Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1871-10-05
Political.

A~~oS VIVA W. PAOAAoAAS~ WV 0"AA
for = Republican County Conven ton,
10 be held at the Court House in Austin
on Tuesday the 24th day Of the pres
ent month, at 2 o'clock p. IN. The
committee have acted wisely in giving
notice Of the convention so long in ad-
vance Of its sitting. There is nothing
more deplorable in politics than an at
tempt to nominate officers under cir
cumstanccs, predetermined, with a
view to prevent any general participa-
tion in that work by thd people. In
giving fully four weeks notice, the
committee say, most emphatiea'ly
"Let oil the people hear and attend"
1t is highly essential that there should
DO entire harmony Of action in the
4apks Of the party. We cannot afford
to let personal differences divide the
party strength. All are supposed to
be sctuated by right motives. None
are infallible. Each is liable to err.
IF abuses exist, let US correct them, but
let Us do it in the genuine spirit of re-
form. A war inaugurated in defense
Of principle, should he wased with
vigor, uatil the right is fully vindica-
ted, and until the party offending,
capitulates, and offers satisfactory
indemnity; but it should never be
permitted to degenerate into q means
Of perpetuatinG some personal ill-feel.
ing which the strife may have genera
ted. Victors are bound to be just, and
they have the priri2ege Of being mag
unanimous. 1t is their duty to see that
offenders pay the strict penalty oftheir
evil doing, while 1t the same time, a
general amnesty is extended to all who
may have been aiders and abettors,
without any criminal knowledge or in
tcntion. The latter may be reformed
and made good citizens, while the form.
er, weighed down by the incumbus of
their own guilt, and the judgment Of
the law, or it may be, by the more
depressing influence Of an indignant
public opinion, seldom regain, even
their own self respect, much less their
good name and former standing as citi
Gems Of an intelligent and virtuous com.
munity. Every successful revolution
in the affairs Of any state or community,
devolves upon its projectors the onus
Of recognizing and controlling the
government, and makes them response,
Die for its success. This is right. The
vanquished party however where the
question is one Of political reform main.
ly-seldom concedc this. They choose
rather to represent themselves as being
prosecuted, because they are in the
misunderstanding from public view
the real cause Of their weakness-and
10 advocate the advancement of middle
men, .or such rs have identified them
selves @Iih neither class, hoping there
by-if not entirely to defeat-at lcas
to greatly impair the efficiency CT tn
new government This is What ma.
PC called political tactics, and it shoule
never be accepted as the manifestation
efa disintcrested and genuine desire t.
promote the public good; neithe
should it create any sympathy what
ever, for any movement which is not
natural and proper result Of the newt.
established condition Of things. r
reorganize a government with officer
chosen from the ranks Of those via
fought against any change, would be t
zc.rcvolutionizc, and make the last condj
tion worse than the first; while to cleo
men to ofticill stations, who are so in
different, and undecided, that they tax
no positive ground as between the re'
pcctive parties, would bc-if not t
completely surrender everything whic
had been gained by tho revolution
at least TO confess an utter inability I
properly esnscrve the legitimate fruit
Of the struggle. Harmony purchase
at such 4 price WOULD be too dear. W
expect, therefore, that tic PEOPLE, COZ
pcious Of the strength WHICH they pc
sess, and Of the responsibility wAn
rests apa> t>e1 vi! &c: in such MAJ
yer rs to secure 70 themselves al! It