The Osceola times., 1874-08-29
Tie Servants of the People.

The iall elections are coming
around with chronic punctuality,
and the Office seekers are hurrying
about like fall leaves in wind
storm. What liberal, open-hand-
ed, bcaming lot of gentlemen they
are f. How they smile and shake
hands and smile again, and ask af-
ter the good wife and little ones at
home! SO interested in yo0, you
know! These, readers, are the
'oould-Je servants ofthc people. The
servants Of the people are very
different class of the. genus homo
The last named gentlemen sit IN
great easy chairs in roomy offices,
and look wise, and scowl when in.
tcrrupted IN their arduous labors,
and answer in monosyllablcs, and
whether it is that they consume
their small stock IN trade of smiles
before the election, certain it is,
they never permit the scmblancc
of ono to rutlic their dignity atter.
Did you ever call IN to see the tax
collector, with the modest notice
that you intended to perform the
pleasing duty Of paying your taxes,
should it be agreeable to his maics-
ty to accept your pittance You
have, you must have observed the
calmness OF his excellency's de-
meanor, the offhand indifference
with which he took YOU in with
one eye, and moiioncd You TO an
angel Of Il clerk in the corner, with
the o'her. We always seem lttle
in the presence Of greatness, and is
there anything greater than a tax
collector, OF county road superin-
tcndent, or an acting mayor II
there is, 1t does not appear to the
naked eye. Urbanity OF manner,
cordiality, libcralty-are all com
mcndablc qualities among men, and
we are glad to note them so com
mon among certain classes Of our
people, evcnIfit is for only Il month
or two during the year. We would
simply ask the successful candi-
dates to make an effort and try-ii
the STRAIN is not too severe upon
their mental and physical systems
| to carry some Of their gentiiity
into office, instead of throwing II
Off like IN old coat, as soon as il
has ceased to be profitable or use
iul. 1t may not seem so 10 them,
but ii Is hard case to be deliberate.
~ snubbcd by petty county and
city officers, who are dependent fol
lheir very food and raimcnt upon
the taxes you pay into the trcasu
ry, at least prOportlonately ly. We
do not want smiles and hand shak-
ings and invitations to drink, jetorc
the elections. ard trowns and i'll
bred mods Of recognition and mark
ed Indifference oteer. We are no
babies to be cajolcd With toys, and
we insist that if a man caEuot de-
port himself like a gentleman "a OF
fec rs well rs oaf, then for his own
good and that Of the community, he
had better remain out. We do not
ask the intimacy of successful can
dldatc for office, for we are free to
acknowledge the enormity of such
an oflcnse but we do request, with
tears in our eyes, that when we ap-
proach the proper officer with all
due humility of expression and
countcnance, he Will listen to our
humble petition as if il ,cere lis busi-
aess so do so, and not sean us from
head to foot as if he were about to
swallow us without benefit OF clcr-
gy. The servants of the people, in
deed. Why, good sirs, we have ta-
ken unto ourselves masters instead
of servants. We go grovelIing at
the feet of illiterate jackanapes,
asking pltiiully for that which we
should demand, TO be cuff'ed and
brow beaten and "put down." as
the saying goes, with the utmost
disregard Of right and dcccncy. a
blaclguard has no moro business
in occupying position which re
quires the department of gentle
man, thana bull has IN n china shop,
lie is not capable OF performing the
duties of office in proper and bu
siness-hke manner, and neither un.
fortunate birth, lack of education
or imposing position vests him with
the right to offer indignlties to per
sons who approach hlm in the dis
charge of their business duties
Mako q note of this.-[St. Louis