Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-08-16

TO the Editor Of The Republican =
SIR:-Your remarks ON the speech
made by me on the 4th OF July, does your.
self as we'll as me injustice. Either you
hastily read it or else do not get the fail
meaning. did not propose any neoc party
| was talking to all parties. hold that
the duty of the citizens, TO his country, Ii
above the duty of the partisan to his
part,
did not propose To found party on
honesty nor generosity; but L do hold
that the most honest and most capable
citizens should be selected to administer
the government; and that that duty is par
amount To the claim of party on the votes
of the citizen. do hold that no citizen
has right to vote Tor dishonest or in
competent man, no matter how many con
ventions nominate him; and hold that
every citizen should inquire for himself.
and not assume that man is all right be-
cause lac has been named as candidate
hold that tic same rule by which pru-
dent man would be governed In selecting
persons TO manage his own business in its
different branches. should govern that man
in selecting persons to manage the public
business in its different branches; and il
he can, he prostitutes his right to- vote, is
responsible for the evil that follows, and
is unfit to take part in the administration
ofgovernment; aud hold that, as parties
are made up of individuals, the party is
corrupt or pure, honest or dishonest as
the majority of the individuals make il by
their acts. 1t avails nothing to say that
the Democratie party is corrupt, and that
n oLn 10 o II h.sCu a
IL elected me To the senate You know
very well that l did not seek the position
You know that many Republicans voted
for me. You know that would not act
in paftizan sense in any instance affect
ing the whole people; and above ali, you
know would not find a clean place or
create claim TO any very great credit by
pretending to join the Republican party.
IL does not lie in she mouth of any mem
Der OF that party TO cry out to any other
party, '"unclean."
Istated in my speech that the majority
of both Democratic and Republican lead
ers had become mere seekers after office.
The difference between them has ceased
to exist. Neither has any well defined
political proposition, and both parties are
divided among themselves on every Qucs.
u.
proposed some grave questions for the
independent party" TO consider, and said,
IL they would adopt them, thought they
would command the respect of the people
and majority of both the old parties
would unite to put their representatives
and supporters into office Here are The
propositions, and IL you can show wherein
they are not good ones you will have
counteracted what might prove an evil in
such degree as those who agree with me
shall change their views and side with
you. aI 4.fi-e rtaf4f ,f ..
six or eight years. ago when re-organi
zation of the old parties was possible, a
preamble and distinct declaration of prin-
ciples in detail would have been admissi
be-, Now, when the old parties have
tried and convicted themselves and re-
organization is impossible, when disin.
tegration is going ca from heart to ex.
tremities, when new organization is in
dispensible to salvation, il Is not neces.
safy TO present an Indictment or enact a
statute in order to show the necessity or
propriety OF the movement, or make a
platform, or show what Is proposed 10 be
done. in detail. While no form of govern
ment can be perfect. we can make such
changes as experience shows will favor
stability. ~ Hia1 ioF
J Let them favor such an amendment of
the Constitution as will make the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet directly responsible.
with power IN the peoples Representatives
toimpeach, remove and punish. fr4
Favor the abolition of the Office of Vice
President, the election OF President by a
direct vote of the people In each State
nd NIT ha f-o. IL