The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-11-05
TIE ms AND THE OUTS.

Parties n pOEtlcS dIS d uOCOsoloJ'
The more even " they are balanced the
better. An enorn.' Gus preponoerahce - on
one side confers SO, ol lnllnuItsS wv a,' .Ia0
is apt to breed CORFU 'ion. MS GsSn
admit that occasional cha - as ;
tration is beneficial; not sin. 'iy hol S ,it0
sake Of change, which is one o. e,lo 80
takes of superficial people, but II. Pc, tn;,,ie =
in power has become derelictto prih Pa1
or narrow or sectional, or has fallen
hind the age-a thing not uncommoA
with political parties as with in
dividuals-in all these cases change is
benefit if the party in power be re-
placed by 9 party of better principles,
wiser, broader, more progressive and
keeping abreast with the world in it's up
| ward progress. Otherwise change alone
even when parties are on q paris to
be deprecated, forit is accompanied with
certain evils, with uncertain advantages.
| There is this consolatory certainty IN the
whirligig OF politics that no patriotism IS
| lost, whether it be III office or out. A
sprightly opposition is one of the most
important elements Of our politics the
outs are as important SIS the ms, though
not generally SO well satisfied with their
situation. 1t is their business to watch
|
| takes and point out shortcoming. This
is very pleasant work to the average Of
mankind, and ought to go a great way
in indemnifying them for the loss of the
loaves and fishes. It must be admitted
that these duties of the outs are general
" discharged with sufficient zeal and
alacrity. indeed, those who are the OBJ
iects of their vigilance and criticisms,
sometimes think they carry both to ex-
cess but this is natural, as they are not
in position to Judge dispassionately.
As rule, the criticisms and animadver-
sions cannot be too sharp as long as the
opposition confines itself to truth, Or
those milder forms of exaggeratlon that
custom has made allowable but when 1t
resorts to downright lying, 1t raises
| . o1estion whether that is not as unmanly
IN politics as in private affairs; ques-
| ti,n which we will not stop to discuss
nOa. While we would allow the utmost
| iat;tn, lie Of criticism, we would have 1t
seasonA, I with manliness and good sense.
When OR Democratic and Reform
orators v,as eloquent i'll their disinta~est-
! cd natriofisrr, and counsel throwine
| ovarI,oard he Republican aduinis5ra-
ton. we think il only fair that they
sho7g]d prove their ability to supply a
better one. and then ven assist them in
| n,akino The change but when they find
| fault With everything the ms do, or their
n,a7,n,e7. ,,fs .. it. without suggesting
| ANYTHING be55er, we suspect their anlnl-
| adyersions may spring from partisan
hate. or the va lgar love Of finding fault
It is extremely proper for the outs to
| exDose all the mistakes, shortcomings
and sins of the party III power, and even
| as nroDositiOn to {, uSt them and put the
| Democracy in comm and should not be
regarded as blasphem GUS, but It Is per-
tinent for us to inquire IN what way the
aspirants propose to improve on the
present administration, el -cept Dy gi7lag
Up the South to anarchy, OF surrender.
ing the blacks to the tendel nneTGleS OF
the White League. But we ST. lould hafd-
| ly think that the advantages to pe oeliV-
| ed from these latter measures, IL IaGu0I
negatives, would warrant mango )
certainly not If the question Of chan3e
be subjected to the test we pro. oosed
above. When it is objected By the outs
that the ms have not achieved prodla les
by wiping out the consequences OF o. Il
| long and demoralzing wax with sponge,
and given US greater degree OF pros
perity and tranquility we have enjoyed
since it's close, it is pertinent for us to
reply, 'Gentlenen, would yOU have done
better? What have you done to help
us in this great and arduous work? An
swer, if you can, without blushing.
1t might be arrogant to say that there
can be no present reasons for a change
of administration, because we are not
the sole judges OF this question, and 1t
is we'll we are not, for we are aware our
partiality to our party might blind us !;
but of of one thing we are very sure,
namely, that the people will make no
such change unless they are assured tits
clearly for the better. We know the
people are accused of fickelness and love
of change, but no disposition of this
kind is strong enough to induce them to
oust the Republicans, to put party in
the saddle, which if true to its past re-
cord and present profession, would ride
straight TO the devil If the people are
guilty of such an abur6lity, we Will admit
that we have greatly overrated their
good sense.
It is allowable TO apply the prudential
rules Of private life TO publlc affairs, ana
one of these Is to hold on to what Is trled
and proven, and not surrender 1t for an
uncertain and dubious substitute, how
ever promising 1t may appear. Ihls
will show with double force when the
substitute has once been tried and found
wanting, as in the case of the Demo
cratic party.
Thinking people VIII be slow to
change the Republican party, which
with all its faults, is tried, proven, and
faithful, for such nondescript bantiing
as the Reform party, or its dIsreputable
and hopelessly deprayed parent, tue
Democratic party.
KULLMANN, who tried to Kill Bismark,
has been adjudged to be insane, but has
nevertheless been sentenced to fourteen