The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-12-01
A GRAIN OF WHEAT IN A BUSH
Ell OF CHAFF.

No man was ever so ignorant of farm
ing as to suppose that crops of wheat
producing one grain of that cereal to a
bushel OF chaf would be good husban-
dry. 10 produce turnips at an expense
of Eve dollars the turnip would be sue
cessful farming in comparison. Never
theless, we have some political agricul-
turists who think this sort OF business is
Splendid in political fields. and they pro-
pose to themselves to have it adopted as
a national plan.
10 drop the figure, we are to have
revenuessreform Republicans unite with
free trade Democrats, and form a party
ON this issue, which is declared, by these
proposing to engineer the movement, to
be ''the only issue Of any practical inn
pcrtance the only live issue" now be-
fore the American people. II this de
claratlon be true, Or If those who make
it believe it to be true, and actually
think other issues are immaterial, there
is no need OF any new organization what
ever. The Democratic party fills the
bill. For though it Is true that the par
ty is not entirely harmonious on this
question, it is sufficiently so for all prac-
| teal purposes. and it will make any
required profession in that matter, if
thereby it can break CD the Republican
party. But this would not Go. The
Democratic party is SO odious to a great
| majority Of the American people, be-
cause of its past record, and Gifts opinion
on other than tariff questions, that it can
not gain control Of public affairs, except
by cheating the nation.
Agd this cheating-of the nation is just
the programme that is contemplated. La
the name of revenue reform, the govern
ment would be put in the hands CT the
Democratic party. Is there anybody YER
dant enough to suppose that the compar-
atively few revenue reform Republicans,
as they call themselves, would be able to
control Democratic policies in other re-
spects? They woald not even be able to
control the party in this respect; and, In
stead Of revenue reform, we should very
soon have revenue ruin.
But admitting, for the sake of the ar
gument, that we should have revenue
reform so far, well. We make no OBJ
lection 10 that But we object to reve-
nue. reform, coupled With Democratic
policies. We object to the ideas Of the
OF the Democratic party upon the sub
l,JSN
Of paying the public debt with promises
to pay. ;, 1t is commercially dishonest and
nationally dishonorable. We object to
their wholesale opposition TO National
Banks, maintaining that their policy
herein, being the wildcat" policy, is
for the sole benefit Of rogues, aud would
inevitably be intellectually disastrous to
the country. We object most earnestly
| TO 10 Il ! J..
de7cutly believing that Reputation is ct
the bottom Of it, and would become the
avowed policy Of the party. and that nc
policy could be more expensive to the
American people, or more dangerous to
the republic. We object to their extrava
gance and corruption, as shown by the
enormous expenditures and burdensome
| taxation OF every municipal government
IN the country OF which they have con
troll. We object to the general ideas OF
the party, as being hostile to progress,
inimical to the best development and civ
| iiiIation Ct nlan, opposed TO genuine
democracy, and antagonistic to the cause
Of freedom, as understood by the best
writer's ana thinkers OF the age. We
! object to putting the government in the
!. control Of men in whose creed secession
! iEUl-i Tue Union Is n0t ClonIef 2nG urea
! son net crime. We object to a party
having control Of the pensions Of widows
and soldiers OF the Union which saw 10
merit in fighting and dying FOR .he Union.
These evils would be into.erable. Reve-
nue. reform, coupled with them, would
be Of no value whatever. A man q a
single virtue and thousand crimes is so
nearly wholly detestabls that the shade
OF difference IS rot worth taking into
/ account. A political party with single
! good prideiple, and al the rest Unjust,
unwise, unpatriotic, and dangerous, has
30 claim whatever to the favorable con-
| sideration Of an intelligent people. 4
bushel CT chat, even though there be
therein single grain Of wheat, IS fiji only
80 be trodden under foot of men.-EU.
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