The Republican journal., 1883-09-27
A Word With Our Ne,ghbor.

1t has been stated in several of our exchang-
Hon. VIM. NJ Rust of this city, is working for
the Democratic nomination for Governor next
year This information grieves us. We had
hoped that our esteemed contemporary had Civ
en- up the pursuit of political soap-bubbes and
was about to settle down to the poorly paid but
honorable profession of journalism. In the
many years he has devoted to politics he has
probably paid sufficient attention to his news
paper TO gain some insight into the business and
in the course of time, by giving all his attention
and ability to it, he might develop into Il jour-
nalist. We believe he would be Il happier and
richer man if he should pursue this course
and leave the >pols of office to be scrambled
for by others.
1t is too true that the journalist does not rest
upon bed of roses, and that his profession.
while much auded by public speakers, is really
held in light esteem generally. The diploma of
the lawyer or doctor commands respect. The
doctors patients or the lawyers clients are not
lmbued with the belief that they can physc or
plead, diagnose or demur; but nine out of every
the editors chair much better than the man
WHO occupies it. If any two of them agreed in
their views the unfortunate editor would have
comparatively easy time. He need only to
take counsel of those who, never having seen
the inside of newspaper office, are better in
formed than he who has served Il life appren-
ticeship, and then-follow it. But the advice
l1 hon al.
compelled, however reluctantly. to act upon his
own judgment and leave the rest to Providence.
His work is certainly of the most thankless and
eNacting kind. and the returns in cash or glory
are exceedingly small. Still, it is useful call
ing and has its compensations, and every jour
nallst has. or ought to have, pride in the pro-
fession and a fraternal feeling for his fellow
workers. 1t is this feeling which prompts us
to demonstrate with our neghbor and to beg
him to restrain his mad ambition to figure in
the political world.
Two things may be set down as reasonably
certain First, that the Democrats will not
nominate Hon. w. NJ. Rust for Governor
Secondly, that he could not be elected if nom-
mated. Experience has taught the Democrats
and they are about to have another taste of it
i'll Ohio-that recent converts while full of ZEAL
are liable to be suspected of having changed
their political creeds with d view to obtaining
office; and this, with other reasons. makes them
undesirable candidates. Then. there has never
been time, no matter how reduced were the
Democratic ranks, that there was not an ample
supply of the simon-pure sort as candidates for
every office in sight. They are not, therefore,
likely to take now as standard bearer Il man
who fought them valiantly for years as Il Re
publican, and then as a Greenbacker denounc-
ed both the 'old parties" as equally corrupt
and unworthy of support. We can assure our
contemporary that he is building upon an eX-
ceedingly unstable foundation and that he will
have only his labor for his pains. That he will
have respectable following may be conced-
ed; but even a ma jority of the convention will
not avail him. He had that, and votes to spare.
in the Congressional convention held in this
city III 1873: but strategy. a brass band, and a
steamboat load of stone cutters. robbed him of
what should have been his, both as a reward
for party service and because he would have
had, under ordinary usage, the most votes. We
recall the incident at this time merely to indi-
cate to our contemporary that he is unfit to
cope with the tricky and INSCRIPTIONS politi-
clans with whom he Will have to contend for
the barren honor OF defeat next year by the
Republican nominee for Governor of Maine