The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-08
THE DIFFERENCE.

Its pleasure to find ones self in adj
vance of his contemporaries, and more so, If
he is only so far in advance that before his
words become cold he finds himself slis-
tanned by the better sentiments of the COM
munty and in such a manner, too, that
the same sneering contemporaries will be
compelled to scramble on the same plat
form. Ever since we have been in the re-
sponsible position of conductor of news
paper, we have contendcd that the day for
old fashioned, intensely partisan news
papers had gone by that by giving in
ones allegiance to a party he did moi, there
by,surrcnder the right of private judgment;
that because Il man was a republican he
was not bound to sacrifice his manhood by
advocating measures, which were abhorrent
to his conscience and sense of justice, sim
ply because party leader proposed it or
the President recommended it, We have
ever believed that it was the duty of hon
est man. conducting newspaper. to APP
prove of all measures which his conscience
and judgment commended and to oppose
all which that conscience ana judgment
condemned, no matter by whom advocated
or opposed. The same is in our Judgment,
the duty Of every honest man, be he the
conductor of Il newspaper, a man occupy
ing public Office, or in private life.
We cannot conceive low measure
can be better or worse because,
perclancc, it happens to be proved by this
man or that Political parties are formed
because this is IN agreement upon certain
issues, which are deemed important, vital.
Minor matters, matters of detail are of no
importance. He is the better party man
who manfully and boldly opposes that of
which he can not favor, who points out the
shoals upon which his party is in danger of
being wrecked. The man who blindly APP
proves of every measure suggested by a
party leader, regardless of conscience and
right, does more to destroy, or injure, his
party than could be accomplished by an
hundred fold of the opposition. Herein is
the difference between the democratic
party of Jackson's day and the republican
party Of to-day. Senator Edmunds illus
tratcd this, and sustained our position, in
his admirable reply to Senator Thurman
some ten days ago. The Senator from Ohio
tainted the republican party for not "fol-
lowing their leader saying that the demo-
cratic party, when in power, were of one
mind. The retort was quick and prompt.
We have published it before, but rs it is so
much in accord with our position we give
it again and with it, we are willing to leave
the question OF who is right, and who is
wrong. The Senator says "The differ
cncc between republican and democrat
was that in n republican administration
the chief magistrate attended to his
constitutional duties, whereas in the
good old days of Andrew Jackson ii any
democratic senator failed to come to time
or support any measure of the administra-
ton, he was not allowed to have any posi-
ton in his party. 1t was for that reason
the people OF this country had broken
down the democratic administration, be-
cause under them there were constant az
gressions against the liberties of the people
In the republican party every Senator lad
a right to his own opinion, and acted ac-
cording to his own views"