The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-12
EDITORS AND OFFICE SEEKING

Two of the editors of the Cincinnati
Times hold public offices, whereupon the
editor OF the Commercial is disposed to
twit them. The Times suggests, by way
of retort, that the editor of the CONNER
ciaL is too unpopular with the people to
be able TO secure al office, which causes
the latter gentleman to print the follow
ing pertinent paragraph, in which is
faithfully photographed the average Of
lice seeker and his coteric of clsquers:
I'VE think the editor should occupy
himself in bestowing accurate intorma-
ton upon his Observation-Disclosures
about men and measures, and not use his
news paper as pod sugur to bore for Of
flee and spoils. Now, telling the truth
about the plundering schemes III which
ward politicians are engaged will get any
editor into controversy. Ii one states
the facts in the case of the
ward managers, he Is not apt to
bs on terms of gushing friendship with
them. Ii he denounces their fraudulent
scheming, he will exasperate the trades
men. lie will be charged with inter-
meddling, with cheap economy, with be-
ing demsgogue: and the thieves who
lie from the necessity OF their calling will
raise questions OF veracity with him, and
in response to his truth-tsiling will sling
a. him their nasty inventions. He will
be accused of thousand offenses he never
heard or thought of. The journalist
who is doing his duty in these times,
in CITY of the first class, containing
over two hun dred thOusshd inhabitants,
is not pursuing The paths OF pleasantness
that lead to popularity and official sta
ton. Then il he is making 1t his busl-
ness to kaow what is going on, and
knows the miserably small means by
which office is obtained, and the hideous
Uses of office, he forms u habit OF looking
with contempt upon office seeking, and
IN associate the offices themselves with
the shabby fellows who I'LL them. This
may be an erroneous habit of mind,
hut il repels one from the places
that the ravening swarm Of the hun
ery seek, that they may loaf and fstten
and become at the puDllc expense, great
succulent scoundrels. When we have
seen, year after year, the rushing into
places, that should be- reserved for men
of education and the qualifications that
are requisite to creditsble administration,
O, ignorant kuaves, with no teaching but
thai Gathered in associations with the
idle and the reckless, we are not disposed
to compete with them on their own
ground. The ilhterate and ambitious
DIGGER Indians ard Ishoes OF our poll
tics, who force themselves TO the front,
under the conviction that there
is rs much shire in brass as IN fine
gold, and more olse, and that Jaeksss
"a as good as horse as long as he holds
mn his ears, are always telling that their
friends are doing violence to their tender
feelings in supporting them for the offices
for which they nominate themselves.
Thew burlesque modesty, degrade friend
shin. and not only make themselves
nuisance IN the public service, they dis
credit the service itself. These are the
masters of the intrigues' of the wards.
They play double games. They deal In
mysteries. They have reduced stealing
to science and lying 10 an art.