The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-13
REPunIIOAN DESTINATIONS.

The remark hiss frequently been made in
the past few days that republican dissen.
slons were hut poor reed to rely upon, ard
that there was a peculiar way OF sudden CO.
heslon among the members Of that parry
Just prior % an election, calculated 10 con-
lound their enemies aud prsclpitato their
defeat. The last campaign, in which C0NK-
LIEa, BLAiNr and SHERMAN, with the vet.
eran hsro Of Walt street d sastCrs himself
piled Ia" at the lest moment and secured
GARrmLD's triumph, is specially referred to
as an example C tho unrelisbility Of rEd,.
cal sorehoadi5m.
Far from ~disiEreeiug with those who
urge these fscle, tho HERALD endorse them
as hlotoricsl G1d significant, 1t would
press upon democrats the constant remcm'
b-auce Of the instability Of seltd8lu ion by
this or any other iGllaoiouH deception. AID
yet there Is no earthly necessity
for denying to ourselves the nat
ural qualification which the division
ia the ranks OF our enemies Justify Us 10
entertaining. To those who would assert
that these family lcuda have no practical
bearing upon political controversies, We
would remark hat o few instances Of very
recent date may induce them to change, or
at least qualify, the tenor OF their obserya-
tlone. As Illus -ations Of what We would
establish, the HERALD refers TO very late
elections in the lergesL three staten Of the
Union.
In Ohio the republicans, elected with
supposed iuyiroibility, showed the c'oyen
foot OF their puritanical nature by laws reg.
ulating the personal habits Of individuals,
AMI in their infatuation actually thrust into
their sta.s platforms tho most odioul of
sumptugry principles. And what was The
result? Only this: That in q state carried
by the republicans The very last election by
q majority OF 25, 5000 that arrogant organizA-
ton was beaten, horse, fool and dtasooa,
by q bed. ridden dsmccrAt, whose election
hal been despsired Of by the most sanguino
OF hi. party, the Herald among the
res. Of tho doubling Thomisas.
In Pennsylysnia the Illustration wssslill
more apparent, inasmuch as tho majority
Ia that state was overwhelming and immOv'
| able t1 all appearances. Bat the monopo'
listic and auprchicsl tendencies Of the tariff
stuffed radicals 20 outraged the popul9r
sense Of decency that the voters deserted in
bottles fsom their camp nnd by the most ex'
~tcayagant majority ever given In the state,
dove the republicans into exile by the
eIsotlon Of PATTfsos. None can deny that
this wes The result Of intestine troublts in
a state so decidedly and for SO long a time
conceded to that party, whose leaders were
accounted the most skilliul pait'zans in the
Union.
Bat in New York, where the democracy
wera Debated NJ ths last presidential cleo
lion. and never bad a reliable majority, tie
effect OF republican disssnsions aud d!sgust
at "machino'' operations was well nigh
revolutionary CLEvELAsD, the opposition
candidate, was elected by nearly two
hundred thousand msjor.ty-a result I'M
precedented In the history Of political con-
tests in this country. All must admit ttDt
thess results we're directly brought about
by the entagonism OF republican factions,
aud sre such obvious instances OF the coed
to the people sprineing from the honest
masses in the reputation OF radical tactics
that 1t would seem foolhsrdy to deny the
possibility Of recurrence.
The republicans rave chosen TO term our
section the solid south. II is to be hoped
that, probing By their rebuked audacity,
We may remain 90. They acc ,m~plished the
desired contamination by their own vile
policy Of endeavoring to array the ignorant
and pennies blacks against the intelli.
gence and substance Of the land. The white
republicans are no more 10 the south than
q sufficient number to officer the rank and
fle Of their African soldlery, and just 20
long rs we cling together for mutual pro-
lection, we will present q solid'ty oil front
that will render the democracy Of the nation
inviuciblc, provided tie discussions OF their
foes continue IN their manifestations.