Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-15
TIE NARROW VIEWS OF MERE PAR
TIsABsHIP.

Now that jury Of the country has
found verdict of not guilty in the star
route csses after second trial embracing
six and a half months of time, it is not
surprising that the Democratic press of the
country should charge the result upon the
Administration. The New York World
has already sounded the key note of the
tune upon which the whole choir will now
expend its vocalism. Unfortunately for
them, these organs do not pause to inquire
where their logic will lead them. If the
Administration controlled the jury, it
would be guilty of greater crime than that
charged against the defendants, and be.
cause it did not do go the Democratic press
must assail it. But it is one of the frail-
ties Of that party that it will always de-
nounce whatever its opponent does. The
chivalrous contestant does not deny to his
foe the valor that he manifests. The
mere partisan, however, cannot rise to the
conception of justice and right ever being
upon the side of his opponent, nor to the
admission that his political enemy can pos
sibly do well in anything he undertakes.
The truth is, that the Republican Admins
tration has been persistent, thorough and
untiring in the prosecution of these cases.
It has followed them up for over two years
it has taken every legitimate step to secure
a conviction; it has spared neither time,
labor nor expense to insure a full and i'm.
partial trial. It has brought forward sll
possible testimony it has been influenced
neither by party friendship nor party
threats il has given evidence of duty to
the country thoroughly well done in this
regard, such sc is scarcely paraleled in the
history o; the nation. It has. to-day, not the
slightest thing with which to reproaoh itself,
and goes before the world with an unblem-
ished record concerning these trials. No
officers Of the Government st any period in
its history have shown more zeal or wiser
discretion in prosecuting offenders against
the law. That the jury rendered ver-
dict Of not guilty, is no more ehargeable
to the Republican than to the Democratic
party. In short. politics had nothing to
do with i, nor have the prosecuting off,
GERS, nor any of the departments of the
Government shown by any act or omission
that they were Influenced in any degree
whatever by political considerations.
These star route defendants have been
prosecuted precisely as would have been
any others charged with crime, and the
officers OF the Government have done
their whole duty as sworn trustees of the
people. The attempt to array any party
as responsible for the outcome of a crimi.
nal proceeding Ct this ch2rasser, is bit
of folly that only short-sisbts5 partisans
would be guilty Of. IA 81 evidence
of the low devices TO which hiae.bound
partisanship viii lead It's rotary, we may
instance the case Of the San Francisco
EramiRer, an organ tha. responds when
ever the party demands. It expresses
It's surprise and as.onishmeat that the
RECORD. UNION should have maintained the
position that the Executive has iurisiic.
tion to examine into the affairs OF the State
Prison Directors. Why! Because, aceoz5-
ing to the Eramig'eT. the Directors charged
being Republicans, and the Governor
Democratic, therefore, by the ethiss OF
the ErGmiaer's creed, this journal in iss IL
dependence having preference in politics
for the Republican organization, should
have rushed TO assaults upon the Governor
because he is of differing political faith. |
The trouble with the E1amiaer is that /
it does not grasp the idea of
self respecting journalism taas makes
party secondary TO convictions Of right
and for this that partisan Journal Is not to
be blamed. It but lives up to tie plane
Of its highest possible Development. We
deuounce It's methods and It's doc.siaes,
bat for isssf We hsys only pity--Pisy fsr