The sun., 1901-10-09

the mistake the license of
lbsolute self-ownership for liberty, and
'oist ability and honesty into a position
IF autocratic authority. These are
faulty ideals Adroitly concealed under
il spiteful yerbiage, enormously supposed
to be the body of intelligent, honest anl
effective political discussion, intended TO
mislead and deceive, there are in these
supposed expressions Of the IDEAL mani
fest hatred of men, and of rebellion
against the very foundation principle of
the Republc-rebellion against majority
rule. That rebellion is un-American. 1t
is said to be strange doctrine to advocate
naJorty rule. That is the irrevocable
law of the Republic. 1t is said To lie |
strange doctrine to advocate the proof cf |
loyalty to principle by work for the |
party representing that principle--to de-
r.and the proof faith in work. That lor-
irinp is as old as the race. and has he
hind it the highest possible authority
Il l nero rs HOIHIliS Ill llt,ll ubIlillt W HlAil
excludes brains and honesty" from
i,urty councils: There rs this in it, brains
md honesty are as much, aye more,
noun, 10 loyalty and obedience 20 party
10 its majority decisions. rs a,n those
who lacl. brains, and who because of
,hat misfortune. are classed among the
dishonest. Such loyalty is i prarf cf
''lr,t!ns end honesty" 1t IS net serNilA.
| Il il honorable.
To owr ones self and vote rs one
| tlihl;S. silo not as some ona els" thinks,
|. MT. rccesSarily, being Republican,.
\ GOOD p,any people think they do that
Mhc are rot Republicans. III" ideal ~
t,rrSsca il that statement !" la-Am'ff
can lis feet if attained, + i sell $50
alton altogether opposed to the American
Republican ideal. 1t does that apparent
II impossible thing of making a man !
party BY himsclf-of thinking and voting
for himself ana by himself. He who fol
lows that idenl must mot follow any
nnn or set Of men, What Il lonely chap
hp would be. 1t gives no certain basis
for action. 1t puts the transient Thought
III the place of knowledge; upraots rrIt-
;.iplc and plants prejudice, and teaches
men to oppose the principles and parties
trcv profess and cspollse, because Of
prejudice against and dislike for ind-
yidunls. The narrowcst and meancst
taripty Of politics
The ideal expressed in the last Of these
editorial extracts is that Of pharsicdl
righteousness. The statement Is self
contradictory. 1t advocates equal rights
/, .lud suppression in one breath. The Re-
nublicanism ii Describes stands for law
nd order and for the suppression of tha'
i -icious. We beg to suggest that the law
X equality. that is the essential Of Ra-
lulIicnnism, does not stand for the sup
preston Of any person or class of per
ous. The law makes an equality of
itizenship alike for the vicious and the
yirtuous. It is this fact that CRATES upon
i me nerves of pharisaism Assuming e
i hive Ill the virtue the pharsces seek g
i n.urp MI authority These people either
forget, or meyer knew. that the object q
/. tNn law. the extent Of its power, Is Z
/ protect virtue by the prevention q vice
4 lRat il i very different thing from sup
q pressing The yicious" The first >cntenct
d "a the last paragraph Of this eiitor.d
quotation is simply gnS. L means hntA
d i0g. except that its eaitoral author conit
j. .at forgo what lie imagined 70 be q
\ a,r0rtnnity 10 fling prejudice polsone6
& l..rt at some one he dare ltnt name
ii TIM this whole paragraph Is unique y
j. nalitical annals Its author Hresumes f
ID fi.tcr alike into the thought Of Che mrl
is hn stand for the lowest and Mghcs
ID political conception. He denies g w
e lfrst the right q he called Republicans
ii :g..d excuses their evil doing ~ declarin
E that they haye II" conception itEe lShei
u ant-of the formation principles q th
of ..epulrlican party. III the nest sentcnc
rs III admits distinction in grades of X
Of pthIicanism and restricts the real ~
pi!bpcans' 10 little cotcrie Of saints
Il M nharisecs. Then he imagnrS tina
u hnnr*t minded Republicans mign
u y, cempronlse with political wrong d"ers
N Il doubtful pfoposition-and pronounce
~ asainSt thrll--against ''honest minde
'le Rppuuicans," sentence 81 eternal slt'
t,is.iun and ustrust. Queer sentence iha
M a2aiIst '.hpncst minanpss' from 4 part
T. II III lresumes 70 write about equal right
e, :Ea justice aS the fruits Of Rcpnhlieai
ism. But, probably, that IS MI rlst
II. from un individual who writes ahol
~ what he ..hclevcs." and imagines th'
~ his hplief should pass current for trut'
These then are the ideals, i'll Rcpuhl
I, ,llnism. Of the nbjectors to our desert
nd tiCn Of what it is 10 be il Republican
~ who object to the Republican who man
y. fe@ts his faith in the Republican prl
- eiplcs Of liberty and equality hy rarneS
To lnyal support Of the principle Of majorlt
nE rule, and Of the party that can, and wi
" apply Republican principles g STA
i, government We repeat. 'hefng K
Al publican in Delaware is being / I'M
III Republican"
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