Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-28
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nhG fact patent 70 every obscrvant mind
that We have beeums a nation Of egice seekers
WNvi~t,is; We gave What we considered onV
reason, therefore, we rurp' Sc pursuing the sub.
ject.
Thc indiscrimirate beslowol or Offices upon
applicants, regardless of their business qnalif'
oA,iobs, education, hebitsof Thought, moral bab-
It's, indnstry and virtue, has implanted tho no
iion in the minds " vast number Of the ameri'
can people, from IS years Of age aud upward
that they are capable Of discharging the duiir'
of any trust or position. This, coupled with n,
idea, that the holding of office is honorable, NJ
matter how obtained, is one of the s,imulahts l.
Office seeking. Hence we see good mechanics
inen In traic, professional men and even wcll-to
do farmers spending tlcir money and ftiilerirp
away their time, to secure some petty corpora.
ton, hDwnship or county office. The exhibition
is not only sad but hnmiliatng. Bach and Ali.
Together with their families, would bc in an in-
comparably better condition, were they 10 adhere
10 thetr respective callings and look upon the
holding OF those Offices as sacrifices necessary 10
BE- made f5r the public welfare.
Peculiarly sad Is Il, to see young man start
out IN lie, seeking office. Should BE be sue
cessful this serves 10 whct the appetite for CON
tinued or other position. Should the income Of
the office be more than sufficient to supply the
setaal necessities life, party requirements
and Management have become such, that the bal
anee must be expended for the good Of thcpNrty
and ia secure denomination and election. Thus
At the end OF each term, he is in no better condi
lon ,pceaniafiis than when he set out. Aud if
at the end Of few years hc should fail in his cS
fufts, an be thrust aside, ms occurs in ninety
nine cases of every hundred, then will he be
pnor and unfortunate indeed. The years Of his
youagcr life, which should have been devoted
20 acquiring q business education, and in build
ing up business and establishing himself In L.,
we're spent in that which was OF ~ benefit to
him, and now, at middle life, perhaps, he is cal
led upon tn startin life anew and without any
oflhat discipline and preparation necessary to
rerforn the duties of man.
But often, very often the young MN by hold
ing Office and padding IN the dirty pool Of poll
i,ies," hecumes utterly dcmorRlizcd IN business
point of view and totally Ut 1T aud incapable OF
engaging in any regular and legitimate business
pursuit. Too often he becomes an absolute in.
cumhrancc upon tie community and n pest in
society. Too often the balance of his life is
spent In hanging about public Offices seeking lit
tic jobs to keep soul aud body together; in loung-
ing about the resorts of ward and town politicians
hoping to discover something which I'M ndyan-
taEe him, and In becoming the claquer hang
on to the skirts Of som, more fortunate and un.
scrupulous dem ,gnguc, hoping the latter may
draw him up afer hin. Too often he becomes
mere outcast. Office seeking is not only un-
profitable, but to the young dangerous,
We are aware that young men, fired with am
bition for political distinction, may find II dini-
cult to view the subject in the light herr prcsen-
ted, and We therefore ask th en- to look among
their friends and acQuaintanccs, who have made
politics and Office their pursuit, aud numbcrup-
on their fingers how m,uy have bcen successful
in life. Can either Of them count onc2 Try It
young man. You will Gud failure the rule
success the exception,
Another unhappy effect Of couirrrng Office up
on yoNne ucu is, II gives them the o6ee itch
from which very Few ever recover. They be-
c,m, impressed with restless longing orplacc
which viii keep them before the people," And
what spectacle more pih,blc than to see strong
rnbust man in the prime md yigoror life, beg
ging for psttY Office Itis a degradation Of his
manhood aud prostitution OF the upbc powers
bcstowpI upos HIS by his Creator. Ilo should
ever strive to he man aoi never sufitr himscll
20 sink to the low ioyel of an uibce beggar.