Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1874 — Independent Candidates. [ARTICLE]

Independent Candidates.

For any party to establish itself in the confidence of the masses, it must act up to its professions—practice what it preaches—and not permit itself to be knowingly compromised by its candidates. If any party ever meant what it says that party is the Independent party.— It announced the true doctrine upon the subject when it said the office should seek the man. It thereby sets its seal of condemnation upon -this..corrupt buMness of office seeking ; for there is where is fonnd the seeds of corruption that develop into foul fruit when the office is ob taine< 1. Pri nci p 1 e, pnr eand un - adulterated, is the bed-rook of the Independent movement, and it cannot and will not be used as the instrument to forward the personal interests of mere place hunters, who seek office for personal aggrandizement. When it has found its candidates openly violating its declared principles it will not be slow to vacate their positions and till them with men who can be relied upon to carry out the principles of justice upon which the party is based. The success of a particular candidate at the expense of an avowed and cardinal principle lying at the foundation of the organization is no reform. This party means what it says. The men engaged in it are determined to accomplish reform ; and one of the things that need reformation is the manner of choosing and electing men to fill the offices. They know what is right and dare td do it.— They do not intend to and will not make premises and lay down a rule for their government and then violate it; nor will they stand tamely by and see their candidates Republican and Democratic parties unworthy of their support, and they meant it. It Is certainly clear then to all candidates that the Independent party is not to be used as a helper to Democratic or Republican nominations, or elections at the hands of ei th er of s uch p art ics.— Such a course would be in direct and open violation of its declarations. The Independent party can not be used to turn the Republican party out and the Democratic in. nor to turn the Democratic out and the Republican ins Its mission is to turn both of them out and keep them out; and its determination is to prosecute this work to asuccosaful issue. If its chosen officers should violate the principles upon which they were chosen they must know that this party will in no sense shield them ; but be the foremost in condemning and removing them.— lndianapolis Sun.