The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-04-04
GOOD MEN MAKE GOOD
POLITICS..

/ OHe O1 GH0 fnOss encouraging 'siue
of the times, for the political regenera
| ton eff the country, is the fact that tn
better portion of our people-the wise
| the conscientious and the earnest-ar,
taking more lively interest and more
active part than formerly in current pol
tiles and in party contests.
The Scholar. laying aside his books
and dismissing for time the absorbing
themes of abstract thought and clost
study, is beginning to discover the trutl
that the field ofpolitics is not devoid o
interest even to him.
The PhiIanthropist, bent on enlargine
his own soul by contributing to the wei
being and happiness ofthe unfortunate, the
suffering and the week, is discovering the
fact that his country's cries for 'help, are
as much to be needed as those of his fell
low men.
The Preacher, doing his duty to his
God by teaching men the way to Heav-
en-, sees that as citizen he also owes
a duty to his Country.
The shrewd Man of Business absorbed
in trade and traffic, awakens to the nee
essitv of paying some attention to the
means by which his country is governed,
his property taxed and his interests as a
citizen affected, as we'll as to the means by
which he prospers in trade.
The staid and strict MoraIst AID pious
Refgionist, ever anxious for the moral
amclioration of individuals and commun-
tiles, cannot keep their eyes closed to the
fact that Public Justice and National Vir-
tue are equally important with personal
rectitude.
We welcome good men and re into
the political arena. They are the very
men that are anted to purify the politi-
cal atmosphere-to make the crooked
ways of political action straight-to re-
gulate the affairs of State and Nation on
square with correct principles and true
ideas. Any cause, when left to the bad,
the unprincipled and the reckless, will be-
come corrupt and full ofeyil.
We welcome thinking men into par
ticipation in the active political contests
men who have their eyes and ears OPP
en-, their thoughts always about them and
their consciences and their reasons awake
men of intelligence, who can compre-
bend principles, give judicious counses,
and exert strong influences in favor of
correct policy and action.
We welcome earnest men into tho pol
itica party strifes-men who feel right,
who speak from the heart, and who act
from convietion-men who are willing,
if need be, to become martyrs in cause
they believe to be right-men who will
take right bold and work With energy
and yigor for the success of right men for
officers of Government, and for right pria-
cipIes of Government
Men Of these desert ptions have hther-
10 kept themselves too much aloof from
politics. They have left primary meet
inos to be controlled by the rabble-havc
avoided participation in the active move
ments of party oiganzations-have been
reluet; n. to attend the polls on election
days-and the consequence has been, too
often, that the very class Of men they left
to attend to these matters, men of Ques
tionable honesty and selfish motives, have
boon their rulers and the ministers of the
affairs of the Government. Even the
Christian Church itself would speedily
decline into corruption, irreligon snd vii
Iii lies if the Truly good would thus stand
aloof from it and leave its affairs to the
less Lanest.
The more good men we can have in
our political parties, the better will those
parties become. If we have bad politics
as the rule, it is because bad men control
them; If good, it is because good men
make them so. Good men.,make good pol
itics, and no friend of the Nation can
wish tia better blessing than that good
men VIII be its politicians and its ru-
lers.
We arc glad to see the honest, earnest
and intelligent men of the country coming
to proper understanding on this subject.
1t is all-important that they should. Let
all such come into the arena, siding with
that party with whose professed princi-
pies they coincide, and in whose ranks
they can accomplish the most good
Come in, gentlomen-all Of you. Come
in-make yourselves at home-and do
all the good you can towards right polit-
les and right government Chicago
Journal.