The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-11-01
BE LOYAL.


last weeks Republican over the sigma
ture, Life Long Republican" seems
to Indicate a growing tendency upon
the part Of a certain type of voters to
lend themselves to the doing of that
which is undermining the very foun-
dation Of party force and efficiency
and leads to the final destruction of
stable government True party affil-
iation is based only upon principle.
National patriotism must also be
founded upon principle. Therefore the
same elements are found in party dis
loyalty and in each case tend to the
disruption of both organizations.
1t is not our mission to criticise the
public utterances Of any man, neither
is it our purpose to discuss. at any
length, the relative merits of any
political candidate, but in the hope
that the readers of your paper might
be constrained to seek q clearer sense
of the Great harm that does inevita-
bly, FOLLOW party disloyalty, we are
constrained to make the following OBJ
scryations.
In every instance where we find d
nominal Republican openly or secret
ly boosting" a Democratic candidate,
or vice versa, there will be found the
same Interior and unworthy motive or
motives. Either the booster is serving
for thirty pieces of silver OF he is
seeking the qualification of some per-
sonal feeling, or both.
Judas, the biblical traitor, betrayed
his Master, not because the Christ was
an evil man, but because he thirsted
for the thirty pieces OF silver and at
the same time he thought in that way
to secure a base, selfish revenge in
the qualification of a personal feeling
which he held in his heart all unwar-
ranted. His reward was the thirty
pieces Of silver which burned into his
soul with remorse that made him
suicide and earned for him the con-
tempt Of all men Of his day and Of the
two thousand years since.
Bendict Arnold, the disloyal Amer
lean, plotted to betray his country for
his thirty pieces Of silver and to graf
fly his desire for Il personal revenge
upon Washington for merited rep
rimand For the attainment OF this
selfish end he would have sacrificed
not only Washington and his army
but the ultimate independence of Am
erica, his country. His reward was a
paltry sum of money and lifelong
remorse and disgrace which shortened
his days and destroyed his self re-
spect, and neither his own countrymen
nor those of the land he sought to
serve respected him for his treason.
AS, in a more or less aggravated
sense, the same motives prompt dis
loyalty of any kind, so the same re-
suits will follow in some measure and
at some time. Is it not, therefore,
wise to establish ourselves upon prin
ciple and then be loyal to that prin-
ciple, rising above any petty personal
feelings we may have in our hearts.
At this time it seems that the dis
loyal are directing their efforts to-
wards the candidates for the office of
States Attorney, and we only have
this to say: The candidate upon the
Democratic ticket is a perfect gentle
man, competent and honorable, hold
ing and deserving the esteem and re-
spect of many people. This gentle
man understands and appreciates the
underlying principles of party loyalty
He will accept the support of Republi-
cans, but away down under it all he
can no more respect the disloyal Re-
publican voter than did King George
respect Benedict Arnold.
The candidate on the Republican
ticket is a perfect gentleman, capa-
BILE and honorable and deservedly en-
ioying the esteem and respect of many
people. He could not refuse the sup
port of a voter affiliated with the OPP
position, but neither could he approve
or respect the disloyalty of any man.
There can only therefore be one safe
and sensible conclusion of the intelli-
gent man in this and all like situa-
tions. Place principle above person
alities, hold the flag of manhood far
above the mire of egotism and be
loyal now and always, for loyalty is
the only royalty in the civilized world.
The self-respecting man who is al
ways loyal to priciple and to his pro-
fession, which if worthy to be called
profession, is the only monarch.
Therefore, l say, be loyal all We Re-
publicans. REPUBLICAN,.