Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-04-11
THE VOTERS REsPoxsln,Llry.

Inc recent election in Red Wing has
set the intelligent, thinking portion Of our
electors 10 rejecting upon the wretched ten.
dsacy Of partizan drill ant party spirit.
Several persons elected TO responsible posir
tons By the Republicans in this town are
positive disgrace to even that party. This
outrage upon decency was psrpetrta.ed with
out the excuse, that it was necessary; to s;.s.
tain sprinciple. for no principle MAS inw,lvsd
It was simply blind partnership. indsiens.
IDLE in moral or political po;:.t Of Wow,
and il the plain Evidence Of political deeen
sracy and corruption. 1'.5nt. So
The responsibility Of the individual vote,
IS neithas acknowledged or admitted. The
Christian minister who votess for bad men,
knowing them to be bad makes his Christian
profession mockery and by. word. The
good citizen who ignores the claims Of com.
munity. and blindiy goes = ticket that he
admits to be bad, forts;ts his character :,
such, and puts his conscience in me k.enine
Of the low managers Of = Caucus. Integrity
IS tho nrst srea! essential for political posi-
uon and y mea are not the mere tools and
saves OF party, they will not vote for men
destitute Of this great and important yequis.
i'e. t, -.'' """"
Talk Of freedom. when the commands Of
PARTY makes honest men afraid to do right.
The slave drivers whip may control the
labor Of . lew shrinking nsgrees, bat the
party whip in tho hands of pimps and
crazy noisy fools, lashes the very conscience
out Of intelligent white, men and shrinking
voters sink their manhood and pollute the
sacred tallot, because the commands o.
political mcndicants must he obeyed. Lot
every Republican voter fill up the nauseatine
picture until his own emotions are depicted,
as he deposited his ballot on Tuesday, 4,
The late election, and then take tho dirty pic.
ture Of American slavery drawn by the dis.
sassd mind Of Mrs. Swizzlsem, and SEE
which you like best. Remember too, YOU
are white man, With IN American voters
responsibility. Freedom, indeed the blae}
slave can have self respect, for his slavery
is involuntary, tho white slave cannot 70,
he wallows in the mire Of his own accord.
We excuse the mere politician, who fills
his pocket At the expense Of party, for al
this blind obedience to party dictation.-
Party drill is his bread and butter" III
obeys the command because he expects Il
call in play the same machinery to secur,
hi: election or reelection 70 place and office
but the soters, who neither seek nor desir,
Office, aud who weu''l repe1 the charge o
being political commodities, and above al
those who profess to govern their poiitica
action by rules Of Christian rectituds AM
who openly plume themselves upon thei
disgrace. ~ declaring that they never "spli
their ticket have clearly reached tina
lowest deep Of political degsneracy and sub
ssrvisncy, that cannot be palliated Q. exeus
ed, except as knaves they may palliaa> .
q fools excuse their conduct.
If good men Of oil parties will see to
tia: the party which nominatss cad men,
thoroughly beaten At few elections
beaten because tho patty does the wrong q
= party then all this place hunting BY in
competent noodles and crazy fools and vel
known reprobates will be forever s.oppe: