Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-03
Gbe frfeman.
MONTPELIER, VT,
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3, 1872.
Republican Unity.

+ Republican Unity.
( Under this caption an exchange discoursee
upon the necessity that the Republican party
should be united and treats the matter evi-
IDENTITY as though IL was important that as
, little complaint as possible should be made
against Republican Office holders. including
the President, lest such criticism should have
a tendency to divide the Republican party
, and help the Democrats to political victory
This method Of depreciation of every effort to
plainly array before the public the faults and
srFors Of men in Office when those officers
happen TO belong 90 our party, Is not IN
common and many newspapers seem 70 be
conducted upon the theory that their editors
are generally retained as counsel TO defend
the party and the officers in the party from
All attacks from whatever source. It is true
that such friendship Will sometimes stop, a.
she Democratic defense Of Tweed stopped
Hlen it Is made to appear that the party
rsil suffer more by carrying some obnoxious
person than it will By throwing him over
DO lrd but in either case the subject D.
looked at from the strict zrty point Of view.
and the officer il 70 be praised or condemned
not according 70 what he has done, but
according az It IS for the success Of the party
~ praise or condemn han. Quite in keeping
nth this style Of partisanship is that one
sided view Of parties and men which viii no
permit good word to be said Of p5Iticai
opponent, wheeler in or out OF Office, and
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praise whatever Is done by one party aad
PronOunces sweeping condemnation upon
whatever is done BY the other.
But is it not worth while to consider " hat
excuse party has for existing at ali ? Party
organizations are not an end they are only
means. Then only legitimate Office is to
aid IN putting honest and capable men in
Office, who WILL in Office, do what is best for
the commonwealth. The party does not e1-
is5 in order to advance the fortunes Of any
man or set Of men it Is not committed t.
the defense or support Of anybody it selects
or ought to select, from its own ranks the
men who are best able to conduct public a f airs
tor the public good. The question of fitness Of
the men proposed as candidates for office, be
tere their nomination, is not party question
ataU The question of honesty and camel
~ in officials is not marty question AZ all
The question of investigating the conduct Of
officials is not a partv question at all Men
Of the same party NAV differ widely in theif
opinions on these questions, and yet not
differ at all on fundamental nrinciples or ON
roeasures IF rrblic noI;cv And IS the r,ii
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