, 1875-07-09
Dobasing Elements Of E|ootions..-poli
tiuians Cannot Do Reiormors,
An Examthatfoh ot Ydr1ons Suggested
Remedies for Our Political Evils.
0ommon-Sohool Observation-Disclosures Of the
Caucus --linority Rep
rcsentatibn.
Our Highest Safety Ties IN voting
for the Best Mon.

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pfihsa' "u!! = Ano o".o. "" - e w., " ~.
1tDAidout WoolHcS, Ut NcW il"feh, VINO uo'lV'
6Yed MI address upon ''i ''isol"s'o''A OF I'll" bchti-
,nont or rf'ncpe Of Honor II io'ttlcal Life"
-. t,,,,,1si,,t, 4, liz 1o,uov;,,,.-,hat t,u,
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MINOR III bct''Ae"t LIN. tai y" l''A'' :" iou!
ts1 III u s!oinoctacy; aud then proceeded III tol-
lows:
| nrnAs,so rt,E,ESTs or E1Ecr,oys,
r, ,rst n,,,, xi,nl ,,out that coitr for MIR co,.
."o .'"' e'.1 .''@' .'Ns .1n ~ W.
eaeFatlon !" o oeeH'o "lo'!'el t,'eto :" "'J1nl's
essentially nnd permanently dobnainB in our
ecc,tnnn to political hf1ico. If there 10, it wonid
hardly bu wnrtIl Wills IN 90 my further into o,lt
subject. u would b. batter 10 told tho bands
ahuvo ui IN tliln yaar which close. Tho Gftt CON
t,.ry Ut orr nlcluntiancs and | ttust TINT theso
yotinRar 1ndr, wno have lived in tho ennI,ght Of
our freedom, with tim OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that evary
gooa thing wan within their rancl, viii not grow
ncartIcss n,d unIseliovnE III r4Ka'A Ia the conn
try's futura. The question IN wI'stEIer. with uui-
yorsal suffrage. and il.ode ot ctnatl'Is ca,ai-
dates Which sIlsKhtH thu rgliDad u,ld intelligent
men of honorable characters. will III u rns,
DO brought forward to s1t political ntn-
tions; and wiieslcr Tho hunger for office
mad for iia advantages will not Ut ncccB-
aisy hot vt work secrot machinery glvo
rho to bnraatns and mutual insurnncos into
which honorable men caslt,ot ct,ter Al for u,li-
yotnat suffrage, do not hctoro iu 1t, either In
LII being tho light Of tho cts'zen. OF II, itA ex-
pcdlancy; but it IL on us Aud will 8tick to liz Ms
lilo garnlent hesmoared with tho blood OF NeB-
sua stuck to liercuos. We have to go through
our political exatonce IN the hope that the owl
into blessing. But tue eyi, u far ~ 70 onr ri st NIB
tcct Of 1ouor Ia concerned. licA lii tls-tllat tic
great masa uf tho nno;tncatad voters cannot tl;e-
hssTso1 m IL o Ra%oo ass a who S not
cnnnot hc fulfilled; TINT tLoir very circum-
stances mahe them almost incapable Of discov-
cr!ng tho character OF mon WHO 1.-Two tn another
ap1loro that they cnsl'y Ect prejudice against
stiff, 1iuheHt man, who ou principla will not 70
4 foot out Of Eis Way to aeek 1aror md that
they ate in tlso hands Of those hmallor donna
Eogues Of tho ward a'u the Iot-honpo
! machinery Of nominations. Tno OWL nets
at both ends Of tho line, by giving power to
sLose who M arc really IN tho power of otllerH
tics is a trsao and study, tho etnir"arloa and
nonenc'a!ors of tho candidate, and by making
| thoso qualifications for ginning otlco necessary
"h'ch an honest man wonld pray dod to deliver
eli youug nou who feel within t,ctn conscious.
neah OF knowing how tho country can beBt be
I aorvot, and wane to servo il. They como from
s y cases T sh w %oass ar ." from
in thotr simplicity and with ccrtatn fati III hu-
Int it takes no long tislo 10 lind out low men
| must uaanago in order to got into o11lcc or at
loast wlat IL looked for from them, What bar
gains they aru expected to mako, w,st means
they nye expected 10 Use, or, what Is az bad, al
low to be utod Tor ihotn lla this way ono of
Two thngs must mus hanpon; Eithur fhey will givo
why on tho plea tint before conscience every
body docs tIo same who reaches o!tlca, Or thoy
will be disglstcd at tho outset, will retire
from tho theatre Of politics and !yo
q tcnptation il thus plcssntsd to "tias TIC
successful candidate for place in
the Legislature: Ilo ia broken down In lis
ps,ncplea' on bis trat Initiation into tho now
and rcInorso; but lo Ii compelled to 60 for
ward ho nlngles with men who think h!s hes-
thtfonn and qunlms thu fo!le1 Of a novice ho
learns to desplso tho men ar0uod h,nl, To bclicyc
most Of then,, It 5nnT he, wotuo than they aro,
Rnd TO dhiu tho gop0. In Ills better moments
I'll this is lncxwessbly disgusting. but ho is IN
for It. .sl'cturnng Is as hard as to 30 Ger" /
an not describing 2 monster. am describing a
man who vond not forget T. note, or Ile or take
bfibo. o. soil either county or party. Int ho
ia oup Of tito tuany Tint hnvc lowered thor
eta'idnrd and arc conseuting to thingH wh,cl,
heal 10 the bad part OF otllet men by bad mo-
t!vos. They will indirectly bribo and indirectly
lot thennc!vce bo brbod. They will aHk not
~ II thss II nght {" but ~ elis she way to Ban
may 10, is source Of positive corruption to q
republic ,.....--
When GAS notss is lSs h r1 t. m
turo ol the coastitueaeIas, eli pa,tles vii feel eel
tho Injury. not equally perhaps. but alike. IAo
Neither will 10 apt to put forwarl its Iest u."n
And II tl4erp bo difference In tho character of
those who re csent the parties Il viii not strika
ths public becn,so tho potmapont cal1aca already
tLo worst OF Ill eytls, q general distrus: ot mon
In Office political apnlly OF tho botter nnrt ri
society, general loss Of hopo III tLo country.
desert tho vessel and mako oacn I'LL os1, way IN
the shore.
No euro tor tlaso very serious evils can be
effected which does not rcacA votors al,ii stpru-
curo7 s'ol,o YilI tl,nk ilIst tl,oy iayo fo,pd It
in h6hor cdl,cs.ion Of tha neovlp. or a cinsar ~
more friendly nulo,1 Vi c!aascs, or It, tho nurtca
.!un Ut abol,fipn OF tn cac,,n or II, n Tcf.,..irn
tte mart of tho bost nen IN ia connn,,.;tv ~
soto for 1nan Of doubtful or t.isilouolablo