Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-31
Seymour as a Statesman.

The Democrats universally claim that Dir
Seymour Is a great statesman. They look up
10 him with the blind admiration which a
Hiultoo feels for his gOd-know but little
about him. bat esteem him IS very wonderful
ar.d very great.
MT- Sey mOur Is gentleman with educate
an, culture and ability. He can. no doubt,
grace dinner table and he makes very
good sp~ech. But the claim that lac is a
statesman. is Is haseless as the vagaries which
haunt lunaiic's BRAIN. Where is the proof Z
Whist IS the evidence? What great measure
q; public polity did he ever originate and ex-
pound lie was never one of the lie aiding
spirits who control the action and dictate the
policy of the party 10 which he belongs
Other holder and greater men have marked
out policies and fashioned platforms Sey-
Inour psssiyely accepted them. and made fine
speeches in their fiver. His easy. plant. and
submissive nature is strikingly shown in his
acceptance Of bis recen, Hon:ination. Every
school boy of average intelligence knows that
Eir Seymour vas tine exponent of what IS call
ed the bOud-holdeTs' financial policy. as OPP
posed 10 that Of Mr. PendletOn. The finan.
cal views OF these two men were regarded by
Democrats, by everybody, as entirely antag-
onisi &c sad irrccpncilaLle. Yet the Pendle-
i1n policy IL put bodily into the platform.
and Mr. SeymOur accepts IL. He would &C
cept with equal facility the suffrage views of
Chase, the confsicatlon doctrines of Stevens
the rAdicalism of Sumner. or the copperhead-
ism Of Vallsndighsm, if endorsed BY a DEM
Ucratic convention. 1t is this very absence
Of any positive element which will enable
lin to unite the Democratic party, Tor each
fiction will think lie will reflect its views.
Seymour statesman The idea moves 10
Tnirth. Polished manners, graceful speech
and rentleTnauly culture are very pleasant
and desirable things. but they are not states
InanshiP. Craftsmanship is a quality of ia
higher and nobler natnre. 1t is good sens
applied to governmental affairs. IL is pracii
cal political wisdom. 1t knows the motive
which mo man. IL believes ia the powe
OF moral prin iple. II recognizes and revere
the eternal laws If Justice and Right.
Politics 70 the counterfeit of stafesmanshiu
HOratio Seymour is politician. Politicians
like him. believed years ago, that the agita
tion of the slavery question should be stop
ped statesmen knew the sentiment which
iInpclied ii was rcsistl,4s as the will of God
Politicians, like him. q allied before Tie gath
ering storm of rebellion statesmen stno,
.Ftct and hreasie. it. Politicians, with hin
cir mead, gather,d at Chicago ia CA ant
= I..:Die,l The war failure statesmen wer
steuing io The thunder of exulting
ann, 'cinS that "ATLASTA Is Ours. AM
gILT WON :" In the work of recOnsiruc
u. = litrciaH ''daub with untempered NOR
= statesmen build with cement lastins
> lie rock Politics clings TO shifting expe
d u's: craftsmanship anchors to eternal prin'
c al stands forever firm.
HoratIo Sey mour's long life presents al
mt roken record Of respectable ability. dig
nifird hy no act Of craftsmanship. enriched
by no glow Of Mus.
But there Is a man, foremost in the eve o
tie world to day-a mas silent and sagaciou.
"a man who has "done the State some ser.
vice"-a man loving peace. vet {. rrible anc
triumphant in war-a man with unerring
judgmr Mt Of men. with great and statesman
like qualities. His name is U. s. GRANT =
1t is fortunate that he will be the next Presi
dent OF the United States.