Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-10-26
I. Loyalty to Party Nominations.

The Indications, from the despatch
es received from different parts OF
the State, are that the Democrats Will
have gained several members both in
the nouse and Senate, aud that indie
pendent Republicans have defeated
The regular nominees in quite.a nam-
Der ofcounties.sv Wealsos notice that
in some INSTANCES Independent. Peo.
pies, Anti. Rail Road and Working
Mems, candidates have been ellcted,
tor the various important county Off
GERS. This result has OF course oc-
cnfred generally in counties where
che Republican party lad decided
and sure majoririps and where de
feat Svas the least to be expected. -
In 80 ME cases it has grown out OF an
attempt OF a strong party convention
attempting toreward u rnan to- past
party services who was unfit for'the
lslaeo tor Wi,icli Ne ,vasa nOsniiIatesl,
In OTHERS, the result has been secured
hy, therdem ddracy pnndcring TO eej-
udices OF the PoPuiace An,4uestM,ns
caleultaed oolntiame and excite them
It is otkpurse the policy OF the De
ocratic party, ppowj so hopcless!y in
ltle minority, 70 cfeate. tost4sS aaltcn'
courage divisions AMI alssensiOas su'
the domin ant, party AND any vic
tory thus achieved is passed to their
credit and indnsta ious!y hera!dad aud
celebrated. ia....r matsnp
II, lpoking oyer hAlist,ofsaalida,es
thassIa & adeteatehi,. We, eaprsss lnsiklpy
ggnyad hH .sasl1AaEfy nnSE IS .thE Ar
publican principles hy the defeat. =
;, In the excitement oi p political Gan
|'vass fheif8f berwise sc sssober b,er u,slganent
'oesefIohnK me great gnestiors at issSe
.aaa' alsdw pEfsonai pre5diifce Or SOME
question to influence theft vote, ovef-
4dofssfg the fart'tist 4he acieat 81 a
candidate nossfnatsaf BysH party 'iiH:l
ida,teriof sinall'importassce ceatu the r.
dividual, but maybe sli~sst troasi 10 abe
Meltare OF The party at large. 80 nsa
II this d:s0ganixation c:nr be'is~
cesstal in strong lsepablican tonaties
why cannot the same result DO se-
cured in other localities. la -....ss<s .
The duty otloyalty 10 party nomi-
nation canot be owes estlmatoa. 1t
is the. only. security for. the Msintepr
ance OF the organization and the, ,ept
focsment. of the principles 1T repre-
sehts. But the result in the State
Shows that Conventions have 4 duty
to perform. If they would properly
represent the people men should be
nominated sgainst whom these dis
sensions could not be organized. And
when oacc nominated, every man that
participated inlthe Convention should
seesthat his action is endorsed I'm
very many of the cases in this State
the bolt has been by the men iden,i-
fed with and participating IN the
convention, defeated aspirants and
their triends. 1t there is any man that
owes loyalty to the Convention it is
the. man or his, friends who presents
his claim and Is honorbly defeated,
and unless the party vigorously deals
with those who thus vio.ate pledged
honor. thero can be no security tor
supremacy. Let the lesson be learned
nominate the best men, whose
moral character and fitness arc nm.
questionable-and then let every Re
publican work to secure their election
and let the Republican who attempts
to defeat them be understood to
have voluntary abandoned the organ
ization and joined their politica. op-
poncnts, and let the party so regard
them in the fut,rc.-CS State Register.