The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-04
PERSONAL POLITICS.

There il nothing more difficult for
the average politician to comprehend
than thstisny man is actuated by other
than personal motives 10 his support or
opposition to men or measures. This
arises manly from the fact that in the
present organization Of political par
ties there is nothing else in issue. save
the name. Now we have, by our uni
form course heretofore. endesvored to
make it understood that this paper is
not . party organ; that no political
party has any more claims upon our
services than it has upon the services Of
citizens engaged in any other profession
or vocation. That era IN journalism
has been reached when the success of .
Newspaper does not depend upon its
being recognized party organ; in fact,
the sblest and most influential journals
Of the land arc Of a non partisan char
acter. In this there 10. nothing incon.
sistent with the free exercise Of his
sentiments BY an editor in his personal
relations both in politics and religion;
nor any more reason for his carrying
these sentimsnts into his vocation, than
there il for the lawyer. the doctor. or
the teacher, to practice, prescribe or
teach exclusively in the Interest of
party Or sect. Lawyers. differing po-
litically. form partnsrships in the prsc-
tice Of their profession; doctors do tho
same; men employ professional and
mechanical service without regard to
the politics Of the men they employ;
none Of these are required to devote
their lsbsrs to party; then Why should
pablishsrs Of newspspsrs b. held to .
diasrsnt rule. and tauntsd with incon-
ssstency Of inadslity to. their political
convictions. tor exercising the Aee
rights that are conceded to others!
Another popular fallacy. especially
among msse party politicians. 10 that
every expression Of the editor 10 vet.
usted By personal or ultsrior motive,
that We are the subsidized in
strument 81 the candidate We
support, or the public man We
defend from unjust aspersions; and
that tho men xe oppose for public
position or on public measures. are the
mere obisc:a Of our personal resent
msnt. Nothing can be wider from the
fact. In censuring the management Of
the n r. Railroad. We do not fail to
recognize in ito Superintendent, Col.
Black. . gentleman for whose business
publications and personal character
vs have high sstsem. In rssistise
ssd striving to thuart Tie mosspoais.
iag daaigns of the o. 3. n. Co. vs
vosh not rob the founders and man
agers Of that company Of . sinRls
laurel hey have achieved By thsir
saEgy. satsrpris. public spirit and
proverhial generosity. For Capt. Aims
worth. especially. vs have . profound
rsUId fos his many estinable qualities
- hsad and heart. Our psrsonal n.
laioss With Judge wingard are Of
elose intimacy and warm friendship
I'D ut ~ will opposs his election q
Delegate to Coagress solely foe III
reason that Ne regard his associations
snd iaAasass inimical 10 the best In
tsrssts Of the Territory. We msntioo
thsss - soms Of IL instances in which
vsAAss bsea Alssly aes.sed Of acsiaa
fsoa pafssaA spiAs. What, ~ v.sI
and vAAs ~ want or rsaAses 70 M
derseasd. d 10 1bosdisaas al part,
and nasly psssosal csnstdwations e
the promotion Of the common istesssl
Of Cur town and tho Territory 1t large
and b this end vs prspsss 70 dsvot,
vhstsssr of ability o. saersy, = fts,
iron party. personal. o. sectional hia,
- the coomsn in6smities Of humaa
nature will permit We viii certainly
asaail no man % personal grounds q
oOUomD any AAnnnfo enlanDnfS2 a. hnmnnl