Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-09-15

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shade u fault he hal served bat sins
ele leym and hal made good governor
TITS tfue, ihe aelegafes ffom sisnt vert,
lacking oae, Hn7nimoes y faf liis g election
not bolng yet % fully initiated Into he
new appetite for change Of public officers AS
HE delegates Of otbe parts q the State.
We need not remind citizens That i see
oud term praciice Of electing fiillsul Of
cial servants il ever most speadil induce
ment for such servants 70 perform their
duties without fault and that asaconl terra
81 fledge that II duties are web perform
ca an officer may haye The public ballot for
some higher places even to extent Of abil-
ity to fill public Offices. Where's, to cut
off II faithful servant with single iefa
that without matofial cause o. fer Tie
slightestcanse, If any, Is but 40 induce
meut for INN 10 gill hut poofly any public
ofiico and to make ths most oat Of lis Of
tee while be briefly holds i. The prae-
ice, il So fully a lopied as The prospect Is,
must open the way for feeble, half initiated
public officers, and poorly executed public
business; men, knowing they can serve but
single terms, will take no pains 70 accom-.
modate, ito pains Is 10 business right and
actually, they may feel inclined to
steal or sep their official powers for sum
thai will ssl them upin fife Independent Of
Office or public concern. Aad we giant
that an unnenarous, short sighted pltblic
may be quite as cbargoablo for any such
evil official conduct as the delinquent Off
Gers. With children, so with men. Re-
ward thy son with but hope aud lie will
serve thee we'll fewaid BIN with The sub
stance hoped for, and he viii moro than
serve thee well. On the contrary, reward
thy sou with a turn ii tho cola f5r efficient
service and that boy will turn from his
father rs from a stranger Citizens, the
Offices are not for the benefit of Office hold
ere, hut for Your benefit. We care not for
the Office holders, for they are men geuer
ally able to shit for number one: but
We do care to have the Offices we'll filled,
by the right Sort Of men, ana to such end
the Inducements must be good and honor
able. Efficient public servants are positive
~ entitled to second terms, hy sound poll
cy as well as By usage and BY all that Is
right and Just Men may be even def Il
ent the first term; very we'll, they will learn
the first term for efficiency the second -
They inay make mistakes The first term
they win make few if any the second. If
they prove untrue, dishonest d by nature
incompetent, then We say, refuse them a
second term put them ont for good.
We have made these remarks without
any reference to men now III cfiice, as Sen
ator, Superinten cnt, Assenllymen or SUI
perv@ois; and without any reference to
persons desiring 10 snpercede them. 1t
may be necessary this year to have some
changes-we hope tie fcwest number. All
viii perform much better on second term.
For The defects Of new aud lmiried men the
people are responsible. AS to the profits
Of office holding, there are none these times.
The salaries CT the best ofiices to Be filled
this fall scarcely amount to good day wa
ges Of common laborers, considering ex-
penses. And as to the honoie, we envy
not The man who coyets them. Take any
man in Grant County who has often been
ii Office, and what are bis honors worth
Barber Dewey, Rountrea. Virgin, blills.
and some lnofe--had they kept out Of Of
flee and minded their work at home, would
be this day better men, in higher public
esteem, richerin this worlds plumber and
better christians and philanthropists Than
they are since spending each half a life
time in Office. But then the offices had
70 be filed and We praise item for the sac
rifce