The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-08-06
For the Democratic Pioneer.
Uppersandusky, July 25, 1917.

fiI0 the Edu0rtfJ me ItoHePF,
SIR Your correspondent, @ in the
corner,' who sounds his tocsin of alarm, warn
ing the Democracy Of Wyandot, against the
attempts of would be sombody' TO introduce
the political heresy Of rotation in office ad-
vocatcd by NO Body must be another Don
Quixot. The notable windmill affair of that
chivalrous knight is ecliPsed by your cores
pondent's furious attack en- political innova-
tiors under the similitude of an ima glnary
No Body. Queer fellow this Mr.. % in the
csrner!' Querulous as he seems, No Body
will quake before, or quarrel with this Qnid
nunc. Whether his %, is derived from TIE
French 'queue,' sguiiying tail, and stand
ing in English for 500, denoting that @ in the
corner is clinging to the tail of an office
worth $500 per annum; or, whether he be
political quack, cuadroon, or certain
quadruped with long ears, are queries OF con
quence to no body. From the character Of
his communication, it is evident your cores
pondent obtained his @ tCue1 from certain
CLIQUE Of sornbodes, as lie writes for their
special benefit in the plural form. But as
mo body IS disposed to quibtle with q,
III drop him TO scan this doctrine in view;
Rotation in ofice-daugerous and new,
o. democrats, ever be warned to esehew,
A system untrue, phantom you'll rue.' .'s.
Unless | greatly nisjudge the character
and intelligence Of the democracy. of Wy
andot, your correspondent Mr.. Qnrk in the
corner has erected his fprtifcot ton for naught.
Il was in vain that he dispatched his sent-
nels along the line to reconniler the enemy.
In vain were their reports to a self constltut-
ed junto 'all is well!' And for him IL dellb-
erately discharge his heavy voliey of grape
upon some unknown No Body, was but use
less waste of time and ammunition. Save
your powder and shot MFR. @ in the corner.
Call home your faithful sentnels-disband
your forces, and raze your strong fortress, for
the democracy of Wyandot care, not one fig
for your one term or your too terms systems;
nor do they care if this officer, or that officer,
or all the officers in Wyandot, combined,
eHoulu SphSPiIC " Pe'Po'""'S '"Sit oiieiu'
term They will, nevertheless, exercise their
sovereign right, and select whom they please
to serve them for the ensuing two years, If
respective of the interests, hopes, and ex-
pectations of individual official incumbents
selected by their predecessors two years ago.
If these officers have discharged their duty
with fidelity, they are still Improbable SER
wants, having done no more than they were in
duty bound to do and cannot, on that ae-
count claim any superior merits.
The true democratic principle I hold to be
this. The democracy of one year, though
present in principle, are but transient body
body. They can give no Immortality to their
acts. The sovereign people of le45 could
make no selection of county officers binding
on the sovereign people of i547. The people
Of ls47 are not the identical people of 1915.
Democracy is opposed to perpetueties. 1t
knows nothing, recognizes nothing, as per-
petuity, but The law of God. Democracy re-
quires her officers TO faithfully discharge all
their duties, and, a. the expiration of their
term, to surrender up their trusts without ar
rogating to themselves any superior claim to
a reelection. Democracy is eternal justice
ruling through the people. Hence democra
cy demands equal rights and privileges. 1t
Office be burden it should not be forced
upon few; if it be benefit, it should be
dispensed as widely as possible. To this
end democracy enJoins rotation in Office
But which Of the two principles or systems is
really the more democratic. A short term Of
two years or longer term OF four years,-l .
Alexander Hamilton advocated long terms Of