Show ALL FOR FOK ONE it has often been stated with effect that the first shot fired at fort sumter shattered party ties in the north and then all al who were not for the southern confederacy were for the union the meaning of this is that there are times in the histories of nations and parts of nations when the energies and faculties of the people previously divided and conflicting one with another must be brought to toe gethel without distine distinction tion for the concur irna ima tion of some grand purpose having in view the welfare of the whole so when jefferson erson davis made his great speech in defense of southern ari ri ciple ples s in the united states senate in 1161 and followed it up with his birne ii mediate resignation as a senator every word that he uttered while cem more strongly the secession abric weakened the northern democratic spirit and his going out caused bost I 1 ost to become republicans who had never before thought of affiliating wit that party the action of the south obliterated lite rated party lines because all other issues merged in the overshadowing one of the preservation of the union what is true of nations is aften as stated the case with parts of nations in a corresponding degree it is ulso tso and especially in the newer pl places ces true of communities A common impulse leads to a general building up and advancement and zhe the same feeling holds all together for mutual be befit and if necessary defense the greater and older cities partaking largely of the nature of commonwealths aae a e not now beinar considered the design being to reduce the proposition to primal proportions it is absurd to say and imbecile to contend that the conditions that are meet and proper in a given case as relating to a subdivision of the government are meet and proper in every other case circumstances occur at times which make it necessary to overlook so normal and worthy a thing as personal relationship to have eveen even friendships remain without being called into requisition and to let lei our party preferences take a needed rest we are in the midst of such a condition now those who are staunchest staunches and truest in the service of their respective political organizations have realized reali sed and do realize that the present occasion is not one calling for the sword and buckler of the political chieftain with his cohorts but rather one that demands that we all put our heads together so to speak and take counsel one of another in a spirit of fraternity and good feeling having in view communal betterment to that end such partisans propose to let their party affiliations rest for the nonce not throwing them away nor even aside by any means but not bringing them into the situation because there Is nothing sectional but many things in common to contend for these things attained and abam a campaign calling for party spirit being on again many of these men will no doubt be at the fore again as ready and willing to wage a contest for the supremacy of their political principles as ever they were they look at things as they ai aate not as those who prefer the darkness to the light and seek to draw others along with them would have matters stand let us hold politics aloof aloo we get through the municipal esa laign then if it must ble be we can cabla metaphorical sense cry havoc apa slip the dogs of war there is no casion there is not any call for a thing now |