The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-04
THE RErrnLlCAN PARTY OF THIS
city,

We believe In political parties, and cspe-
olally do VI DclicVe In the Republican party.
We arc for maintaining Il intact in Wash.
ton. IT, every elective office and in every
Office which Is filed by appointment, from
tho Mayor or otherwise, We would have
Republican, and nobody but a Republican.
w care not who may choose TO support the
nominees Of the party afIcr they are regularly
made In accordance with tho rules OF the
cauCusscs and conventions in which these
MASTERS are settled. We do not 20 for the
support Of a man because ho has been a Re-
publican, who consents TO receive II nominal
ton from what may be called n citizens con.
vcntlon or citizens party.
All such lodges are doluslons and cheats,
\ citizens ticket mover amounts to anything.
Ii Is all things TO all poopiO, and responsible
10 nobody and nothing. II Is q misnomur
in political nomenclature, and cannot hold
power long. because In trying to please
everybody 1t pleases nobody. We never saw
q citizons' ticket elected In any town or city
that was not practical failure. II must be
so in the very nature OF things. A citlzons'
body Is hard fellow to please. The official
who attempts will find that he has under
taken a task infinitely more difficult to ac-
complish than that of riding two horses
going In opposite directions, or that of carry
ing water on both shoulders. There is q
passage in holy writ which is chiefly meant
10 apply In religious affairs, but Is applica.
bic oven in this connection. The words arc:
aye cannot serve God and mammon." An
tagouistiC principles and measures as TO the
policies Of government and administrations
will and must prevail In all free nations
The one or the other principle must prevail.
This attempt to be oveTybody's friend and
nobody's fr!endi this sailing for point no
point, Is a sham and a cheat. The one side
or the other mus. be cheated. This is incyi-
table; 1t has always been SO, and 1t always
will be so.
We arc Republicans and We are opposed
to the principles Of the Democratic
party. Our opposition is chronic, life,
long, deep seated, and can never be les:
while those principles remain what they arc
but "a much as we dislike these principles anl
as distastcful and dlscouragng as the sue
cess of this party would be to us in the city
of Washington, we would Infinitely rather
sec Il succeed than to witness the triumph OF
any HoHiesrriP' concern yr',pt citizens
party. We warn all Republicans against
yielding to any such dodge in our coming
municipal election.
Distrust and discard all men who talk to
you Of citizens candidates and citizens par.
tics. As We have already said, such move.
ments are but cheats and shams. Give them
wide birth.
Let good Republicans be nominated in
every ward, and when nominated let them
have the united support of every Republican
voter. Let all little local differences ant
chickering's cease, and let US rally for tn,
cause, and the city is ours.
These are views honestly expressed an,
uttered at this early day, because We woub
sec the Republican party triumph in tn
coming contest. Against Its ancient foe tn
Democracy, the Republicans are sure to win