The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-08-08
TnE REASON

bers of independent Republicans who
have openly bolted Blaine, and declared
their intention of voting for Cleveland,
do so puon the highest grounds OF NOR
al, intelligent citizenship. These men
whose conscience ooatrol their votes.
are so dogmatic as to say that the gen
eral well-being of the country is of far
greater Importance than the success OF
party, or the preservation of party or
gan,zation. They feel that the chief OBJ
jeot of party action should be to sui
serve the public veal, TO secure the
greatest good Cor the greatest number
ofpeople, and when party fails in this
purpose, then it should so at onoe into
disorganization. These men are bold to
declare that it is infinitely better for tho
whole country at large, and especially
for intelligent, sslf-respeoting Republic
cans, to elect to the presidency such
clean, honest democrat az Cleveland
than to elect Republican like Blaine
whom they declare to DO corrupt, and
whose succession to power would be
dangerous both to the peace and busi-
ness of the country. These boiling re-
publicans are not "dades and pharisees'
as the Blaine organs allege. They have,
heretofore, constituted the moral and
intelligent force of the Republican par
ty, and their detection is a serious loss
to the party one which they attempt
in public to ignore, but which in the
secret counsels of the party Ia looked
upon with alarm, as threatening, not
only the defeat, but the disintegration
| of the party. They are composed large
r ly of college professors, presidents of
r colleges, clergymen, moralists and bus
mess men. They are not influenced in
voting by sordid considerations. They
do not follow so much, "a make and
mold public opinion upon questions of
governmental policy. They care less
for spoils of Office aud more for pure, de-
cent, economical administration. Here
: in lies the secret Of their Independence
' as citizens and voters. They desire to
, stand identified with some political par
{ ty, but the party must have some other
3 object in view than mere part. spoils
> Their consciences forbid their support
I ing any mau with Blaine's reputation,
nor will they remain identified with a
party who chooses star Iouter's like
Steve Elkins for its leaders. They in
o sist that the organization of a party
s should be in the hands of il best and
1 honest men, instead of in the worst as
: IS the case with the Republican party.
r They declare that the honest element of
=? the Republican party is utterly power-
J., less to wielJ the party in the interes.
T OF the people. They assert that Blaine
e was nominated through the influence
8 and persistent effort of the worst aad
. most corrupt element OF the party, thus
4 driving from bis support the best men
of all parties. They further declare
and truthfully too, that Cleveland was
8 nominated through the earnest effort of
t the best element of The Democratic par
S ty, thus chalie ging the support Of the
r best element of all parties. They al
! lege that Blaine is seeking to call to bis
; active support the rag tag and bobtail
g of all parties, while the course Of CleVe-
9 land Is challenging the admiration of all
and the support of many of the best
and cleanest Republicans of the land.
Now this is brief statement Of the
main counts in the indictment against
Blaine and his chief leaders. We hope
our Republican frienis will not forget
that these charges are brought by Re-
publicans and not By Democrats. We
appeal to the unbiased judgement CT
Republicans TO say whether these
thiHgs be true. If they be true, can
self respecting Republicans support the
man against whom these and many 9TH
er damaging charges are made? Can
they maintain even an indiff ,rent atti-
tude about the matter? Will the
threats of those who hold the party lash
In their hands terrorize and drive de.
cent Republicans to the support of
Blaine who is denounced as corrupt by
many of the leading journals Of The Re
publican party? The spirit of personal
freedom and independence all over the
country answers No. Every one knows
that there are thousands Of Republicans
all over the country who are not in ac-
cord with their party npon economical
questions, thea why snould these men
vote the Republican ticket even if the
candidate was above reproach? Quite
nnmber of Republic ms in Linn coun-
ty voted foi the Democratic candidate
for Congress last Jane because they
were not in harmony with their party
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