Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-01-30
THE pOLITICIAN-wM. MEDlLI

THE POLITlCIAN-WM. MEDlLL.
The mere poliician-many such in Ohio-is
a useless member Of society. worse than use.
less. With him, "all is fair in politics." He
may cheat. lie and steal-all right, provided it
is done in politics! Does the "good book"
make any discrimination in favor Of politics.
Nay, an honest man at heart cannot be dishon.
est in politics; and he who is thus dishonest, is
honest in other respects only-"for appear.
ance sake" He is not fit to be trusted by hon.
est men.
The politician by trade-look at him! In
him ia Concentrated the essence ofmeanness;"
nothing too jHle for him "to stoop too." vr.
tue, magnanimity, and gratitude he knows
not
ITO secure his wicked ends.
Cuts the throa,s OF his bcs, friends"
A downright rascal frequently, he is neverthe
less "honored" by the people with their votes
TOO often, for shame, to the defeat Of an hon.
est man.
Sometimes. indeed, the politician is "capi-
| tai good fellow"-WM. MEpILL-can costly
chat with friend, say nothing to offend an en-.
emy, drink bumper. play game Of whist,
bow and shake hands with everybody, in ''the
most approved Style" talk muc h and say moth
ing. and be sort Of "a betwixt and between
sort of man in general. Sterling integrity
thrust aside, the people hare delighted 10 hon
or such man--Gov. Medill had 10000 major
ity in the fall of 1858. IA new order OF
things" was instituted in Ohio, in the fall Of
lS5i-and "the end thereof is not YETI The
smooth old political nag was again trotted out
by his masters, on "the eighth" for the race
in the fall of 1855. He runs against the peo.
pie, this time! The people will not care now
10 have him "dstance" them, and the race will
be the death of him. Poor old horse, let him
die-his epitaph
"He was emphatically time, ,server-a
truculent politician, obedent 10 the dictates o.
such as could confer upon him power and place
During his WHORE career, he did no one thing
which the citizens OF Ohio can look upon with
special pride, and !or which they can do his
memory honor. He was steady and unrelent.
ing pensioner upon the public, receiving much
good constantly, but returning no equivalent u
We copy the above from the Iront0n
Register, Of last week. II it is 10 be
considered as a fair specimen OF wha
! Mr.. Srlxsos's head and heart can pro
duce, he is 10 be pitied. That man is ar
object Of commiseration whose igno.
rance or dspravity can conceive what il
a. grossly. untrue in fact as is the article
quoted above; and that heart must indeed
be wretched that rankles with the ma
Lightly which blackens and dis6gure
zach word and sentence. We can no
compete with M. STIMsos in the Bill
ings.gate slang.-that we leave to the fish
women-but We shall show how plair
tale shall set him down.
! We are not the especial friends o
Governor MEpILL. He is not, in tn
largest sense Of the term, a great man
He has not the far.seeing intellect
and that imperial will. so characteristic
Of Washington, a Hamilton, and
Jackson. Yetif We accept that other del
inition, which allows him to be trul
Igrsat, who adequately and faithfully dis
charges the duties Of every station, how
ever high or humble, that may be assign
cd TO him-then is Governor MEoILL
great man. In every position to whicl
he has been elevated by the partiality
? his fellow citizens. he has fully sustain
I ed himself. In 1885, when barely elil
: ible. he was chosen Representative
the Ohio Legislature. On taking b
!. seat. he was elected Speaker Of th'
body. In 1888. be was bidden "go U
higher" HsEas elected to the Twsnt
Sixth Congress BY an overwhelming M
Il jotity over the late lamentsd Joas \
!. CREEp. It may be said that the distfi
:, :, was cdemocratic strong. hold. and III
: psrty discipline could effect fo' MEDIl
is what personal merit could not have dol
srl Yet here simple fact is suggested. II
opponent was most estimable man.
4 stsuneh whis. universally beloved. a
= sill he fell behind bic ticket in eve
n county ia tho District. while MEDi
u .was psopottionslly ahead Of the dem
,sI cratic eandidsiss. In le4o. his cons'
7 usnts testified ihsis approval Of his CO
duet BY rs.slsctips him 70 Congsss'
"a or The slght democratic Members e
a. y sastsSAe ~ xhig 1Aif(lk!! \!