The National tribune., 1884-07-03
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE NoNPAR-
TISAN


Some folks viii never understand anything
This is because they will not rather than be-
cause they cannot. They do not want to
understand. OF this class are few subscribers
ing US letters complaining OF the position we
have taken in regard TO Gen. Logan. II
these men ,eaated to understand our position
there would be no difficulty about it, and they
would never write such letters.
Anybody capable of understanding clear,
terse, forcible English-and none else appears
in the editorial columns of TIE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE-knows that the paper has not gone
over 20 the support OF the Republican National
ticket.
We have, indeed, commended the action Of
the Republican National Convention in adopt
ing platform so favorable to soldiers, and
placing on it so grand representative of the
soldiers as Gen. John A. Logan. But we have
also expressed all along the fervent hope that
the coming Democratic convention would give
us equal or even greater cause for conmenda-
ton. Is this plain enough?
Let US re-state once more THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE's position, and if simple, plain an
mistakable words can do it. we viii make it so
clear that even these gentlemen can no longer
have any excuse nlistabing Ms:
1. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is first, last and
all the time soldiers paper. It is the friend.
organ. spokesman and advocate Of the ex-sel-
der and sailor and has no interest or anlbi-
tons not closely identified and bound up with
his.
2. Consequently, its sole and unyarying test
Of any man, measure or party Is that Of friend
ship and service to the soldier It's friends are
the soldiers friends; its enemies the soldiers
enemies. Between a man who is warm
friend of the soldier aud one who is his avowed
enemy or merely lukewarm, de-nothing
friend it makes instant choice of the warm
friend.
3. If man be an opponent of the soldiers
it viii have none Of him in any way Though
he speak with the touguo of taen and Of angels
though he know all wisdom and all strange
things, though he give his goods to the poor
and his body to be burned, yet ii he have moi
love for the soldier he is but sounding brass
and thinking eyn,baL
A. The same rule applies to parties as Il
individuals, Any practical exhibition BIZ any
party Of friendship for the soldier aua a sem.
inc desire to serve him viii receive our hearty
praise; any refusal or neglect to do this gain
our equally earnest condemnation.
II follows this simple, plain course with
infiexible fidelity, and shall eoatinue to do 50
The man or men it supports -whensoever
he or they mag be have earned that support
bx their friendship and services to The older,
and they receive it with entire resar5lesspess
as to what their party afaliatioas max be
A'proof Of this is readily afforded by an
inspection Of the files Of THa NATIONAL TzfB-
UNE ana the psfsal there Of the coatinual
Communications Of such leading Democrats a.
Cen. Rosscraas. lion. r. " Towns I'D. Of
Illinois; Judge Codes of Ohio asa oshs,
gentlemen Of ali possible shades If po.it.eal
opinion, whose career in Congress has been
marked By strong. consistent ana unwavering
friendship for the soldier
This is certainly easy enough to be under
stood BIZ any one.