The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-07-18
DARLINGTON, July 9Th, 1873.

Nix. EDITOR: You have seen little boys catch
in. behind carriages, and You have noticed the
chaps who failed to get hold, cry out to the dri-
yer to cut behind at the nrtunntc urchin who
seemed 10 cling too long. Yon have seen little
boys around cherry tree, first request and then
throw clubs at the one who keeps too long on q
well oaded limb Well, Wordsworth s. vs. Il
child is father of the man and he who lifts his
eyes from boyhood's struggles to manhood's
strifes will find the truth of tile poets utterance.
A good Office is run behind carriage, or ii
is good place in cherry tree, and some think
1t is not fair for one to have too long q run, or
too long seat. Now the fallacy of such an
opinion is apparent. No man is put in office
for the fun he is to have or the piciings he is to
pocket. Every Office Is created for the good of
the public, and the public which has more re-
gard for Its own interests than for an individual,
will put that man in office dozen times who
will best perform the duties assigned to him.
man has no right to plead poverty or plead
long fidelity to his party q reason for election
His claim should be rested alone on his fitness
for the position. lfhe is q drunken spendthrift,
If he is rough, discourteous boor if he is mar.
ow, minded ill-liberal fellow ifhis whole private
conduct gives the lie to his specious promises he
has no right to office though poor as Lazarus
and firm in his faith as the martyr John Rogers.
An intelligent community need not be cursed
with inefficient officers, if it will ignore person.
al feelings and party prejudccs and be governed
by desire toput none but worthy men in Office.
| know how rampant are the passions, how head
long they rush. but if the feelings be pillows LET
consciences be the rock, against which they
vainly dash.
At this time our county is becoming agitated
by strife for nomination. here assert, that if
Il man will disregard sophistry disregard per-
sonal feelings, and permit the full exercise of
his discretion, he will be at no loss to decide
how he shall vote. But if he puts faith in the
logic of lies he will find himself puzzled into
positions dsgraceful even to mere moral men,
but base indeed in Christians
long ago advocated the division of the dis
tricts into prccincts-five in each election dis
trict-each precinct TO have two delegates. 1
still believe such plan would secure fairer
and fuller expression of public opinion. Every
man knows that it would be almost impossible
for the shrcwdest district manipulation to con-
troll five places, while it is certain he may con-
troll one.
ing good officers it would need little argument
to direct their votes. Every man advcrtises him
self Every mans record is known. What man
of thirty years of age, who has sought acquain-
lance beyond his own Threshold is not estima-
ted quite correctly?
Vain is the attempt to pass for learned, with.
out education, religious without energy The
spasmodic liberality of the miser, the pious fits
of the hypocrite, the boasts of honesty in the
mouths of the mendacious are all well under.
stood. Nobody Is deceived. The lions skin
never would hide the ASS ears. If then we wish
TO show our intelligence, to indicate that we
would ascend to the higher plateaus of public
enterprise, we must cease this silly prattle that
we caught from the lips of our fathers, and bab-
bic in the ears of cur children, and take upon
our lips those ottLr words, hallowed by the
blood of patriotism in every land whcsc tyranny
has been resisted
BE just and fear not,
Letall the ends thou aimes at lie thy counrys
Gods and truths.