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Editorial
October 5, 1791
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
The editorial denounces political pretenders who lack merit but gain favor through audacity and falsehoods, asserting that enlightened public opinion now favors ability over empty rhetoric, particularly in defending a government that has fulfilled national aspirations.
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There are in every country pretenders to the public patronage who possess neither abilities nor character to recommend them.
Such persons to the chagrin of honest men, often insinuate themselves into the favor of the people by the aid of a brazen front, and a plausible knack in propagating falsehoods.
At the present day, superior light and information appear to direct the public mind; men are estimated by merit and abilities, not by mere professions—this being the case, the chance is against those whose whole stock of recommendatory qualifications consists in declaiming against a government whose administration has immediately realized the best wishes of the friends of our country, and opened the brightest prospects for posterity.
Such persons to the chagrin of honest men, often insinuate themselves into the favor of the people by the aid of a brazen front, and a plausible knack in propagating falsehoods.
At the present day, superior light and information appear to direct the public mind; men are estimated by merit and abilities, not by mere professions—this being the case, the chance is against those whose whole stock of recommendatory qualifications consists in declaiming against a government whose administration has immediately realized the best wishes of the friends of our country, and opened the brightest prospects for posterity.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Political Pretenders
Public Patronage
Government Defense
Merit Over Professions
Propagating Falsehoods
What entities or persons were involved?
Pretenders
Honest Men
The Government
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Political Pretenders And Defense Of Government
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Government And Critical Of Detractors
Key Figures
Pretenders
Honest Men
The Government
Key Arguments
Pretenders Lack Abilities And Character But Gain Favor Through Brazenness And Falsehoods
Public Mind Now Directed By Light And Information, Estimating Men By Merit
Critics' Qualifications Limited To Declaiming Against A Successful Government