The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-10-22
Gruc Nortberner.
PAW Paw. MICHIGAN, Der. %, 1875.

The Chicago Times was established as
Democratic journal of the most radical pro-
slavery type, and in due time became to the
leaders OF that party shining light" by
which they were ready to " swear" and on which
they relied and from which they drew their IN
spirahon, in all matters political. at least this
was 20 in the west, and no politician was con-
sidered perfectly sound on questions that div
Idel the Democratic from the Republican party
who did not read-yea study the Times. But
OF late that journal has become changed. 1t
has, apparently, given up the ideas it used to
advocate with malignant earnestness, and
adopted more modern political notions. These
1t advocates and maintains as zealously as 1t
did prosiayeryism, with all its attendant conse-
quences, IN the days Of james Buchanan and
the early years of the rebellion.
For more than year past, its leading, polit-
zeal editorial articles have been in accord with
the IDEAS and doctrines OF the Republican par
ty. On the distinctive issue OF imitation, by
which it was sought to foist the Democratic
party into power at the next Presidential cleo
ton, it has waged vigorous and unrelentlng
WARFARE, DN WHICH II udo pioSSN hDSA VA NH~
ground occupied by the great BODY of the Re-
publican party. In its issue OF October 18th,
in commenting on the result in Ohio 1t holds
the following trenchant language:
HONESTY AND GOOD POLITICAL MORALS
Aliens defeat is complete and decisive, and
the cause of honest money and good political
morals immeasureably strengthened. The
claimants OF rredeemabe money cannot COM
plain OF lack OF fair hearing in the contest,
They have been before the whole nation and
are Judged by the whole nation IN yesterdays
verdict. There is no reason to suppose that
the people OF Ohio voted in the dark. For
months the doctors Of each school have been
preaching the sovereign safety of soft and hard
money, and the people having listened III 81
lence elect that the hard money shall be admin
lstered them. The campaign which has brought
about tins good result has been one of the
most remarkable in the annals OF American
commemorative, and the result may very fairly
be taken 10y the whole people as a true reflex
Of the national will. Very early in the contest
II was resolved to make ii test question be-
tween the two contending wings OF the Demo-
Cidllt patty, Tue ISiuDhSuub piONiOUbiN
decided TO allow no break on 1t, Confident in
the cry OF more money, cheap money, peoples
money, and other allurlng dishonesties of the
same sort, the western wing OF the democracy
inspired the Allen lnhatonsts to take the par
ty destiny into their own hands and whip their
recalctrant eastern allies into the ranks by
threats OF future boiling 1t was, in short, a
H. 90 tha md
had the result been success, imitation would
have been the sign by which the next national
convention would have summoned the voters
to conquer.
The phases OF the contest and the varying
chances OF success have been narrated In these
columns We have escaped a great danger
and we have learned lesson. No matter how
earnestly demagoSues strive, no matter how
unwiseiy leaders may break the way. the sober
thought of the people may be trusted. The
majority for Mr.. Hayes or Mr.. anybody else In
OHIO yesterday. doesn't mean any preference
FOR person or party, it means infiexble opposi-
tou 70 political immortality and national repu-
diauon Masses are moved slowly, and per-
haps learn slowly, but in this case they have
On duplu- them 1t must Lot be forgotten
that the Initiation people had almost irresist-
Ible argument to make to men, thousands Of
whom are needy or apprehensve OF future
which at present looks dark. Many causes
have combined during the past year to suspend
Industries ana put men in cramped crcun-
stances who have been IN better. Thousands
are out OF employment aud thousands don't
know the moment they may be unemployed.
70 those the speclous pleas OF the inhationlst
were sore temptation. To them the cry Of
plenty OF money" came like RAJ in the dark,
drink to the larched, food to the hungry
What wonder that the party Of dishonesty,
Judging the masses by their own standards,
held forth with serene confidence, aud defed
the better Instinc of their own!people as well
as the honest sentiments OF the country.
From this we can appreciate the extent OF
the battle which has just been lost and won.
More than the mere Offices we're involved for
the partisans themselves, and they knew 1t.
They knew that defeat meant an neffaceable
brand upon the consprators, and future oil
obscurity. 1t was square contest for prin'
ciple. clear cut as that of slavery or freedom
and the popular judgement has again proven
itself worthy OF trust
Three or four weeks ago, we published, as Q
nows item, that the Courier was to be cut
down and that the nublisher was than In Chic.