The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-06-08
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FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1850.
Statesmen and Fresh-from-the
People-men."


from infancy, and it was assumed that he
must be the very man to meet the exig>
ency Of the public wants. But the truth
was, be has been so long separated fIon
the people-so long living mere conven-
tional life-and breathing an atmosphere
made up Of the reeking stews of all kinds
of governmental jobbing, that he has en-
TREY lost sight and knowledge of all rules
for determining whether a matter is right
or wrong in Itself. /"
The above is from an article in the
Free Democrat arguing that it is safer to
confide the chief majistracy 10 men fresh
from the people, though lacking in expo
rence, than to men who have had long eX
perience in public affairs and come TO be
recognized as statesmen. The grounds
urged in support of this theory are, that
a protracted official career removes man
from direct sympathy with the people, and
by tamiliarizing them with corruption,
gradually undermnes his integrity. We
deprecate the cant which afirms that cor
rupton and dishonor are inzeperable from
official position at Washington. There
are Seward, Wade, Fessenden, Sumner,
Wilson, and others, in the Senate, upon
the Republican side, who have been long
in official positions, AID exposed to WASH
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az 1AI ~ foa 80 - g. - u,.,
a d not found wanting either in integrity,
ability, or steadfast ard consistent adhe
renee TO their PRINCIPLES. Ana on the
other side, there are men from the South
whose early edaea''oh anu ciI0u'ilS' '"ceS
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erroneous thew appear to Us. We cannot
Therefore subscribe to the doctrine that
experience and craftsmanship should be
discarded IN TIE seiec'oA OF iEesl1c-'''''
'', Tho to.t President. tie coontrv has
had were men long versed in public Office,
men experienced in affairs. and thorough
Iy conversant with the Government Such
men were ihofnas Jefferson James Is Maa'.
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fresh from tho neona"
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diate the notion that long and distiugu;s Ssh.
Ell services and approved statesmanshlp
should form an orJectleh 20 a candidate
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the oay OF small men haS gore ., ana
that the people nave become urea ol gu
dorslng ths inexperienced uhNho"A men
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