The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-04-11

ner, Trumbull, Greeley. Shurz, ana otners,
could not shield them from just rebuke when
they began to employ their talents In the en-
deavor to destroy the party which they had
formerly served. They have only succeeded
IN destroying the confidence OF the pubic in
their sagacity, il not in their integrity, while
failing entirely to impress their prejudlces and
misstatements upon the public mind. Treason
to the party that had trusted and honored them,
like treason to the country that has conferred
the inestimable privileges OF American citizen
ship, has again been rebuked go that its bane-
ful example IS not likely TO be repeated Thus
all the prominent disorganizers have virtually
closed their political career and political use
fulness. and can hereafter appear only as indi.
vidual disturbers OF the public peace.
". Among the other important lessons
taught by the late campaign is the increasing
power OF the local press and the diminution of
OF the influence of the metropolitan and self
styled independent press Of the country. Some
OF these great journals have treated the coun-
try Iress with insufferable insolence. Emanci-
pating themselves from the control Of honor,
justice, gratitude, or patriotism, they have In
augurated diabolical reign Of inquity, con-
spicuous only for selfshness and unrelability,
and have endeavored to mask their immortality
under the name of independence" In some
sense these joul nails are independent-inde-
pendent in their ;reachery, injustice, and ma
lignity; independent in their hbels OF every
Government officer, no matter how pure his
motives or how earnest his endeavors to serve
the government and people. They seem to
have laid down as one Of the maxims govern
ing their conduct that no Government officer,
from the President down to the humblest mes
senger, has any rights which they are bound to
respect and that 1t is their duty to pursue
every one to his inmost family relations with
espionage and denuncation. The local press.
although possessing but limited means to give
variety to it's columns or to afford such an ex-
tenslve quantity of reading matter, has had in
finltely more influence upon the people OF the
United States than this sef-styled independent
press. The conductor Of the village paper,
living among the community. and being well
known to all its inhabitants, feels himself re-
sponsble for what he may utter in his editorial
columns, and. therefore, his utterances carry
with them guarantee that what is therein
stated is substantially true. We fully believe
that no other interest IN the United States has
grown more largely during the late campaign
than the local press, whose power and influence
will henceforth be better appreciated and re-
spected
V. The people also approved the principles
enunciated in the Philadelphia platform, and
particularly those which pledged the party to
protect the country against the encroachlng in
fluences of selfish monopohes. Among these
measures are l. The continuation Of the pay
ment of the public debt, and Of the conversion
OF our SIX per cent bonds into others bearing
lower rate Of interest. 2. Economy and in
tegrity in tie management of expenditures, and
care IN the selection Of Government officers
8. Measures for perfectiny system Of nation
al education. 30 that the abnormal condition OF
the South may be improved; and national in
dustrlal schools established. SO that our artisans
may, by greater skill aud mental power be en-
abled to compete with the world In productions,
notwithstanding that they receive three times
the amount of wages paid to the workingmen
in other parts Of the world 4. The breaking
up OF the telegraph monopoly and the substl-
tuition of cheap telegraphy, 30 that the facilities
for the rapid transnlsson OF messages shall bo
al the disposal Of the asses, and IN time vlr-
tuay supercede letter-writing for business
purposes. 8. The establishment of postal saw
ings banks 80 that persons Of small means
may be induced to deposit their savings with
tue Government, which ls always responsible,
! nd xuill Inv ba M Of a m "a
interest, induce all to practice, early in life.
lie, habits Of economy.
VI. The people, moreover have insisted,
with no equivocal voice, upon the speedy en-
largement Of our intercontinental channels Of
communication, for they need more commodous
highways for moving productions from one
section to another. Whether these highways
shall be by water or by rail is left to future de-
liberation but that measures shall speedily be
adopted to rescue the people from tue rapacity
of transportation companies is demand back ed
by universal puphc opinion that cannot be re-
sisted.
VII. The American tariff and economic sys-
tenn, subject to such improvements as expert
ence may suggest, has been adopted as the
policy OF the country. So strong is public
opinion in favor of raising the public revenue
by customs duties adjusted so az to shield
American manufactures from foreign competi-
ton, that we doubt whether any party will
again make opposition to this doctrine as a
political issue. The tariff, like the formerly
disputed questions Of river and harbor improve
ments. may be considered as Incorporated into
the permanent policy OF the country.
VIII. Public opinion also in sists upon the
enforcement Of that plank in the Philadelphia
platform which declares that the public domain
shall be set apart for actual settlers, and that
no further squandering OF our national sub
stance either by donation to private companies
or under pretext OF distribution among the
soldiers. which would constitute only an indi-
rect transfer into the hands of capitalists.
will henceforth be sanctioned. The Phila-
delphia platform says emphatically that this
should be the policy OF the party. and de-
parture therefrom would be violation of that
solemn pledge.