The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-01


States" .lIti isli a scontemptible aud.
wickedo swindle net justifableanpen
any principle ofgrights Justice or ccnaHl
mon decency.4ha ss 1shnuTq bas Ilats
l!i =.
- .saiuobsq qmnGee ne 9essffd sselR9eerssffd risdi sG soae
HiThe Radical correspondent oef the
Radical Cincinnati Commercial thus
discources on this subject: syutea =,
1t is much to be, regretted3that there
is any obstacle in the way.fof filling
the many offices with sound,i reliable
Republicans. 1t would be bad, for
the hotels and boarding 7houses,srand
other houses not proneH to enumerate,
in Washington to have the offices
Pulled, With every appointment, on
an average, YYlrag, p hundred people, .fwonld.
seek the cars and go oysorro wfplly Y home.
Flight in poe;ket, but heavy in heart .,sg,
1 must say in all fairness, that LIDO
mot wonder General Grant shrinks, in
dismay from a contact with the crowd
and gets. poor, opinion Of pelititions.
from the. specimens. presented here.
We have Q class of men belonging to
4 all parties, but especially to the Re-,
publican q organization, that seekto live
/ on politics, and, if possible, grow rich.
in office. Their entire time is taken
up either in holding or seekeng Office,
This is, is, more the case with the Repub7,
lican than with the Democratic party,
We have q large number of, voters
who take no other parts in politics
than to vote, and these delegate, the
4 business, as it, were, TO these self-con7
stituted agents, who use, their. trust To-
4 place themselves in the Official posi-
tions. The Democratic party, ON the
I contrary, is made up Of men who, take
an interest in the business award the
offices more generally to people, who
lhaveq other eelltaim claims than the ,brassy;
cheek Of a. tgot7honse. caucus,J 40 oui-le
+ How these fellows live is, a mystery
Behold the fowls of the air; for they
sow not, neither do they reap nor
4 gather into barns, yet Solomon in, all
4 his glory was not arrayed Ike one of
these" | quote from, memory, and
may be at fault / an. certain, how
Fever, that foacl is not spelled f-oTH-s al
I though my subject strongly suggests
I the latter orthography, / believe it is
4 d little hard on the fowls and Solomon
TO make, the comparison, There is not
much glory in the everlasting shiny
4 silk tile the ofice-seeker wears, nor in
the garments that, although new, sug-
! gest Moses & Sons ready-nade goods
Z nor the gIorified boots that reflect
credit on the noisy boys at the corners
: Nevertheless, they are; fine in their
:, way, and smoke and drink and sit
+ favorably. '''7 :" ga. si'' -, - N t i'
y The capacity for sitting exhibited
I by the delegations from my beloved
State is recognized and widely: marked
! Newspaper Row makes itself merry
over the ability that lies in that end
1of our worthy Representatives. It
f was old Mosey Dawson, believe,
lwhos whehremenstiaied withafor be-
ling a, candidate for. AssoEinfeo Judge
, when his, deafnessiWas such he could
: notihear 'itthunder i'm Court respon4
! ded that the qualifications for Associ.
), ate Judge did notilie i'm that snla For
| qualifications of that sort \ I,rwould
back .oarflOhio people against the
/ twoEldor {, - 9!BI,iu sili ..a4sa t42a
Z n see men here that / was aeeuaint-
ed with twelve years since, when; our
organization first KNEW the sweetest of
/, success, who run themselves into office
and have ,been1passed along ifromlone
place7to Another eyersince.syss g.oA
! One popularity abont these gentle
, men is, that they are fitted atoi any
office that happens tobe vacant. riff au
: opening occurs to the Estate Legisla-
ture, our friend becomes inconfinent-
: iy Solon. If a judgeship is vacant,
5 he is ready for that |; or heg will o 0ffer
: himself for treasurer, county. commits.
sioner, OF any other Office that seems
e available. 1t is not rare by any man
uer. of means, for these fellows toF get
r Recommendations. leaving 9thea Office
blank, SO that they can filbup withany
thing that happens to be within'reacli
| have known men comefhefe solicit.
ing q foreign mission, and eridoby tale.
, ing q place on the police, bnE qooh
), Hai --T17 II r--sse------------++----. .Ho!
J, A FIRMip Hartford, Conn., has ne.
ceiyed the contract 10, build oal granite
and marble Mansoleum to, the memo,
: ry Of Dean Richmond, of New York
at d cost of $2S.OQO. q -" ~. ~ .. II !