New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-04
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE PARTIES.

DoAllto, CfCi thiA6' ANtNsA4N~ NA>'--~ ~~
and do nothing at all. he often rushes into
risky speculations, which result disas-
trously to his interests But he Gears MS
losses like man and endeayors to repair
them by renewed exertions III the heid OF
community in which he lives. Present
invention. He is the life and soul 81 the
at every town meeting, foremost III
every enterprise that promises to pro-
mote the common good, ever ready
to make suggestions and to listen pa
tiently to others, the positive man Ills a
place in the world from which he can not
well be spared. lie does not expect any
unmixed gootS9ut does not reject meas
ure or neglect to perform work BECAUSE
some trifing accident may happen to 1t.
He builds his house though he may rea-
sonably expect it to burn down within the
time prescribed for the contagration III
the insurance average tables. lie sends
ships to sea, though Greeks are not TN
lnown to him. He Pants lis cotton in
spite of the boil worm and the appre-
hended low prices Of COMMERCIAL writer's,
and raises corn, even though advised the
rats and crows wiSSome il for their share.
in short, he strives to do all tie good he
can, and keeps the 9orld awake by his
untiring activit.o The positive man Is
always Republican, and that party rep
resents and reflects his temperament ard
ideas.
The negative man is a totally different
personage. lie is the antipodes il eli
things, save, perhaps, 2E9:s selhshness, Of
his positive neighbo1o The Satter expects
to live by labor The former hopes to exit
by chanco Like the ancient Indian
King, be sits down by the side of ts.e river
expecting to cross over When the water
has all run by. lie will do nothing out Of
the ordinary way himself; his chief boast
is that he is not wiser than his father. His
mind runs On OF teams, fatboats,y Old flint
lock muskets, and tho effete rubbish Of
the past in mechanics as XGl as in politics.
He is, of course, Democrat, because his
father was one He withholds his vote
from project TO dig canal OF bjliid &
railroad because he has heard bis father
say the rascaiiy contractors make money
in their construction. lie viii have no
banks. because they sometimes break. No
steamboats, for him, because they burn up
and blow up. In short, he will do Sothing
but sit down and watch those whom le
fears may get the advantage of him.
1t is the same il aSgregations Of men
as in individuals. There is always one
party to push ahead and another to hold
back; one who Is willing 10 10 all lis
share OF the work, and more, while the
other is not wiling it should. The affirm
ative party Of the present day is the Re
publican. Like its great predecessor, theo
W5ig, & shapes tnegolicy 0: the eonntrS
suggests qoogressS9a Sdees Sn5 p'?ls t:s
geop20 06sa ao9 else sfj2-5tsbiosneS srsoosss
established p the sAthesA eRhe HePH's
Scan party d9yYdes 9ts griat, putting ha.G
in one end Of the bag and half il the
other, thus dispensing with the use Of the
stone. The Democrat, fearing to be
thoaght wiser than his father, sentiment
plly loads his mule with the useless bal
last, and jog on his way to the mill with
half load. The j1epublican party i the
motive power of the country, the engine
that propels the train; the Democ-
racy aspire to the position Of bzAkts,
only useful wleo 0 sudden top
is desirablo 4, such q is destined o
play Subordinate pant; to remain in the
ana it should Haye tie good
sense TO obey the whistle that Gals for
brakes Oh. II Is very evident tho
train could not he run hy the
brakes. Neither can the country be
by the Go-nothing party. L
may have its uses, but its position is
& secondary one, and its duties
never begin until it, opponents have well
done their work. But the leaders, as well
as the rank and file Of that party, assume
to themselves heooed.t OF greates Sntise
enoe anS Importance thao 56e.S Sese8yss
because 90 ONE co gwa' @ceasIoss So
9meoican peopGe 5G9oo $or,ne bhemseiy"s
~unning little too fase, and Sac gsyen
i2e signal for sloo' bssGfJs>, sSlus callisg sfe
Democracy into actGviSSo shey ere sool1ng
for anothee s9portun9tSS Bue
their last engagemer9 under BueseaSlan
brought them into sut3 deep disgrace that
.hey have not since been called upo, to
exert any functions 10 the affairs eS the
nation.
We no9:e 4ere9s dispossites on sh4 |
part o. some0f the 9emoclat!o Organs,
to accept the position thus ass2gnea their !
party and to glory il their owo inertness
md inactivity. They lind thalt vSth the
republican party without 0nggesting a
substitute. They condemn what they bs-
loye to be defective without taking into
account that which i useful, and ascribe
o their negative policy all the astonishing
successes which the na ation haO achieved. !
It is said to be much eaIOr to fnd fault |
With work than to perform it Hence, |
he Democracy, unable IS it has haeo O. |
initiate and perfect any measure Of public |
,olicy, have been content for year. 9th
he e0rumb5 that tel from the official tables |
If their mere saga4ious and enterpriGhg |
ivai0 We are content that tho .laS |
oliow the pol,cy adopted by their fat2aTs,
Ne yield our consent TO their venerati2g |