Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-17
PeRNoNALEsm.

From az editorial Of the Restliche Post,
leading German-raper, of which Senator
SchuIz is part proprietor, and Formerly ed
itor, we extract Che following;
The war is now ever, and the period of
hatred is forever closed. The problems Of
the future are hidden. The reelection Of
Grant gives our political life new charac-
ter, and the American people have made a
new road TO personal government. We
have BOW but one organized political party,
and that is personal party. With this result
before Us, the question will not be Civil
Reform, high or low Tariff, but can tie
Republican institutions of this govern
ment be preserved? The clements of op-
position to the personal party win DOW
change, and it VIII take time, talents,
and patriotism to organize party which
means reform in earnest. II is possible
that the old leaders win make an effort to
organize the Democratic party, but it will
De an utter failure. A large number Of
Democrats viii in the future support Grant;
others, who have hope for the future, will
vote for those who believe in honesty as
the best policy for a free country. Perhaps
it is best that Grant has been re elected by
an overwhelming majority, for it will no
doubt drive out the best elements from that
personal party, and they viii come to US.
The time has gone by when we must follow
the leadership Of a man given us by &C
cident. Whatever the future may have in
store for US, we shall stand by the doctrine
Of universal liberty. We have lost the
battle, but the time may come when the
vctors viii regret their great victory. We
look to the fu4,Te VITA unboUnded con-
6dence.
We are pleased to see that this question
Of PewoHslism is attracting the attention
of the leading journals of the country. No
sensible man with patriotic impulses can sit
down and mediate upon the past, present
and fUtura of the United States without
coming 70 the conclusion that never in the
history Of the government was it so impor
tant az now to impress upon the popular
mind the old political sphorism-"MEA-
sUREs, NOT MEN" There are thou
sands here in Tennessee, and tens
of thousands in the Union who
believe that our future depends upon
the success or defeat Of some particular
individual. They forget that even here in
these United States we have had as great
men as We have nov, or can reasonably ex-
pect to have within The next score Of years.
Washington the first, the great, the i'm
mortal died, and still the government went
on successfully, gloriously. Jefferson and
Jackson lived and ruled, aye Teigned, and
died, and still the glory of the Republic
stone as bright as ever. Why? Because
virtue still remained Rilh the people; be
cause principle, now by word and reproach
with some, was the ruling passion. Every
voter felt that he had a direct
interest in the government, not from
the jobs it gave him, but from
the protection which legislation afforded
honest industry. Gen, Jackson in his let
ter to the Governor Of Indiana, ia response
to a resolution Of the Senate of that State
ia 1928, said:
"My views of constitutional power and
American policy were Imbibed Ia no small |
degree in the times and from the sages Of |
the revolution, and my experience has not |
disposed me to forget their lessons.
If cur politicians Of the present day
could say bali as much, we would have less
If hero worship, man worship, less of per
sonslism in politics, and more, far more Of
genuine craftsmanship.