The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-01

does not uledn ~ oAA sh"s
any quarrel with the man who has NJ
honestly and thoughtfully come top.
a conclusion directly opposite 20 ~
that Of ours. For my part, ! ad-Io'
mire a partisan, using that word in q
Its larger sense, and not at all in the
miserable sense that justifies the is
resignation Of principle and con- ..
science to the keeping OF another. 81
The true partisan is OF the very Salt D
of the earth. He loves his country
and fights for his party because ne v
believes his country's welfare re- II
uuires it. The man without coun. o
tiy is the man without a party, ana q
the citizen without party is man y
too indolent or Indifferent or selfish d
to care for his country. This is 9
.|club Of partisans. Every shade OF :
!. political opinion is represented, but
!, Ian earnest spirit Of inquiry, in the 9
Interest OF our country, predom-
|inates over all, and makes respecting
s|friends of opposing partisans.
4 "Is the description OF this repub-
e|lic, as given by Jefferson, an idle
.ldream? We're he, and men OF his
. school, visionary, foolish and ab-
,f|surd? Is it not possible in prac-
v|tical age to preserve intact the In
:. Ispired model furnished ready TO our
a. hands? Certainly it will not be
preserved without constant vigilance,
.vlbut is it worth while trying TO pre-.
,elserve it if it will do as law OF
As eaven but not for earth? Hit is all
: idle. dream talk, then let US stop 1t.
= Be honest about it. Revise the
~ lconstitution OF the United States.
Il. Recast the declaration OF independ'
4. |ence. Foster and cherish the aris
;f|tocracy of wealth that has grown W
no|in this country since the war, or
de what would be more permanent
ev change it to an aristocracy OF birth
Recognize our true opinions IN IN
ro|fundamental law and stand by ou
Ihelnew opinions as our fathers stoo'
es by the old. If, however, the re
the public described by Jefferson is nc
h;sla dream, but fact, if it is possiol
DOO|to maintain a government Of, te
,ar. land by the people in which the
low shall be no favored classes und'
hat 1.-The law, but equal and exact iusti'
S92 Ito all, with special privileges ,
ate lnone, then let US stand by that.
oh nv mind that is absolutely the on
han test necessary to determine the P
nod ltriot. The man who believes tn
l;cv with all his soul, talks it, acts uP'
mi. IT. votes it, is a good citizen, and
nre-|he has made up his mind honestl
riot lthoughtfully, conscientiously. ma
GEN. ling use Of all the sources OF light
rers |his command, then he has endea
,hcv |ored to uo his duty, no matter wh
be- |tickSt he selects as representing
The government Of, for and by the pc
, toIDle. If he fails thus carefully to
nentlhis duty he has failed to dlschaf
j Is |his obligation Of citizenship.
: ;nl "We honor the founders OF Q
than government, who, working wi
'aroel6alters suspended over the
last wrought SO nobly. We honor
that| soldiers of 1776 and 1861 for tn
OOO| sacrifice in time Of peril, and YET
I e-lseems to me their duty was eas
thatlto be understood and easier to
the than that Of the citizen, who. in
,ship|midst of conflicting personal Int
one|ests and common work-day duti
more|is charged with the obligation OF
,nest ltermining for himself the policy
man Ibis country and the character OF
e RELAYS. Times Of peril makes
m anlcitizen's duty clean cut and obvio
,rtinc|ly pressing. Times OF seeming
whose lcurity lull to repose and induce
, r,p- Ito let things drift and take care
i histhemselves, and yet the sole
as it|duties Of citizenship are always
, con-!on us, and must be met and
1 per-|charped honestly and to the !,
,as nolbest Of our ability or we are sh
n. buffers Of responsibility and betra,,
land lof trust. 1t is our boast that tn
ed byan age of progress, an. in many
man snects our advance has been \
re the velous.
,lv be. "Progress is undoubtedly :
pro- desirable, provided it is in the :
inde- direction, but with certain {
a con- seemingly striving for centrallza
bic as OF power, and another class seen
,rds ofly striving for state OF anar
o you. our progress has in some resi-
GOOD ofIbeen like that Of crab--back
e pun and unless we stop and think
,oter torealize that citizenship does
use for alone mean passive receptio
rong to|benefits, but quite as much inc
should|the active discharge OF person;
u maylligations, We may progress
i men|ward until we arrive at the 9
|ic fromtion the fathers rescued us
only do when they wrote the cons,l'
do theyland established the rule to b
power. there should be special priv
In