The New York herald., 1878-02-26


oi tho American people may well occupy our
attention. The new conditions oil existen ce III mer
ca are favorable TO progress 10 the removal ofsld
restrictions and inequalities The nina Is always
better the more II used, here IL ept prac
tice. The humblest citizen Is daily challenged TO
give his opinion on practical questions where much
civil and social freedom exists Cant is useful 10
provoke common sense. Lodging the power the pco
pie, republic, has the elect OF moulding ngs
closer 10 common sense for court or an arstocracy
which must always be U small minority, can more
easily run Into ollies than ropubls which has too
many observers, each with u vote IN his hand, to
allow It's head TO be throttled by any kind Of non
sense.
OUR RIGHTS AND DUTIES
One hundred years ago lac American people at
tempted 10 carry out the bill OF political rights IN
IN that direction snce. They now proceeding,
instructed by their successes ana by their many
fatures 10 carry out under the bill OF rights the bill
oi human duties And look At what a revolution
that attempt involves. Hitherto the government has
been that OF single person and arstocracy. ana in
this country an attempt 10 resist these elements
throw US into government not quite Of moDs, but In
practice OF an inferior class oi politicians, who, by
means OF newspapers and caucusss, really thrust
themselves INTO places
Hence liberal Congresses and Legislatures would
ordan TO the surprise OF the people, equvocaL inter-
bodes arc sus pected and charged vita robbins The
government; no measure Is Adopted Tor tsel but
opinion OF The people s counted IN the first place,
the per- uncIorily carried through under
secondary consideration We do choose
own candidatcs-no. nor NO other mans FRS. choice,
but available candidate Instead character there
u studous exclusion OF character In The selection.
The people feared and faltered--they are not
rsprmandsd
DEGRADED POLITICIANS.
The government is carried on III barrooms and In
the minds that shine IN oarrooms. Each aspirant
Tor power viss with his rival to see which step
the lowest and depart tho widest from the right.
Ihis IS sad spectacle, when tho great party Of
property and Of education drivel huckster away
tue prlncpe OF humanity and tho dearest rights aud
hopes and aspirations oil mankind Tho trustees OF
power are only energetic when mischief can be done,
imbecile when evil Is 10 be prevented, iaitering and
compromising when The gravest Issues arise, tnat
We cannot depend on them TO save us. Parties keep
new names. but exhibit surprising alacrity IN creep
ing out OF snake skin into another and the grass
hopper in the turrct OF Fansu Hall Is proper Of
the men beow. The American LOOKS and says no
does not endanger anything. He believes that what
he has enacted repeal n he does like H.
does not anticipate beiug seriously caught In tho
once too often. the people are right minded enough
ON ethical questions, Out must lay their debts and
must have means OF living we'll and not pinch them
selves SO II Is useless TO rely on them to 90 and
vote II any check from the "Aust have the
a newspaper wnicn condemns their member of
Congress and becomes sggrsved they then take
another newspaper and vote for another man. The
recurrence OF an election every now aud then alarms
the people the almost UNANIMOUS choice OF rogue
and burglar. How Is this doncY 1t Is done by the
apathy OF the best natured mdest and longest suffer-
ing people, wno have been scared into identifying
their candidate WIN their trade and properly.
COVERED WITH sHAMR
Our politics covered with shame. The spirit Of
our political economy s low and degraded Tho indi-
vidual man exists Tor his own sake aud not aud
measures The partisan on moral questions, even on
religious questions or on temperance will choose
preference to honest and influential, intel.
ligent gentleman. The partisan ceases to be man
that he NAV be sectarian. The faults
that appear in the workings Of system. how
ever, suggest their remedies II any great mistake s
made OF which disaster grows the people wait and
with energy The greatest lesson taught oy
science TO this county is that the history Of nature
from drst 10 last Is ameioration, ncessaut advance
frcm less 10 more, from rude TO finer organization
ineVt nNtplo orf hf,yn
Our institutions, OF which the town The unit, all
educational. Responsibility educates best The town
Legislature to which every good farmer goes once
awhile academy. Ours IS q country Of poor men,
PRACTICAL DEhooRAcY.
Here Is the human raCe poured out over the conti-
nent to do itself justice. Hero all mankind IN its
shirt Sleeves not going under false colors ike poor
rich cities, who pretend be rich but ready
and willing for hard work labor Is sure TO DO
paid The bulk oi the population IL poor In Maine
nearly every man is iumberer In Massachusetts,
every twelfth man is shoemaker, and tor the
they miiiers, sailors, &c The result is that
stead Of the dolefu experience oil European econo.
rived sudden plenty-ham corn cake aud
tight roof have been obtained. rhe disposed
recsived THIS he can do through the pubic scnooIs.
II Is rare to Bnd born American Cannot read aud
write. The people take AN iuierest IN govern nment.
Congress Is Standing insurrectiOn. and barely es.
capes the violence OF accum ulated grievances The
people keep tho government IN check and moral laws
and moral forces must be heard and felt. All these
things are our hope But our people follow success
and not SKILL aud when success stops and good nun
bunders they transfer their lavors to somebody who
has not Dlundered Men OF thirty lose vvacity, and,
failing once, throw up the game
YOUNG iDEALIsM
Young men must not b. ideaiis,s alone, but must
huve IDEAS. They must not be dazzied or sun blind,
but must have giimmer enough to Keep rom knocking
their head against The WALL Wo want men Of origi-
naIly who also take the interests Of the race
Of civilization. They must be able 10 take Tor.
ward step. columbus was not back-fe crab,
nor was Luther. John Adams, PalrIck Henry or
Thomas Jefferson the genius Of America Is not
is yet incomplete. Ii IS not question OF whether
there will be a large number OF people herc-that Is
settled-but whether we snail be u nation, guide
ana law gver Tor otner nations. 10 buy and import
much goods from England and France does not
make US better men. Every town and village
has It's fashions and college IRON England
America IL provincial IL Is an immense
HALIFAX. Our politics threaten England, aud her
manners threaten us. Our tendency IS to make all
alike and sxtnguish the Individual The builders OF
Lonaon give you your houses and the Bishop OF Lon.
don your taitE. And We lind that the passion for
Europe casts out the passion tor America. Those who
support houses N Paris aud London can be spared
to 20 there and live.
NKw TIMES AND NKw MEN.
Tho new times need the The compile
mental morality Is the object Of government We
want state oi things IN which crime Will not pay-
state whlcn allows every man the largest liberty
hope America will come 10 nave pride in beng
nation OF servants, not Of served. Tho helm Is
given to u better guidance than our own, and
| have much falth in tho fuLure / feel that in all
directions the light IL brsskng that trade ana gov
erDnent will not lose by tho overthrow Of the
mics VI mankind mat the useu aud tho elegant will
be exercised with US as nation; that reason, the
nobiest aud purest religion, will mud their abiding
home IN our institutions.
POLITICAL, AND GENERAT,