Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-05-30
THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

Ton Will Do nelQ III tuo huuicu pFceiuCtS "
Boise county for the choice Of Delegates to at
tend the County Convention on Wednesday,
june 10th, ut Centerville. The primary cleo
| ton is the most important event of the pres.
ent campaign, as we have heretofore endeav-
ored to show. If good and sound Delegates
are elected next Wednesday, tho nomination
for county officers will be of like character,
aud victory in the August election will then DC
n foregone, inevitable conclusion. On the 9TH
er hand, If by the supinencss or unconcern Of
Democrats at the primary election, improper
men are chosen Delegates. it is almost idle to
hope for good county ticket, and it is quite
certain that ,ceak or bad county ticket cannot
be elected This is the condition of affairs, and
Democrats ought to recognize the exigency,
and so act as to avert the hazard of defeat to
the ticket.
We INDUCED tho hope that the primaries
would be conducted with fairness and in pro-
per spirit, but that hope has been dispelled by
tho action of certain seekers after Office and
their partisans 1t is no time, now, TO try to
gloze over the real situation. and it is worse
than silly to attempt concealment of tho fact
that, to ensure success to the Democratic par
ty in the ensuing election, in August, every
faithful aud well.disposed member must put
on the harness on the day of the primary elec-
ton. Wednesday next, and labor to his utmost
r.. th., .hnsa nF apt,t nah far Dafa fas
us will BIO sure to value Democracy above this
individual or that who seeks public Office.
All manner of intrigue, trickery, and sharp
practice is being resorted to by some who seem
resolved either to rule the party or to ruin it.
The feelings and prrjadices, aud the passions
and sympathies of voters, are wrought upon TO
obtain strength to their partisan cause. aud
most unworthy and unfair devices are resorted
to in order to serve their ends. Stories are
made up, some without whit of truth, and
others with JUST enough of truth Ia leaycn
batch OF base stuff, and circulated here and
there, in every precinct aud almost in every
cabin in the whole county, and all have one
common object in view-to have IN impression
wrought in the minds OF voters to the eii.c, tina,
there is disposition on the part of native
born citizens, who are Democrats. 10 exclude
from candidacy for county Offices any who are
adopted citizens: and that combinations arc
being made of certain aspirauts aud their
friends to carry out this purpose. We uahes-
itatingly pronounce these stories 10 be false.
We kRor them to be false. And We further
know that the men against whom these stories
are told are incapable OF any such proscuptiye
conduct towards naturalizcd citizens. We
fought Know Nuthingism when !; was power
in the land we have never ceased 10 make war
upon anything which assimilatcd Ia the wicked
and intolerant objects of Know N"thingistn;
aud we have never failed 10 champion the
assaised. no matter BY whom nor under what
circumstances. We shall continue "a make
war upon political prescription founded upon
birth place. aud We shall persist in our defence
and championship of adopted citizens wheney-
er OCCASION requires and opportunity Offers.
And We say now Ia all adopted citizens. and
particularly TO Irisa-born who are voters. that
il thcrc were any disposition on the part ii any
in the Democratic party TO exclude adopted
citizens Of any nationality from office. merely
because Of the land OF their nativity we would
be the first to openly denounce the infamous
and proscriptive scheme. and the foremost in
bitterly opposing it, aud all who would engage
in favor OF it. There is no such scheme. how
ever, proposed or intended, aud we positively
assure all adopted citizens of this fact.
The county ticket. as we say above, to be
elected this year, will have to be good one
All upon it will have to be sound, honorable,
capable men, whose reputation ia community
and whose associations must be, well known,
good and respectable. II the candidate be na.
tivc-born. let him be Of such character aud
standing in this county as to challenge the res.
pect of all, and to reflect credit upon the party
and the people he represents. If he be a Ger.
man or lrishmaa born, equally ought he to be
man in whom his countrymen aud his party
have pride. in the knowledge that he 10 wor.
thy Of the respect and trust Of his fellow men,
But no man should be nominated merely be.
cause he is native-born, q German, an Irish
man, or Of any other nationality We are all
citizens, alike and equal In the measure of POI
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