Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-10-06
REPUBLICANS RE TRUE TO YOUR
 SELVES,

SELVES.
 IT has long been 8 conceded fact that
 Pima county is republican, that without
 the use of money for corrupt purposes
 by the democrats, the candidates put
 up by the republican party should be elected, No doubt eIlsts ss to these
 premises being correct. Now ihe CITIZEN
 would like to know why 8 reasonably
 popular democrat, affilisting with the
 minority party, can occasionally creep into ofhce? Is it through the influence of money corruptly expended, or is it on
 account of receiving Republican votes
 Through one of these two channels cer-
 tain democrats have managed to slip In-
 to important offices, and whether
 through the use of money lsvishly ex-
 pended, or by begging. and securing Re.
 publican votes, have managed to keep
 their noses conveniently close 10 the
 Pima County corn crib for 6 long
 while.
 The CITIZEN is 10th to believe that re- publicans have deserted their principles to the extent of allowing personal feel Ings to control their votes and cause them to vote for 8 man who has been 1 nominated by a party founded on prin- ciples sntaRonistic to republican creeds. | The man nominated by the opposition may be 8 popular man, he may be hale fellow well met. he may be man deserv ing of confidence and friendship, and above sll he may be in dire need of the money to be derived from the office he seeks, but he is nominat ated by a party that good republican does not approve of, while on the Republicans own ticket is an honorable straightforward man, representing the party, whose doc trines he believes ID, and standing squsrely on the platform of that party. Now under such circumstances what IS the duty of that Republican when be goes 10 cast his ballot in November next? The CITIZEN has no hesitation in saying that his duty is to vote for the man on bIs own ticket. representing the real sentiments of the man casting the vote. and therefore entitled to his sup port. There can be no doubt about the duty of the Republican in this instance. We know that humanity is weak, and that when approached in 8 serious. sup plicsting way by a candidate, it IS hard some times for the voter to come out square, and say mo, I cannot vote for you. not on account of any personal reason can urge against you, but on account of the erring party you repre- sent in this campaign" It IS hard, but 1t IS an imperative duty that no Re publican should shirk. When your candidates accept the trust of carrying the Republican banner to victory. they accept it with the theory that they will be supported by the full strength of the party giving them the nomina- lions. snd they have right to expect such support, and it IS almost tressons- ble for 6 party to put candidates ID B field and then because they have some little personal feeling for one or more of the opposition, to vote for them and therebJ make their votes count double against their own ticket, their own party and their own faith. The CITIZEN would like to ask republicans how they can hope to achieve vi,tOry for their party, and the principles their patty bespeaks, if they, on account of charity, or any other preteIt, vote for men who do not believe in any of the grand achievements of the Republican feelings are not at all con genial to the Republican in political We would say to Bepubli- cans inclined towards helping the can lidstss of other parties that 1t is exceed ingly doubtful whether those candidates would vote for them if the shoe was oD he other foot. IL IS ID fact almost sure proposition that they would not, that If the situation wss reversed they would be more consistent, that they | would be cold to sll appeals, and stand by their party ss they should. and we would honor them for so doing, What ( ever man is politically. ii IS the first es- ,ential of honor that he be consistent. It be is a Democrat, he is entitled to vote for his principles without personal criticism. Every republican should 90 70 the polls to support the nominees ot his own convention, and to turn 8 cold shoulder on the man who would ask him Co depart from his principles on tho ground of giving him an office that IS to his own or hIs family's Such 6 case will always be the same, to-day, two years beDce, 'our years hence, etc.. etc. without Iinlt-snd the time to draw the line IS now, and to draw 1t vigorously.