Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-11-12
The Chicago Tribune.

40 q ieOPuhAtNeH P"Ps
in his salutatory. after giving briefly
the causes which led to his editorial
connection wi the paper, says:
"My predecessor has pursued a
course which he believed to be the
path of duty with a courage which
challenged the respect of those who
condemned it, and supported his
views win an ability which extorted
their admiration, and he leaves his
editorial chair, after having achieved
a national reputation. The readers
of the Tribune will naturally desire
10 be informed at the outset OF the
probable line of conduct OF the Irl
bune under the change of manage
ment.
"a full explanation cannot be given
IN the instant. Mems opinions and
actions are more or less influenced
I'D controlled by the circumstances
which surround them, and always by
unforeseen causes, but his much may
now be safely promised The Ift-
bune hereafter will be, as it formerly
was when under my direction, an
Independent Republican journal. IL
will DO the organ OF no man, how
ever high 20 clique or ring, however
influential ; or faction, however fan
atical or demOnstrative. While Civ
ing to the Republican party and it's
principles a hearty and generous sup
port, it will crtIcise the actions and
records of Republican leaders as free
ly and fearlessly as in days Of yore;
out it has seemed TO me unwise for
a great representative Journal, for
the purpose OF correcting some alleg-
I'D abuses of administration, TO desert
Is party organization and turn it's
guns on it's old friends, or help into
power and place the leaders of the
organization whose pc litical records
| and official conduct show that they
are insincere in their professions OF
desire for administrative publication.
"The Government of the nation
must be conducted through the in
ST. umantality of parties. | know of
no other agency which has succeeded
in free countries. The party 10 the
majority must assume the response
olllty of governing A party is
simply voluntary organization Of
citizens, united to carry into effect
certain principles and purposes. 1t
must employ and entrust individuals
TO collect and disburse taxes, to per-
form executive and polite duties for
| the protection and security OF person
and property. Men must be engag-
ed TO construct public works, carry
the mills, administer justice; and
| make and execute the laws and
do thousand other things which
the public wel-belng requires, and
those individuals will often prove
caaeless, inefficient or corrupt /; but
a party whose aims and purposes are
good and patriotic, and whose record
is grand and glorious, should not be
| condemned and thrown out OF pow.
err, on account of the defective work
or misconduct of q few Of his EN-.
plDyts, in order TO make place for an
antagOnistic organization, whose
record cannot be defended, but is re
| garded with sorrow and shame by
Its best momb ers, and whose conddct
when in power never fails to show
that its reformatory professions wher
out of power are delusi0n and 8
snare,
"oucn Delng the case IN REGARD &c
the necessity and machinery Of par
ties IN free countries, the Press, to be
useful, cannot avoid being partizan
IN greater or less degree. If an
editor undertakes the role of sup
porting both sides, his position il
equivalent to double affirmative
which amounts to a negative If he
habitually censures and condemns
both, be IS soon regarded as a com.
mon scoli and nuisance. To bt
entirely unpartisian leaves him in the
condition of a cipher. When news.
paper undertakes to b. wholly indie
pendent of its party, and yet dis.
cuses politics, it is or the high roaC
30 the camp of its political opponents
whether its conductor so intended il
1
be takes refuge in the towards har-
Dor of neutrality and abdicates his
duties altogether, which is a most
contemplate and despicable position.
But it is not essential TO the pros
periiy or influence of a paper that
it should wilfuIly misrepresent its
opponents and behold nothing but
evil and depravily inal their actions,
or discover only reasonable designs
in all they propose to do Candor
aud fairness in the treatment Of pol
itical opponents will detract nothing
from the influence of paper, nor
will it injure the prospects Of its own
party.
"Suoh ia brief are the views | have
| Ions entertained as to parties, and
the relations which the Press should
bear towards them. A political news
paper, to be of service to the public,
must give one party or the Other the
prefer euce. And while the Demo-
cratic party embraces many excel
lent and worthy members who would
oe an honor to any organization, yet
| sincerely believe the Republican
party comprises much larger pro-
portion of the intelligent and educa-
ted classes, of the moral worth and
business enterprise, as well as of the
patriotic elements OF the nation, and
therefore the government of the
country, and the civil rights of tbs
poor and weak, can be more safely
and prudentIy committed to its keep
ing than to that of its antagonist,
whose past history and antecedents
furnish so much cause for misgiVings
and dread Of its future behavior
Looking then at the individual com