The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-07-02

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were imnacula te Representatives of un-
doubted integr itY; every one knows tha,
blind and recki less partiza ism is the con
sideration in tn case. and hence the can.
didates themsel YES gain nothing from such
advocacy, while the journals are seriopslv
injured in publ G estimaiiona.
Abuse Of pol itical orponents-naeoeza
because they are p ozitsco1 oppOsssn8s-is an
ether grave fault The author of a oood
act should becon am snded,no matter what
party he may bel ong to. Gsoss~ misren-
resentation in sue cases saps~ the founda-
ton of healthy press, SO that the struc-
ture is materially Weakened You can
not make clown out of oaltvsred oen
tleman, any more than a saint can be
manufactured from first class incorrioi-
BILE sinner-for political conscientious.
Courtesy and fairness towards opponents
should be made cardinal point wiAh
Journalists. Better, far better; rencouraoe
feeling CT chivalry rather than i,yancor
and bitterness. Misstatemenoss and mis-
repcesen atoms are Improbable and
dangerous. The she'll too often -explodes
on the rebound, scattering dok&ruetion a !.
the starting point.
It is painful fact to con :snsslate, but
it is nevertheless true that little acts { f
courtesy towards opponents are the ex-
ception and not the rule to-day, If a
journal on either side speaks pleasantly of
g. political antagonist-or lndalges in o
criticism upon an unworthy political
friend suspicion is Immediately cast
upon the writer suspicion that he Is
about to "sell out to the other eide," that
he is disappointed "sore-head," etc, and
there never is lacking relentless PISTON
to take up the cry CT heresyp and prefer
charges before orthodox political presby~
teries. And this, too. in the face and
eyes of the fact that historyvand curren.
events are daily reciting thsrteachings OF
to!eraticn in all ngs-toleEaton in tbs
pulpit, liberation in governments, tolera,
ticn everywhere. Churches to-day ars
rapidly growing liberal--the buds OF
moderation and kindness are~opening ous
upon grim old vines that for centuries
past have seen but little ofathe SUMS ga
NAL rays-vines that have boen rourishsd
fer hund reds of years by tho damps aad
dews of blgotry and Indifferent cree6s.
There's different atmosphere in Girls
tian circles since Winthrop wrote to a
brother Puritan-one of Cromwall's
chiefs-acrDss the water in 1866: 1--WE
need thee, and the like ofShee, in our new
community; we have Drawn enow,. aad
much goodness and singing Of psalms,
and the rigid and dreary, intoleran srcus-
toms of tie Puritan bigQts> have passed
away and only exist as one. would recall a
hideous and unpleasant dream of tie past
| trust, and sincerely hope, thai the press
will keep equal pace In advancing towards
a pea ceful and tolerant goal The cl, :
communion brother that would TODAY ad
vance the theory thas, his free-wiM neig b.
Dor would necessarily, be damned because
he was not close communionsawould ba
looked at with compassion even, by ohio
dcx people. And those journals. that are
forever and continually harpipg on tho
wickedness of political opponents, should,
be put in the sane list. All experience
--somewhat limited, it is trae-of Few
years IN politics fully sati>fhs me ths.t it
is far more profitable TO pull the thistles
out of our own political gardens than to
be perpetually calling attention to the
sand burs In tAe enclosure Of neighbot'
Nurturing tina roots of the former with
oratorical spninklers, whale gazing at tbs
other with vary faces, 10 apt to make In,
quisitive people grow sarcastic and skep-
tical as to our disinte5ested purity.
Be generous. The Baptist 10 longer
/ looks VITA suspicioa upon HIS sprinkled
! neighboss Jews 7alk the same streets on
equality with Christia as Knights iourney
no more towar DIS the Holy Land to arencb
} the soii of the OLIVE and cedar with inf.
: del BLOOD; and less shan one monsh ago
loyal hands lovingly decorated rebe
graves with floral offerings a ,s,v.o /
! On this subject I take the liberty q