Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-05-31
ROTATION IN OFFICE.


Walton's Journal does not like our ideas
of rotation in office.
We admit that there are some Offices
which require men of experience and in
which the incumbents should not be often
changed. Such are, Judges of the Su-
preme Court, and perhaps some other Offices.
But most Of our State offices are not
such. Besides we cannot quite see the
force of the Journals reasoning. We can
not see, to take the case in point, how Mr..
Gardeners experience as Bank Commits
sioner fits him any better than any other
capable man for 1t. Governor, or, how
service in one office fits a man for duty
in quite different position. We do not
agree in rotating one man from one fat
office to another. We never had a good Of
fcer who was not developed and did not
grow up to his greatness outside of official
positions. Thele never was, in our view, a
course of life more calculated to dacarf
men than continuance in Office Dorr
Bradley once very truly said in the Leg
islature, that 1.-THE habit of holding of
flee was like that of chewing tobacco
very hard to get rid of. !" The trouble is
that there is about the machinery of our
government, both National and State, a
pernicious influence SO that they who long
remain under it are apt to lose their
character to degenerate into nero party
hacks. Of all the men in the world, de-
liver US from those who make politics their
profession. This true theory Of our gov
eminent is to select for posts of honor
good worthy citizens, who in the course of
their regular business have developed their
capacity and shown themselves worthy of
confidence and respect. According to the
Journals theory, Mr.. Buchanan would
have made q better President than Mr..
Lincoln, for he had been in office all his
days while Mr. Lincoln held but few. We
cant see it SO. ......
In reply to our friend of the Record,
we have to say, it is because we haze seen
the workings we refer to that we don't
like them. What we would like to see
would be our Offices of honor filled with
men who instead Of spending their lives
in pursuit of office, are men of such self
respect as not to be demagogues and poll
ticians, but stay at home about their own
business until the people call on them, in.
stead of their calling on the people to
elect them.
Apropos of this we observe that the
Burlington Times suggests the name of
Hon, L. B. Englesby for 1t. Governor.
MIR. Englesby has not held many official
positions. He has been two years Senator
from his county, and was, we think, Sec.
of Civil and Military Affairs under Gov.
Robinson.
AS Senator he took high position.
He was last year President pro tenn of the
Senate, and during the frequent absences
of Gov. Dillingham; on professional bust
ness, discharged the duties of presiding
officer with credit to himself and accep-
tably to the Senate. If any body is to
be rotated up it would seem that he is ia
the legitimate course.
Still we must say our preferences are
for such men as we have already mention
ed We have mentioned Judge Stowell
Such nomination as his is one eminently
fit to be made. A man Of liberal edaca
ton and ripe experience, Of unimpeacha
bic character, and gentleman. his mod
esty and his habit OF minding his owl
business, which, we fear, is getting ole
fashioned, have prevented him from being
generally known; but where he is known
he'll respected D laa"
-mall that we have said we beg to reiter
ate that We mean no disrespect to Mr.
GardEef personally. He is man VIII,
deservedly has the respect of this commu
nifty. We regard him altogether to,
good man to spoil in making him hack
neycd politician.