Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-06-25
Party Nominations.

Party NOMINATION.
There seems IN BE- a diversity Of opinion IN
,ile public mind. Of late, relative TO party
nominations. and to The question, whether
thew ought. M an eases, 10 b. sustained es-
pcctally by the minority, and those who had
no voice M making the nomination. bat are
oppo.ei tot We believe tina, great caution
,honld h. exercised In selecting man to pre-
.rnt ,o the people for their suffrage. aud that
N, good of the party, Who's principle, Ne
spproyc. and not Of the individual alone'
,bould b. considered II ALWAYS seems nee
es,ary that ans pary, ~ order to succeed ln
the election ot an oHicrr, should nominate
,,ms suitable rsr~on 20 concentrate public
spir,o1. and enable all coucyuri, 10 act with
un,Drmfty and suc-.ss W. would uo, b.
Understood as saving. that a nomination made
by A rlry in the MAJORITY, should iu all ease,
h. considered virtual election oi the onc
nominated. bot n Recommendation 20 the pco-
grc for thor consideration, and d the recon-
incubation o, a rroj one, hlr expression 81
,hr rarty making lhc nomination. then for The
sood II thr party, ryearilcs. OF The one nom
mated. the minority and those of 'hc party
opposed 20 him. uo, present al lhc meeting
should weld ,hs.r preference, and support The
nomination thus made. bot, u, after NOM
Ir7tro1 - made. however nlrIy, Il turns out.
rhaf the individual nominated sntcra'rs
views opposed Co the Interests oi hl' party
and IS MOI, favorable o, some of the mos, I'M
portan, measure, ct ,hc party making the nom
nation. then. uo one should BE- expected Co
surpart HIM. bui there should be- new ca
pr,.s,iou uf ,bs rco0lc When nomination
.f one whose iut,rcs, is Identified with thg
Democratic party. ard IT the people, who
will cnJrs,or to carry ont the v'shr, II the
party fur the general rond 0, fairly made, cy.
rry true friend Of Democratic principle, MI.
support that nomination, regardless u PER
.rral ,l,.uor, Sarpu,a, however, that
sou prefer another man, and consequent,
b.. toIt. d" VIA, 30 you gam ior ih, interest ol
yDur part, Why ,ou give Do, opposition
tts 5I,8u'arr, and perhaps gain defeat.
which shows thlt yog think more of crafty
.rr yuur will. th7n 81 promoting ,h, pruc.-
.Ir. of rr. rauy ir which sou belong. and
r-uf.s,rdl, approve. You arr a. Democrat,
ord because yog are opposed to de" individual
nominated hv q large majority It thr Demo
cratic party. you vote for soue other man oi
,fr .lmr r1uy, and through Oh, ard o' wings
and few faction, spirits, you succeed 900 DE-
traurr ihc regularly nominated candidate Of
yuur own party. what do you GAIN 200 favor ot
u.uoru,y' Nothing, Coz ,hc Wig, nc,-
r- IrrI rhc.r a.d 900 promoting Democratic
principles, They take advantage OF your
position and expect 90 make capital out ct %.
Rr' ,upao,, sou Ike che Wbr candidate, as
q man. bitter than ,lr clrjtIlir ~ Your own
party. and vote thy Wig uckgt' What
H.r' Why YOU throw yuur Influence, 600
Oh, siir ct Federalism, and .huv lha, sou
have marc regard iur men. ur for gratifying,
Disc Arnold, a r.,cnr,u, sprint 'hau lor ihc
principle, Of D,moclcy such course D.,
t-.acrrruus. for ,hs following NAV - ,hc rr-
slI' For instance. Sou vote the federal tick
,; hr Representative Co Congr.-. lnd YOUR
vote. with tie vote, OF those yuu draw on
with him, o., ,hr mean, Of sIor'uE bm H.
ros, ,o Cougr,,, o., Boo, votes federal meas
u-, is carried disastrous Go ,hr propensity of
tar people. AND of cuars, opposed to 90, prime
rn'.s uf democracy Al th.s may he Nh,
result, 1t be 5olunc,' aai ,ho man WHO vii
thus place h.m,sIf 300 a position Co and in
bringing about such result, b. unvuih, doc
confidence Of The Democratic party and
thank, 10 the intelligence and integrity Of
thr people. be- srlIumr,cyN,, No. What ha.
b.ru 'le fate of a'I faction, and s,cria-- from
us Democratic ranks They have almost
invariably b,,u lo,, iu the io-- OF federalism,
alias. vhirr,iy, or hung up between The
heavens and the earth lrhe democratic and
federal paric,) as fl fur neither Let an
boilers" take Warning suck to the drm-
c,rl,,s party and YOUR country rgh,orwrong
-uu, Co encourage the wrong, bu, lu ca.c
they err, Co 81, them night.