The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1872-08-23
Office Hunting.

time, Says
1t Is very evident that ,ho political
elements are dlSintcgraing and that Il
reformation will sooner or later Of ne
ccssiiy cnsuc.
A mere glance will enable ne 10 find
ont many Of the causes which have led
to the present condition Of affairs. The
corrupt pcrvrr,ion Of the very qucS-
lionablc ahngc, "To victor, belong the
,poils, j. one Of the primary causes Of
/ the great and sore evils under which
. this mighty nation gronns. Federal
patronage was dispensed at first spar
ingly, even TO the friends and support
crs of the administration, then offices
were given rs rewards for partisan icnl.
| y and service, thus step by step ii has
grown bu-cr and corruptcr until TO day
the most dcba.cd governments Of Eu-
rope look with Scorn upon the head Of
Il Great Republic who pcddlcs offices
for gifts and quarters his rcmolcSt cOu.
sins upon the latest places III the land
We believe that another prolific
source Of evil Is the party machinery
Of Clqucs, Caucu,Sc' and Conventions
--sn lnuo and unr.i.tcutIv u-cl nv oII or
fine Great parties which have struo"lcd
/ for political contrOl-at first the will Of
the people was almost perfectly re-
| ilcclcd and true good men selected
ia IraI ,hr forefront of fine hnt,,r. nut
AGAIN thc evil GREW shrowd wirn work
rTs HOGAN TO naninulaic conventions
rliouc. within partir. souoht prr.onoI
Interest in ncrlrrrurc to nnhI;c oonJ-
caurI,.rs were iuouorIrn,rd--nnl rhcu
the last and most rontcmp,ibIc of All
minor combinations thn "rjur" wn.
spawned. TO dny NOT "Kino Co,Icus "
but "Kiuo Ring" rriru, in \mrrir,
Ills minious fin our offices and his ir,y
dollors flood the Hobbies of all orr loo.
i.l,,iyr hnIls. In comfy. state and M.
,ion-ju commerce and monulncturc.-
rycu i'm rlucntiOu and rcliuinu. Kiuo
Riu~" rr,lcs with ircu rod and mo,t de-
bn.iur and dcspotic sway.
Another sourrr of "nl our wnns" is
fine mi.crnblr and contrmutibic svstcm
of candidacy now prevalent, In thc
..nlI nod .o,lmcr DAVIS" whom mon
lc.irri politicol promotion for bounr
and no. for money fine Office sou"ht fine
man aud NOT ,ho man fine Office .'rn.dov
every other littlc nouiui,v Won moot
bu,,ou hole, Won nud 6cnins to 60,
forth his cIni),s uuoo No oco,,ye
Claims indeed, lie has M c,aims 10
man Los ouv claims unnn ,Lo n,nnIo
The uconlc nrotcrr nj. licr his Iihrr,,
aud his n,oncrtv aud ,hn nnonle h,vn
,ho riobt T., Lo,n,rl hi. sorv;cn -, ,ny
limo in ,uv GrrI INF 50 lony ~ Ma
nroulc iLc lcor 0nol nno,in yuiI,r
themselves TO be WhccdIcd 10y dcna-
-"!"'' ""' i,'''' ;" 'o""l! ~ '''''
crrt,in,v and rnrrum,inn cyist in h.
political parties Of our country.
These evils originated with corrupt
'H'''Nr' ana ar" 'oF'rn upon Tie P'r'r
,lnr, ,h"r, j." mrIn" g. ,ra,.n,',
tain defeat. They have crown until the
masses see and appreciate them, and
now me s"r@ln" waves OF popular
i,,,,Ln ,n,,I-,m, ~ ni ,i'' ,,,' ~
manner of device TO nrrsrrvc fine old
organizations which have fed and cloth.
G" men, h'pnhlirAnS nominate Dem
p,,"> ''"' ,oi'o''"'I "9'',,'"'u '''Puo
ety. 20 the old Lnll;s wLirh once woItrl
the water, proudly and sought decd, of
po'Ilical cmpriNr tor the nn'ion'N GOOD,
,o,1 ",S''"N'r" "''" u'I'l'',''cu 'n'f are
.us hn,n Inv rrrrr onI no,tnr or".n,;,,'
tons. with different and les, objection
able political machinery.
First. Second and Third District.
I'm the election between Brown and
Wi-encrthc Radicals had majority in
the counties now compo.inr the First
Congress ionai District Of Il. With pro.
per effort the Democrats and Libcrrl>
ought TO carry it in November by re-
spectacle majority, particularly if But
Ter is nominated for reelection.
In the Second District as now consti,
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