Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-09
THE PARTY OUTLOOK.


Republicans have every reason for en-
enlargement all over the Union. The
outlook is more than hopeful; it is prom
ising victory and the return of the admin
istration of national affairs to the hands of
the party Of highest purpose and affirm
alive reason for its existence In the
South it is becoming daily evident that
the bulldozing tactics of the past will be
more hazardous TO those who venture to
employ them, and will be less frequently
invoked than heretofore that the Repub-
ican voters Of the South arc nourly gain
ing in number, independence and fearless
ness, and while it may be that no return
can be made to the Electoral College from
more than one Southern State, it is true
that the vitality experienced by the party
there isa reflex of the new energy that in
spires it throughout the entire country.
The Republican is self-correctiye party,
and does not fall apart because its mem
bership takes occasion here and there to
discipline it, This has been demonstrated
throughout It's entire system. Those who
count, therefore, upon the detection of GER
tain New York and New England Repub-
licans in 1884 being continued in 1888,
will find they are greatly mistaken in their
estimate Of the character Of the men who
compose the party. In the former year
a considerable body of Republicans gave
support to the national Democratic ticket
believing thai they had sufficient cause
mistake on their part that it is needless
TO discuss now. But nothing OF this kind
is at all likely 10 recur in 1888. Just
prior to the election of 1884, the party had
been woefully defeated in New York, Ohio,
Connecticut and New jersey, and was d.
vided in Pennsy lvania. But the conditions
have greatly changed. Even in 1884, with
the Mugwump detection the Democracy Sc
cured New York by the narrowest of mar
gins, the Republican gain having been
exceedingly large and the Democratic
losses enormous. On the heels of the de-
feat of 1884, Ohio was regained, New jersey
given Republican Legislature, the party
won its fight in Rhode Island, and held
its own and made notable advances in
every Western State. Since the last Presi-
Dental year, indeed, the party has made
constant progress; it has not taken a soli-
tary backward step. 1t is to-day organic
ing for the campaign as it has not organized
before; in more compact, orderly and
serviceable manner Party men hereto
fore inactive are coming forward as work
ers; permanent club formation is being
effected with remarkable rapidity, over
5000 clubs having already enrolled under
the banner of the National League in seven
teen States. Duty-doing among Republi-
cans is becoming the rule, and neglect of
party management the exception. The
number of candidates from among whom to
choose national standard bearer is larger
than ever before, and there is not one
among them who is not competent for the
high Office. 1t is always to be accepted as
an evidence of great strength when the
party has many men presenting with hon
orable ambition to lead, and who
are fitted by character and ability for the
station. The indications in the Empire
State are that the Republican strength is
greatly augmented, and that it will con-
tinue under the League Club formation
which cuts loose from ward, town and city,
and personal complications and issues-to
increase and gather into a compact and
irresistible body of voters until the very
day of election, and become of such magni-
tude as to insure to the party the State of
all others the Democracy cannot afford to
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