The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-05-31

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- a very well-written Address to the Amer
s lean People is that which we summarized from
the Political Conference heid at Lne fiith Av-
cnue Hotel, New York. 1t Is an impeach-
ment OF public honor, reteration OF the
charge that he who takes office viii steal, that
hoswho goes IN boAest VIII come out foui, ana
that to change oil the. officials as rapidly as
possible is the only way to prevent corruption.
There is some loud rhetoric that . he records
of Courts, Of State Legislatures and the Ma
tional Congress- tell that they are adding To
the scanialous exhibition For ourselves,
we believe this to be deliberate falsehood,
honestly told. These men could not have
Thought how grave scandal, now dirty
Ilotch, they were casting upon their country.
They blister the reputation OF every man who
holds ONCE. lhey make IL screening shame
for any man, in any way, to be connected
with public position. We are not aware why
the honest man should not seek ehe emoiu-
ments OF Office. as boy nigh seek an errand-
BOY place. But the Address is very emphat-
ic about " placed hunters aud place holders. :
The natural remedy would be to abolish the
places thing which is not done at all will
never be done wrongly, criminally or erron-
oously. But still there must be somebody to
do the work OF government, and while the
phrase that the Office should seek the man,
end not he man tbs Office" reads, nicely, 1t
Only carries one meaning Wien fairly analysed.
IN othce-sccker should be a person who wan s
aud is eager for bis place and believes that he
can fully discharge its duties. We are always
suspicious OF men who have no personal am-
bitions. Experience shows that the most per-
bistent seekers for place, who dun for recon-
mendations aud push their claims, are pre-
cisely the same natures in office that they
were in seeking it. Honest OF dishonest, they
remain the same, but in either event they have
drive and energy. We have in our memory
man who having wife and children TO support
wanted subordinate place. He went tor II
hungrily and now 1t is known and settled that
he has saved millions to the Treasury. Yet
lie, rs good Christian as ever lived, was
both place-hun and place-hoder.
:. Now let us run down the list of these
: outs at the Fifth Avenue who denounce
the '.ins." They have been :. outs . for va
fious periods OF time. Mr.. William Cullen
Bryant is an "out by reason Of the fact that /
he wants to run the Republican party ON
Democratic plilci les. Mr. Carl Schulz is a ,
really brilliant politician, He was eiected by
tyranny Us Senator from Missouri Ninety
Thousand native born citizens were disfran-
ehisea :" give hi'n seat IN the Senate, by his
act ana ADVICE, and now he Is the parson OF a
Ala..iy policy toward the men whom he threat
ned tiien ana fntts 1t TO his advantage not TO
I'VE among ROW. 30 down through the list.
dohn Jay, no longer Minister to Austria Will
iard, no longer Congressman from Vermont
Soioman, eSiled nom Wisconsin walker,
20 q administration man until he was remov-
81 Charles Francis Adams, no longer min
isttr 10 England (; David A. Wells no longer