Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-25

Questions OF public policy as touoh,nv
tne ravsnuea OF the, government a. tbs1
never have Thought before. moi a coyna,
OF tho world that has not Contributed M ~
lesson, sometimes ita appeal to preiatiioe.
sometimea It's appeal to reason. Tie
result o. this appeal, In the long run the
tIutn, wherever II may lie, Will have no
reason TO dread. In the meanwhile tb,s
ftnaction is In Itself inspiring and Ina
specsseie sublime. A great people. and an
in'eiiigcnt, spreading from sea 10 ga.
nfst disenastng, then thinking, then act
ing The ballots on election dsy viii n
deed decide the frat step which In Ia hi.
Low. But the Consequences and IN
Dement'S OF such campaign will moi
cease while this generation survives. m
some OF MS Il has brought hardness. n
nss iaken MS out OF our accustomed plaoe.
u mas tnkeu as away from friends and
associations which we hold most desr
II has lifted before our eyes the fascina, |.
ing figure Of truth, and has soppsIled ns
aeelue whetner we would follow her
" every hazard, or whether, with ayeried
eye, we would go whittier our oonsoispce
leads us not. Not 10 all, but 10 many.
II hss brought the touch. stone which
tries Q man As TO what nature he IA Of
ons OF the political consequences In our
own state of New York is very NAKED
MANY thousands Of men this year stand
between the two parties--out Of one. NOT
IN the other--surc to oppose the DONNA.
.ion over one party OF the protected In.
dustries and the domination of the liouor
traiiic over the other. They fear from,
both Nominations selfish regard Tor
special interests instead Of a broad publio
policy, No Argument, no appeal can
shake them from this stand. Their
opinion Of others may be shaken. their
estimate OF men may be changed, but
with o single voice they say, like The
determined warrior In the poem:
This rock shall ny
From It's nrm base As soon asI.
rHE FUTURE WILL PROVE THE TRUTH.
Some day, not nov, not in the heat Of
this campaign, but at.erward, Il may be
not Tor years aftefward, but some day, Ii
viii DO seen that this spirit OF indepsnd.
ENJOY tsas much the need Of the honr as
the spirit which led men formerly into
the Free Soil party. II ia the growth of
thia spirit which shall make issues
change, tits this spirit which shall turn
the eyes OF the whole country ffom the
contemplation Of the past to the brave,
large look into the future. 1t ia this
spirit which at last shall lead parties,
even II by unconscious steps. into the
paths which shall divide the Union cnce
more, not by sections, but by idees,
Who shall say that Il ia not privilege TO
take part In such work. Happy, I
know, are they who, with good con.
science, can take part as partisans In the
stfifes OF the hour. There il no enthu.
siasm In q twslvemonth like the anthu-
siasm of ones party friends. There Is no
activity 40 delightful TO the man who has
breathed the air of America until IL has
become q part of his being. But not less
happy are they who, at the call of con.
science, can leave oil this and simply
stand and wait. Happier, perhaps, be.
cause to them may be gwen to see, behind
all parties, with more uncloudad vision,
the benign oouptenanoe Of their country,
approving with loving look every sacri.
Ace made In her behalf. May the sight
Of that vision keep you and me true, In
every Stress to the patriots duty. So
shall we best do our part In our day and
generation for the happiness and per-
petuity Of the Republic.