Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-05-09
No Partyisn.

| No Partyism.
The opponent, of the Democracy max,
use of the argument that party feeling
should not be known in our local and mum
cipal affairs. To show the fallacy of thi,
argument, it is only necessary to make use
OF simple paragraph. Every voter knows
That our governments, both State and Ma
tional. receive their political complexion
from precincts, townships and coanties.
there are 10 parties at the precinct ballot
box there can be none in the State and Ma.
yional governments. 1t is deception, and
Democrats should not thus permit opponent:
to beg the Question, and form nucleus
around which to gather their broken and
dismembered parties. The principles of the
Democracy, which have swept over the
cohhrry, bearing aloit the proud ensign OF
the republic, its ample folds embazoned
with every star, were generated II the
hearts of the people, received their direc-
tons from primary organizations, and their
effective force from individual precincts and
towns As the broad bosomed river, upon
whose noble waters foats the magnificent
steamer receives It's supplies from the trick
ling mountain torrent, go does our reputli
can form Of government receive Its direction
from the local precinct ballo. box. Divert
the mountain torrebt from its natural chan
mel and the ship founders upon reefs and
sand bars. 1t is so With our republican gov
eminent bur own experience has demon
strated that the defeat of the Democracy,
has been the sigma, for the stranding of the
ship of State upon the bar of reputation.
These facts are patent to the world, and
in considering them every person must ar
rive at the conclusion that, the proper place
to give tone ind sentimen. to the govern
ment, is at the primary orsanisatioHs of the
people and the precinct ballot box.
Mn. ED1rdRR Il, as q newspaper reader,
was led short time since, to believe from
the ahnunciaiion of the publishers, that the
North Californian was to be Neutral in
politics II such was the intehtion Of the
publishers of th;st sheet, why did they not.
when they CONCLUDED to espouse the caiise OF
the Peoples Party give the usual notice
of the change of principles and tactics
And why is it, if that sheet is neutral, or
intended so to be, that its Editor and Pro-
prietors throw open their columns to all
kinds of scurrility, abuse and calufaDy,
which demagogues aud schemers see fit to
heap upon the Democracy And why is it
that the Editor Of that sheet becomes the
advocate and apoogist of the so called
Peoples Party'" And why is it that he
assays to b,eak down all parties and all par
tyism, when. at the same time he is the
mouth piece of, and champion for political
party. composed of the wrecks and ruins of
all parties antagonistic to the only truly
national party, And why will a man Of
sense thus stuitify himself and his editorial
annunciaton of political principles, or ra-
Their lack OF them, and contradict his own
position
The foregoing, are questions which would
very much ike to have satisfactorily answer
ed for confess such course, pursued by a
neutral Editor is Incompatible with my
views of st,ict integrity.
can only surmise what the object is and
that surmise is tnis-the gentleman that
presumes himself possessed of sufficient
amount of sagaci,y and political shrewd
ness, to blind the eyes of sufficient num-
Der of Democrats, and secure their votes to
his party, (for claim and insist the gen
tleiian has n party to defeat the Democra
cy, and thus throw pisblic patronage, power
& rule, ihto the hands cf stch a com bination
of isms is has fer the last Is months been
curse to the State OF California, and to ev
cry part and parcel Of it, on which they
have tread their unhallowe and SHINY feet.