The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-06-22

its best forms is but a compromise III which
man s~urrenders q part of his.religion for the
prott ction of the balance, and in its wisest
administration conservative measures and
conservative views are essential to
accomplish the highest aims of true
statesmanship, which has always in view
the happiness and welfare of the governed.
Blu radicalism, regardless of the existing
condition of things and all charitable and
humane considerations, tramples down with
atrocity and violence existing institutions.
and attempts 10 attain its ends even through
bloodshed and sufferings. In the name OF
religion radicalIsm has stretched man upon
the rack Of torture and drenched the earth
with human blood. In the name of liberty
radicalism has, at different periods of the
world, torn down the essential safeguards of
human happiness. and made countless mill
ions mourn in struggles to establish i'm
practicable dogmas; and now. here in the
United States, radicalism, rather than be
displaced from power, would pervert the
truth, deceive and mislt ad the public mind.
defeat the popular voice by chicanery and
fraud, and subvert popular Government,
and establish an imperial monarchy upon
its ruins.
4 distinguished author on national ethics
said: 1.-THE greatest dangers are not always
the most apparent; but few observers can
doubt that the grayest danger now threaten
III 10 ~ a ANdllOll A. IL ouDDldDlliS ii Jul
cherished theory of government of, by and
for the people, by a new system, namely,
government OF, by and for a party. In fact,
party has already usurped the throne, and
the dictates of a spurious party morality are
loudly proclaimed as the doctrines of ma
tional ethics"
This is strictly applicable to the Republic
an party under the rule of its oligarchy of
Radicals. They have been in power so long
that they begin to think that the Govern
ment belongs to them as a matter of exclu-
sive right. The theory that the Government
originated from the people, was made by
them, and for them, has been perverted,
snd according to the ethics of this party the
Government is from and by and for this
political party. When the question of any
public measure arises with %the highest
officials of this party, the inquiry made is
not, is it required by the welfare and safety
of the country and authorized by the Com
stitution. but the chief inquiry made is,
will it advance the interest of the Republic
an party or tend TO secure its success? II it
will do this, then it is all right.
Washington, in his farewell address, warn
ing the country in the most solemn manner
against the danger of sectional parties, and
the baneful effect of party spirit, said:
THE alternate domination of one faction
over another, sharpened by the spirit of re-
venge natural to party dissensions, which, in
OlLSIcuJd ages anu COunTltS, HIS pcIpclIdtcu
the most horrid enormities, is itself a fright
full despotism. But this leads at length to a
more formal and permanent despotism. The
disorders and miseries which result, gradu-
ally incline the minds of men to seek secur-
ity and repose in the absolute power of an
individual; and sooner or later the chief Of
some prevailing faction, more able or more
fortunate than his competitors, turns this
disposition to the purposes of his own 6eva-
ton on the ruins of public liberty"
The people of this country have the
highest earthly motives to profit by these
warnings OF the Father of his Country"
and preserve the institutions under which
the country has grown and ~prospered and
advanced, not only in greatness and power,
but IN the arts and improvements, and all
that e~leyates. refines and ennObles civilized
man. In this vast country, from the At
lantic to the Pacific Ocean, and from the
lakes of the North to the Gulf of Mexico, is
the grand seat and abode for the freedom
and civilization of a homogeneous popula-
ton progressing in their onward course Of
development and improvement under the
free institutions of our Federal Union of
Republican States. But if this progressive
development is to be stayed and defeated by
the chickering's and wranglings of sectional
parties and factions for the offices, honors
and emolumentS of the Government, this
vast scope of country will become the seat
of discovered and diScordant States, of Jar
ring, rival and hostile dynasties and fac
tions, a vast theater of constantly recurring
strife and contention and warfare, dis
heartening to the patriot and philanthropist,
and ultimately overthrowing the last great
experiment OF man for free government.