Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-05-27
lar1caster fntelligerlrer.
THURsDAY EVENING. NAY 27. 1890.
Outs and lns.

THURSDAY EVENING. NAY 27, 1880.
Outs and lns.
There is no wonder that Thomas JEFF
f.rsOn was stout democrat after his
observation of the royalty of Europe,
during his residence there, since he de-
clares that the king of France was fool,
and also the kings of Spain, Naples and
Sardinia. The queen of Portugal was a
degree worse, being anidiOt, and SO was
the king of Denmark. The king OF
Prussia he describes as hog. Gustavus
Adolphus of Sweden and the Emperor
Joseph of Austria were crazy, and King |
George of England was kept in straight
waistcoat. The Empress Catharine OF
Russia was mentally sound, he admits
however awfully wicked but then her
royalty was new and SO accounted for her
sanity. He maintained that the habits
of royalty necessarily tended to the
mental weakness of the descendants OF
kings. and the facts as he saw them SEEM
ed to confirm his theory. And yet he
seems to have liked the English form Of
government least of all, although in it
the king does not possess the real power.
He objected to it that it was worse than
despotism, because its policy was al
ways changing as the outs succeeded the
ins. The real power he declared was
welded by the aristOcracy, formed into
two parties that were in constant cOnten-
ton over it and entirely unscrupulous in
their efforts to achieve success. He de-
clared it to be the most unprincipled
government existing, and condemned it
Furthermore because money and not
morality is The principle of commercial
nations.
Jefferson's structures, however well
founded, certainly apply rs strongly to
our democratic government us to that OF
England. Money is just rs influential,
and partisan leaders are just as unscru-
pulous. The fight of the outs against the
ins takes place in every government. In
despotismS it results in violent rev.
olutions, while in governments where
the power is conceded to the people, rs
it is in England and with us, the revOlu-
tiOnS are more numerous but more quiet.
When somebody discovers means of
separating people into those who are
willing to submit patiently to be govern
ed and those who are willing to govern :;
and shall further learn to limit the num-
Der of the second class to the number OF
the offices to be filled, the grand secret
will be found by which revolutions may
be dispensed with.
1t can hardly be that jefferson expect
ed that the government he assisted tC
frame could live long without becoming
the prey of the office hunter; and yet
from the freedom with which he abuse:
the Englishman for his lust of i'elf ant
power it would seem that he had deceived
himself into the belief that the democrat
here was made of different stuff. II
would be an awful thing for us if we die
not change our governors occasionally
1t would be better for us if we changed
them Oftener. Whether the motive o
the outs in fighting the ins is selfish o
otherwise, it is certain that if the ins dl'
not have the fear of the outs before thei
eyes, there would he no living in til
country. Our peaceful revolutions ar
our only safeguard and Meth er we no
the English are to he reproached TO
them. We would not have so many o
them were it not fo. the selfish desire 0
men to elevate themselves to power
They have this incentive to work for tn
protection of the people from the rapaC
ity and despotism of their present rulers
and if we profit by their weakness W
need not account it altogether despicable
The nations of the world want to b
governed 10y men of such intelligenc
and integrity that they will always con
suit and promote the public good an
never he influenced by considerations 9
individual advantage. theoretically
that is our need. Practically we know
is not to be had and we really do nO
seem to desire to have it : for it is mos
notorious fact that men who have eStat
lshed regulations for just such unseltis
prObity and wisdom as make everybod
llclll " Jul too>
ernors are not, nevertheless, often chosen
certainly they are not necessarily chose
by reason of their reputation for fitness
The selfish Schemer is very apt to b
preferred to them. One reason for it
that the people do not govern in our d'
mOcracy. The politicians generally d
it for them. Conventions give them
choice of candidates; and convention
are not famous for selecting the he:
man. Then again party spirit blinds tn
people who will generally vote for a ba
man in preference to a good one becaus
he is Of their party. Thus the he:
men are stood back.
A NUMBER of very respectable an
worthy gentlemen of Philadelphia, VIII
have generally co-operated with the Re
publican party and now call themselve
the National Republican League, al