The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
The State Carrier.

We record WITH Joy the reenCrance OF the
Hon. ALBERT GRIFFIN into the school of
Republican prophets. 1t is too probable
that careless and an unfeeling world has let
this jealous Republican slip out Of its mind.
yet he was a distinct pleasure q few years
ago. He came from the Suntower State,
the parent Of innovators and nurse OF move
ments and he founded the Anti-saloon Re-
publicans. He worked theoretically with
lungs and pen. He had great moral mis-
sion to fulfil, and the Republicans worked
genially while he labored to fulfil 1t. Mr..
GR1FFIN's labors were directed to the task
OF keeping down the prohibition vote by
convincing the prohlbitlonists that the Re-
publican party longed for temperance as the
hart longs for the water brooks. At the
same time the Republican saloon keepers
and other Republicans who do not look
upon the liquor business with the eyes Of
Gen. NEAL Dow and the Hon. w. JENNINGS
DEMoREsT, were made to understand that
the grand old party had no objection to
taking drink on the sly. Mr.. GRIFFIN, Of
He labored seriously for the spread OF anti
saloon Republlcanism. 1t must have spread,
and spread very thin. for where Is It now2
Where Is the Ice cream Of yester Year, Mr..
GRIFFIN is on hand, though, and from his
present abiding place in Washington he has
sent to our esteemed neiRhbor, the Tribune,
an ingenious communication which we COM
mend to the Hon. STANLEY QUAY, the Hon.
SULLIVAN CLARKsoN, and even to the Hon.
WADE DUDLEY, II that chastened Hoosier
patriot still retains his affection for party
which has used him 80 badly.
Mr.. GRIFFIN has discovered that Texas Is
"the only Southern State that is surely
Democratic" With free ballot and fair
count and proper organization. all the rest
with tho possible exception OF Arkansas and
Missouri, could be carried by the Repub-
licans. In what ne calls the slower South"
consisting of South Carolina. Florida, Ala
bams. Mississippi. Louisiana, Arkansas, and
Texas. the Republicans have no chance
at present. The race question has solidlfed
ization has fallen to pieces. In the upper
South" composed of Delaware. Maryland.
the Virgnias, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Kentucky, and Missouri, the Republican
party Is gaining, and with proper effort ak
Southern States can be carried by the Re-
publicans this year, provided no more
precious time Is wasted" Mr.. GRIFFIN do
scrbes the platform which, In his judgment.
will make six or eight States Republican this
year. We ought to say that, In spite of his
remarks about tho hostility of tho Republican
party to sectionalism. Mr.. GRIFFIN Is not a
humorist On the contrary, he Is as serious
as Kansas in grasshopper time:
1T will be neither right necessary to antagonxe
nor ignore the bscks but must be made very
clear that tho Republican Party Is not black mans
party or "a while man party n southern parry
or Northern party but that I. s an enemy ~ SEQ
touAsm and Of every thing that tends 10 degrade any
portion OF the people or that masss Il more dincult
for poor men to better their condition that In short
II aims secure every American. both AZ homo and
abroad al his natural fEhts and. by all proper mesns
10 hep each aud al ~ Just snare OF the good