Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-09
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The secret circnlar issued from
tie State Executive Committee OF
the Republican party, provides for
a resolution to read ont of political
fellowship all who do not admit
themselves to be slaves to the chair.
man. This is consistent with the
administration of the affairs Of the
party under its present manage.
ment, and is consistent with the
plan of organization. 1t is simply
a proposition to emphasize and en-.
dorse the dOgmatic methods which
have rent the party in twain and
driven from active cooperation
some of its ablest and most popu.
lar advocates. AS it is, the power
lodged with the chairman is extra.
ordinary. He is clothed with au-
thOrity to make and unmake com.
ty chairmen, to call county and dis.
trict conventions, TO determine all
issues and differences which may
arise in the party, and to play the
autOcrat generally. The people
have no rights which they assert,
unless they accord with the views
of the chairman. They are not to
be consulted as to anything relat-
ing to party interests in their own
district, even, without the chair.
man gives his sovereign consent
He is the party, his will is law, and
any who dare to question the expe.
diency or the right OF this, are those
whose political fellowship is to be
renowned.
Under the plan proposed in the
secret circular, the Republican par
ty of Virginia is to be constituted
only of such persons as are willing
to become parties to the plot. The
scheme is to be digested and ma.
tured in the dark. None but the
faithful are to be consulted. In
the county conventions the game
is to be played with a rush.
Delegates to the district conven-
tons are to be listed those in the
secret are to be present, ready to
act in concert, and thus ratify the
cut and dried arrangement, in CON
formity to tho orders of the boss
or course the plan is to select no
one who is not willing to surrender
his manhood and indIyiduality-tO
obey orders. In this way it is ex-
pected the sentiment of the people
will be suppressed, and a pledged
delegation sent to Chicago for Sen
atOr John Sherman for President.
So cOnfdant is the chairman that
this secret game will be carried out,
that 1t has been given ont that Vlr-
ginia will be solid tor Sherman at |
the Chicago Convention. A week |
or two ago, the Cincinnati CONNER. |
cidl. Gazette, Sherman's home organ,
announced that, under Malone,
snch would be the case. 1t is to
accomplish this that "fellOwshIpv |
with the "kickers" and the dag.
CARDS" is to be renowned and a lit.
tie cabal of cOnspiratOrs against the
great mass OF the party, take it in
hand and run it in conformity with
this pre-concefved and pre- arranged
scheme. 1t was for this the secret
circular was issued it was for this
the resolutions prescribed are to be
adopted. The county and district
conventions are to be simply formal
meetings to record the will of the
boss; endorse the plot, stihe the
will of the people and bring defeat
upon the party in the State and
Nation.
The scheme could only be carried
out in the manner presented in the
secret circular:
First, Mr.. Blaine had to be Will.
fed and slandered, for it was known
that his was the most popular name
with the people; and it was further
known that no plan could be exc
cuted under his administration that
did not recognize all members of
the party upon their merits.
Second, Those who are not will.
ing to blindly follow the Chair.
man, subscribe TO his methods and
obey his commands, are to be read
out Of the party, 80 as to make the
following unique, harmonious and
pliant-a compact mass to act upon
"A sign and without a murmur.
Third. To in this way select a
solid delegation to Chicago for
Sherman to be cast as a unit, re-
gsrdless of the sentiment of the
great mass of the Republican voters
of the State.
OF course this scheme does not
contemplate the possibility of car
rying the State for the Republican
nominees. Every intelligent Re.
publican knows that this cannot be
done unless we can get out a full
vOte-that it cannot be done by
reading out Of the party either the
'Kickers" or the "aggards,' as
those who do not subscribe to the
methods of the Chairman are desig.
mated in the secret circnlar, and
that the only result would be the
formation Of little ring, claiming
10 represent the Republican senti.
ment of the State, without the