The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-07
PARTY FIDELITY.

Our Sunday dispatches state that the
Chicago Tribune will saF editnrially that
"BLAISE has been made a candidate by the
will Of his party. It is the duty Of the con
vention to nominate the man who has the
smallest number of enemies of his own and
can draw the largest number of votes from
the opposition 1t IS not our intention
here TO say anything about the ex- secre-
tary being made candidate by his party.
That may or may not be done If done it
viii, Of course, be by his party or by ma
iority Of it, or the active part which poses
as such. Nor is it our intention TO call in
question the party wisdom in nominating
the man who, has the smallest number
of enemies Of his own and can
draw the largest number of votes
from the opposition. But we do
want to say a few words at least in
relation to the votes that can be drawn
from the opposition. That coolly calculates
that some Democrats will DE untrue 10
their party and vote for the opposition
That is q thing deserving tho severest cen
sure. Ii means that within the great par
ties there is an element that con be swayed
from one party to the other by issues not
germane to the fundamental principles Of
the respective parties II is granted that
all party members should have full and free
opportunity to make known matters that
they deem essential to the party's good and
unity. Especially should the utmost free
dom prevail in discussing reform princi-
pies that every party meets in the course
OF the progress made by society
and by government. But it must
be 8 very serious matter of re-
form, indeed, that would Justify
break with the party, either for the pur-
pose Of establishing third party or voting
with the opposition. Especially is it I'M
worthy Of men of settled political convic-
tons to leave their party temporarily to
defeat some, to them, undesirable candidate.
Such conduct is usually for the purpose OF
gratifying some personal spite or other be-
cause of personal Disappointment Per
haps the candidate put in nomination is not
the personal choice of the boiling mem Der.
or the party has not seen proper to an
nounce itself on some pet scheme Of reform
or policy advocated by the minority. Sucn
causes rs these are not sufficient for boltiug
the party and going over to the
opposition Such conduct is not good
partisanship-we use the word in its better
sense-it is not good politics. This ia
proven by the failure of third parties who.
ignoring the fundamental principles of
government on which the two great parties
are based, seek to found party on those
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and which said parties are not prepared to
pronounce upon. The result is failure.
Parties never do prosper unless founded
upon some great underlying principle of
government. The foundation is insecure
so long as it is based on shifting sands. on
minor issues only. The bad politics of
party boiling 10 still further demonstrated
by the esteem, or rather dis esteem. in
which the boilers are held. Though pet
ted and praised by the party to be tempo
rarily benefited BY their treason. they are
never trusted, but always despised.
In view OF all this, it is better to be true
to ones party and principles, and to seek
to bring to pass whatever Of reform may
be thought necessary within the party.
This may be slow process, and ill-suited
to the impatient spirits Of our age. In it
self-respect is lost. nor Is the esteem Of
party friends sacrificed. Reforms are
brought about by the conversion OF the
people to their necessity, and once the
necessity Of reform is firmly fixed in the
minds Of the people, and parties will soon
fall into line in respect to the subject.
Men must learn to sink personal preju-