The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-07-01
Good Men as well as Good Principles,

Good Men as well as Good Principles,
On next Wednesday the Democratic county
Convention will convene at Idaho City for
the purpose of nominating ticket to be sup
ported at the August election. Twelve men,
oers of the Legislature for the Council
and eight for the House--are to be nominat-
ed; also some district and precinct officers
for the year 1866.
So far as we have heard, the delegates
elected to attend the Convention, are worthy
men, possessing sound Judgment and actua-
t ID by patriotic motives. They have it in
tneir power to nominate ticket which will
sweep all opposition in Boise county away
before it aud from the character of the del
egates we have no doubt they will discharge
the functions of their Office in such manner
that the ticket will be its own recommends
ton requiring no boosting up, but leading
It's ownway into the popular favor. ItshouId
always besoi but experience in every por-
tioa of the country has shown how often and
how fatally it Las been otherwise.
Parties often perish by reason of their own
strength, falling apart of their own weight.
The defeat of the Democracy in some por-
tons of the Union has been due, more than
any one cause, to carelessness, or corruption
IN its party conventions, to disregard to the
character or qualifications of those whom
the people were asked to endorse.
We find the following in an old number of
the National Intelligencer, and quote it be-
causeit.is peculiarly appropriate to the Dem
ocracy here at this time: h
COOP MEN AS WELL AS Coon PRIScIPIEs.
Good principles alone are not sufficient
These principles must be suitably embodied
IN the candidate who is to illustrate and en-
force them before either one or the other can
command our confidence in the sphere of
practical politics. principles, not men," is
The maxim of some. "Principles and men,
IS the maxim on which we prefer to act. We
can have no assurance that principles, how
ever good in themselves, will be observed in
the administration of the Government except /
as we have confidence in the integrity, ca
pacity and frmness of the men who are
charged with the conduct of public affairs. |,
Let it be supposed, for instance, that we ap-
proved every resolution of the Baltimore
convention which re-nomlnated Mr.. Lincoln, |,
What assurance could we have that the prin-
ciples inculcated by.those resolutions would
be any moro observed or respected by Mr..
Ltincoln for the next four years, in case Of his
election, than tie resolutions of the Chicago
goyRV,iN GOn -.
lomnated, have been during the last three 4
'ears and half? It is not enough.in Gov /
affairs to have good and true prn- F.
;iple:; we must also have good and true men II
o carry them out. No amount of wisdom or f
'irtue in theabstractions of a political "plat- '
orm," so called, can atone for the want Of t
sisdom or virtue in the candidates who shall a
)e called to give these distractions aconcrete
ealization in the fgure7of societyk i
The Legislative delegation inthe last ses- i
ION from thisscounty, without exception, per-
ormed theisdaties 10 the satisfaction Of their =
constituents. A1ong them there are .twoI
Gentlemen who probably would, if rendered !
0 them, acceps re- nominations on the ticket
his year; We refersto Hon. y ohm B. Pierce 5
f this, town and to Hon, W. II. Parkinson :
i Pioneer City. Neither of them are profess :
;onal politicians both are men universally
steemed for their integrity, intelligence, and u
Give and sound business qualifications In
he last session they were faithful, honest :
nd trae On committees and on the floor Z
fthe House, they were laborious and yigis S,
ant. Very many Of the laws of the Terrific Il
? are due to their untiring Industry. AS :;
ublic men and as private citizens they are b
Oore reprOaeh. They made true represent oi
ltives, and the Democracy Of their county OF
ught in ordinary justice stamp its appre- g :,
iation of their services and their truth, by lis
enoninpsting them again BY genera. scqla- to
lation. SC
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