St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-07-21

I no civil service reform that VIII keep
democrats out of office, for the time
honorrd principles of the democratic
party, for IL vigorous foreign policy, AMI
| for unlimited rctrenchment and reform
until after election. What Is there
in all this tor eight millions of voters to
quarrel about An assurance of hon
est and intelligent government. IL" mat
ter what its party OF name, L. worth
more than all the tci"ncd or forced Is
sues of these party platforms. 1t we
must have IL WatchWoId. II we must
have party organizations. let the dead
past bury its dead, let us make ont "i
the wants of to-day the issues of to
day. and turn our faces forward. ana
strike our steps to the music of the tu-
turc into which we march.
The scholar may list the party: he
should never suffer il to use him. lie
NAV send his delegates to Cincinnati or
st. Louis or both. He may ask for the
recognition of his idea or of his candl-
date 10y any body of men. But he can
not safely make any further alliance.
Whatever wind his sails invite. he
should never change. his course OF sur
render the helm. This makes the sch"l-
ar the true independent. the new and
HlONln1 lbltt Ill I'plilhS. i"' nv '''h
not he this and he an utfice-Scekcr to
be steady in his resolve and work. and
be an office holder is difficult enough.
There is ii servility which is fatal to in
dependence in him who seeks office Ell
: Their by appointment or suffrage. lie
NAV be honest himself. but blindness.
deafness and dumhneS> are likely soon
to atfiict him. He hears. >ers. speaks
tn. N.,t. Inf nj
stituency OF Il Watchtul official. He
wears the party label on his back. ON
his breast. on his forehead, and the tunes
he "rind> are all from the organ made
at the patty shop. This may he the in
cNitahlr result of our frequent elections,
and the just responsibility that it WAS
supposed Ia secure. Yet II kills. utterly.
free thought and speech and action,
without which ii republic cannot he
: kept pure OF free. Suhscrvirncy to
party, intense part>an>hip, and indus
thy and skill in the distribution of offices.
make officials popular: steady attcn-
ton to public affairs aud II sturdy fight
against wrong win small applause.
Now to our mind the passage cited
seems very far short of u philosophical
uttcrancc: it is not philosophy it is
rather the clahoratrlN expressed cNni-
ri~m of Il man who had been Wounded
t" the quick 10y Il >rlI>, of PERSONAL dis
appointment. Il natural and not di>hou
orahlr feeling in one IA" had deserved
we'll "t the people. and Vet had been
defeated for reelection 10y Il cnmprtl-
ton at least not his superior III ability
aud capacity tnr public service. The
ewes "t Mr.. Willard are hcc"mr :"
iaurIdirrd hN his -nmrw HAT di>agIrr;t-
bile experience. that II l. not p">>lhle
iu-l and candid thinker and critic in
treating at his own times. for he does
not perceive IN his lay prr-"Iltici-m that
there l. only one WAY fnI Il scholar To
prdcticdbh. good hich l. another name
for the greatest >tatc-mau>hip. and that
l. 10y hcIu" IN. not ont "t politics. \
closet p"liririiu i like Il closet natural
Isl. Il mere critic and thrnII~t. testing
nothing 10y the practical touch and ap-
So,
an .,r,u, vh,.,,. men liz. J,hu An
drew. Henry Winter Davis. Salmon +.
Cha>, and VIM. PIT Fc>>rndeI. gave
and took hard blows. did = rr.ar work
and won meat and uud,iun hounI. an
arena vh.1. men IiL, c.nI S,buz
Geo. W. Curtis. judge, Unar, Alexander
II. Bullock. and Professor S,,.l\, do not
hesitate To step. when il seems u,r.,,a-
~. and still live. to r,pr;,r TN, act N hen
THEN strong tlith.>tuu hearts and ready
hands find pressing work to do Th,>,
men have all worked in the. party. for
the party. and IL, the. r,rt, thar SEEM
ed to them To- promi>, best the, hirh,.t
plartirahl,. rood that j., the, h,,, all
been scholar, in rnIiti,s in tL,. >,.,>,.,t
belonging To- and actively vnIkiuo win
some. patty in distinction fam Mr. NIL
lard'> ideal scholar. who i to >it il, his
closet. out of politics. >hontiru hi. free.
lancr> out of lhr window. ,.,r,.l,.,>
whether hi, reckless Shots over th,.
house huIt his br,tL,., ar un
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