The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-08-01
POLITICAL DENUNCrATIoN.


A foreigner, visiting our shores for the first
time, cleaning thes character Of our people
from the denuneiation INDUCED in by our
party press, respecting the honesty, intelli-
genee and patriotism Of the respective poiti-
cal factions, must be strangely impressed
With the character Of our professed demo
cratic institutions. In no other country In
the world would such Nv holesale utilization
be permitted. The man who aspires, no
matter how honorable bis ambition, to Gil a
position Of trust or emolument. must expect
to become the target for the vilest abuse.
Honor, truth, manhood, principles, the ame-
mites Of the gentleman, are all forgotten t:
the warfare Of the savage, unscrupulous,
cruel, relentless, being the warfare waged
alike by republican and democrat.
The lessons-the terrible lessons Of the
pa5t-have evidently been thrown away.
Pens, dipped in gall, alone are in demand.
The basest passions which stir the human
heart are appealed to, while the orators OF
the Pomeroy or Brownlow school sway the
masses, as with magic wand. Now, it 10
the sheerest nonsense to suppose that this
constantly recurring state Of affairs does not
prove detrimental to our best interests. We
remember hearing a remark made few
years since which we have never fargotten.
An Engishman on a visit to the States, at
the time of the presidential election Of 1860,
was som ewhat nonplussed at the language
INDUCED in by the partisan representatives.
Said he, speaking to a friend, "My dear sir.
do you suppose that your people can indulge
in these rufhanly invectives; apply the
coarsest epithets to your best and purest
men; array one section Of the country
against the ether; without eventually pro-
ducing the legitimate results revolution 20
Nonsense, nonsense" responded our friend,
"that's just the representation Of all you
travelling Britishers; you seem to be incapa-
BE Of appreciating the genius Of our rcpub-
lican institutions" 'sTrue," was the reply,
"but we think we can appreciate the genius
Of human nature, and the American people
are certainly I rushing headlong into the
vortex Of revelation" The result has justi.
fed the prediction, and it requires no pro-
phet to see.t5at:in few years at most, I'M
less change is speedily effected, the same
cause will produce. thessame results.
Our attention has been called to the sub
Jet by the following paragraphs, which are
but fair sample of the billingsgate which
daily ill the columns of our partisan press.
Il is hard to say which is the most contsmp-
tible, though both are disgrace to Journal
ism, and the creatures who penned them.
The first relates to the nominees OF the Dem.
ocratic party. 1t reads:
"From all the sinks Of pollution, from ali the
quagmires u vice, from all the reekings Of infa
my, from the hannts Of thieves, ROBBERS and
cut-throats, and upon the yomitings Of the bot |
tomless pitt will appear 10 characters marked By
livie corruption, the names Of Seymour and |
Blair"
Now, this is neither argument nor logic |
L is sheer bldckeaardism. IL convincss or
no one IL 10 the unmeaning har-
rague of IN arrant demagogue the pre- due
lion Of pensioned laekeY, though there are
doubtless hundreds Of thousands who win
present it as tone Of the cleverest hits Of the
,ampaign."
The other paragraph is equally infamous
Ind false, and shows to what extent men win
permit their pass. rs to control their iadr.
nent 1t refers to Gen. Ulysses Grant, con
n ander-:n-ehief Of the armies Of the Unitsd
states. The following Is ito exact Ian.
,uage:
"The American citizen, who viii vote ar fh;s
'rainiess boor; this human butcher: the - : Il
Fho never bad an idea ard never viii; the apoI- Il
lgist OF the viless tyranny which ever o.
PRESSED people, Is less worthy Of vote tksn
he Congo race whose Interest he Il supposed %
epresent1
Here then, ara the rspresentativss, % to
peak, Of the two ideas Of TIE a,nsriean peo-
se-Doth men Of which any oounsry might
'eli Dc proud. placed On lsvsl with a. L
ut-thrOas and the inmate IL IL lanate ss,-
~, g please The eapriss o. b.aos q i
lnekguards. -,