The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-28
PARTY FIDELITY.

Prom the Olympia Courier We take
the article following:
10 Government like ours, we can not
hare everything to our likiog There
will be some friction sud even diversity
OF thought aud feeling. In oar party
men think for themselves, and pride
themselves In 20 doing. Hence there is
Q liability in haste to assume hostility
TO some Of the nominees or actions in
the premises, and their pride of position
and fattery from the opposition tend to
widen the bresch. The system OF pri
mary, coanty and Territorial
conventions. prevails in all parties
in the land, snd 10 copsidered the best
now known Hence, as rule. when
nominations have bsen made with ofdi-
naiy fairness. consistency requires our
sdherencs 70 and support 10 them. IL Is
we'll. il is manly. to contend earnestly
in the party. in all stages and move
msnts for our preferences, but if ;hey
be not fully realized. IL Is not our pro-
vince. in consistency, to kick out OF the
traces and 60 over to. or work into the
hands Of the enemy. Nothing is or
can be CARED in so doing. to compel
safe for the loss such action will occa-
sion to ourselves. in propriety and con-
sistency. much less to the great princs-
piles and mission of the Republican
party. These alterations are frequent
ly tbs result Of selfish ambition or the
covert insinuaiiobs and criticisms Of the
enemy. We are now speaking of al
honest change OF mind in reference to
party principles. When this has taken
place it is proper 10 90 and act with the
enemy. even if there I've the appearance
of treason in SO doing. Thus each per-
son acting for himself we'll nigh ruined
the nation in the las. few years by put
ting IL, except the Presidency. into the
hands Of rebel brigadiers. who carried
with them the spirit Of rebellion into
the halls Of Congress as on the battle
field, and would have carried out their
purpose only for the action Of the mi
nority and the Presidents veto. 1t
will be remembered that years ago the
cry was old issues are Ge,d and meu's
feslty 10 the Republican party was
weakened from various causes, but
every person elected to any p,eition in
the land that was not Of and in the
party, was clsimed. regarded aud
treated ~ q Democratic triumph. And
SO 1t will continue to be. And this 10 u
leading purpose of the Democracy--to
weaken the loyalty Of Republicans to
their party, in the person Of its noWi-'
nets. that it (the Democracy may profit
thereby. 1t makes difference if even
tho same man be elected to fill an off
cial position. whether IL were done
With the understanding that he was q
Republican or . sore head. Aud the
reason is obvious. In the former case
he is one Of the party. has its principles
at heart and TO govern, or at least, to
influence him. In the other he is not
thus committed aud regulated and can
not he depended on when the trying time
comes for prompt and full action he
may be among the reliables.
Every person, even to petty consta-
BILE, has an influence for good or bad
upon this nation. and especially at this
critical time. and it depends upon which
eiao h0 ~ ~ PsasJ sVsty euu oSssOus
what that influence is. The difference
would be the msrest trife whether
Hancock or JEFF Davis were elected as
President in the coming election. Iii
the spirit. the purpose. the animus of
the party that will guide and control.
The same Is true Of oil official posi-
items. They are not all as important,
but they are important 10 determining
whether Republicanism or Democracy
shall guide the nation in years to come.
Yes, in years to come. This year is
tho turning point, for years to come. in
our destiny. We suggest that in all
esrnestness. to oil lovers Of loyalty and
devotion to this great and glorious
land, to stand by the Republican party
IN the person of it, nominees. We
learn from the enemy. who. while carp
ing to draw men and votes from as.
will stand by their own party nominees
whoever and whatever they msy be.