Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-27
DAILY POST IRTELLIGEKcER
A RECONCILIATION.

The action taken BY tu1 WV A~t@
Rspabliean Stats Coransittss tn regard
20 the qualiasasions for membership ir
the party h Of the greatest iDporssDes.
No more significant ASTON has been
taken By . political body foE many
months. The dsoisi0a 10 TINT The Inde-
pssdeut RspahlicAna ulso vtttd aerainss
Mr.. Blaine last year did nst thereby
forfeit their nemberskipsn the party,
NOR their right to IN heard IN party
coaneiIs and to vote in party primaries
The principle is laid dkzn thsi man
who i in harssony with the general pol
lev of q party. bot Who fer reasons sat
isfactory 70 himself feels it his duty 20
vote against sny candidate placed 10
nomination By the party, can do 80 and
At the same tins retain bis party mem
bsFsaip.
There Is little need TO recount the
circumstances that called forth this de-
sasiou. A large section Of tue kspubli-
can party Of the State Of New York, ~
ia veIl kn0xn. refassa TO support Mr..
Elaine when he vas pot foSssrd as the
Republican candidate for President.
Nov that the campaign Of 1884 is 9 mat
ter Of history, and the bitterness which
n snesndsred ID softsned bY tune, tnsrs
are few who are nos sdIling 10 admit
that the great maioEieF Of these indie
PENDENT Republicans. or Muavunps, -
they we're called. wers perfectly sincere
10 opposing Mr.. Blaine. Although It
seemed 10 ~ ~ the time and still seems
10 us that the reasons for their action
were insufficient, they evidently deemed
them sufficient, and they asserted their
undergraduates in legitimate manner.
OF coarse Il Il for each citissn TO decide
for whom he shall vote for any Office,
and be Aione is the Judge OF the sum
eisney Of his reasons for voting ~ be
dses. After the election. aud while the
bitterness Of defeat was yet strong, an
effort YES made By n,an3 Republican
clubs and local organizations 20 rule sll
who had voted sgalnst Mr. Blaine oct
Of the party. In many Gases they we're
expelled from membership in political
clubs and we're made to feel that by
suuportine Mr.. Cleveland they had for
feisad the right 70 aGt VITA the party
with which their political convictions
FEAtnaa WAraafnAd IN
shis uncertain shape until the recent go
ton Of the Central Committee, which is
the osly body that can speak with any
real authority in the matter. The de-
eision Of the Committee was that meu
ooald not be prevented from participat
ing 10 The eonncils Of tho party because
Of their vote against Blaine. As re-
suit sueh anti Blaine Rspdblioans q
ehoose to do 50 can vote IN the Repabli
can primaries. and II = sufiiciest mum
ber Of their neigbbors desire them u
do 10. eau occupy seats In the comins
Republican State Convention.
That this aston IL einineatly wiss
from political standpoint can readil,
be believed. The independents hav'
shown tha. their pawer is not 10 b.
dsspised. They wer, sufficiently ssrouG
90 throw the vote OF New York toths
Democrats and 10 defeat Mr.. Blaine
Many Of theIa aTe doubtless anxious fol
reconciliation With thtir old politics
associates and are willing 70 meet ths
Blaine Republicans half way. Thu
State Committees setioa makes 70
cancellation possible. Hmighf be urgtt
thai this action ID short sighted. in tha
II encourages members Of the party q
rsfuss 10 support candidates in the fu
turs since they nov have the assurance
that such refusal does not Involve a
severance Of party ties This sssms
plausible, but Il should be remembered
that In the heat Of political campaign
voter, II be h opposed 10 the caadi-
dass Of his party, viii usually vote
against ham rsRsnllsas * the eject that
bis action will hare apon his party
standing. The boltef, indeed. is usually
abused By his old party associates. and
In turn abuses them, In much more bit.
Ter language than eysn The Oldest politi.
cal enemies are altsustosssd 10 use. For
Tho tims being. party ties are the last
thing thai the Independents voter cares
for, and n be tbiaks 10 necessary to
break them. be viii do &c under any cir
cainstanoes.
The Independents should be entirely
saiished with this action. They have
dsae precisely What they set out 10 do;
they have defeated Mr.. isisine. bu. have
not forfeited their neSabesship in the
Republican party. According TO the
highest authority that has yet ruled on
tho subject they aie SAN members In
Roed standing.
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