The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-06

these who are deeply interested In the secusny
OF nroperty and the mainsenance Of order, ano
all who believe in patience, iorDes1ans 80
and remedies by law may neeu
know how 10 act together. But wnatessr
questions and Disbursements may arise. :.
quite apparent that the means OF arriving - quo
average Judgment Of q population tnae ys
within the lifetime of those now living IesSa
one hundred millions and extend over Inc sno,.
habitable part OF the continent OF NORTH Au'e
lea must be carefully selected and provioeo;
Among these instrumenfalities, what 10 caliee
the political machine will have an ,npof'ans
place and cannot be wholly suppisnted Sy 80
cies provided by law. The time ought "
near at hand wher It's necessity Will % ,ec9E
nized by all men, and whom those who reaiiy 90
sire to secure good governments and the ialr anu
orderly decision OF public questions VIII spena
less energy at carping at committees uno soI
ventions snd more In trying TO make tnei, ~
bettsr. fhe machine cannot be dispenser VIZ" r
let 10 be not like dredee, but rather IKE a GOT
liss engine-powerful. effective. but ofien' anu
clean. -
Every friend Of civil nbery hopes that the
ship of state. launched one hundred years osv
and freiehred with so much OF human nope snu
promise. will weather the storms OF the century
upon which 1t Is about 70 enter rs successius
40 it has those OF the one drawing 70 eioso-
But, If it does. there must be men as the nein :
who calmly wait and watch for time ana siuo
and strive TO make progress as the WINDS Por
nit And when the historian Of the gres. ne
public shall sit in judgment upon 1t, as tning
OF the past. he may find that It's career was nov
prolonged and great caiamities averted wnoiiy
by the political conduct Of statesmen who ooast
ed that they were acting upon theories In al
vance Of political parties or by the influence OF So
called independent editors and professional crit.
ics It may then clearly appear that the highest
craftsmanship was not represented by men iko
Charles Sumner-by men gifted pure and patri-
otto, able TO see far into the future, but
not always to comprehend the present.
and capable of installing obstinacy for
courage, loneliness for independence, and per-
sonal pique for q great principle Above these
may be placed men like Abraham Lincoln, who
boasted little knowledge of the future. careful
ly studied the present. waited patiently for the
advance Of public opinion, made the best OF It
each day as il was consulted, listened. conceded.
compromised. combined and organized, seeking
always to determine just how far he could adj
vance the dag of hur.au progress and see that
majority without which it could not be matt
tanned rally to its defense And whom philo-
sophie history makes mp its memorable judgments
as to the dangers encountered and difficulties
overcome in the century now closing, and de-
termiues who and what preserved Us nation
il may happen that fastidious critics. who al
ways know how things ought not to be done,
will find that some who have been abused %
machine politicians have a place with Abraham
Lincoln among the Saving remnant