The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-11-17

POLITICAL vIRTUE-CONSISTE
There are some lessons id political OF party
MOBILITY 1--WE Distinguish ourselves, no diff
ference fetween politi.l morality ard any
other kind which We wish to inculcate at
this time, when the need of them seems to
urge itself upon our attention. We have no
purpose of making an example Of any par
ticular persons conduct in the recent election.
ed opinions about how the forces of a polit-
ical organization should be directed, what
the prime motive should be on the part Of
every one belonging to it. If a mana citi-
zen of this free Government-believesin hu
man rights, believes in the principles ofself-
government; in political equality; in the uni
versal enlightenment and education of all
the people-then he is what We esteem Re
publican. Here he is enchored. We as
sumo that he is intelligent and honest. He
knows what are the exact worth and character
of the principles, we have stated, in the
structure of a free government-how impos-
sible it is to have such government
without this substantial realization. Then, if
he be worthy citizen of Republic,
his first and last effort will be to do what he
may to secure the success OF such political
organization As comes the nearest in their
pronounced principle, and in their past rec
ord to the recognition Of these fundamental
elements Of real free Government. No
personal or selfish interest will interfere with
the action of such a true caizen-truc man.
After settling, for himself, which party, the
most clearly, openly and surely are founded
upon the proud principles of Republican
Government, he will take any place in the
organization that may be accorded him,
where he can the most sure and efficiently
exert himself for the promotion Of its sue
Gees. Such man will never be found urg-
claims altogether Of a personal measure,
upon the party when their endorsement is
likely to lose the party vote. 1t is the
success of the princicies involved in the sue
cess of the party that such 4 man rs We have
described, is laboring for, no, the agrandise-
ment of himself. We wish we could make
it as apparent to the vo,ers-all Of them in
this County and S;ate-;,s il is to us, that no
man who sceks in the common party wav,
office, should ever have It.
The full grown citizen Of a real Republic
will do what he may TO qualify himself to
to be useful to the State. He will
then hold himself in readiness to respon to
the call of his fellow-citizens To stations Of
trust and duty.
No man will urge his claims for an Office
Let the people of the party with which he
acts, in whose principles he has faith, with
whose action he necessarily Joins his individ-
ual force, decide for themselves whether he
is the titest man for the occasion for any
particular place. We must take men as We
find them. Il is the poorest time in the
world, the silliest thing, 10 attempt to correct
mems prcjudiccs during a political canvass.
They must be measured before, and the
larger interest which is in the success of the
great principles Of the party secured, if pos
Sible, by judicious selections of candi-
dates. We write As we do about
this matter because we have earnest
convictions upon the iaSues Involved in our
present political controversies and contests.
We are not idle in the airing of our views,
nor scheming in the matter of securing the
success of this man or that man. The
strong men of our party-those who will
the most certainly unite it in harmonious
movement, and who also most clearly UNI
derstand, and will most ably champion lis
great principles, We are for, for posts Of the
greatest trust; and we are for that sort, be-
cause it most certainly secures the SUCCESS
of the principles of a real Republican gov
eminent, and the certain progress of the
nation and race toward a. higher and better
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