The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-17

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SURVEYOR GrNERAL--As the time
' for the meeting Of the American EepU1-
lican State Convention will soon De here,
it Eehooyes rs to be casting about III or
/ der that We faay find good men and true
to FIJI the yario5.s fTAte Offices, the CON-
inc fall. TO our Brethren of the QUih
. throughout the State; and our friends at
home and abroad who have mentioned
our name in connection with the office OF
/ SURVEYOR GENERAL, and who are still
urging our claims, we must say, we thank
you most cordially for these disinterested
manifestations of your friendship and
k1Blness; but for good and valid reasons,
which we need not now give to the pub
/ lie, We say once for all, that we will not
be a candidate fer any State office the
coming campaigns.
! . We would, however, recommend to
/ the favorable notice of our cU-#orkefs in
! the glorious cause in which we are eugag-
ed, John s. Mann, Esq, of Potter Cogu-
ty. Mr. Mann is'in every way, qualified
to fill the Office of Surveyor General. Is
one Of freedoms 5 most indcfatigabe cham
pionS, and if nominated By the Peoples
Convention would roll up larger vote in
! the North, North West, and West, than
any other man in the State. Let the
/ Contention then nominate John S. Mann
Esq, and we will ensure not only success
but most faithful public officer"
! The Jersey Shore Ie2ette in noticing
the above says:
" SENsIBLE-W. W. Brown, Of the
Centre Dem0crat, has been named in two
or three papers as a candidate for Sur
vevor General, but we observe in the last
number of the Democrat that he declines
to enter the list Of candidates We are
clad Of this, for reasons which will ap-
pear presently.
AS an abstract proposition We admit
that an editor has as good right to be a
candidate for Office as any body else; also
on the ground Of services to his party
We further admit that the editorial pro-
fession contains as much ability to fill all
the offices in the Government rs all other
classes of men combined. The fact that
their services are so often required to
write speeches, letters of acceptance, &c,
for other great men is proof Of this prop
osition. But our objections to seeking
office are
Il. Office seeking is contemplate
business for any intelligent n'an to en-
gage in, and is a violation of one of the
leading principles Of the American party.
% TO have any influence with his
readers, an editor must have a character
with them for honesty. What influence
can an editor expect to have oH his read
erst when they have reason to believe that
he is only actuated by the hope Of reward
in the shape OF office. And this must be
the inevitable conclusion whenever an ed
itor appears frequently before his readers
as candidate for Office.
1t is true that Office seeking has be-
come so much matter of course that
lhere is but little danger of a man being
troubled with office that does not seek it,
but this evil will, if left to work out It's
natural results, bring about its own cure.
"In reference to .he Democrats can
didate we have only to say that our limit
ed acquaintance with Potter county poll
ticiau5 has not prepossessed US III their
favor, and, not being at all interc ted, we
have nothing to say"
The larger share of the above senti-
ment we fully endorse, though We are not
prepared to believe that its expression in
the editorial columns of the VcRctte will
give it the force and influence it should
have We do not know that ye veritable
Jones, of the Kc9ette, has evlr been
candidate for Office; but we do know that
he has on several occasions certainly act
ed as though he would like to haze been.
As to his fling at "Potter county poll
tlcians.' we deem it unworthy of any fur
ther notice than to say, the TeG3ette man
shows that he Las had cery little "acqaint-
ance" with our politicians, by the man
ner he speaks of them and we doubt not
that it would be for the benefit of all were
his acquaintance with them not to grow
any larger.
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Shall We or Bonner select our