The Lincoln County herald., 1871-01-19
TERr;s or ADVER Using.
THE LATE CANVASS.

THE LATE CANVASS.
The political contest through which
we have just passed has awakebe msch
interest throughout the country, and its
lessons arc such as will 60 far to strength.
en- confidence in appeals directly and
rcsolutely made TO the people in matters
Of great concern. Finding It's initial
point in the demand Of peace, conteun.
plating the advantage Of united effort ID
building up a thrifty domestic economy,
transcending the ordinary guidance and
manipulation Of party control, it has de-
monstrated how feeble is mere political
organization when it ceases to be repre-
sentative Of the general mind, and how
superior are the aspirations Of the masses
so the fettered antaaonism in which pub
lie opinion is SO commonly constrained
to make itself manifest. Strongly defined
differences mo ID them'eves promptly
into partisan opposition, and thus gener.
ate appropriate modes Of determining
their relative asccndancy. But the at
tempt, when that end has been achieved,
to retain the form whilst ignoring the
substance, still less o lalsify the faith in
the very sign of its culmnaton, will
never Impose upon the intelligence Of tho
people.
SOMETHING ABOUT PARTIES.
Oorganized parties to be serviceable
adjuncts of administration must possess
u vitality commensurate with the public
life, must conform TO growths Of educated
thought, must be responsive to the pulse
Of new generations otherwise they will
vainly strive against dccadence and disin.
tegration They may assure to them
selves continued support if they go
forward; they die if they stand still or
retreat. Men of forecast build the future
out of the present; only the passionate
and the prcjudiced seek to educe it from
the past. Thus, too, it often happens
that an assimilation Of old divisions is
the most signal evidence that new de-
partures are at hand. and that patriotism
will deserve best of the age which can
contribute most to shape such concurrent
sentiment into tho widest policies of
healthrul progress. Fortunately a rapid
development Of individualism has char.
acterized this era of good feeling in our
own midst, and will 60 far to impress q
TecE iIc, puteE hcthou, "oIc cA'
alted purpose on tie politics Of the here.
after. The presence Of single domi.
nant, all.subdu,ng issue is apt to make
partisans slavish and tyrannical; its
passing away to leave them intoler.
ant, stIcklers for regularity, 10th to part
with any vestige Of the machinery Of
power. If we have escaped that great
danger; if it can be said with truth that
there is more independence of opin-
ion in Missouri to day than in any
other state Of this Union If We claim
to pioneer the ways whereby selfgovcrn-
ment may be lifted up from servility,
spoiation, ncpotism, and directed into
noble social uses, let US be thankful for
our opportunity, aud not permit it to
pass unimproved.
NO THIRD PARTY YET.
Senators aud Representatives 1t is
not within my province or intention to
, urge upon you the abandonment Of any
, organization with which you may be
} affiliated, whether Republican or Demo.
cratic far less i, it in my thought to
advocate here the 70, nation of any new
, political combinations, or third party.
= TO the aftertime belong its own children !;
nor are the portents of strange birth
yet upon US. But relying upon the man
fold evidences which have been given
that our constituents wish US to address
our energies to something worthier than
,, battling the dead issues of buried dc =
, cade; confident that a brief term of Off .
4 cial life exclusively devoted to calm sur
vey of what is nsedful in law, essential
in reform, wise in imitation, practical in
/ accomplishment, will best answer that
. expectation and assured if it shall
/ transplrc that VIC have forgotten tho Bit
. terness of former ieud in good works for
the people and have sunk se'f seeking in
r. a systematic effort to establish better
q precedeuts Of public service, We shall bN
h considered to have only done our duty. |
n invite you, if you have ut heart the best
!. interests Of this great state, to the most
W cordial cooperation. And may God in
a his Providence help US all to the best en-
! deavor.