党的十四届四中全会对选用干部提出了一个重要的原则，即“社会公论”的原则。《决定》明确指出：“选人用人要注意社会公论”，“多数群众不拥护的，不应提拔”。这一重要原则的确定，是党的群众观点和群众路线在新时期干部工作中的具体化，也是党在新的历史条件下对加强干部 The Fourth Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee of the Party made an important principle for the selection of cadres: the principle of “social public opinion.” The Decision clearly pointed out: “Selecting people and employing people should pay attention to social public opinion.” “The majority of people do not support and should not be promoted.” The determination of this important principle is the concrete embodiment of the party’s mass viewpoint and mass line in the work of the cadres in the new period. It is also the party’s responsibility to strengthen cadres under the new historical conditions