Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-06-04
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II any IseFnphcAn IN IOWA can GiSe
nocler aud more comprehensive reason for
,he faith that is in hin, or can prescribe =
sAser. better manler rule Of political couduc,
fos press and party than those which are
smhv.hed in The following paragraphs from
from the Fdirkeld Ledger, W would like to
sake his aequsio.arce and become his
jseSiple:
TIE reason We love the Republican
party is because We believe lis principles
are hose Of right, justice and Humanity, and
that it is made up Of intelligent, thanking
ner. who believe in principles, nct men
sha, j, is composed Of those who have The
,aanlinrsss to do what is right. and The
courage 10 conismn wrong, wherever and
w whomsoever committed.
We b. heve hat the only wav il is possible
fer the Republican party 10 continaeto be the
Yelling party in the nation. is FORTS rsprescn-
sa,ivss in the press ard in the forum TO be
ready .. ali times TO dcnource I'll wrongs BY
~homsoever Committed, and 10 review and
eri;icise. in fair manly, right spirit. any and
oil sets Of The Administration and Of those
she have been chosen 70 high Offices Of trust
AMI re spcnsioility in the raYty--our timid
and awning brethren Q. the press TO tie cons
sary Notwithstanding"
We are afraid ,ha, this readiness TO de-
Do, ice ell wrongs BY ~homsoever commit
tea" and TO criticize in any manner the acts
Of their own party friends. is just VIA, 10
hacking in many proiessedly Republican pa
SIRE. il Iowa e. vel, ~ else where. This is
due in ,be case Of sou,e OF them, to the fact
,ha they have no principles which they prize
~ respect We're il not that the Republi>
can rarsy Is pos ertal party, and able to
assist them BY the besic~Al Of its e:hces or
patronage, it woela be matter Of supreme
Indifference to journals OF Tin class whether
they advocate, il. principle or those Of its
opponents. As It is. With lev Of them il re
suires The most un:,r;ng wa,chfalness, over
tongue and pen, to preveAt the expression OF
sentiments. .hc ~ verse Of Republican. They
are ever silsa, in The crisis OF the battle,
when truth requires the bodies, u,irrance. ou
theirs il the loudess note in the peans which
proclaim the rictory.
There is ano.her and naeA larger c.ass Of
journals whose sympaihies and feelings are
senriaely Republican and even radical;
who are oatspoken enough, when denoun,
cling the enemies Of the party. but who are
excessively cautious and ,imid when dealing
With abuses within their own organization.
With them, criticism Of The polics measures
ssappoinsnents ofa Republican adminis,r~-
sion i giving aid and comfort 10 the enemy,
end the emphatic condemnation OF eorrup-
t;cn and wrong within the party, tie mos; in-
iudicious folly. They are thss led many
times to pass, with What they regard a.
dscree,, bu. which is really a cowardly ST.
.~ncs. transactions which are alike condemns
"a By their judgement, and conscience,
Nor are selfish considerations, entirely With
eui weigh. With many papers Who honestly
s.nre TO DO, and as they ioidiy imagine do
their whole dat,. So apparent is Ills in
particular cases, that We have thought some
,ir,es TIA, tie most effecsual way to tone
down . rAmpsn,ly radical editor, is to give
him post oisice or some other petty appoint
ment suder tho government. The largest
however should be extended To
editors thns situated. Their chains are not
- apparent TO themselves - 70 others.
In view Of all these mistakes and shcrl
eon,ings We heartily wish that every Repnbli-
oar editor in Iowa would ponder well and
aAope he creed contained in the above para
rraphs for the Ledger. A. it truly says, j.
sosld make the party Of right, inyincible
md would add Immensely 70 the usefulness
md s.lf respect ofthe Preas Of Iowa.