The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-04-19

rights, and Il u too often the case that he who
watches and secs, and warns the people Of
their danger. is regarded as an enthusiast. q
visionary; and the one who. with steaithy ap-
proaches and velvet gloves, is riveting their |
chain. while he pcur' words Of aa,tery in their |
ears. is looked upon as the wise who is /
serving his native land. Let 10. then, watch I
our Legislatures, our Congress. ana all who /
make or execute the laws. and sec that they I
remain our servants, aud do not. by silent yet l
constant aggression upon our rights. become /
our masters.
Another duty that the citiEcn owes to hi. I
county. is an earnest devotion to the truth and
the right. You will please to understand that
in the theory which I advocate, there is no
such thing ss blind devotion to any set Of
men, or any Sc, Of political principles; but, on
the contrary. a total disregard Of party ties
and party claims where they come in conflict
with the truth. But what IL the truthg who
shall authoritativeiy present suy system, and
say this is the true policy? That cannot be
done; and yet every man may arrive at con-
illusions which cannot swerve far from this
To this end he must be thinker-one who is
false, any system or any theory until he has. in
his own mental alembic, diecsted 1t, bringing
his own thoughts, his own experience, his own
powers of analyHation TO bear upon II until he
can demonstrate to his satisfaction what Is the
course that duty requires him to take. But
some may say, this course would be the destruc
tion of parties; this would obliteratc party lines
and mix in one confused mass men ofall shades
Of opinion. II 1t did break down the rule Of
party. It would accomplish work worthy Of
the devotion Of lifetime, for II ever the liber-
ties Of this country IRE destroyed, it will be by
party; II ever We are plunged into another frat
ricidal contest, it will be because men love
party better than truth. and devote themselves
to the perpetuatsn ofa power which rivcts fct-
| tcrs on their own limbs. The source Of all
contention in this government is party, and
there has never been q pure hearted statesman
known in public life In this country, I care not
what party he belonged to. (for I do not believe
purity and truth confined by party lines, }
who has not at some time thrown OF the tram
mes Of party, and condemned measures which
had been inauguratcd by the party TO which he
held allegiance. The noble intsllccts Of the
] -.
n,-,5
others, have at times shown their g. ..tian 20
honor; and in the present time We sce M. sam.
sinh, :; o...,.u 9. -,
viii. o..ss...,,- G
VIII. 49,, -. ~,.,,
=,
ot,I.ai. - 80, ,,,., - - =
,IIe,iopc. "a an. -, ,ho o,ho, % 81. .,
r,,,i.. o,,,. a.. :, ,,.,, -,
/ bu, I. Centralized and ao,,,n.a no. na,s,.,,..a
and ,-.,I .d H.. ..,..,, :,
do,,, .u, -. -. -, ,,-.
would r.o,;.. h., =, -, NJ,
uo-... CT.
ho,o,.d ,,,.ra Ii,
- .t,...,
., -
,,.,,.. - ,',;.- -,.,, 49,,
t,o,,.d hv .;,h., SIT ,.,a....s.,,
no wonid ,..,ie,a 81. -, .,a...,.'
vb,, h. h.I;.v.1 o. J.. ~. ii, .aa ~.
M. io,uo,.,r.,.d ,h.,.,, -, 1T.
has. Ln,. - go a., :, - .-.
xb,, ,,o..,,. ra. .,r...ist, III.
,h., -, -, -. ~, -.t.. ~
r,,,o,,h.., - ,,..J, 49,,
his co,n,rv,, d;.honor
Apotbe, autv devo,yi,r on III. ci,i,.,.o,,hi,
.o,,tr, :, an .,,,.,., s..-t.,.., I..,,.',.
the interest. n .d,o,,;or t.no,.,.. -, a..
m,,.c. and ,e,,Ll;c,,i.m ara No, oo,n,.,,,.,a.
tb.v c,n,ot .ri., ,,,o,bo,. hi.,,.., -. -.
a ee4eral rule. that in every ,o,n,rv ,b.r.
there /. A republican form of govc,,,,.n, IL.
edueo,;o, ~ tho ,,.,,,,t, h,. ,t,.., ,t,... a..
intellectual scale far above the ,oa..e, too,