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that of statesmen. General Grant
was elected 90 the Presidency in the
interest of q party because be was a
soldier, and not because he was
statesman. The men he has gather
ed about him are naturally, in the
main like him. No man wishes to
be the nominal head Of a Govern
ment Of which, intellectually and
morally he is the tail. We have no
right to expect a President to be
wiser in his own policy than the
constituency that placed him in pow
er, or to be actuated by a higher
motive. And, as if Schenck and
Babcock and Belknap were not
enough, we have been still further
disgraced by a Senate that willingly
listened to the voice Of notorious
demagogues, and insulted one of the
purest names ever presented for its
approval. Richard H. Dana, Jr.,
was not considered by the grave
Senators as sufficiently low and de-
graded to succeed to the low, de-
graded and despicable Schenck. 1t
really seems as if the powers in
Washington were trying to see how
deeply they can humiliate the nation,
and how contemplate and detesta-
BILE they can make it in the eyes Of
the world.
Now if any man has observed the
influence of the head man of a cor
poratioB, he will understand and ap-
preciate what we are about to say in
regard to the influence of Presi-
dent, in molding to himself the men
around him. As is the President of
a railroad, sois every officer and en-
ployee by rule. The loose or sound
morals begin at the top and run
down through the whole. As is the
editor-in-chief of great newspaper,
so are the subordinates. Men who
stand at the head of great organiza-
tions, or great interests, bring around
them naturally men of their own
kind, who take their cue in action
and their tone in character and mo-
tive from them. Like master, like
man,-an old proverb based upon old
and mature nhsaruatioa-- Nov = %
lust as impossible to have a high
toned administration with a low
toned President, as it is to have a
high-toned household With a loafer
at its head. The thing is unnatural
AVID impossible. In the next Presi-
Dental election the people really de-
sire, we believe, to vote for, and
elect, a gentleman and statesman,
a man who will associate himself in
government only with gentlemen
and statesmen, and who will send
only such men to represent the Gov
ernment abroad. The political and
social tone at Washington is disgust
ingly low. It does not represent
the people Of America. 1t repre-.
sents only the party politicians. They
are our bane and disgrace; and if
they are permitted to hold their in
fuence through another administra-
ton, the people alone are to blame.
The voters of the nation have two
points of practical aggressive action
in the premises. They can attend
the primary meetings everywhere
and make their wills and wishes felt
there; and they can exercise the
grand, inailenable right of boiling.
Let every decent man swear that he
will not again vote to place an un-
worthy, low-toned man in any Office,
and the thing will be done. If we
do not find good men in nomination
let US bolt, and vote for the right
man.
In a Territory, like ours, we have
no voice in the choice of President,
but the same principles which we
have recited that should guide the
the States in their elections for Pres
ident will hold good with us. Never
mind whether man be nominated
by Republicans or Democrats; if he
is unworthy bolt that ticket and cast
your vote for the best man.
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