Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-26

MEssRs. EDIToRs: Though candidate for
re nomination before the approaching Congress
ional Convention for the 18th District, it had
been my intention to take no part in the can
vass, bat " to leave the Republicans perfectly
free to nominate fhsir oicn candidate IA their OlrR
tray." should have abided by that determine
ton, had not the friends of other candidates for
the same Office seen fit to urge in opposition to
my nomination certain facts which, if true,
would convict me of dishonorsble conduct in
suffering my name to 20 before the Convention
as candidate. l find these charges, varying
in form but agreeing in substance, in circulation
throughout the district, showing that they have
q common origin and a common purpose As
sample of the different versions OF this false
hood, will give an extract from letter reeeiv-
ed from friend under date July nth, but nOt
received by me until this morning
" | had conversation a few days ago, with a
gentleman of this town, on the subject Candidate
for COngress) He said there was no fault t.
be found with Wade but there was an express
understanding in the Convention when Wade
was lasE that Dc
our next eandidate-that Lake county rather
insisted on Riddle before, but gave way 70 Guy
ahoga, on condition that Mr.. Riddle should be
our next choice"
My correspondent states that he was mem
Der Of the Convention, but heard nothing of the
kind The same statement, varying in respect
TO the recipient of the benefits of the bargain,
or leaving such recipient blank, have within q
week or ten days found their way to all parts
of the district; but so far as l can learn, every
member of that Convention denies the exist
ence of any such kind of struck and dicker." No
information of any bargain Of the sort, or of any
bargain or understanding lcAatsrer, was ever
communicated to me, either prior or subsequent
to the Convention nor have l ever seen the
day when would have accepted nomination
on any condition of the kind, or on any c0ndi-
ton whatever, excepting that of a faithful and
fearless discharge of my duty; nor will ever
vote for that man for any office, who have good
reason to believe has, either by himself or his
friends and emissaries, entered into any such
unJerhand or dishonorable arrangement
The people haze the right to select their own
public servants, free from the intrigues of plot
ting demagogues and underground office hunt
eEs and if they desire my services, have no
right to barter them off to some mousing Office
hunter who will pay me off in dirty work Of
the same sort. SO if they (the people, do not
desire my services, have no right to impose
myself upon them, by sneaking underhand bar
gain with some other equally selfish and dishon-
est demagogue. But when these bold and shame
less falsehOods are nailed to the counter as base
coin, the principle of rotation in Office" is the
all-suffcient plea for change. Well, Mr.. Editor.
believe IN rotation in office to this extent viz
in rotating bad officers out, and rotating IN good
ones; and then, letting well enough alone.n
Offices are, or should be, trusts for the people,
and not Sops for demagogues and knaves and
hence if an honest and able man is placed in
Office, it will be safer to retain him than to taks
one untried, though equally meritorious. Men
who conduct their private affairs on this basis,
prosper. Men who should apply the principle
of rotation in office" to their private affairs,
could not get credit with merchant or banker,
nor would they be worthy of it. Public offices
equally with private, demand experience, indus
Try, talent and integrity These qualities will
command employment in private life; and
hence the private affairs of the people are con-
Quoted with so much more prudence, skill and
success than public. Hence men of the
highest talent, integrity and skill are found in
private employments, where order, success and
eouteutment predominant while in public of.
fees the people have come to expect little else
than Incidence, recklessness and breach of trust.
This is a great, and not remotely, must De
fatal mischief in the working of republican in
stitutions. The remedy Tor this mischief is the
same in the body polite as in private life, viz
rOtaling out the dlers, knaves and fools, and re-
tanning in Office, the diligent, the honest snd
ED. WADE.