Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-12

Tor interest, should take precedence of thu
wishes or will of majority of those asso
ciated with him. 1t may be and doubles
is true that majorities are not alwayerigh
nor are minorities always wrong et t
adopt any other rule for associated men thai
that the will of the majority, fairly and
ultimately expressed, should have bind
force upon all members composing
bodies, would at once lead to confusi
anarchy, and be destructive of al
sought to be obtained by banding
for mutual protection, action and
Each Individual in joining.
party, for instance, virtually adj
ciples, and promises to supp
dates when fairly nominated =
to give up his personals Z
for men, if perchance thes5 of tlr
party happen to have OPP lt1 fces,
and put in nomination IA lbffce
other than those he Ped hated
There is no yielding Of lp serifce
of true Independence - this. 1t is
only a concession that ot6e1s Nv be RIGHT
and he unintentionallr ~ a Aisiudging.
In other words itiss - a sJlnissio
that one may notoNaHl blliNe, and
all others falIibleviH tesss 7715|pce to differ
from him. Wseftsn Aap21k remarked of
well-meaning men who Nave Committed some
blunder or petty malfeasarce, that such an
act was an error of the heal rather than of
the heartily which we are expected to un
derstand that the heart is the safer counsel
Ior, and the man has only been led astrav bv
the misguided impulse of the head Now
we have often thought the - desires of the
heart, were quite as unsafe councillors as
tho impulfs OF the hoad. and that when we
greatly cyeted the nominatio.. ..f a nart;.u-
lar man ITO office, while majority Or ~
party pefered some other person it were well
to pause and consider whether those desires
Of ths heart had not befogged our judgment,
and led us possibly to consider any one but
our favorite an unsuitable candidate for the
place.
We have been led to these reflections, by
observing disposition in Franklin County
as well as in other portions of the
State. : bolt Il part of the regularly
nominated Republican ticket. A split in
any party has "A tendency to weaken that
party, and should never be permitted, sac
tQr good and sufficient reasons. In case an
improper and unprncipIed man folsts him
self upon the ticket by unfair and disgraceful
appiiances-by bribery or by surrcptitiously
packing the convention or the nominating
a. rs not only right, but it is
The duty OF all honest e. ,1..
refuse TO support such a nominee: anu
good of the party demands that at our hands
But IN this State the instances that would
Justify a bolt seldom occur All prelimi-
nary meetings for selecting candidates are
seasonably called, and all have due notice to
attend and put in nomination the very best
men, Ordinarily no undue or unjustifable
appliances used to induce men to be
present or to corrupt those who are present. |
Inc proceedings are not secret, but all have
a chance to participate in the action of the /
And when a convention thus
and carried forward. puts its
ticket In nomination, it is the duty Of those
Who participated or might have participated
its proceedings, to cordially support the
men put forward as the standard bearers of
he party Ones duty to his party friends
emands this; ones own self-respect is
aarffa .MSbeqiffA8eelE; ne ,5eEYees .ffo4s fHaA
re it is impossible to just please everybody,
nominating man to represent town or
n entire county. But what matters it
neither are are pleased or not. If the
ominee is a man of ability and character.
nd is sound on the political issues of the
ny, he should receive the cordial support
every member of the party nominating
i'm, or belonging to the party which brings
i'm forward. If there were objections to
ny man. selection as a standard bearer of
lie party, they should be urged and acted
pom before and at the primary meeting of ,
ne party
When candidate has received a fair
omination at the hands of Republicans it c
lould be the pride Of every Republican d,
give that candidate the largest possible .
ajority in the subsequent election And
e believe every true Union man in Frank ,,
n County, and in all parts of the State, will
e the propriety of giving, and have the c
BOD sense to give, our regularly nominated '
ckets an undivided and enthusiastic sup {
)rt .