The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-16
" RPdufifuf Talks

Under the above caption the New
York Tribune comments shrewdly upon
the platform adopted by the Michigan
Democratic Convention. We quote the
larger part of the article;
If any honest Democrat is disguised
with the manner in which his party in
Congress swept out every Republican
they found in Office whom they could
reach and grabbed madly for the spoils
of office, be may turn from that exhibit
ton and give his mind to a calm and
comforting perusal of the proceedings of
the Michigan Democratic Convention on
Thursday. The Democrats of that State
not being dominant or in any danger of
it, solemnly 'repudiate the idea that
there can be any spoils of Office for VIC
tors in an honest administration of gov.
eminent That covers the ground. If
there should be a Democratic President
next year, not Michigan man would
ask for an Office. No, not man. If
any Democrat has felt scandalized by
the recent auction in Connecticut, he
has only to turn to the refreshing ut.
terance of his party in Michigan, where
they saw with that high regard for
political morality which is only found in
a minority, that the use of money to
influence elections is demoralizing to the
people and corrupting to the persons
making such use, leading directly to
corrupt aad illegal reimbursement from
the public Treasury for the sums thus
expended for the party; and any candi.
date who will seek by the use of money
to influence nominations or elections is
unworthy of support. Could anything
be more beautiful than that ? Or if
any Democrat is fretted because his par.
ty in Missouri, Pennsylvania and Con.
necticut bowed down to caucus rule and
sent Cockrell, Wallace, Eaton, and Bar.
mum to the Senate, let him read further
what the party says in Michigan where
it has no chance to elect Senators
That while political parties are neces.
sary agencies in administering the Gov.
eminent, yet the love of party should al.
ways be subordinate to patriotism that
none should be placed in nomination but
such as are honest, capable and efficient,
and If by any means an unfit person is
such action is not binding
Nothing could be fairer than such a
statement. 1t is vigorous, sensible and
sincere. A minority is always sincere.
Then if any Democrat has been dis.
heartened by the fact, that his party |
has done nothing, and scarcely attempt.
ed anything in the way of Congressional
legislation for the public good, but has
devoted its entire energies to investiga.
tons for partisan purposes, here is the
calm and philosophic uttcrance Of the
Michigan Democrats to comfort him
that no party deserves success at the
polls except upon the basis of unselfsh
devotion to the best good of the whole
people, And if he does not like the in.
1ation ideas of the Ohio Democracy and
he cowardice of Congress on the cur.
.ency question, why here is the Mich.
yan Convention saying with great bold.
less that coin is the only money recog.
lized by the traditions of the Demo.
ratio party, as warranted by the Con-
titution.'
So If their conduct is bad their con-
,ersation is elevating and inspiring. I
There's no such refreshing reading any
shere as the resolutions of party 10 q