Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-12-15
Wanted q Statesman

eember, discusses the present political
situation of the country. intimating that
more liberal supply Of statesmen intro,iuo-
81 INTO our politics would he Of great adj
vantage to the country. lie no where
says there is scarcity Of statesmen, but
the trouble is. this class of our fellow
eountrymen find their occupation gone. in
the opinion Of the writer. This i no
doubt too true. but who j. To blame. or
who will. and who must apply the remedy :
With our too frequent elections. and the
too prevalent notion that We must always
be changing our rulers aud lawmakers.
what else should he expected: Among
the evils Of the land i the doctrine Of
turns. and also to the ''yictors belong the
>poils." clear down 10 the last penny 5
worth Of official patronage. Til, last
would not be 80 bad. were Il not that "a
many fight their political battles. never
dreaming Of principle all the while. but
with their eyes fixed on some office. The
people themselves are Ia blame IL states
men do not occupy the highest places in
the state and nation. In their hands is
the remedy. and the sooner they apply II
the better for the country.
We saw the voters are to he blamed and
the facts of history support this statement.
II som. person who ha- qualified him
self by study. and wide experience. should
for once breach doctrines on any one OF
the live questions Of the day. not quite in
accord with the motions Of the public. and
that public has had but half the orporiu-
nifty % judge. or TO be prepared 20 judge.
% what is the >fatc-maulikc view ~ II.
the upstart will be Killed 10y an over
whslming public opinion But few men
| have the nerve Ia alwa y- act rp t" their
| honest CONVICTIONS. for fear OF this ciicF-
vc,cencc of the public. which /. a. ficAle
on some subjects. and at some times. a.
the WIND.
For tear that many ui uur readers. Will
not At once agree WITH ~. ia this condcfn-
nation of ha-'y ruhlic opinion. ami ot
wrong public ac..nn. let u. cite ihr,n to
I
pubic oiiic,.'s Are the be-, men AWAY,
selected I" represent them ia the Icsisla-
iur": II good man ha- ones been So
/ lrct"1 aud h- cNinc,- an apiiiul. f,r The
I work entrusted Ia him. aud learns well {.
| he returned. - nf orr C"u@.,.- -tncn. and
80 81 our Guvcru"r-. 4" com" ur-ar~r
Z home and 20 show rs small matters. What
Z the rule T.. clear up through the whole
I 10 onr citizens. a. a general thing tins;
\ their town business a., II lhr people can
/ ~ aroused /" AIT wisely IN these small
matters, which affect d,r"rfly their ever,
4 highest talent. and the most acruinpl .he,
men in III. land. shall till the highest IL
hce-: men that shall not only know TIA.
/ wan, Of III" country hut shall have ID,
] courage To- ac, up t" their own con,i.~
/ tiou-. But Ia some extracts :-
W. hay" great many politician, In thi.
I country. perhaps many A. the "ounir,
I requires. should not wi.h &" Ak for 9
/ larger supply II fhesr bui thor, j. 4 " III,
2
statesman. 4 politician. Tor example. j. Z
D tn. statesman thinks ~ ihc next g"n@ri
iiou n" politician thinks 81 the -uccc>'
81 The party. the -tat-aman II tn" good 81
(. hi country. The politician wishes tu carry
hi. or that mra>lrr Tie statesman iu e
/ tahli-h ihi- or the other principle FINALLY
I IA" Statesman wishes 10 sesr while Ia,
I politician j. contcnle'i to drlr.
The difficulty about politician. no mat.
I ter hoW honrsi or wcli-int-utionci h. mas
/ be- Is ALWAYS this that the matteroi absolute
7 Importance ia his mind, To which every
thing else must yield, J. To carry the next
/ election for hts party. II ynu >ay % him
Here j. a great work 10 Ac done. aud npw
{ j. HE time IN do IL Here j. the great
measure for the hour" he replies Matt
little. We will take hold ~ that here.
amer but now We must not run the risk ol
putting the country into the hands NJ our
! oppoucnt--we must conrcdc little. b.
and-hy. we shall BE- able To do what Nc
want But that by-and-5y never comes.
statesman. no doubt, recognizes al
/ ways, and ought 10 recognize. wat j.
practicable and what i not. H. is not "a
t.y to put into immediate practice every
good thing. II is prophet, duty to
speak the whole truth. whether men bear
1 or forbear. bat "a statesman. who deal,
I not with bar, principles, but with pruci-
| pies embodied In institutions, must not
urge them till the time appears ripe God
I did not send his beloved son into the
/ world I'LL the fullurs> OF TIC time was come.
~olon. being asked II he had given the
I Aihenlan> The best possible laws. answer
ed. No. but tile best they could bear. .
Moses did the same lie alloA cd certain
margin - absolute justice. for the hard
D /. .a..t.- 4.
ship. But the statesman newer relinqui>h-
! e. his ideas, never ceases Ia work for hi.
principles. though he sometimes has to
wait. He j. like Goeihe'- star. without
haste, but without rest"
The statesman values PRINCIPLES more
| than measures. and measures more than
party. | am afraid that the politician re-
verses this rule. Valuin. his party most
measures next. aud principles lca-i. But
the chief difference between the statesman
and politician is. that one steers. arI the
I other drifts Abraham Lincoln began rs a
politician. hut ended NJ statesman. He
was 50 mou.>t. that he did not venture
I for long time. TO pat his hand on the
4 helm OF state. lie fell into the common
| deluson. OF supposiny that men Ia the
routine of a business understand their own
7 business better than AL outsider: 50 he
( surrounded himself with old, experienced
/ public men, and he expected them 10 tell
him what 10 do. Aftcr 4 while. he found
they did not know what WAS wanted As
well as he did; and SO he put his hand on
the rudder, and the ship of state soon felt
that it had master Before the end OF
his first term, all the power OF the country
came easily and naturally into his hands
the politician had grown into a statesman
Ii i the quality oil statesman to fore
see coming events; tor he believe, IN prin-
ciples, and principles are the prophets OF
the future The politician only sees what
is under his nose, and knows no way OF
judging Of the future but by the past
What has been will be, he says. He is
very nearsighted; and no optician has ever
invented pair OF spectacles which will
enable him to see what is coming year