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


aition expecting doubtless sympathy aud
service, at least Justice, from such sources
: of official power, which they could not ex-.
pect from men, who had allstheir lives
moved in another sphere Of iife from them
selves. 1t is very ,tatrtaf for peapfe SO to
feel, we admit. Tvs sayinGs Sas rife and
is rife today 1ongs ftain classes of
men possessed % mud sense and shrewd-
/. ness, to Wit e Ssp you expect him to
feel with tho fnasse and know their wants.;
he was born add raised q 5Sseenadn H&
knows nothing about us or our little kiiiis
and. troubles, fhe aspirations ofsesf hearts
apd instincts Of our manhood. Els whole
aim and desire in life is To- press u. To-
shut US out of oil povak3 ~ ! he. SSata: hs;
believes we should 6aS3 M had 't{iS$ I'm:
to ypte, aud I'D 81 = ~
priye us Of the political power which the
constitution of the State gives us'
This is the talk, aud it must be confessed
certain affected upstarts, who have never
known what it was to be a vyentleman," in
vite it, by their insolent deportment 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 mon to be 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 10 is not-iong after they are installed
before you have q courthouse ring who
handle the sales Of property for. dcbt or
otherwise to suit their own .aegraRdi disemants
1hc saieIEE men M a., ~
station can always take care of themseives,7
The exposure they can make n.the bosom
of society is feared the certainty of pub.
licity before the courts, in the press, or
otherwise is wisely avoided But how is it
with the lowly, the weak, the uninformed
They fall into the meshcs of these court
house spiders, and though they may hum
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, make a rich
harvest for these county politicians "on the
make This is no new set of facts, not a
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 he
f.trnmps,n9 q and tho bar and everybody who
come in contact with them feel that they
are dealing with men beyond reproach.-
Whenever the public rea ch such a 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.
Of course this is gall aud 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
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
If their interests are subserved by retaining
worthy official in office, the very object Of
erecting the Office itself is fulfilled.
= The humble aalassesa0f society should
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
office? Some will point to distinguished
classes, socially or othcrwse-men who
sway society as to them seem best These
1T Is thought by some, are above the temp
tatlons which beset men of mcaner clay
Such mans great grandfather YVES thus
and so, and all the blood of the Howard s
runs In his veins. He has blue blood TO
the heart. Alas with very honorable cx-
ceptions, which may be found conspicuously
amongst the pccragc Of the British realm,
this is not the source from which may be
expected the noblest aud highest recogui-
tion of official trusts. far as distinguish.
ed military chicftains are concerned, history
has shown beyond dispute, they arc the last
men in the world to be trusted in the con-
duct Of civil affairs. They lack high des-