Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-10-29
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The period has AGAIN come. round
when tho people of many of thgiStates
are called npon to select men to repre-
sent them III the Legislature and pub
lie oficies Of the respective States and
in Congress This is ann por5ant
trusts for upon the attention given to
the duty of selecting upright rulers
and statesmen the prosperity of the
nation and welfare OF the people larg-
ely depend. 1t matters not that our
national resources are abundant, that
nature has given us AN SUBSCRIPTIONS
/ bile climate and fruitful soil, tina,
this earth is annually blessed with sun
shine and showers, guaranteeing abun-
/ dant harvest, and that these blessings
the treasures of the soil, mines, for
! ests, and seas-are all, under the hand
Of industry, Converted into available
wealth and means of comfort and en-
joyment, yet the people viii be made
TO suffer and be brought to humiliation
if they have not honest legislators and
upright rulers. 1t is truthfully re-
marked that "The best gift Of God to
nations is the. gift Of. upright men, and
that country is poor whose citizens are
not noble and that republic is poor
which is not governed by noble inen se-
Iected by its citizens. ',,iai 80 E. Etsz'
When Moses had been three mon tbs
gone from Egypt at the head of a ma
tion OF two aud q half millions of 1,.o-
pie, acting ia the double capacity #
law-givcr and judge, he received a
friendly visit from his father-in-Iaw,
Jethro, the priest and princes Of the
.llldianltes.a When he saw Moses Sit
ting to Judge the people. ''from. morn
ing unto the evening" be SAID to him
at the close of days severe and ex-
hapstlve labor: .'1Ioses, the thing
thou doest is not good thou wilt sure
" wear away, for this thing is too
heavy for thee; thou art not able to
perform it thyself alone. Hcargon
now unto my voice, [ will give, tlee
counsel. " Moses listened to this GOV
ernor Of a little nation in the wilder
uess, and ''did all that he said, - as the
inspired narrative informs us. And
what were his instructions "Provide
out Of all the people aJIe men, such as
Jcor God, men Of truth, hating core
toasness. " Can we, in selecting our
rulers and rcpr2sentita YES do better than
follow these instructions Can we af-
ford to do less ->'11
1t is remarked By discriminating
writer that The signs of decay in
the life Of a nation show themselves,
as soon as anywhere else. ia the char
acter Of the men who are called to gov
ern it, when they seek their own
ends and not the public veal when
they abandon principles and administer
according to the personal interests Of
chques when they forsake rishteous-
ness and call upon Unsuitable selfish
ness for counsel and when the laws
and the frame work Of the overnment
are but 50 many INSTRUMENTS Of, self az
grandlzeinent, and Of oppression, and
OF wFon&, then the nation can not be
tar from dccadenee. ?, l.. ............ r.,
.saN.o people whose patriotism has not
Ibegome a thing Of the past. can afford
fto put any buti upright, Intelligent,
puolic-spirited .W8rkiagmen in. Office.
The very best citizens that can be
found are none too good to be put in
nomination. And a really capable,
tpatriotic, public-spirited, citizen, when
he becomes the choice Of the people,
will rarely decline the duty Of serE-
ing his country, eye4 If, It should be at
the sacrifice to some extent Of person
al Interests But beware ;off. ,acn who
are Sliding round among the citizens in
the community and aoire putting to: Sc
care their o'ons aOmilotton, The Re
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