Year: 1875




The greatest demagogues Of the age
are the blatant "no party" men. In nine
cases out of ten they will be found to be
persons who have been disappointed in
efforts to get into office. and who were
too ambitious to wait for future oppor-
tunities. And they straightway COM
menee crusade against parties and par
tymen but at the same time make every
effort to place them selves in the lead of
some new party. frequently without
single principle to rally upon. Such are
utterly destitute of patriotism, they are
moved entirely by the hope for office, and
they conclude there is no patriotism in
any one else.


Not unfrequently such persons are
found attached to newspapers, termed
ne-party papers, which simply means
they are in the market to be bought by
either side. And they dispose of them
selves cheaply. They will be found first
on one side and then on the other, their
practice not unfrequently being to abuse
certain parties by inuendo and otherwise
until they become their customers. They
pretend that they stand in the relation
to customers that lawyer does to
client. They will espouse either side for
the fee. But there is this difference.
the conscientious lawyer will refuse an
edicus case; and take a fee from only
one side, while the no-party paper
clutches at both sides.


No country was ever we'll governed
without two parties, unless it was an
autooratic country, where the law of the
monarch was supreme. In the worlds
hastory there have been some instances
IN which Kings were wise, good. and
humane and made excellent rulers. But
these instances are rare. and time has
Ahown that the surest government is that
which emanates from the people. Now
u We are to govern ourselves, through a
republican form of government, it must
30 done through parties. And he who
asneunees all parties is simply devoid Of
patriotism or ignorant of what he talks
about. Fools are not all dead. neither
are they all fools who are continually
hiating about party politics. While we
can plainly see the motive of deaigning
demagogues. it is difficult to discover the
onoect OF some men who ought to have
more sense. Even Ministers of the Cos.
Pei are often found abusing parties. OF
course these men are like others-defi.
easnt frequently in reflection. But we
mention them because they should know
that parties will exist, land in no place are
tney more likely to spring up than in the
churches. A congregation cannot exist
Ten years without difference the am.
bltious are sure to want positions. The
Apostles themselves differ ed and divided
some for Paul and other for Appolos.-
Some OF the most terrible feuds have
grown out of church government: but
these feuds were always restrained unt;,
anarchy Was created by tho breaking
down OF one side or the other. Then il
was that blood and terror and famine and
ignorance followed in the wake of the
triumph OF no-party men. And not un.
Ill some party grew powerful enough to
curb and check the passions of men, was
sood government again secured.


Inc patriotic, the good. and the wise
will always ally themselves with one
party or the other; taking care to study
the principles of each and endeavorin0
to use the best Judgment in an effort
to Join the side which is right or nearest
right. If party proves to be under the
control OF unwise, extrayigant and bad
leaders it is the bounden duty of CHI.
Zen who seeks the good of the communit,
to abandon it and join its opponent. Ex
perience proves that it is impossible TO,
party in power to be reformed by it.
bad leaders. Such efforts have alwsv,
failed in the British system, and henc,
the frequent changes of party there a,
hero.