, 1886-05-20

ness ana Iatulty, or a mere indifference
TO higher ends tnan petty gain.
Ouce parties are granted, there must
be party leaders, distinct from leaders OF
whole peoples, such as the world sees
rise on great occasions. when factions
and internal differences fuse under the
ola heat of paiiotism or are pressed to
temporary and reluctant cohesion by
external force. Fortunately, there is
little to he apprehended from partisan
leadership, and the issues involved in
modern politics have seldom degener-
ated into mere personal following.
and the press is peculiarly free from ans
INCLINATION in this direction-erring gener-
ally on the safer side of readiness to cen
sure rather than to praise.
Principles, not men," is a watchword
honOrcd from Jefiersonian days. and to be
honored still. Thank God, if you are de-
vout, for ardent champions and wise coun-
sellors-the more of them the bctter-but
there may be danger in promoting their
rivalry by continual contrasts of their
claims to regard, and other claim has
none Whenever a leader, or one seeking
to Pose as such, assume to own a party,
to have the right TO direct its counsels or
TO receive its unqnestioning support-to
prescribe this course, or to prescribe that
man-to such a leader or would be leader
at once should be applied II sedcntary
force sufficient to spread him out at rest
forever.
1t is always well to remember that, as
among leaders, there is none indispensable
to success least of all he who deems him
self so. Though one may plant and an
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liberty alone that giveth the increase.
Principles are more than men, though
men often seem diyinely great when fac
ing. in defense of some great truth, the
scotls of s%corners and the douts of faction.
The partisan press. while devoted to the
party and ready to advocate It's principles
whenever at issue, must be equally ready
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ltself-to oppose all party management"
IN the sense implied by The use of that
new-fangled steering attachment known as
the party machine" | do not allude to
that machinery, consisting of committees,
conventions and primary elections, essen
tial to success and, where rightly used,
rather a help than a hindrancc to ascertain
and carry out the wish of the majority.
1t Is in the manipulation of such agencies
as these, that the machine performs Its
unseen and dangerous work. Its cher.
lshcd methods are force and fraud. of
these, the latter is far the worse both be.
cause il is more insidious and
because its evil effects and
evil example are likely to
woik more lasting wrong; but you
have, with memorable unanimlty, set
The seal OF your everlasting condemna-
ton upon this crime in Its most dam
gerous form, when attempted to be
perpetrated in "A free election, declar-
ing Ia effect that the result of such an
election, IN this state, must and shall
be accepted as expressing the popular
Will. IL is true tina. this popular will
may not always be in the direction of
tiuth--but t1nth IA wait; she has the
e'ei."i years, anu ABOVE all she scorns
the help OF fraud. | believe have
somewhere seen IT. st.tad tt.t tho
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'oiVo VI Tue people Is the voice OF TOD
or. words to that tffrct--but | also r..
member that 1t was this same infallible
voice which seut to the poison-cup the
greatest teacher OF the heatlen world.
and 10 the bitter cross the founder of
The Christian faith.
IL the public veal be threatened,
though the menace should come from
within our W ranks, should not the
warming be soundedP Aye, and by a
louder, clearer, stronger blast when sill
ence might be completely with wrong.
thah wien danger approaches from
without.
Continuance III power Is To be sought
ny every lawful means; every Sincere
oei,eVei IN tue principles OF his party
ieeis tlat puoilc Interest requires it.
uu1 IL Is not Always the election OF a
beiuurIallc president or III aDemocratic
governor that constitutes VIr.nrv--tf