Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-06-20

were elected, sofne of them more
than once, under like circumstan
ces. The Hon. Mr.. Hunter, of
Virginia, was twice SO elected, so
also was Mr.. Mason. OF the same
State, SO was Hon. John Bell, Of
Tennessee, over Mr.. Polk, the reg
nlar nominee of the party so w;ts
the late President johnson there
were two other like cases in Tenn.
4essee-so was the late Mr.. Ferry,
sof Connecticut there are three or
/ tour Senators in the Senate now-
some Of them among the ablest
there who Were so elected. | might
Gle score ri cases. Great poitt
zeal parties cannot afford to allow
their ac ion aid lhe success of great
principles to be controlled bv the
/ personal rivtlries and conflicts of
their members, nor can they wisely
emb ace the cause of one memb bet
against another. 1t they should
do so, he inevitable result would
be, that they would al once degen
crate into personal factions, and
wonld cease to exist, or to serve
any usefnl putlic purpose.
There have beer repeated instan-
ceS liz North Carolina in the Dem
"cratIc party, where me mbe's OF it,
fof cause. refused to submit and
ahi5te the action Of the cancns In
1882 | think it was, the late Mr..
u Aitbln WAS nominated for United
5 atee Senator bY sfhe DemocratIc
cancns. The late Judge Saunders
refused to 60 into caucus or abide
it, aclion-he ard one other gem
tlCman so efused, and they defeat
ed the election entirely Judge
Saunders WAS no therefore repu
dated by his party; Oh the contra
~, they continued to honor him
whlIe he lived as one of their great
lights.
am sensible If he importance
OF panty Organization. 1t ought to
be ob~erv we'd aud prese, ved-it is
essential 10 success: but the sim
pi;'>t mind must understand that
7uch organlZatl"n eau only be pre-.
served by absolute fairness and
fseed"m Ia all party transactions.
the s'packing' and pledging of
primaries, caucuscs and CONVEX
j. lis, Is the bane-the ruin of par.
u organizations; AMI the mau who
eogases III it should merit the re-
ptobatioL of every party. Those
vino sustain aud encourage irui-
9uers aud those who seek to cir
cumvent the popular will, are not
entitled TO public confidence, and
will not enjoy it Tor IL long period
of time.
The imputation that I colluded
with the Republicans in the Iegis
lature or bargaired for their votes
IS utterly false aud scandalous, and
the reckless merdacity of those
who persist in makiugi has scarce
Iy parallel ia the viIest type of
political war fare. denounced the
suggestion of it III IL Published card
III Jitnuary. 1873, as utterly false
my whole course of conduct ever
since proves that it was fasse-the
democrats in the Legislature who
vote d for me have denounced it as
| false-the Republican newspaper S
| likewise and SO many pIomlneI I
Republicans from time to time
/ How lost to every sense Of Truth,
decency and honor must be the
calumniator who can persist in ma
king such lmputation to advance
/ the political fortunes OF his fav-
orite
1t may be that there are those
who, measuring ID myself by their own
.nercepary aud corrupt uatnie~, ex :
pected me- to prove false to l'rincl
pie and faithlesS to my political as
socrates. [ do not dnubt that the re
were III my own patty those who
%onld have rejoiced Il | kad done
so, and are unhappy that | have
not. Such persons are capable oil
DOING SO themselves under like cir
Gums ances. Tney merit and have
my contempt.
Those vino thus assail me. affect
to be oblvions of any p, $ ihle
>hot tcomings on the part OF Gov
Vauce IN reference to the Senate
ilal election in 1872 and oil former
occasions. They and he cannot
,eaeonabIy complain it, iu self-de-
!. fence. Letter to some of them.
After what has been said, CAT
any fair man say that he was III"
censurabie for what happened il
1917? Did be pursue the cou, 81
of fair, true party man :? TEos'
,, who understand the legitimate char
: ac OF aud purposes of Il cancus ant
parly discipline citnnot Say so.
But il inthe opiniolrof some me,
am snhJect to cciisnre, ought Gov
Vance to be free from ike cchsure
What be did to produce the strif
in 1872 has been made manifest. =
: On n former occasion Gin 1870 t.
q WAS :, candidate for Senator. Ii
u WAS then it,elislble-to that place
!, Manv ot the wisest mrn in tn