Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-04-12
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN
 ARIZONA.

I ulSGIOOS VIII DC lGSOlOCNN bO. DNO SAl'
 march will go steadily on, until the re
 publican party can successfully carr! Arizona into republican statehood, anC
 beyond peradventure, officer the new state from senator down to its lowlies official, with trusty republicans whos' unselfsh interest shall be the welfare O. the people of Arizona.
 It is not a matter of a single day tC accomplish the organization of a sue cessfui party, that invariably unfurls it: ! banners in the van of victory. The DO plttical ship, even in the best republican states We have, does not reach its port without deviating in its course, and sub hitting to the popular winds, that whistle with no uncertain music. How much more likely then, are troubles tC be encountered Of political nature in i country like ours, wherein are settled 6 cosmopolitan people, from every habita- ole part of the globe, whose desires are different, and whose early political edu cation occurred under political horizons encompassing Empires and Monarchies as well as Republics.
 Under sUcl circumstances the draw ing Of strict party lines, and the securing of honest party work, has been task of no mean proportion, and years of ardent effort on the part of men accustomed to carrying out, to letter, the will of theiI party, has not entirely resulted in the rich harvest that was hoped for, still every succeeding election shows thi the little seed planted long ago, is ap- DToaching nearer a fruitful result. There were many difficulties to over come; republicans and democrats
 marched into this territory together, ,ither in the California column, or as hardy pioneers, enthusiastic in their de termination to redeem and civilize the vast waste, that produced no result to- wards the sustenance of civilized man. It is not strange that strong feelings Df a:liliation grew up under those cir cumstances, that detied party lines. IL 5his crude state of affairs it would have Deen strange otherwise. But this was Q worship of the man, instead of a love oi he greatest principles of party. Man is supposed to rise above selfish desires when he undertakes party allegiance. He must stand up under whatever cir cumstances, for such party principles as le believes in, and he must sacrifice, if leeds be, personal feelings for the vic cry of the great measures of his rarty, nd tue general beneftting of mankind
 It has been no uncommon sight ii Arizona politics, to see mar ,f d convention, secure nomi nation, See his name placed on | ticket with other nominees of the con- .ent!on, and still go forth to trade for himself, and thus secure his own selfish ends at the cost of fellow nominee, or else go forth to work for man on the opposite ticket, and thus sacrlfcea man who was nominated with himself, on ac- count of friendly feeling towards some JeTscn in tlre opposition. Both of these wrongs are stupsndous in the harm they work, and they show lack of apprecia- ton by such parties, of the obligations they voluntarily assume In participating in the affairs of a convention, and allow ing their names to go on ticket with other nominees. It Is hard to imagine a naa in a healthy state of affairs, polite ally speaking, doing this, and still it has been done over and over again, and these same parties who have committed such 'vert acts against their party have ire iuenJy had the eifrontery to again ask ,heir party for political favors. Another crime agains5 the party Is to participate n the deliberations of d convention, and ,aen to refuse U abide by its finding, in other words become a "bolter" This shows a fatal political depfavity that alienates the actors in all states, where in party organizations are eyen semi or ganized, and those persons who re- pudiate the acts of the diliberative bodies of the party they affiliate with, re- luire letter of introduction to be re- cogniZed in those councils again. These rules must prevail everywhere, if parties would prosper. No organization gan prevail where these fundamental princi- pies are violated. It Is a political impos- sibility. The deduction to be drawn from recent elections, and evidences ex- isting around us, are that the followers of a party must stand together as did Horatio and his associates in the de- fence of the bridge. Right handed, strong armed politics must prevail. In dIvidual prejudice5 must smother for party welfare. Strict party discipline must be preserved, and if man does acts that the republican party refuses to stand sponsor for, his further recogni- tion as a republican should be abrupt ly terminated. and the latch string pull led in. The hour of consistency in re- publican politics has arrived in Arizona, and the party will exert its best efforts to present a solid font to the enemy. and today the outlook for the -epubli- can party is more propitious than at any time in its past history. There will be DO falterus or treachery in its nks but all will be actuated by honest pur pose, or they must train with the op- posite party. The cardinal principle of republicanism is consistency at all times and under all circumstances, and at whatever cost.
 THE proposition of Senator Faulkner
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