The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-04-11

, motive. The gentleman eHores, 10 piac'
l US iu seeming hostility to the organization
should be reprobated by his fellow mem
f ber,. They can not afford to have it ap-
pear that country newspaper, even, II
opposed to them because its editor Is not II
good oder with one OF their members. Wha
we said, and what We now repeat, is, tina
the Temple of Honor has no right as ar
organization to take part in politics. 1t Il
does, it must expect the same treatment
which any political party receives. and lis
character as temperance organization un'
der those circumstances should not, and
will not as far as the PuoT is concerned,
shield it from merited criticism. Is this
preventing the members from quietly and
unobtrusiyely pursuing the objects of their
organization" Is political activity one OF
the objects? VIII our discourteous critic
bring his good logic to aid him heref lie
says: ''lf your party desire our support 1t
behooves you to see to it that acceptable
candidates in sympathy, at least, with our
purposes are nominated" What are we to
| infer from this?
The republican party might use the above
language without the slightest change. AS
editor of a'party paper" would it be gross
mpertinence bordering close on impotence"
for US to criticise the principles of the re-
publican party? The gentleman's "logic'
| must be at f. alt or his mind lost in a mist.
"And to tins extent and no further will we
permit the editor of the PILOT or any one
else to make our Temple party machine"
| The gentleman has saved US the trouble
even if we were inclined to do so. To what
| further "e1tent' would be have the demo
cratic party GO? We know to what "exr
! tent" he went on one occasion in managing
party matters. We need but advert to it
for it is still fresh in the public mind and
his memory certainly does not need to DO
refreshed.
We are charged with endeavoring to
"create public prejudice against" the
Temple. The gentleman himself was
prompt on Tuesday morning election day.
in reporting that the Temple had come to
an understanding to support Mr.. Schuet!e.
II hy repeating the rumor which he had
originated, and warning the Temple Of the
consequences of miuglinG in politics, we
have been guilty Of creating a public pre-
judice, how much more guilty is he who
gave birth to the report: at the worst we
are but an accessory, at the best be is the
principal Will the gentlemau show us by
what kind of good "logic" he can be ac
quilted and we oondemned2
Reformation must create a desire to for
get the past, it should not foster a spirit
which would ma'ign the dead. That zeal
which descends to the graves of former as
soCates to drag forth to the public gaze,
faults which charity would conceal, is rep
rehensble even in the cause Of temperance.
Advocates of temperance should not ignore
the prophecies of life. Are they willing that
other people should confess their sins?
Have they no faults which they would OBJ
ject to having published to the world, that
they show such ready alacrity in herald
ing those of Others? Are their lives so
pure that they can afford to cast a stone at
others less fortunate?
We can hardly believe that those indeli-
cate references to men whom the grave
covers, whose faults should have the chart
ty of silence, whose surviving friends should
hush the voice of dsnuncation, were made
by him Who seeks to lay his hand so he.vi- |
ly on US. No; those wo-ds were instigat |
ed by one less prone to generous impulses, !
by one who delights to stand by drunkard's
death beds, who gloats over suffering, mis-
cry and death, If they add to his stock Of
personal "reminiscences. The claims of
decency should be as strong, at least, as
those Of total abstinence. But dismiss
your ungracious concern for Us. We are
satisfied that when our locks are tirged
with the hue of nge, we shall not be limited
10 our hopes of salvation to the agency of
a refor matory institution. 4 few months
of probation do not give man that per-
lection which will warrant his casting as
pensions on all who are not bound by the
same obligation he is. Let the gentleman
beware. His violence might attach suspicion
to his sincerity, and people might look up
on hin, as another uriah Heep, whose
hypocrisy did not stop short of saying it
was fortunate he was guilty of crime,
because it was the means Of bringing him
under the reforming influence of prison
discipline.
We ere told that the Temple will not be
made a party machine. We certainly
think it will not unless its course is shaped
by our critic. The Temple stldopsly
avoided politics prior to his initiation. 1t
must now stand on its good behavior IL the
matter IN order &c avoid suspicion. Will
the gentlemen seek to make it an Ishmael?
Some of it's members may seek for public
position. Can they afford to say that their
hands are raised against every one who is
not with themf Ii is not wise to stir up
opposition by throwing down the gauntlet
to the world. Every organization which is
aggressive 10 its character, will ind that
there are elbows to take as we'll Rs blows
to give" The soft answer that tgrneth
charitable institution can employ. No as
ISOLATION can demand that which it refuses
to accord to others. 1t is preposterous
theory to advance that any man
NAV assail TIE character Of an
other, that any organization may
take part in tbs ioatle of politics and be
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