Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-09-27

pu Blic lands along the line 10 aid in the con.
structiUn OF Portland and SaltlLakc Railroad
They ralso want great deal of money in the
sh ape of appropriation by Congress for inter-
nal improvements in their State, and insist
upon the General Government entering upon
p rejects which Democrats in This eiagter
have; been in the habit OF coudemning.---
Their principles, are regulated by their inter
csts, and the wants of the party in any given
locality The attempt To bring back a union
on the Ohio platform has bren miserable
failure, and the result must be to still further
weaken an organization that had no strength
TO apaBe-
PARTY REsPoNsIBIlITY.-The Republican
party Is responsible Tor those measures
and acts which il endorses or defends
To held II accSsntable for everyaci OF Its
servants is To condemn a community for ev-
every transgression Of the Law. No code
OF laws can make men honest no organiza-
tion can lie entirely free from rascIliiy.-
Laws can RESTRAIN the disorderly and punish
dishonesty VIXEN found. Beyond this, Meth
er Inv nor organization can be justly held re-
sponsihle for the shortcomings of those who
are dishon, silly inclined. Human judgment is
often. in error; confidence, appapntly well
foun ded is abused men who hold good rep
taions fail; the trusted turn out rascals. This
has been SO from the foundation of time and
Will, in all probability, continue TO the cod
T he best We can hope for is that had men, rs
soon rs known, shall he driven GoIn power ;
thar questionable public measures shall be de-
nounced that good men shall be selected tO
| light the wrong done and that sharp watch
| be kept upon those who ure Tor the time being
ca He'd tor present and protect the peoples
Interests. The rurest individual that ever
| lived has made mistakes has reposed con-
| fidrncc in unworthy men. To expect other.
wise is 10 look for perfection in human nature.
| The best party that can he Organized by the
" isdom, intelligence, aud patriotism of the
IL alton will at times Lu led into the support of
men who will Prove unworthy of public con
| fiji ence. To endorse the act of these men
wO uld Le 10 transfer their iniquity TO the par
iy itself TO promptly repudiate them is TO
elevate the party abOye rpruach 0r censurc
w should draw brond line between the bad
faith of a servant and the good intentions Ol
his master. Tha Republican party has had
It's iaiihlcss servants. hut in no case has ii at
TEN pttd 10 shield thtm from the punishment
they earned. AS soon ns discovered the party
has repudialcd them, and entered before the
people lis arntst protest against their acts
The record of every II publican Stale conven-
iiun gives evidence OF II sterling morality
among the masses Of the people Never in it,
history has lis standards of public integrity
stood as high rs il does to-day. 1t demands
honest men for public positions and Is deter
mined to have them. No measure, no net, nC
character can hope TO be whitew ashed by The
Republican paury. Both man and measure
must stand upon their meris. II they arc
just and true, the party Will be quick 10 sup
por, and advocate them IL unjust and dshon
csl they will be consigned 10 oblivion. We
have faith in party that stands guard oyei
the actions of its servants that is ready tc
r, pudiatc whatever Is wrong; that is indie
pendent enough to exact from its lea lers The
highest qualities of personal character ant
official integrity. The Republic can never b,
in danger when 80 true and loyal a power
guides the administration OF its ail.irs.
A Shreveport SIP, cial to The PcoyVne ON lh
23rd says the yellow fever there has not abaed
The weather is extremely uninyorable, chill.
and damp. The cnsts all look unlayorable
The number of new cases IN the hcurI OF th
city are few, because all persons susccpli
ble of the disease have fallen victims TO it. l
is spreading In the suburbs.
Lust nigh, there were two young chldreI
u the headquarters OF the Howard Associa
lion without father mother or other relatives
all having died. Many similar instances cal
be mentioned.
The Steamer Gkidi0id arrived from New Or
leans on The 23nd There are over one hund
red cur loads of freight here Tor West Point
! Nothing can he moved now.
LATER.-The epidemic Is on the increase
Twenty intermcns up TO p NJ, and mum
bcr of deaths reported since, among them DIR
| Wise.
The number of new cases t0 day cxoeds
that OF amy previous day. Many who have
considered themselves exempt are being at
tackled. The colored population Is heeonlinss
alarmed There were four among the inter.
mcnts TO day and ,iehl colorcd casts were re-
| ported 10 the llUwnrds tonight, all in one
house.
THE POLAnIs.
| Arrivals of survivors.
T,iJuae cable speciul from Dundee, Scot
land, of The l7lh says
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