, 1876-07-08
TERRITORIAL POLITICS.
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TERRITORIAL POLITICS.
As citizen of Territory, with
no voice in national politics, we
have uniformly protested against
party divisions which have no prac
teal bearing upon the public inter-
ests, and are only calculated to divert
the popular mind from material to
non material issues. For over five
years we have scrupulously alb
stained from taking any part in any
party primary meeting, caucus CT
convention, or joined in any party
arrangement or combination with
reference to Federal appointments
or local Offices. All candid men
who are cognizant Of the facts, and
not blinded by hasty prejudices, will
bear witness to the consistency of
our course in this regard; not as
neutral, but as an independent.
We have not pretended to have
changed our political sentiments, or
disguised our opinions upon any po-
litical question. Notwithstanding
these facts. Mr.. White. the Presi-
dent of the Democratic ratification
meeting on Saturday night, clear
headed lawyer and liberal minded
gentleman on ordinary subjects and
occasions, who is perfectly familiar
with all the facts, spoke of the DIS
PATCH as leading Republican Or
g4n. This fact shows how excited
party feeling will bias the judgment
of the ablest men, and admonishes
us of the hazard of committing the
public interests of the Territory to the
uncertain issue of party spirit. Mr..
White knows-for he co-operated
with us at the time-that We sup
ported Judge McFadden, in 1872,
solely on independent grounds. and
refused to recognize him as the
Democratic candidate before cleo
ton and denounced the bad faith ex-
hibited by some of his partisans in
claiming his election as party tri-
umph afterwards; that during the
said canvass--Herace Greeley being
a candidate for President the same
time-Judge McFadden told us that
if Greeley was elected, he should de-
mand the appointment of the editor
of this paper as Governor of this
Territory, and that our reply was,
that We would not be candidate for
any Federal appointment from Hor-
ace Greeley, which would necessari-
ly involve personal or party con-
sideration, and that the only favor
we should ask of his Administration
would be that no Federal officer in
this Territory should be removed or
appointed on party grounds; prin-
ciple to which he and his supporters
i'll the main stood pledged. Two
years subsequently we supported
Judge Jacobs on the same an
grounds, and in the conf
dence of personal friendship urgent
ly besought him to avoid all in !
trigues in regard to Federal appoint
ments and party issues. and Judge
Jacobs. though commissioned as a
Delegate to the Republican National
Convention: wisely refrained from
taking any part in that body, but re-
manned at his post in Washington,
working for the common interests of
his constituents, regardless OF party.
But short time since we announced
tiistt y dCODo NtS Jul ulSG GJlOlCc .1OI~
Delegate: next to him O. F. Gerrish,
a lifelong Democrat We have no
views; no hidden purpose to
serve. but seek to promote the best
interests of the Territory, holding
that object paramount to all party
considerations. We rejoice with the
Republicans that they have SO unex-
ceptionable nomination. We cor
daily sympathize with the Democ-
rats in their enthusiasm for Tilden. |
and would have cheerfully joined in
a public demonstration in his favor,
not, however, as q partisan, but as
the most pronounced and consistent
Reformer of the country. who has
on many occasions subordinated his
party associations to the public in
terests. and if we had q vote to cast. |
it would unquestionably be given
for Tilden as cheerfully as we will |
cast our vote for Jacobs, the Repub-
lican, We but enter here our pro-
test against exhibitions of party |
prejudice which have no practical