The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-10
Character Above Party.

From the Pittsbnrg Banner .
+ In ssch a aGovernr6ent as ours, it is
Kof the highest iIupoffance 10 have leg
isiasors, rulers. ibdges, aud all public
ofi5era wifhont reproach-whose
Iicharacter vii bear the strictest scru-
MIhy. The Perasanency 81 our insti-
tusions and our national grow tn are
dependent, in a great measure, not
only on the respect for law which is
such Q striking peculiarity of the An
glo Saxon races but also ON the confi-
dence reposed in those who HIak and
execute the laws. Every thing in our
public men which tends to bring them
I into contempt, fszs xfso filo erect OF
weakening the civil authority aud de-
| moraIizlng the whole people. Inca
pacity. honesty. unihrnthiulness and
I iimmoraiifv uf every Kind in high
places. are ferrible in their Injurious
| Influences upon ilaffonat welt-b -beiiig
| Corruption among The fepl espniative
| OF HE beople nnrebdked an 4 dnpun-
fished, wifi In the end destroy the ma
fion itself. In the present condition
ef our national affFifs pifs q led char
acteP ON the part OF our rulers and
pfexislstors ID vastly more important
than all the pfeieniioiis Of parl .li',n -
/ IT'D liis grressat 0 apheasaI through
which We have passef for The last
twelve years, the d4teets and delill-
diencies Of many were OVERLOOKED,
/ III order that the Iiation might be
preserved, aud that the .restilts 0f, the
waf might be aecuref hey ond all per-
Aaventaire!. u These great ends have
been reached, and It Is no ION ger poss-
|ibie fofpafiiateo peeiiixtfons OF 'ihmor-
ATTY III phbtic fife, under the plea that
we are passing through, n crisis, in
which the YER existehce of our RE-
publican iIssfitutiOas .is endangered.
The war lie. over, and every true
American -tosd4y feJ6ices that the
Immense treasures were hot spent in
vain. and that three hiindfAsi Thousand
OF ouf l6yal and noble Sofish did not
yield iifSi their lives 10 nd a purpose.
All tislf for VI lieif they sfotighti and
iated, ms beesa -aftAineit. 'soa iaf as. the
eiiaetd3eHfB 6f iaa cAni do IL. The
worst iaEratithde which We can man.
itest towards their memories, win be
10 tolerate incompeiencyi and dishon-
esty among our rulers and legis-
latOsa lInh theseO we only include
not s0nlyt our national executive sand
and legislators, but also ont. State aud
npnicipal eficers.s y The Wllole coun-
try. suffered from the Tweed reign in
NewsY ork. as it1iow blnshes with
shame at the revelations OF the Credit
Mobilier rihEestigatiensl and tisefcOr-
ruption in the legislator of Kansas,
and of several other lSfatesso faaiili-
tyfwith crimesisi dangerous !; iki grad
-uaIly deadens NE esconseeiRcela and pre-
psrea the way nfor all manner ofseyit.
The daiiydreporfs of dishonesty. and
falet hood, On tia part Ofith0se hitheFtO
honored Aaa respected, sfnnst hend sf0
degrade the peopln lnfhefnselves, lnnless
they aresaRoused,e before il isafoo late,
TO casts1R these u Whn shayei Eabused
theiE eoufidence, aRfle de eodemand of
paEty 0rgaRizatioBs sReniioRiwh0m no
breath sok ssnspicions festss land who
ere fitted 10 for fhei Ifesp0RsibiiifiesitO
which they aHas eaileaimIo03K : 92ii
d5The tpatrios and the Christ ian sm1st
not remain Inactive spec tatOrs. There
10 enough of li,liehigeRee and fyigtue
aHaoBg the "A america people to o0rgecf
eyery publiesabuse.aa aildisO ehirl1 from
power every man OF lfarniehed repiltas
ton, il thoropghis y afO Onsef18 and pRop-
erlss direeteda ri We. s,nnst lcease ilBo
laash at the otiicks of politicians Gas
capital jokesbp Rriberysg pefjury and
corruption lRIpubli1 omelA mtrst mo
longer be- regarded ,aasst offences qof
small amaguitades sor as an iudespen4
sible accompanisBept,Ie political suc-
cess. NotonlYoiH. our. sHaalacter as "a
people at stake bat also 0uryery ma
tionsl existaRle4- Thepld storylabout
the growth OF luxuryl aud corruption
al0bg, fWlth the oincrease, OF inaaional
power and wealth, ,is, " orthyrof being
revived although long eeonfinedI to
to the declamatiuns of College UNDER
graduates, siijn suoiaaT9 gaIpIl