The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-05-17

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himself down below the aayefa3x g = ~ ss
white man. This slpsa Sc ~ s1s;S
Talk for 8 neMsa6 - =: ssS ~
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l6sS % their class, would vote f0f Z
picked up Sman as one OF their own con.
aition expecting doubtless sympathy and
service, .at least justice, from such sources
of Official power, which they could not ex.
spect from men. who had altsfheir lives
moved in another sphere Of life from them.
selves. II is very riatl<sl for px6Icfe SO to
feel, we admit It sayjga 3~as rife and
is rife to>dsE, tn6ngs B{tain classes of
men posesse66 6f mss| Seifsc and shrewd.
ness, 70 Wit Sap you expect him to
feel with the fna,ges and know their, wants:
he was born add raised 4 6ssaensan: M
knows nothing about us or our little ;kaikls
and, troubles, yhe aspirations Of seys kearts
ayd instincts Of our manhood. xhs whole
aim and desire in lifegis To- 5sess ,,s io
shut US out ofsall ,paxdf ss 500 4 is
believes We should i liSS f6iff sssssiIX
TO- vote, and q y - KS; s
Priye.ps of ths political power which the
constitution of the State gives US"
( This is the talk, and it must be confessed
certain affected upstarts, who have never
known what it was to be vgentlemau." in.
vite it, by their insolent deportmens to men
of humble life.
But is all this true? Look at the facts
The very men who crawl'to Office, by lick
ing the heels Of the populacc, are just the
last men to DO trusted. Once in office, they
can be brought under the control of men Of
station, influence and wealth, just as surely
as the spaniel answers masters whistle
and 70 ls notrlong after they are installed,
before you have courthouse. ring who
handle the sales of property for debt or
Otherwise to suit their own n.acaTIsaniiisepaant. Is /.
tskzlnfIss 1rSfS
eeetion can always take care of themselves
The exposure they can make in.the- bosom
of society is feared; the certainty of pub.
licity before the courts, liz the press, or
otherwise is wisely avoiddl But how is it
with the lowly, the weak, the uninformcd
They fall into the meshcs Of these court
house spiders, and though they may hum a
little while in the agony of depletion they
are soon sucked to the skeleton and left to
bleach in their bones The widows, minors
and orphans of certain class, mako rich
harvest for these county politicians "on the
make" This is no new set of'facts, not
thing done in corner, but scandal and
abuse known of all men.
Now and then, men of this class of Office
seekers obtain position, who are bravely
true men, who turn out after all to be
"trumps,n and tho bar aud everybody who
come in contact with them4feel that they
uresaesaiSg with mon beyond reproach.-
Whenever thespublic reac ch such man it
is In the interest of all that such an official
should be Kept in Office as long rs possible,
not in his own interest, but in the interest
of society, comprising the very end and aim
of government ITSELF ---.. .,.,s~',..-- ...
q Of course this is gall and wormwood to
those who are hankering after the loaves
and fishes. At once we hear it talked of
all round, that Office is sold out to such a
man and we have homilies on the Justice
and righteousness of rotation in office.
1t Is entirely lost sight of, that the Office
Is held not for the benefit of the individual
incumbent, but for that of the public, and
M their Interests are subserved by retaining
Aworthy oficialin Office, the very object Of
erecting the Office itself is fulfilled.
aslas.ss ssss sssssissy %sa saaHs d FRa
humblest walks Of life are those who are
most to be trusted in the interests of the
humblest classes. 1t never has so proven
itself in any State or society on the face of
the earth. 1t requires an extraordinary
man OF this class to be superior to the blan-
dishments and influences of those to whom
the ordinary bipeds bend the knee. What
then! Where may we look for men for
ofhco! Some will point to distinguished
classes, socially or otherwise-men who
sway society rs to them seem best. These
1T is thought by some, are above the temp.
tatlons which beset men of meaner clay
Such mans great grandfather WIS thus
and so, and all the blood of the Howard s
runs IN his veins. He has blue blood 70
the heart. Alas with very honorable OK.
ceptions, which may be found conspicuously
amongst the pecrage of the British realm.
this is not the source from which NAV be
expected the noblest and highest recogni.
tion OF official trusts. Srfar as distinguish.
ed military ehieftains arc concerned, history
has shown beyond dispute, they arc the last
men in the world TO be trusted in tho con