Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-10-20
Senatorial.
The following is the result IN the
33d Senatorial District:
Reading for Digestion.

Reading for Digestion.
The Daily Times, of Columbus, Ohio,
in its issue of the 18th inst contains
some editorial observations on the late
election which should not only be read
by Democrats but pondered and noted
upon in future. We have tried too
many experiments and explored too
many strange byways; let US return to
the broad road, spread our banners, in
scribed with Democratic principles, and
march in a straight line to a certain
destination. "Whlpping the devil
around the stump" is ausgespelt.
Says the Times, and we lead it to
give it prominence:
"There is no use trying experiments
with the Democratic party. Neither
power nor patronage will allure it from
principle. 1t was tried in the Greeley
campaign under the most favorable
circumstances, but the old guard re-
mained in their tents, and we suffered
route. The disaster of Tuesday is
but repetition of that result: The
only difference between the candidates
was that honest old Horace offered
himself to us without disguise, while
Bookwalter came under mask. There
is no question that the historic old
Democracy will accept annihilation
rather than success at the sacrifice of
its integrity and principles. We will
now have revival of enthusiasm and
take a new start for the future
The same pointed writer also makes
the following remarks which are GER
tainly as applicable to this locality as
to any other:
"Mr. Bookwalter is personally a
good citizen and man of intelligence,
but he made the mistake which all
purely business men who are brought
into politics make, and that is, that
politics is simply a business matter,
and is to be conducted upon the princi-
pies of any ordinary business avocation.
They fail to recognize that politics is
largely a sentiment, conviction, and
not subject to the ordinary methods Of
dealing. A vote represents something
beyond money ratable value; it's the
brain, the conscience, the reasoning
man, and these must be wrought upon
to influence it. Like other purely
business men without political ex.
perience, he concluded that the methods
of politicians were all wrong, and that
the right thing to do was to find how
many votes would be necessary to make
the change, what they would cost, and
, draw his check for the amount.
Another mistake of the business
!, candidate was to conclude that he
could best run his campaign by throw
ing aside the machinery of party
organization which has cost so many
, years to construct, relegate all the
politicians to back seats and try his
new methods with new men. AS we'll
might new general, in the face Of the
enemy, dismiss all OF the veteran Off
t GERS, fill their places with men without
{ military experience and introduce
tactics with which his rank and file are
\ totally unacquainted The idea that a
pure government cannot be run by
politicians has long ago been exploded
} To be a politician is simply to be ac-
quainted with the science of govern,
ment, and all successful and pure ad
ministrations in this and every other
; country have been run by politicians
and all corrupt administrations have
been engineered by men without po.
litical experience. The politician
capital is his integrity, and with the
argus eyes Of the ten thousand news
! papers and the powerful lens of the
opposition constantly covering his
every act, there is no class Of citizens
) who better sustain investigation thar
the professional politician, and al. eff
forts to conduct Governments or par
ties without them will prove failure
The old adage that circumstances
alter cases. is clearly verified by tht
tone of that portion Of the press who
few weeks ago were deriding Roscoe
I Conkling and making predictions be
: cause he and President Arthur were
9 fast friends. Now they say Conkling
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