The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-24
TAKING A VACATION.

Senator MorTills late article in the
New York Independent, in which he
suggests that the Republican party is
simply retired from active duty in the
Nation for short time, has attracted
wide attention. Our veteran senator has
shit the nail on the head" His utter
ance is accepted on every hand as cor
rect statement of the present political
situation in this country, and his char
acterization of the Republicans as a
party in temporary retirement only, is in
perfect accord with the opinion held by
the party leaders in general. All of the
representative Republicans, including
ex-President Harrison, who have given
their views to the public in any way re-
garding the situation, are sanguine that
time will establish the correctness of the
Republican position ON the issues now
before the country, and the party has as
successful future before it as its past
iscreditable and brilliant.
This leads the Burlington Free Press
to remark that the leaders of the Repub-
lican party are by no means dnheartened
over the recent defeat; for this is the
first time in over thirty years that the
Democrats have secured control of both
the legislative and executive branches of
the national government. They are al
ready making preparations for the next
Congressional campaign, and from this
time on the chief workers will not be
idle A meeting of great Importance to
the party if not to the country, was held
in New York Monday evening.
This was the gathering of the execu-
tive committee of the Republican Ma
tiOnal league, and as it was the first com
ing together of the Republican leaders
since the last presidential election, no
little interest attended the gathering.
The meeting was called by President
Clarkson, who has been in Washington
for the last two weeks, it is understood,
for the purpose of consulting members
of Congress and other leaders before
their return to their homes, regarding
the plans to be adopted and carried out
i'll connection with the next annual con-
vention of the Republican league to be
held in Louisville on May 10th. Inas-
much as this convention will be the first
national gathering of Republicans since
the defeat of Mr. Harrison and the pass
ing from power of the Republican party,
NOSE than ordinary solicitude is attached
To 1t by those who hope for an immediate
reorganization of the party and the open
ing of the campaign of '9l
Among the various subjects consid-
cred at the meeting of the executive com
mite was the advisability of establish
ing headquarters of the league at Chicago
Immediately after the close of the con
vention for the conduct of systematic
campaign. This is wise thing to do
and it is to be hoped that this project
will be carried into effect. The execu-
tive committee considered the merits of
the five candidates for the presidency of
the league Josph b. Foraker of Ohio,
w. w, Tracy of Illionis, Colonel E. A.
McAlpin of New York, James S. Clark
son of Iowa, and j. B. Patton of Michi-
gan; and 1T is probable that the commit
tee settled so far as its own opinion was
concerned the question as to the most
available and efficient man for the posi-
ton. Much depends upon the action of
the league at the coming convention and
itf course will have not little influence
in determining the preliminary steps of
the Republican party in the congress
siOnal and State campaign of 1894, for
which arrangements must soon be made
Republicans have no reason to be dis
couraged, especially wheR the record and
persistence of their rivals during MANY
years of retirement are remembered, and
we can rest assured that Republican prin-
ciples will in the long run prove more
acceptable than those of any other party
to majority of the people of our coun-
try.