Telegram-herald., 1890-04-09
OFFICIAL PAPER or THE CITY.
GRAND RAPIDS. WEDNESDAY. APRIL .


The Leader says that wherever Demo
crats gathered on election night to re-
Joce. the TELEGRAa- HERALD was most
vigorously denounced. That IS just
where the T1LEGRAm-HEsALD expects
70 % denounced, so long as It IS Re-
publican paper The TELEGRAM- HER
AID . not working for Democratic en-
eomiunas, FOR just so soon as Il pleased
Democrats yust 50 soon would il cease
% be An aggressive Republican paper.
Democrats never denounce a paper
that doexn's hurt them. BOYS never
throw ciabs AZ a tree that bears no
fruit.
We have no apologies to make TO
Democrats nor 10 Democratic journals.
The TELEGRAm- HEHALD pursues one
steady, consistent Republican course,
and Is not blown about by every wind
Of political doctrine, like the L>ader. IL
wages open warfare, and no guerrilla
fight, Ike the Leader. IL asks no polit-
ical advice OF Democrats, and takes
none. In a political fight It knows no
friends among the enemy. II the
TELEGRAM-HERALo IS right, its oppo-
nents are wrong. 50 long as We think
we are right, just so long shall
we deem our opponents wrong, and
Just 50 long shall we oppose
them tooth and nail. We can
not be taken in by any Democratic
tafy talk and shall not play the fool to
suit Democrats. The devil laughs IN
his sleeve At the poor simple fool whom
he leads astray and a Democrat laughs
10 hls sleeve At the poor simple fool of
a Republican, whom he can soothe TO
sleep by good boy" tafy, while ne is
putting In his best work on the back
streets. The devil says 20 his victim:
This ono little s.n won't do any harm
aud you'll have lots Of fun" and the
Democrat says: "Vote for our candid
ate, IS there Is no political principle n
VOWED IN a local election" 1t is a
Democratic campaign lie that captivates
many a SIMPLE Republican.
There is an essential political princi-
pie in every election, and that IS the
principle Of party organization. No
party can win victory unless i is or
ganized for action. How can a party
keep up an effective organization, if It
allows itself % be sold out 10 the enc
my every other electi0n' No principle
at stake in this election' IF Republi-
cans want % realize the utter falsity of
such a claim, let them try i; on the
Democratic party. How much Demo
cratic support can We win by such
ciaim' Not an iotl DemOcr rats under
stand the utter holowness Of the argu-
ments by which nsnby- PANTY Rspub-
hcans are lead a=lray. just ss fully az
the devil understands The hollowness
0f the sweet Suggestions, by which ne
leads nsmhy- -psmby Christians into for
biddeu paths.
The TELEsRAN- -HERALo = fully aware
that rthas boen. and w.ll further De crit
icised.by Tot Of fossllred Republicans
for the stand e las taken. such criti-
csms, however, come manly from lot
of respectable" gentlemen. who have
long since outbveI lheir usefulness 10
their party, but who still put up the
same old political lightning rod ready
for any stroke Of patronage or honor
that may be looking for a marx. The
srEsRAN-HERAUp. however. has no
political moss or "a back and can not
svmpath.rs Nth those Who have. such
men should be thoroughly scraped aud
f1rhished up,or drop the rear. The
Fepuhbcsn party has no use Tor Tot
auhqusted wsllfowers and the soouer
thsy are rlucked. tae s0onerthe coua-
sels Of The party vii become Elective
for acGon.