and Democrats
all these welcome, acknowledge and
sustain us As true Republicans; and the
Republican National Convention at Chi
cago will gladly and proudly receive us
as a grand division of the National Re-
publican party. We shall help nomi-
nate and elect the next Republican
President and Vice-President of the
United States, and We shall be foremost
in indicating and establishing Repub-
licanism. free. respected and with none
to make it afraid. not only in Virginia.
but in all the Southern States. And
while we do this. straightoutism. dis
owned and rejected of all except BOur-
bons. will perish in self-entailed con-
tempt and ignominy. Not only. there
fore, are We Republicans of right. but
we are Republicans who have the might
to make good our right.
The ..break'' which President Grant
once prOphesied as sure to occur to the
South has happened. The Solid South
''breaks" before the successful liberaliz-
ing movement which began here in
1879. In foretelling this ''5reak" Presi-
dent Grant said that when it took place
the men who participated in it would
be astonished TO see how many had been
impatiently waiting and longing for this
convenient season. to abandon DEM
ocracy and B%ourbOnism and come to
Republicanism. We are here! The
convention of Wednesday night filed
President Grants prediction, astOnish-
ing even the unlocking Bourbons with