The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-02-10

RDr1UUTIVD JU1F1o4
The pst0 q the county, iDe)odI1l
. me Of The RspsbaIean Organs, 60
n,eniing on the eisetioa Of To-
Ba,weo and Old Tailor 20 the UaDlod
States Senate from Colombo. two -
; divtduals without rs,jeemlng qoslt
ties, uoless money nay b - eoos0'
esesl. expcess with . gord deal a
usauimity the opision that tlsssa
acts win b followed BY - ase Of ~
tributive jusliee It Ne next eleeljes
II Colombo, by which the seate win
20 Democratic l,y 1t least 500 ~
josity. Ii or esaisaass a psclie ~
EAin ~ ore too apt 70 lose sighe II
the higher courts and higher laws
that regulate mortal eoaeesns. The
easuistic propnsitios a Js0ksseo,
that 10 form Of error 10 Dangerous -
long % truth h LEFT free 70 co0hat Il,
might properly have bsea extended
to inelsds political ethies-that -
fosm a cosrwpli"a In p0b)ic anaiD
or misgovernment can b made psr-
pet,sal - jong - IN untsaanmesed
ballot box b LEI. FIRE 10 correct II. II
the stature Of things. unIess 1t II pos-
sible 10 conceive ~ . community q
| rasesls, The lie AMI property ps"ttct-
Ink and law.ab:t:ing e9en,ents must
pgedominate.
Prubably the nso.t dinIeUlt probsen
lsilton eneoupl<resl IN the eoostrUo-
ton u bis great masterpieces was In
producing consistent conception Of
the internal regions. A d0mojn gov-
ssned ~ love aud virtue b not din !
cult II dellneolis,n. bat one wlthoet
virtue. where seIii> hness, hatred. e.
W, murleroes inclination, and Ill The
wees II the catalogue govern. wsr -
You'd biz might, end be was fosesd 70
ny that ''concorL and sweet amsity |
does reign In hs'l:.' His devils were
mild-manneTed spirits, under the
mast perfect diecipline, kind and
courteous in their penosal relations,
and working II unity for . common
pwrpsme. The desjlocks that sogDo-
times disgrace humaa al1aiss was not
even introduced to make Tie he'll q
biz depletion odious. II b not poasi-
bio for The human mind 10 couceive
Of . state Of society where vice could
predominate. All esnnoG be thieves
without somebody to plwnder, q
murderer, which wosh lead to an
nihilatsou, Of idle ard dlssolute "
grants, without Industry sosnew heso
to provide the necessaSies Of life. |,
Fur like reasops the ps,lilicsl bosses
who make politics tra,le. and who
corrupt voters aud u,es In public sts-
lion, TO place them In power where
They can steal tack the original in
Of corruption with ususions
interest, must b. pronounced enemies
10 political society by the lAsg.r e.
'nent that has property to tax which
L he's accumulated l,y habits Of in
l0atTy and honesty. It b - impos-
lille for Ill to breosse robbers Of pub- I
Ne treasures ~ II b Tor oil the snem-
bsrs ofsociety I" heroine highwaymeo I
md burglars. The public does not
vet - quickly Ia the CASE Of public
for the reasou that The pecu- Z
atiosss distributed among the mass .
u tax peyess are not - sensitly felt
y personal Ioas: but Il does ct, add q
hat xssndIy, ~ was exesupliGed In Z
he elections last TALL, when the 20
Iticsl bosses we're buried beyond the :
sope u resurrection. The vital forces Z
re constantly ut work, and retribu- q
I've Justice must sD0uer 0S later over.
AXE the enemies Of = healthy civil a
ociety. In
The apparent impotence Of the /
allot box to sWrrect corruption in !,
ublic plsces i brought about by The p
over mere politicians have been a. b
WED TO exercise in causing guod q
'en 10 nolliiy each others action It h
he ballot box. The spectacle Is . p
DIllnD0n one Ut two nSeo, who do not q
ossess dollar they have not made n
y industry and integrity. deliber- b
ely going up 10 the polls and neu- q
altxing the v"tes cast BY each re- II
thus Issving the d-tern- p
'ation Of public. 1ueslious to the q
'ciosss and purcl,asable elements Of o,
'eiety. They merely follow In the
AXE Of men who have never been Of n,
~ value 1" sss'iety, have never Il
One ''seritor;"us public action, but n
be- O(IctOs,sjy assume 10 Le politi- q,
u Ieas.ens, 10 run up conventions n
I'd trOt out party nominees. with . n,
lew to johl'inx and prculalion y
here are blessed SEASONS " po!itics 4.
rskrntng. when voters sean ths N,
'aracters of ti"~e assuming to b n
''tt'ca' tosae". and repudiass TIE n
Ogramnse they have avransel. III
'ould such seasons were more r. m
tent. =.
PRIMARIES. IN
\ bill b pending In the Illioois w
8tslature {" regulate and reeorm -
i"'ary elections. Il b proposed to -
'vc primary eles'tion judges and -.
'rks sworn In the same manner - VI
'ctton boards. with authority tn ~
minister o..ll's IN challenge - to :.
''dence, qualification and party a. =.