Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-07-15
For the Preble County Democrat,
EATON. July II. 1853.

llclIy TO What lew l6 } an individual of
my humble position and limited educa-
ton may chance to have. But the pre-
paratory arrangements for the approach
ing campaign for County officers, or ra-
Their the secret underground operations
that are now going on in our midst, re-
lative to that matter, are, in my opinion.
Of a character that calls for a candid
and sincere examination, by every voter
In the county, of whatever political par
ty he may be, who really has the gen
eral good of his country and his fellow
men at heart. 1t is a notorious fact,
well known to every one who makes any
observation at all, that there is, always
was, and ever will be, a certain class of
individuals in every party, who think,
or at least seem to think, that the public
offices were originated and created sole
ly for their express use, benefit and oc-
cupation, to the utter exclusion of eve
ry body else; and in every campaign
these same fellows are constantly clam
oripg, not indeed and in truth that the
Offices may be filled by respectable men
of the same pol. teal faith of their own,
but that they be filed by Mci, rc,itoJIc
SetrcS. Self is the burden of their song.
and the theme of their discourse. And
it is but too true that these fellows, by
deception and a~rtiice, too frequently
get the advantage Of public confidence,
and firmly establish themselves in the
public chair. And when once so es-
ta~bllshed, my observation and expert.
ence teaches me that it is a very difficult
thing TO convince them that the office
was not created especially for them and
they for the office, and that there are
other poor men who can fill the office
just as well, and have by virtue of rota-
ton a much better right than them
selves In my judgment, it is a most
unfortunate circumstance, that a pro-
tcSstORdL 0Hcc-sechcr is ever elected to an
office at all. The genius and spirit of
our Republican institutions does not
Indicate that class of persons for our
public officers, in any shape or form-it
Is utterly Inconsistent and at war with
first principles. Elect a professional
ofice-seeker to an office, and it is almost
a moral lmpossibility to get rid of him
in any manner. The cleansing of the
Augean stables, compared with it, is a
mere trife. Then to see how assidu-
ousiy he la5ors to maintain his post
III NSNShLS iiC LlOSl tIdElldDtC,l law nine.
unassGming man in the world-hc fills
an office without pay, and boards himself
in nearly every society in the county,
and that, too, in societies and ~associa-
tons in which he has no manner Of in
terest whatever, either civil, religious, or
political-all for charity, for pure Pa
rRIoTIsM, (apparently). But were it not
for the the purpose Of thereby securing
to him again and again his f~avorite pay
office, to which his soul clings with
leach like tcnacity, he would see all the
associations and societies deeper in
Hadcs than Luciler fell in nine days,
before they would command an hour OF
his labor without pay.
Now, what [ wish to be understood
as saying is this, our County will get
along very well without such men as
these in her oihces-our associations
and societies will prosper and flourish
without this uneXanIpled charity, and
our country (the poor old thing will
certainly be safe, without this disinter-
estr4 T@tvrisin, and besides, and better
than all, let us all unite for once, and
teach these ofiice-seeking demagogues,
who hang around our Court house like
rats around a we'll filled country corn
crib, that there are other men in the
County besides them-that the arrange
ment Of placing one stool pigeon in the
town of Eldorado, another in Winchcs-
ter, another in Lewisburg, another in
New Paris, Camden, Fa;rhaven, &c, for
the purpose Of secretly forestaling pub
lie opinion, and giving everything eter-
nally to one or two particular individu.
ais, is understood, and will at the pro-
per time be promptly met and repudia-
ted. What right has one man or five
men, to a life Lien on our public offices?
Are there maws so capacious that they
can never be filled? Down on TIE
BoMrGons we say; clean them out, and
let fair play, and justice to all rule once
more, we are tired Of these secret Paris
Bourbon intrigues, which have for their
sole purpose and object one eternal self.
Down on them, then, we say, let the
Bourbon dynasty be wiped out, it has
had power long enough. | am a voter
and a tax payer, and have therefore il
constitutional right to be heard on this
matter-and [ say to the voters of this
County, of every political character,
ponder over these things we'll; you well
know that what I have said is but too
true; suffer not therefore your action in
the matter to be biasscd by mere politi-
Ca! prejudice, but when you come to SC
lect your c~anuiu.tes FOR your County
Offices, select by all means coMrotent
men, but do take men who are not etor-
nalIy on hand, begging for the positions,
and choke off some OF these fellows who
have been playing upon 'Zhe harp Of
q Mousund strings" long enough, and let
them 'gnote q .tGe' and mou1m uriH the
r"ag do"oie awhil', and in my opinion
Justice to ali will be done in a much
more substantial form. L did not in
tend Nr. Editor, to take up SO much Of
your columns when | began, but as l
never troubled you before, and perhaps
never may again, | hope you will par
don the intrusion.
Respectfully Yours,
ONE TERM.
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