Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1882-06-29
MEXICO, MISSOURI, THURsDA9e j UNE 80 1854 - -rs
County Offices.


II
MEXICO, Mo-. June s24 The per-
sistent effort that is being made to
introduce and disseminate the idea
that it is undemocratic to re-nominate
tried servants who have been honest,
alternative and acceptable in the Of
fees heretofore committed to them,
deserves some notice as being unfair
to at least some of our county officers,
if not to all of them, that are seeking
reelection, and as removing from
ineumbents the best and .noblest in
.centives to faithfulness. 1t requires
only a moments reflection to discover
that heretofore no such sentiment has
prevailed among democrats in this
county. Some of our county officials
have been reelected over and over
again., At the end of every term
filed by them, each incumbent was
re-nominated in accordance with the
usages of the democracy, assembled
in conventions or voting inlprinariesl
Not one Of them, however, has eyer
sought life tenure, as has been in
timated, or expected to be re-inyestea
longer than he was esteemed to be
trustworthy, efficient and acceptable.
Those excellent gentlemen7y have
been named as retiring at the end of two
terms, did so voluntarily. Had they
desired continuance and permitted
their names to have been placed at
the use of the party, they would
doubtless have been re-nominated
and reelected. Nor has re-nomina-
ton and recollection to office for pro-
tracted periods in this State by the
democracy been confined to this
county. Many Representatives, con-
gressmen and senators have been con-
tinued in Office over three terms by
both democratic voters and legisla-
tors. Where the democracy of this
State is opposed to encumbents serv-
ing over two terms, special statuatory
provision has been made against their
doing so, as in the case of sheriffs
and treasurers. The prevailing an-
tipathy to a Presidents serving three
terms is happily national as well as
democratic. Washington, who set
the example of Presidents retiring
at the end of two terms, was a Fed
eral, and the late Republican conven-
ton at Chicago showed that a major
ity of that party is adverse to devia-
ton from the precedent of him who
was recognized as the Father Of his
Country. w !, s-sEs q. u:x &
This communication is not made
for the purpose of preventing anyone
from seeking Officer Or diseoulaging
those that are disposed to do so from
urging their preferences, or to keep
any worthy democrat out Of office, but
to expose the unfairness and impro-
priety of attempting to foist at this
time rule not heretofore appreciated
and followed by the democracy.
Democratic inquiry in regard to can
didates is: First. Are they honest
and capable? Second. Will their
nomination consolidate and bring out
the strength of the party? The Stall
warts have been making fish and flesh
of avowed Republicans, and the De-
mocracy has found fault with what
they have done, and will never turn
out one class of its party to make
room for another. The attempt to
do so would divide its ranks as effect.
ually as it has done those of Repub.
licans, and perhaps destroy its power
in this canvass to cope, successfully
with the united opposition it is abo.I
to encounter at the next election
but there is little fear of that, since
some how or other what is done by
the democracy is always for the best
FAIRPLAY.