The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-09-06
9oltital.
WHOM TO ELECT.

tions over selfish, corrupt, and
wicked politicians instead Of des-
erting the right and yielding to the
wrong, in order to stop the clamor
OF hungry office-seckcrs or, Qua
ker-like, folding our arms and sub
siding into meek submission to
ambitious rule, we propose to keep
on the armor, and fight willingly,
chcerfully, yea, joyously, against
the devil and his hosts. Let chick.
en-hearted weak,ings sigh for stag.
nant pools and repose. We can
not sympathize with them.
"Tis not our trade
But here WE stand for right"
1t is complained that our govern
ment is in the hands of low, base
men; that individual rights are
not respected or protected ; that
mobs and emeutes rule the hour
that "Republicanism is n failure ;"
that men will not, can not govern
Themselves that the SO called
principle Of equality is no prin:i-
pie; that it is an absurdity; that
the few must rule (aEd ride y the
many. To all this we say, man
kind arc, indeed, for the most part
what the best confess themselves to
be, namely, "miserablc sinners"
But, taken altogether, we-the
people---are about as good rs the
average the world over and jndg-
ing from the frequent wars and rp-
hcavals in the Old World, the ig-
norance, dissipation, crime, and
discomfort in all the monarchies,
our political condition is Mt any
rate no worse than theirs.
Again, why is it that so many
Europeans pull up stakes, pack
their boxes, say goodbye to friends
and father,land, and pitch their
tents here ! Why do not Amcri-
cans emigrate to the Old World, or
colonize in somc other country
A few foolish Southerners, since
the war, tried Brazil some others
tried Mexico; but we hear they
are now returning. having suffered
a bitter experience in those coun.
tries.
We are yet in state of transi.
tion from slavery to freedom, and
of course there will be struggles
for measures and means among
partisans; and these political agi'
tations will continue more or less
violently for long time to come.
There will also be religious revi-
walls, commercial changes, money
panics, seasons of excessive heat,
cold, wet, and drought; epidemics,
changes in the fashions, and SC
forth. Still, the world will rol
on; the seasons succeed each 9th,
or; farmers plant and reap; ami
mails bring forth after their kind
young people obey the Divine in
junction--marry, multiply and re
plenish tho earth. And are shal
"keep right on" while We live
; observing, thinking and doing -
|, But whom shall we elect or selec'
to servs-not to rule over-us p
If we follow the example of the Sa
viour, and choose our men. We
shall have both good and bad
Was there not Judas among thu
twelve, and can we find any body
corporate or society without Ju
das in it9 Does it follow, then
that we must, Of necessity, hav'
bad men in our councils Z BY NJ
means. 1t is our privilege to hav'
whom we like--sobcr men or drink
ing men, intelligent or ignorant
honest men or rogues, philosopher
or fools. Happily for us, no on
can proclaim himself king or en-
. peror, and plant a throne in thes
United States. When we want a
hereditary "head CENTER" we ca
import or create one. We simpl
want "Ms right man IN The righ
place." That man should be thor
oughly honest, intelligent aud re
ligious. We may not ask "wha
is his creed" or who was his grand
father, his grandmother, or no,
much he was worth, but "wbo
he what has he done 2" hav
his efforts been for the public good
or for mere personal ends
Now we venture to affirm, tina
J. good men may be found in ever
State; county and town, who ma
safely be trusted with the admins
tration of public affairs. Then VIII,
not elect such as thesel Why pm
up with liquor-drinking, tobacco
chewing, vain, vulgar vagabonds
WIN are known IN ha had Uha