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Men and Principles.
It was asserted here the other night
by a bonfire orator that the “Demo
cratic party always went for princi
ples and not for men.” The question
which siu-h an assertion calls up is—
>bould important ’principles be en
trusted lo the care of indifferent mm? '
How can good principles be preserved
except it be by good men ? Il is that
very, doctrine of principles, without
regard lo men, which not many years
since led lo the anger not yet
altogether passed by the country,
(food principles are essential to the
wellai\ of the people and the safety of
the government, but when unscrupu
lous men are elected to important of
fices, the government is in danger.
This fact is the same in local as in '
greater offices. G >od men contribute i
to U»e prosperity of any community i
over whicn they may be placed to <
govern, while evil and designing men i
hut insure the ruin of that which they
were sworn to protect. The voters of
this county should be on their guard
against speakers who advise them to
shut their eyes to the character of ap
plicants for office and think only of
‘the great principles” which they
speak of so eloquently and which they
utterly fall to explain. Principles
without regard to men Is a doctrine
which no good man can endorse, for
the truth is, as are the men so arc the
principles.
