The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-09
THE NJ DISONIA n.
q HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. n-Gloss.

"HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY .'a-GLoBs
The nhuenee Of politicians is evidently be
coming less every day and This fact is verb
cation Of the vie SAY ing of The Globe, for poll
ticians have pr t'y generally been less true ie
the People tl.an ID their own self h interests
IL is quite Impossible for public men or par
ties long 10 conceal from the p, ople any dishon-
est purpose or unjust proceeding; This IS clearly
exemplid d in The case OF Mr.. Blair himself
who negotiated the notorious coalition oil 1870 (;
hence, lac speaks from experience, and should
be implicitly ieved on ihat point
The Wing party made professions of honesty
in 1910, and 30 did The Gil be but The laller had
been preaching from The same text some twelve
wears nav, ever since he stocked the cards and
turned down Jackson, and YET had never salts
fled the People; hence the People, for the sake
of a chang !" elevated the Wings, who, whe-
Their intending TO act in good faith or not, had
hitherto no opportunity to fulfil their PROMISES
Therefore, the experiment wa, tried.
But the Clay Bank portion of the Wing party
were 10 sooner placed 10 power, tlan they in
sisted on performing what had not been pro-
missed, and negec ing all they were pledged
TO perform. This Caring di honesty was re-
buked both by G d and man. Providence
thwated their designs, and an overwhelming
majority Of the People approved the decree
The blows aimed at the con titulional and pro-
Videnlial President, rebounded terribly on the
assaants and they, we trust, must likewise be
pretty wei convinced by this lime that $ hon
esty is The best policy"
As The Wings sunk, the Democrats rose--and
rose with praises of John Tyler on their tongues.
But, strange TO say, sooner was their ascen-
dency clearly pronounced, than some OF the self
constituted leaders, and forgetting his own in
fallibe maxm) the editor of the Globe among
them, began 10 sheer at, and finally to assault
the champion of the Constitution who had been
the saviour and benefactor of the party This
gross injustice, this pal able dishonesty, has
likewise been marked by the People and should
it be sanctioned by any considerable portion OF
the party, Git has nolye been) universal disgust
and reprobation will pervade all classes.
The mere possibility of the party being un
just to the one who saved it from utter annihia-
ton, and the country from crushing monster,
has materially weakened the influence of It's
leaders. Such injustice as is mediaed by
some of the proiigate politicians, and uublush
ingly advocated by the Globe, would tend to
produce a complete prostration Of all existing
party organizations. The People could no
longer look TO either party for honesty, and they
would rebuke them both by taking the field Them
selves in behalf of men Of their own selecton-
They want the Government well administered
they desire the prosperity Of the twenty millions
and the politicians should know that they natu-
rally feel greater solicilude for the welfare of
The county, than for the aggrand cement of a
mere handful Of noisy bargainers and inuiguers.