The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-10
WHEAT MAKES a REPUBLICAN

''t l'CVIlc toOh INN UP anu nave retained
him in office.
WHEAT MAKES a REPUBLICAN
Within the past year, we have heard
from certain quarters, good zeal of talk
about this man or the other being, or not
being. a republican of reading this. that
or the other man out of the party and
have, also, seen attempts, in the same di-
rection, to insinuate that certain individ-
uals had no moral or legal right to parti-
cipate in republican caucus, as well as
the attempt to dictate nominations because.
peradvcnture, certain persons named for
such nomination did not agree with them
upon the propriety of all and every nomi-
nation ever made by the republican party.
as it is called. What is the republican par
ty and what constitutes Il member thereof?
Is it blind, slavish, unthinking and I'M
reasoning support of an individual man, Ger
tain men or set of men or is it a belief in
certain principles of governmental policy.
an earnest desire to see them carried into
to bring about this end by representative
men-representatives not only of the prin-
ciples thus cspoused but, also, of the honor,
honesty, integrity and manliness Of the
people The elections are mainly over,
and the question of party allegiance may
seem of little consequence now but for
this very reason the absurdity of the claims
set up by . organs" as they delight to call
themselves and to be called, and their
g echoes, may be the more plainly seen.
Is n man any the more or less a rcpubli-
can, entitled to participate in their primary
meetings and nominating conventions, re-
ceive their nominations for places Of trust
and responsibility, because, once upon
time, he saw fit TO disregard g regular
nomination" and vote against " regular
candidate. Pardon us if we go outside of
the republican party for an illustration of
our remark. There are enough, too many,
of the same kind within our own ranks,
we are sorry to say, but we select this one
because it illustrates the whole principle.
In 1871, Thomas c. Fields was the " regu-
lar democratic candidate for member of
the assembly from the nineteenth district
of New York city BY the laws of the
state of New York, district can be repre-
sented in the assembly by non resident,
and the decent men, therefore, as their
only hope of securing the defeat of this no.
torious Tammanyite and corrupt legislator,
nominated IIoratio Seymour, of Utica, in
opposition. BY accepting this nomination
did Governor Seymour become any the less
u democrat BY voting for him, did re-
spectacle democrats cease to be members OF
that party Judging from the election re-
turns Of 1870 and 1872 somewhere between
one thousand and fifteen hundred rcpubli
cans must have, also, voted for Seymour
only HTty-secea votes being cast for tho
republican candidate, and he, mind YOU
WIS an independent" not ." regular
candidate, No one ever doubted Governor
SeymourS democracy, but did these repub
licans, who voted for him, cease to be re
publicans =! The mere suggestion of thi.
one cnSe-and, rs we have said, there arc
many similar ones in all parties shows thu
absurdity of these kind of prctensions.
If the support Of candidates, nominated
by Irregular" caucus or nominating con
yentions, does not determine the politica
utilization or standing of an individual, wha
does The answer is simple A belief in
an adherence to, and an endeayor TO hay,
the government conducted in accordanc,
with the professed principles of the repub
lican party, makes Il man a republican, an,
nothing else can. One man out of hun
dred cannot tell you the reason why he i
now republican or democrat lie know
he is one, because he has voted and acte
with that particular party, and that is req
son enough for him. Talk with some O
these democrats, and they will, some G
them, explain the treason why /" they ar
opposed to an United States bank, go fc
''hard money" a sub-treasury, etc, etc. -
questions which they, in their youth, c
their fathers before them fought and Sc
tied long ago In like manner, one c
these republicans would tell you that Il
was opposed to the extension of SLAYER
into free territory another favored legi
lation III this or that direction for the +,
construction of the southern states, etc. et'
Is it strange, after all, that SO few are f,
miliar with the principles they profess
Herein Is found the answer to the questio
whats in name p Names, more tina
anything else, keep parties together. I'll
republican party first had a national exis
ence some seventeen years ago, and Loo
habitation and name two yours earlier.