Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-03-19

THE ryaaAuy Or PARRY.
During the late contest between Gent.
Todd and DR.. jayne for the seat in Con-
gress a. Delegate from Dakota, many who
reside in this locality, and who were fami.
liar with oil the circumstances Of the
Territorial election which gave rise to the
contest, and particularly those who had
heard the member Of Congress from this
District express himself 10 relation to that
election, we're good deal surprised stthe
course adopted BY our Congressman when
the question Of the right 10 the seat came
to be passed upon by the House. They
should no: have been. Jayne is Repub-
lican-Hubbard is Republican, and must
be fully up to the mark with his party
The question Of right must be ignored and
that Of party be regarded a. paramount.
The growth Of party and party spirit
carnot be prevented in a country where
the people choose their officers by ballot.
The habits Of men, the constitution Of the
human mind, are such that unity Of pur-
pose and desire will always result in the
formation Of associations for the accom-.
plishment Of common objects. The asso.
Citations are not necessarily wrong, hor
does it follow as an inevitable consequence
that men having formed parties will be.
come tyrannicaI in the use of the power
they may thus acquire. But there is dam
ger, aud this danger has always been re.
cognized; there are always thousands, who
like our Congressman having no indepen.
dant opinions Of their own will be sure to
follow the lead Of one or another party.
When men are chosen to Office as party
candidates. the hea is very easily incul.
Gated that they are bound to follow the
dictates Of the party which elected them,
and to obey the instructions they may re-
ceive from the recognized leaders of that
party. This idea is pleasant to men Of
strong feelings, who after = fierce cam.
paign, regard the chosen representative Of
their party ss their mon, aud net as the
representative Of the whole people, in.
GLIDING the opposition. But it is no. the
idea Of true representative government.
The man who 10 chosen BY . majority Is
the representative Of The whole. On no
other principle can the integrity of pso-
pie be preserved. 1t is not the Republican
party or the Democratic party ,ha. repre-.
SCENTS the people. The men in Office are
but the administrators Of the power Of tho
people. But people are not party, nor
are the powers they en,rust to the rulers
the powers Of party. It may be that
there is recognised majority power in .
republic, and that tbis power Of majority
is executed in the election of candidate
but that power Is then exhausted aud
ceases 10 exist tho instant the election is
made. Then comes in the power of the
whole people, which by virtue Of the ma
jority rule, has been conferred on the
chosen officer, and he il thencefor,h res.
ponsible to each aud every man in the op.
position As we'll As among bis supporters,
and be Is no more bound to obey tho 10.
structions Of the one than of the o,her.-
1t Is undoubtedly true that the resul. Of an
election implies that he vii! Of the majo.
ri.y is in favor Of certain principles, and
public honesty requires that the man
elected shall be faithful to the principles
which be has pledged himself to sustain,
so far as they Gre clearly involved in
questions coming before him for official
action. But this Is not inconsistent With
what We have already said. The repre-.
sentative is not On sutomaton, to Le worked
BY strings 10 the hands Of party man.
ayers. He is, o. should be, an indepen.
dent man intrusted with official functions
requiring the exercise of reason, reflection
and judgment.
Let " honor Independent men who
honestly adhere to the principles express.
ed BY the majority who elected them. but
who refuse to be bound and tramelled
when no principle is inv ,lved. Such men
are needed.
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The Bay State says that great activity
existed in the shoe business Of Lynn since