The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-14
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What Is the world in general and the
United States in particular coming too {?
Arc ''things getting mixed or what is the
mattcrI What has got into tine Connect
icut republicans. 1t may prove, after all,
That there is certain newspaper, that we
wet Of, which is not read in the land of
wooden clocks and wooden nutmegs, or.
oven, il it was wouldn't attract much al
tontion Of consideration. We can conceive
of no other possible explanation of the
matter Sometime in December, we wrote
somewhat in This wise-to be accurate we
will quote our exact words: ''THE GLOBE
is republican newspaper, but i, no blind
dcvotec Of party. We believe the day for
old-fashioned party newspapers to be past
We do not believe the right or wrong Of a
measure is to be determined by the partc-
ular party that proposes or advocates it,
We intend to be.impartial in criticism and
comment condemning that which we
think TO be wrong and approving that we
believe to be right. As in politics, so we
propose to do in reference to other mat
ters.' This seemed to us then, as it does
now, good, honest, true doctrine. We
must say that we cannot conceive how an
individual can be honest and maintain his
self respect in any other way. We cannot
Imagine that the nomination of "Bris.ol
BILL alas etc., ETC., or of O. Il. Clark,
alas, etc, ETC., for state senator, for III
stance, would be any more respectable if
made by the republican party than If made
by the democratic party We believe that
1t the nomination was made by repub-
lican convention, it would be the duty Of
every honest, sincere, respectable, God
fearing republican to "bolt' and, if needs
be, vote for the opposition candidate, or
place an independent ticket in the field. If
they were true republicans, respected their
party, and loved their country, they would
take one of these courses BY so doing,
they would not cease to he republicans,
would not leave the party, but, they rather
prove that they were honest men, respect
ed their oaths and duties as citizens, and
also, thereby demonstrate their fealty 20
the party. 1t may be then said that IL is
an extreme case, mere supposition, and
can never actually happen. But is il so
Has it not, on the contrary, frequently
happened within less than three years and,
notably so within few days over three
months! We have seen William VI Tweed
elected TO the New York state senate. and
Thomas c. Fields and IIe2ry Genet to the
assembly, two Of them convicted thieves
and the other fugitive from justice. Did
Charles OConor, Samuel j. Tiden and a
host Of other honest democrats cease TO be
democrats when they opposed these men,
counsclled their friends TO vote for repub
licans and they, themselves, took the same
course? Did the members of the repub.
lican convention who nominated lIoratlO
Seymour and Tidcn, rs candidates for the
assembly. and those republicans who
worked and voted for them, cease to be
republicans by such course? The position
of shese men In their respective parties to
day show that they did not. There was no
change OF politics or Of political allegiance
and fealty, but party was not allowed to
interfere with their being honest men and
GOOD citizens.
luis Is our view of the matter. and by It
we are willing 70 be tested, by 1t we are
Wiling to stand or fall. There is no other
course open for man who desires to pre-.
serve his integrity of purpose and self re.
spect Do not misunderstood us. We be.
leye that the safety of the country is as.
surcd, in part at least, by the existence of
two political parties. These parties will be
formed around certain great principles IN
diyiduals will become members of this or
that party as his opinions may accord with
the principles ayowed by either party. In
some repects, 1t may be matter of COM
promise, the individual giving in his adhe-
renee to that party which is most nearly in
accord with his views. He goes upon the
principle of the greatest good to tho coun-
try--the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der. While opposed to almost every prn-
ciple of one party, he avows himself a
member of the other, because upon most
questions he agrees with them. He docs
not, however-he cannot and retain his
manhood-surrender the right of self judy
ment he cannot gunnort that measure