The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-06
REGULATION POLITICS AND PRAc'
TlGAL PATRIOTISM,

ilCAL PAlhlOllSM'
There II such thing os regulation
piely and practical godIIneaa IN religion
Regulation plety Is tho religion of the
churches II Is essentially seoiarlan
and parllzan, and many suppose II IL
tho true article aud lealty to church
thus takes the place of fealty TO God,
Practical godllness ia not pulled up
and munlelh not itself before men, but
consists in a correct life, for the love Of
the Father, and iolloweih in the glare
Of MONDAY and In darkness Of night
lovingly and irusllngly the precepls
and examples Of Him Who went about
doing good, Regulation piety IL severe
Of osrcot, has littlo charity, stands upon
appearance and cares little for the spirit
of love, the germ Of the christian faith,
II 10 the principle which made the in
QUESTION hidoous, and which sent the
martyrs trembling to the stake, II is
persecution,
Regulation politics il fealty to party
interests without reference 10 the in
tcrosts of Nil the pcople-fealty to mon
without reference to principles II Is
~ far from the true track as regulation
1
piety, and its essential characteristics
are quite similar, Intolerance, hate
and persecution join with selIishness,
prescription and corruption, and are
the priests which minister NJ the affairs
Of sectional hate, 1t is tho principle
which kept alive feelings Of bitterness
and strife after Ice and Johnston sur.
rendered, simply because the chiefs OF
parties commanded aud not because
any good purpose WAS served, or be
cause the people of either section OF
our then distracted country endorsed
the sentiment Practical patriotism
contemplates the e0rly restoration Of
the people, whom the sword had sig
nally failed to sever In bond of On
during peace and close alliance, Prac'
tioal patriotism includes party rs well
rs personal sacrifice, and mere selfish
ness can in no sense become one of its
constituents
The democracy in quietly acquies'
cling in the irregularity of the proceed
ure by which Mr., Hayes became presi-
dent, made one of the grandest sacri,
fees which has os yet distinguished the
history OF parties since our government
was founded. With an immense popu.
lar majority behind it, and with the rc.
spcct and sympathy Of tho civilized
world added to the cleNrcst evidence OF
the election of its candidates, yetit was
recognized that il was better for the
party, for the government, and for all
the interests concerned, that the
policy enunciated by Mr., Hayes
should be tried, and the sacrifice was at
once fully and promptly made. Here
was practical and active patriotism, and
our section, rs well Ns the whole nation,
is already enjoying the early fruits in
the well nigh perfect restoration OF
| friendly relations, and tho old-time
good feeling and consequent business
prosperity, To strict party politics is
duo the pale corpse of our murdered
commerce, The ragged, despairing, idle
American sailors, artiaans and laborers,
owe to II their present misery. The
good in the situation is that the lesson
has been learned, and the mistake will
not be repeated for all our coming iu,
| ture
The leaders Of parties must study the
new phazes, and whether they are OPP
Grating upon broad national grounds or
are only leading state or district forces,
they must see to it that their purposes
contain but one principle, and that, the
best good of all concerned