The daily gazette., 1874-09-24
'dr the DslIrdre Gd-ette.
P.1RTI UNITY.

Patty, a5 implied by the above heat
ing u number of persons in u commit
nity or state united in opinion and Il,
sign, IN opposition to others Plrty prir
'ipie5 or p"lity nf government are tb
basis upon which the super.tructure
reared. The strength and adaptatio
"f these to ends depends very much uu
on the medium through which they ar
seen and the power and clrarne3i Of TN
mind observing them. There are no
untrequcntiy several roads leading I.
the same terminus; adopting either o
these We travel to the same end. I.u
carefully studying the routes, We find i
10 our advantage to IKE special road
| which VIII w" safer shorter, and cans,
less wear and tear" Thus with part
politics. The minds of honest m.n a,
all parties will lead them t. do thai
winch IS conceired to be- the hest for the
Who'll" that is. they honestly hold then
views, thus far all may he on a level A
To the claim of enlightened public opin.
ION they present. The point then ari9cl
how shall public opinion be formed and
5"ilrtd5 Every party presents som,
salient points or principles, putting out
so plainly that all who will can from
ines" form an opinion rs to the power
they will have over the public good.
lhese opinions should hc carefully form.
ed and basel on the philosophy of states.
manship-thc partizan should De- merged
IN tins domi mating thought
As party principles present themselves
now, tn" great. absorbing leading prin
riplc OF the Radical party is the elrya.
tlon "f the negro t. the equal Of the
whit' man the pseudo axiom that u.,.-
4"dtS are equals. SO sure a. the next
session OF Congress ConvencS the q lious
Civil Rights Bin will become a law. IN
consequence Is the white man ~ til. form
cr OF the Republic, the promoter of all
that has elevated man ani civilized, en-
lightened and christiani2ed the world
the ruler OF the world will he forced to
associate on equality with the lowest
type of mankind -SOctdIiy, t.ir y..try'
'"nn"dy may be granted. until their
scattered forces can ic onc.. more rallied
IN sufficient strength for an advance,
which Will force upon the country their
desplctbie doctrine, ,misccginatiun. They
are even now enforcing their principles
as tyraEtS do; setting aside constitution
Law, anu the most sacred right Of the
ballot. Many of the southern States
and particularly now Louisiana are for
clble illustrations of the dangerous IF
tects of this doctrine held by our oppo-
nents, and We do not know how soon
they may bc applied to our own little
State
These are points enough at this time
upon which to form opinion5-they are
tangible, palpable, staggering the faith
OF many VI the strongest partizan
Radicals. The intuition of the most
casual observer can very readily form
opinions from these, and see, as the cf
feet "t their teaching and adoption.
war, ruin and blight to ensue ali over
our once happy land, il the hand Of God
IS not stretched forth t. arrest the great
crime.
Now the only party or power that
stands opposed to this wide spread ruin
staring us in the face, Is the Democratic
party-the white man supremacy party;
the party of constitution, law and right.
These are s.eat and noble principles to
contend for, and victories gained in their
interest over the minds of the people.
and at the polls, far exceed to us in I'M
portance those gained on fields Of bloc ty
battle since England fought for Magma
tharlta and our own Inlepenirnrr was
Then we have vital, Gol-like princi-
pies as the basis OF oar political super
structure. Upon these a party Is based
w hen a party Is thus organized it, unity
and stability should H.. studird-all mi
nor and personal considerat ions should
be merged in the one grand interest II ,
party sucrcss We alley oursrlv,s L.
party, after mature con alteration, t.
bring about changes or establish plnd-
piles ct government this cannot b.. ef.
fectcd ii per 3onal and Whimsical motives
rule any considerable mass Of party
The party aggregate speaks with an
thority-it lays down rules and plat
forms a. a personality and its mem
berS, 50 long as they hold Ia these
principles, have no more hight to *
,ept its working detail, for else there
an be no certainty about i>>ucS, OF
.orce in party movements Hence,
s hen a party adopts il rule, and
makes lis nominations, all undue and |
ll>urTaniZing criticisms should cr:t>r.
md every man do hi, best tor the sue
.cSS Of the whole ticket We may
With propricty pending seasons OF
he active IN securing
What we esteem Wholesome rules and
good men appointed on our tickets
But when this is done we should inYa
'iably give our adherence, for We have
10 right Ia let personal and CIptious |
rule our actions and
much less Ia impart discomfort To 9th |
RS thus endaneering the whole party |
ickct When the nominations are
made they should he supported not a-
men pleascrs, but t"r the primary |
'hject of principle. \ tilt at persons
5 u blow struck atpalty, and principle !
hus suffers. 70 illustrate, suppose an |
4 member takes cNcep
ion tn some rule or act of authority,
in such case made and provided. = in |
personal matter, u decision is made |
IgainSt him he is aggricyed and pas
es his detection to his fellow members.
'arties thus take sides, a warfare en-
ucs the society is crippled and rem
led is in lisreputc on account of per
unal spleen. just So in political par
ies-the party suffers and in our
asc, Democracy suffers through such
Inwise acts and those great principles
which We esteem 81 necessary Ia the
prosperity and development of our
are either defeated or post
'oncd in their Operations
That undcSerying men are occasion
lly on our tickets is true that aspi- |