The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-09-02

club OF that place by a score Of As to SO.
Our neighbor, o. r. Luud, has fine stock OF
jewelry on hand, which Is increased constantly.
lie has also filled up one sdes Of his store With
tobacco and cigars the finest quality Of which
he intends to keep always on hand. Lund il
very popular, and keeps the best .fre cent cigars
in tho state.
In the future, the citizens of Msrseilles and
vicinity will find the largest and best assorted
stock OF ready made clothing in the place at Il.
Iowle's, Main st. CHI PHI.
MR.. EDIToR.-For long time, even ever sinee
the Declaration OF Independence Of the Ameri.
can colonies, there have existed two political
parties in this Countrywide democratic republi.
can party and the federal party. Both these par.
ties were made up" of high.minded, honorable
and patriotic men. Thomas Jefferson and Sam.
uel Adams stood at the head of these parties.
Consequently. during the period between the first
election of George Washington to tho presidency
aud the first Lincoln campaign, Whenever can.
didate was presented for the presidency, or any
high and responsible Office. the first and main in.
quiry in both parties was: is he honest aud ca>
pablo" It 10 true that local interests and SEC
tional ejudioes sometimes bred serious quar-
rels between individuals, and excited sections.
| still the man question In both parties was a.
above. Wherefore. from the election Of our first
president. who belonged TO neither Of these par
ties,) TO the election OF honest "Old Abe" We
we're blessed, with one or two exceptions with
high'mioded, patriotic presidents; such as JET.
ferson, Madison, Munroe, Jackson. &c. So with
nj md tS,s nrk
length time came when the federal party, high.
minded and honorable as it was, was forced to
| succumb to the superior strength and virtue of
the democratic party. Then appeared the whig
party. This party differed but little from its
Industrious parent, and retained considerable OF
the honor and capacity Of both OF the original
partie. But this party was also compelled 10
give way to the Interchangeable zane of the dem.
ocratic party. The late members Of this party
now took sides according 10 natural iucluations;
the honest and the patriotic going to tho demo.
cratic party. and the others taking . new name
and starting new party. Whst the Arst name
OF the opposition was. after the disbandment Of
the whig party, We don't distinctly remember.
II might have been the kuow.nothing, the ma.
tionai republican, the abolition any one Of the
twenty other names which thew have assumed.
BE :hi: rs it may, they have finally stolen and
settled down upon the name Republican Par.
IT," Consequently the political parties now OF.
listing here are commonly known as the dsmoora-
tic party and the republican party. Yet any
man with half an eye can see that the present
parties are the legitimate descendants Of the
original parties,-the democratic, republican and
the old federal parties. But, alas in these mod.
ern times change seema to come over tho dreams
OF our politicians. Now when man is present.
ed 40 candidate for presidential or other high
ofice our reconstructed caucuses, forgetting the
main question Of our old fogy.fathers, ask, will
he stand square on our party platform; will he
indorse every plank in it, the murderous tink.
erings of tho constitution Of our fathers lnisger
amendments and all ?" II the answer 10 yss, hs
will be nominated. But should tho snswer Be
no, he will "be dropped like hot potato" I'VE
regret to say this il too often the case In both
political parties)
In consequence of this new departure from the
doctrines aud practice Of our revolutionary faith
ere, the election of all our officers, from the presi.
dent Of these tdis) United States down to town
constable, depends upon Switch party does he
belongs TOP"
The worst feature of this new departure from
the politics Of tho fathers il, that our judicial
system. which they intended should be kent
aloot from party politics, is equally with the
other two departments Of our government in.
volved in the present reconstructed vhirl.pool
of party politics Now, nv the maneu verinr Of
a corrupt president and the enactments Of a ve.
nal congress, our Supreme court can be made 10
decide any Law OF congress constitutional. the
CONSTITUTION of the fathers to the contrary
notwithstanding. Az with the supreme, 40 with
the inferior courts. Hence We have NO omar.
snty Of justice in any Of our courts. II the
judge has been elected by republican voters his
rulings will depend more or less upon whether
your opponent IL n republican or a dem orat.
and o'ee oerM. Should the parties happen to DO
both republicans or both democrats, the rulings
may be impartial. In this fix the verdict viii
depend upon the politics Of the jury. Should
;ne Jury DC a., OF one political party, the party
will We sure Of u verdict Should the ;urv be.
long In partto both political par.ies the probs.
eility IL that they will disagree, or chang a
the phrase is. Following the example Of the
! present administration Of our government, q