Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-27
Tuesday, November 81, 1883.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITEI
STATES.

rATEs
The republican parade last night
disgrsced itself by csrryingin it's ranks
devices In caricature OF the President
Of the United States.
The parade WAS instituted in good
faith by respectable citizens of the dis
trict, men who were Justly and natur-
ally exultsnt at the victory of their
party and who Is naturally aud Justly
desired 10 commemorate il. IT. ese
gentlemen, OF course, were not privy
to the insult offered by parties in the
ranks 10 the high Office Of the presi'
dency. nor are they responsible for il.
But their attention should be called 10
IL that in the future similar ~disgracefuI
action may be avoided.
The Insulting devices in question,
consisting Of scarecrows aud csrica-
ture funerals of the President of the
United States, were carried by the ne.
gro part Of the parade-m element
that IL not enlightened enough to
fully comprehend the tendency of
such action or the moral consequences
flowing therefrom. They should be-
reminded of their duties as Am ericaD
citizens and taught that in a republic
car government psrtisanship has its
limits which are bounded no less by
patriotism and reverence for the laws
than by common decency and seltre-
spect.
The President Of the United States,
whether he is George Washington,
Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland
or Benjamin Harrison, is the Presi.
dent Of the whole country. He occu-
pies the most exalted position 10 the
world, as the legally and popularity
chosen ruler of 5000. 900 Of freemen-
OF the greatest aud most powerful re-
public the world has ever seer, of the
only successful government by the
people which has occupied large area
and embraced many millions of peo-
pie. The incumbent of that Office, al .
though elected by party, becomes, the
moment of taking his seat, the execu-
tive Of the whole people, and entitled
to the highest respect and eonsiders.
ton OF the whole people. Any maj
who insuls the person Of the incum-
bent OF the office necessarily insults
the office itself and shows himself I'M
fit to participate in the solemn and i'm
portsnt duty Of election. No matter
how intense his party spirit may be,
and how jubilsnt be is over the tri-
umph of his party, If he forgets the re-
spect due to the highest Office in the
land by insulting its incumbent, he
shows he himself has lost his own self
respect and stands in need Of whole
some correction and education.
The present incumbent Of the office,
Grover Cleveland, has undoubtedly
made mistakes Of judgment as well as
grave mistakes Of policy. Where is
the man that ever lived, save only
Jesus Of Nazareth, who did not make
mistakes? But he has given us a
clean honest and good administration.
He has done n giants work in eudeav.
oring TO restrain the rancor Of party
zeal. He has shown himself most
mag unanimous by retainidg thousands
of republicans In Office when he would
have been fully justified by party eth
lea in making a clean sweep Of every
one. He has striven, with not u little
success, to make Americans hold coun-
Try above party, and 10 regard office a.
Of secondary consideration. He has
heen honest aud faithful. He deserve.
aud should receive credit for what he
has done. IL be has fallen short Of
what be might have done lee him who
IL perfect bring the frat accusation
against him. Even II he had been far
less honest and able, republicans
should remember that they eau afford
TO be magnsnimous at this time. Per.
ticularly should they remember
that scurrilify Of insult reflects more
upon the giver than upon the intended
recipient.
Grover Cleveland IL the President Of
the United States, President alike Of
republicans and democrats, until noon
OF March 4, 1889. Up TO that time the
magnitude and sacred character OF his
office will protect him from the at
tempted insults of the respectable and
thinking glasses of bis political oppo-
nents. Those OF his opponents, there.
fore, who insult his office by trying 10
insult his person should be taken in
hand by their decent and intelligent
associates and taught the improperly
aud self degradation Of their acts
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