Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-20


they succeeded. would have made a
national centcnnia impossible.
TnE New lork TaIbHne.now that the
Ohio Democracy are beaten. SAYS to
them ''would it not il be better. on
the whole to say: Wen be honest
and pay. and take 4 new departure. F"
Thus again. this clratic concern makes
a new bid to Join hands with the De-
mocracy. to displacc The Republican
party. with that party which main
tanned a fearful four wears rebellion.
and then. aS il alleges. "lishoncStly"
sought TO destroy the credit of the
nation. In the name of all that is
sensible and honest. how often will
the Tribune essay to unite. first with
recent traitors. and next with rcpudi-
atorS. in crusade after reform. i
the party of wise and honest men TO
20 up and down the earth rallying TO
the standard of morality. and honesty.
that portion Of the community who
have been again VIGOROUSLY immoral
and dishonest. to wrest power and
place from the hands yofthosc who have
been all their lives virtuous and hon
est: Certainly not. Is it Il fact that a
public teacher can himself be moral
and honest. who seeks all the time to
carry on the work ofrcforn by turn
inL out of power those who have been
always loyal. always true 10 their
principles of maintaining the public
faith. and rcplacin" them with the
rebels and rcpudatorS OF the coun-
Try. simply because they shall profess
Il change of life without works to
support it: !
The Tribune again calls for a new
departure. II tried il once during the
lifetime of Horace Greedy. but the
new departure was a hollow. empty
deceit. as the two past years have
demonstrated in the acts Of Democra-
cy. all of which the Tribune admits.
yet il calls again. and wants the pco-
pie Of the country to once more put
their trust i'm the aeccivrrs. We
would advise the Tribune To test its
theory of bringing about reform. by
going down into The purlieus of Five
Points. New York City, and rally
around il the Democracy there as
sembled. and ont of such elements
form a great reform party to correct
the fla grant and enormous abuses of
government in that city. We have
not the least doubt but that if
the Tribune can convince them that
there is a fair hope of success. each
and all of them viii vociferouslv and
eagerly subscribe to every sentiment
laid down in the Lords sermon on
the Mount. and having so pledged
themselves. they would form a grand.
noble, and effective party to carry on
reform in the city government. tho
it he done at the expense of turning
out every decent official. if the the
.ory Of reform agitation. which the
Tribune advocates. be correct. The
plain. acknowledgement is. that the
Iribune's theory would have the
builder who is to construct an edificc.
employ as workmcn upon il. those
who aver and promise that they can
and will do thus. and SO. though in the
whole course of their lives. they have
never used tool to such ends. have
no knowledge of the mechanism re-
quircd. nor. indeed. any real desire
to nossess such KNOWLEDGE. 1t is not
such that men OF seTS6 fmp!0v for
such work. and hence the 2s1bunc
may blow its buglc blast to tie crack
Of doom to rally Il great reform party
out of the old Democratic hulk. and
yet the people of the country will have
no confidence in its project, nor, in
deed, in its own honesty. 1t first
broke faith with the Republican par
tv solely because of its madcap raid
for power and distinction. at the be-
hest of wild and dishonest ambi-
ton. II was of the great quadrilater-
al journalistic conspiracy, TO acquire
a kind of regal newspaper power in
the land. the veal of the country hay-
ing no part or parcel in it. Worsted
and seiit to grass by the intelligence
and virtue of the people of the conn-
try. il still in its pride and dishonesty,
in lis stolen name of reform. seeks TO
marshall those elements of our people
which have the most accurscd Of po-
litical records. into a party to correct
the evils of our government Ii is Il
dishonest leader Of its kindred.