The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-30
REPUBLICAN, UNITY.

Even if there had been any tendency to.
ward dissensions in the Republican con-
vention in Ohio, it would have been re-
buked and checked by the wise, conserva-
tive and statesmanlike speech of Senator
Sherman. "What you will say here" he
said to the delegates, Twill have an i'm
portant influence beyond the limits OF
your State, for the intelligent action of the
Republicans of Ohio will, as in the past,
indicate the opinions of Republicans in all
parts of the United States. We have a
common faith and creed. We act to-
gether on great matters on principle, on
small matters for discipline. The primary
and fundamental sentiment of the Repub-
lican party is love for our country, our
whole country. We are for the Union, one
and indivisible, now and forever"
1t is characteristic of parties capable OF
carrying on a government that the mem
bers ''act together on great matters on
principle and on small matters for discip-
line" 1t is this characteristic which to
so marked an extent distinguishes the Re-
publican party from all other parties in
the country at this time. The Democratic
party and the Populist party are but names
for discordant factions. The members of
neither can act together, either on princi-
pie or for discipline. The extraordinary
collapse of the Democracy after the success
of 1892 is due mainly to this fact. The
blunders of Cleveland no doubt had much
to do with the reversion of public opinion,
but in the main it was caused by the popu-
lar disgust at the incapacity of Congress
and a general recognition of the truth that
a party without principles and without
discipline is unfit to be intrusted with the
Government.
The Republican party as Sherman
pointed out is not made up of factions. II
is an organization of intelligent men to
establish body of political principles and
carry them out in action. This gives to
the party the confidence of the people and
enables it when in power to conduct the
Government with vigor and efficiency. 1t
is at this time, therefore, the only political
organization to which the country can
look with any reasonable hope for the sue
cessful solution of the problems that con-
front US. Every citizen knows the Repub-
lican party will do that which it promises
to do, and that when in Office the leaders
will not break down and prove incompe-
tent to agree upon anything whatever.
The full Importance of the party agree.
ment on great principles and party disci-
pline on matters of detail cannot be too
deeply impressed upon Republicans at this
time. The incessant discussion of the
money question by extremists on both
sides is apt to lead many people to over.
look the conservative middle ground OF
bimetallism, on which all good Repub.
licans can stand, and as consequence
there is danger of dissension even il
Republican ranks. The sagacious words
of such men as Sherman, however, are
calculated to counteract the influence OF
extremists. All Republicans have com
mon faith and creed, and neither on sec
tional lines nor by factional differences are
they likely to divide and waste the strength
needed to master the issues of the time and
preserve the welfare of the Republic.