The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-13
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Our observation is that it is a
never-failing rule that whenever the
political party in power becomes ex-
cessively strong, when its maiorities
are large and growing, the strength
Of the party brings discontentment
and disafections upon the part of
some Of its members.
It is also the rule that the members
who become most grievously disaffect-
ed, and who see most that is deserv-
ing of condemnation in the party,
are they who have done the least for
the party. These men are, as rule,
willing that the active, hard-working
members of the party shall bear the
heat and burden of the day, and, by
their earnest labors, make party VIC
tory possible, but, after the victory
comes, the "bosses" must step back
until they are wanted to fight the
battles Of the next campaign.
Let us take an illustration: Here is
young man, who, as soon as ne
attains his majority, is placed in a lu-
crative office. He has never done
anything for the party that placed
him in Office. So far as his life and
services are concerned, if he had moi
sought an office the party might not
have known that he ever lived. Once
place the young gentleman in office
and he Immediately sets about estab'
fishing himself as miniature ''boss,
with full (imaginary) power to dis
pense nominations, offices, and politi
cal wisdom. He is loud in his denun
citation Of the older politicians of th'
party, and declares that they must b.
put down, that "the dear people
want change, and want the mel
who have fought the battles of tn
party and led on to victory, to b
wiped out of existence as politicians
Now, the people do sometimes wan
change. When an over-zealou
officer becomes unusually aggressiv
against something Of which he, him
self, is the most despicable specimen
t the people sometimes think a chang
, is desirable, and as demonstration 0
} the faith that is in them, relegate th
| enthusiastic ofice-holder to privat
, life.
While this political disease G
! "anti-boss-ism" affiicts some Office
holders, it aff1icts in far greater de
gree that class of politicians who al
constantly aspiring to some Office, an
rarely obtain one. We frequentl
, hear men pretending to have brain
enough to keep them out Of an Asy
: um for Idiots, delivering TRAD
against party leaders, and denouncin
them as '.bosses." At the same tim
if these virtuous gentlemen should /
placed in Office, they would furnis
the most deplorable spectacle Of 'bos
ism" to be thought Of.
The proper thing for the Republ
: can party to do at this time, is
r stake at their word, all those virtuor
individuals who are so greatly exc
cised about "boss-ism."
: When an over-virtuous politicia
. or civil service reformer cries OF
about "boss-ism," the party should 81
to it that that man is forever kept Of
|, of office, for the sake of party purit
: This is the only way to cure "bos
(, ISM Let the solid, thinking Repu
l. licans, who are not dependent upC
g politics for their livelihood, see to
le that all such men are kept out
d office.
# Give the doctors their own med
cine. The Republican party ought
be as near absolute political purity
IS it is possible for political party
le get. If there are those in the par
r who would, in their feeble way, g
g tempt to trick the party into an a
,t pearance of evil, let them be vigoror
x ly sat down upon, and the grand c
ID party will continue, in the future,
/ it has continued in the past, t
Is grandest of political organizations
% MIGHTY mower for the Rioht-