The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-11-20
REPUBLICAN DUTY.


When a certain eminent, and so far
as anything has at any time appeared
to the contrary, a very worthy gentle
man was nominated for an important
office on the Republican ticket last
spring. the party organization said to
an element Of the party who had op,
posed the gentleman's nomination,
that after their defeat In the conven,
tion, and in the absence Of specific and
proven charges affecting the candl.
dates private character, or his fitness
for office, 1t was their duty as good
Republicans to work and vote for the
nominee Of the convention. And when
such dissatisfied element alleging some-
thing irregular or unfair in the method
OF the nomination, and declining to
be bound thereby, persisted in said
opposition until they accomplished the
defeat Of the Objectionable candidate
at the polls, the party organization de-
nounced this contumacous element az
recreant and traitorous to party prln,
ciple
In this sentiment the organization
was supported by large majority OF
the Republicans of Clatsop county: for |
the reason, and for no other, that It is |
impossible to successfully accomplish /
any cherished party or political meas, F.,
ure without organization and disci- {
pline' and It is the duty df not the OBJ I
iigatiom OF every man who unitea n
with any political party out of honest 9
conviction in the truth OF its tenets d
and doctrines, to subordinate every b
personal preference and consideration b
to the maintenance Of his organization, b
II is not the men, nor cliques of men, a
who make party--lt is the axioms or n
creed or systems which It stands for II
and represents. Hence, every man owes
a certain measure OF respect and obe.
dience to the regulations and man, =
oates of his party organlzation--to re.
fuse which tends to discredit and dis :
rupt the party; and the greater and y
better the man so offending. so much
the worse the offense because the ex, =
ample is more harmful ~
II follows, therefore. that when the ~
Republican party the other day, :"
through its authorized channels, and oo
on the notice and In the manner that w
has been followed and approved ever IA
since Its organization. called meet. pc
ing or primary for the purpose OF
Meeting delegates to represent the Re. MI
OF Astoria at convention mi
o name candidates for certain muni- w
'ipal offices. such delegates, when so wa
elected because the representatives 81,
u the Republicans OF Astoria, and the ra
andidates nominated at such conven. ele
ion are entitled to the support and
iotes of the party at the forthcoming
lection. pr'
II the candidates so nominated were di'
elected by the regular and approved see
arty methods. then certainly the man cut
Tho refuses and fails 70 support them
the polls next month is as recreant
nd traitorous to party principles. as 'o''
Tere the men who declined to support NV
he party ticket at the election las, -"
pring. and even more so--sInce there p
J no question as to the fairness or -.
sgularity OF these nominations. while 49,
was charged that such was not the
lse with some Of the, nominations las, !,
,ring :
Aside from the duty imposed upon 81.
g<rs Republican to suprcr, IN the
lmOst good faith the nominations re. n.
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