The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1891-07-17

most difficult to determine which is the
false and which Is the true policy. The
temptation to the ambitious and the un-
scrupulous to advocate that which seems
TO be the most popular is very great,
and those who are bold enough to com
bat popular error are too often made the
target for misrepresentation and abuse.
You will always find men in politics
who will lead in any direction, right or
wrong, so it promotes their personal in
terests, and such men will make pledges
us readily as they will break them
They are "the pledge breakers and
BRIDE TAKERS
of politics. You should weigh political
advice as you would testimony in a
court of Justice The character Of the
witness for truth and veracity is first to
be considered. His personal interest is
another material point His past and
present relationship TO the interests to
be affected by political action is inn
portant in determining his credibility,
His knowledge of public matters, and
his opportunity for acquiring par
ticular knowledge of the matters about
which he offers advice are material con-
siderations.> 1t is your province to de-
termine the value of this testimony.
In matter 80 vital you should hear
without prejudice and impartially con-
slider all tho testimony and seek as
earnestly TO render verdict in accord
anco with truth and justice as if you
weighed the issues Of life and death.
In our government we have let error
go free and left truth free to combat it.
No cause can long stand before the peo-
pie which depends on one-sided hear
ing. The man who wants to shut out
the light of public discussion and have
only his own side heard confesses
his cause bad one, or betrays want
of confidence in the intelligence and the
integrity of the people. Abraham Lin
coin said, you may fool part of the
people all the time, and you may fool
all the people part of the time, but
you can't fool all the people all the
time"
The responsibility of the sovereign
people is very great one. In their
hands are the issues of prosperity,
happiness, liberty-the very life of the
Republic itself. You should look care.
fully to the motive and the purpose, tc
tho matter and the manner Of your coun'
selors. Those who appeal to selfish
ness, to class interests and to class pref
udices, instead Of appealing to intel
ligence, patriotism and honor, are no
likely to prove wise and safe advisers
Reason, common sense, sound judg
! ment and a wise discretion should de
, termine the line of public action. Wher
a sensible man gets very sick he SENDS
5 for his family physician, not for
l stranger He wants the skill and I'D
} vice of one in whom he knows he car
J place confidence. He docs. not expect
, his physician to perform the miracle
= which Peter performed "at the gat
, called Beautiful and say to him "ariSt
, and walk" but he does expect him T.
prescribe the medicines which viii
restore health. The medicine may no
be palatable, he tpay be inpatient tt
/ get we'll speedily, and he may com
7 plain because he cannot eat and drinl
: everything he wants, hut he does no
hold his physician responsible for hi
n condition. He knows that diseas
5 which has preyed upon his system unit
= it has become chronic cannot b
! conquered and banished by any con
. jurer's trick, any more than by an etfor
g of the will or the utterance of q deman
II for immediate health. Like reason
l. able being, he begins the battle wit
II disease, driving it back inch by incl
d and step by step, until he reaches tn
r beginning point, and there he fine
t health
THE REPUBLIC IS SICK,
h 1t has been sick for thirty years, an
l. its condition is becoming more dan
a RDIbuo ONOAJ yO1l' ~ hdo bOSh lh1N1
y drunk with artificial stimulants until
Q borders on delirium tremens, and th
It Republican physicians are CONSTANT
Il giving it more and stronger stimulant
} 1t is threatened with death from APT
n plexy. The money which performs til
o functions of the blood has nearly a
% left the extremities and gone to I'll
4 head, and the imperfect and insufficiel
g circulation produces general distress
n We want to change tho treatment. W
@ cannot undo the wrongs of thirty yea
1t in day, but we can adopt the rigl
70 treatment. We need more money, an
v, a more equitable distribution of it. ]
<. issue more money without changing IL
O. laws which effect the Distribute
10 would but afford temporary relief, al
10 in the end aggravate the evil 1t wou
n simply be putting more grain in IL
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