The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1867-11-02


mo less happy than did its antesVpe, sunder
ing our bonds to Great Britain ninety year
ago. Politics, aside from principle, are bar
enough, bot when sustained by mere parti
zans in any country, the evil is more thar
doubled. That this is SO We quote from
Washington's farewell address to prove
"Ihaye already ntms ted to you, the danger Of par
ties IN the state. Let me nes take NOR
comprehensive view, ana you, In the most solemn
against The bAnefui effects OF ths sprk c rattl
EeaeraIy.g
The spirit, unfortunately, is inseperabls
from our nature, having its root in The
strongest passion Of the human mind Il
exists under different shapes in all govern
ments, more Or less stifed, controlled or re-
pressed; bat in those Of the popular form II
is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly
their woi- enemy.
The alternate domination Of one faction
over another, sharpened by the spirit of re-
venge, ra.uIal to party discussion, which IN
different ages and countries has perpetuated
the most horrid enormities, is itself fright.
fal desputism. Bot this leads st4ength 30 q
more feffsssssl 50 -s;srrns6ent despotism. The
disorders and miseries which result gradual.
ly incline the minds Of men to seek security
and repose in the absolute power of an indi.
siduhl and sooner or .ater the chief o.
some prevailing faction, more a5le or more
fortunate than his competitors, turns Ibis
disposition to the purposes Of his own ele-
walton on the ruins Of the public liberty.
This Is enough TO show that the wise ia
ther OF our country much feared tha. party
spirit which has since distracted and nearly
ruined the nation. 1t is unreasonable,
highly Sc ssh, bigoted and devlisb. No par
ty, nor any organization it may form, is for
one moment to be tolerated excepting as a
means to worthy end. II it be not abso-
lntely essential to carry out righteousness
il lie curse 20 Itself and the community il
infests. Per 81 il lie an evil and can only be
sustained on the firm ground that it labOrs
to carry out, not policy, but tae clearest and
truest principles. The sad ten iency to which
all parties and sects are liable, is to work
the minds of its subjects to think moro Of
the organization han Of ruth. The party
and rs leaderswiil someE5wfaks the upper I5
most seat As the members Of the different
sect care more for Church unity than Chris
tianity, 50 do partisans in politics labor
more for their party than for their country.
Nsrrowed by one idea and blinded BY preiu-
dice, the minds of men at last get past the
love and diseernment Of justice and truth.
They seemed to be given over to believe a
lie that they may be devcured, and but for
the salt of a few just and impartial men
not yet bowling the slee to this Baal, all
would he lost. That such men are earnest
and ttoient, determined no lOrcer to be
rnlea by such silly and selfish masters, is
evinced BY the late elections IA Ohio und
Pennsy wanna. The election Of Gen. Carey
is triumph We hope in the right direction.
He belonged neither to the one nor the
other party Of Dur party cursed country.
He processes, and as we hope, possesses
Ii" spirit Of just man, aiming to ele-
poor and reward the working
S.enr land. As the time an
-dio2eturn congressman from
IA ats tates, we hone ,be
ga r~l,. e, s.se. The candi-
-~yentions ought to
IN elected who axe
is-est of the laboring
ticans and eeI;.
had il their own
de that an humber,
- and, as we believe, a
more honest class should select andselect
better men 70 enac. our laws. IL nothing
more be Effected BY the change, moro per
feet representation Of the masses will be se-
cured The viii Of the people should be
done, and indeed must be done, in all demo-
cratic government t.. To secure this we re-
peat that party francis must be broken and
men must vote their unbiased sentiments.
n idea prevails that one who has long
20 in the legislature or congress is that
,nroa. better qualified for = station. While
-exr,e,;a1ee !, well 10 most occupations it is
NOT IN a,i n intelligent young man from
the country is on one account preferred in q
c;tv store to an old city clerk. The coun.
tyrman ms not. yet learned the trade Of
stealing and bis employer can leep souuder
AT NIGHTS after counting his cash. Sc we
hone il NAV prove of less experienced con-
gressmep. Our plain. har9working citi-
Gems. especially Of the west may sleep sound
er until they learn to plumber in congress,
In bribery, tariffs, speeulations, president
making, &C., they are as yet uninitiated.
Would that We had some means Of inter-
dieting than from such "degres As we
have not, the next best thing seems to be in
letting those Of advanced degrees ssay at
home and sending new and fresher men. A
zorsa homo, a. the latin has Il, is sometimes
blessing. History unites with reason to
prove this; and we trust the experiences Of
our country may confirm IL
CHEAP TRANsPORTATlON.gs ess
For many years the people q our coantry
were oppressed With the ,rost sxtrAvagspt
postage Oonsrsssren and other public
officers could sene their le,tsss, papsr,
book. and even ssiuAbls packages, frss
from, one end of Tho Uaien 70 heoshsF,
while the poorest cis;sen had % pay - csnts
81 every line sent 'thrr Ugh che man. .Aash