Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-20
Don't let your Ranks w aver!


Stick-to-it-ativcness is a cardinal
virtue, provided always that you arc
in the right. See-sawing and vascila-
ting; hating between two opinions /;
digging about among others for their
opinions; forgetting that you have
mind Of your own and the right and
the power to assert your own opinions
your own views on any given subject,
is but admitting that you have either
lost your manhood, or that you never
was so fortunate as to be possessed Of
any. Those individuals who have cs-
poused any particular creed or doctrine,
it is presumed, have done SO with their
eyes open, and have taken position in
rank because they considered THAT
was their place. If in politics, per-
son assumes to be democrat, we most
admire him who is one at heart, and is
ready at allltimes and on all occasions,
where there is to be any politica; pre-
ferment, to stand boldly up for that
party and labor for the good and the
advancement Of the party-ncvcr
counting on the weakness Of the adver-
sary. but ever endeavoring so to marsh
81 the forces so as to ovcrpower and
route strong enemy.
Experience, that great teacher, has
learned all politicians who have been at
his school, to avoid, above all things,
the " Independent Candidate" and
cling only to the regular nominations.
First make regular nominations; never
confess to an opponent that you have
no man in your party who is incompe-
tent to hold office, or for whom you
are unwilling TO cast your vote, (for by
so doing you confess your weakness at
oncc) but nominate the best there is in
the party, and when the nominee is be-
fore you, work for him TO q man; work
without wavering to the right or to the
left; use every possible honorable ex-
ertion to secure his election. TO run
an independent nominee, is as much
as to say there is no man in the party
that you think is worthy or that you
can elect. In ninety -ninc cases ont OF
ahundred this is the worst policy that
can be adopted. The man who is
without the jurisdiction Of any party,
is the last man to nominate for suy
office in the gift Of the party, and is
one who should be avoided. We have
in this city, as a party, learned this to
our sorrow; let MS take heed in the
future.
The Spring election is near at hand.
There are numerous iudividuals Of the
independent" or striped order, who
are proving about, trying 70 inveighle
democrats into the idea, that party
preferences and party pseternsnts and
party feelings should be throwu aside
and that in order to save the city from
shame and reputation, sindepeudentr
nominations should be made. Will
democrats accede to any such sophist;c
reasoninga Will democrats confess
that they have no men Of sufficient a.
lent to hold any city object If SO,
We had better disorgauizc at once. and
al turn independent" all 90 in on
our own hook. But such is not the
case; for We have just ~ good timber
in the democratic party ~ can be found.
Let ~ w II.
Democrats Of The city Of Daven-
port do not liaten to any such talk a
those wolves ia sleeps clothing would
pour in your eas; bat make Up yont
miads that now and hereafter You
viii not only have neminss from ysss
ewa pasty, bat whsa ~ ssaisaAiss 4
psopeely ssade, thas ~ IN ssersst
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