The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
cause OF GreeIcy's Defeat ~
piaineI 10y Republican

planned 10y Republican.
The full returns now in show very
plainly, what many knew would be the
case before the election, that Mr.. Gree
ley did not poll anything like the full
vote Of his party. We have every re
spect for Mr.. Greeley personally. ana did
all we could 10 secure his election, bat.
while saying this, We feel bound, for the
sake of future warning, to call the a.
tention OF the party TO the fact that the
/ campaign has shown that his ideas Of
practical politics are such that lie Viii
never GettO Congress. In the iiUst place,
. Tor reasons best known to himself. lie
chose to be chairman OF lis own com
NIT &c, which eifeCtualiy shut him oil
from any financial assistance from otn-
ers. In the second place, there was no
organization of the work of the cam
paign, and Everything was Tapping at
loose ends throughout Ia the thI.d
place. whether from 2Ctual lack Of
means or limited view OF the necessity
OF the case, no systematic work was
! done TO secure fu3l registration and
! vote and this was only accomplished in
those few places where lJCa! pride and
party interest We're strong enough to DO
il without ali. In Madison county. Tor
instance, which should have shown 8
Republican majority, there were over
gle Republican one. The reason was
that every white Republican has long
since been driven cut of the county. OF
converted, at the muzZlr OF the shot
gun, and nothing was done 10 strengthen
the hands of local colored leaders, nor
to bring outside influence to bear in amy
way, and the Colored men therefore
thought II prudent to stay At home.
Another reason was, that some Of the
tf 4
refused 10 do anything for the sake uf
party principles. We admit that the
strain upon them was great, but So much
the greater on mat account would have
been the credit to them, and the reward
in the shape Of the conf jeuCe Of their
party III their dIs!nteresteI publ. spirit,
If they had overcome their personal feel
InSs, and quir-Iy gone TO work TO 10
what they could in the interest Of the
principles Of government they profess to
believe in.
These reasons affected principally the
number OF the less intelligent portion OF
the party. Another class was influenced
IN some of the counties, where there IL
a large educated Republican vote. bv "a
cause which it depends upon the Votes
themselves 10 remedy. That was taat
10y the best classes IN many cases neg
Letting 10 attend the primary meetings
TIE tCtti management OF inc party ~
several counties Vas left 20 men who dll
not command the confidence of inte!li-
gent voters. Many Of these STAYED away
from the primaries under the impression
that things would be conducted in a way
which would not he agreeable 20 them.
This, in nearly every case, was entirely
unfouuded. There is not county in the
District in which the management could
not have been put ia the hands Of is
best men il they had simply gone to the
primary meetings and sent good efficient
delegates 20 the county convention, Let
them remember this next time. and not
wait until the work has all been done by
other men, and then hold back because
n was not done TO SUIT them. let them
20 in, il they have public spir!' enough
80 do the work themselves. or else make
the best Of what others DO for them
Fi0rji0 Rcpuhii"uD.