Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-28
AUSTIN LETTER.
:. for ofice-Jealousy and
IA The Offspring of Politi-
cal Ambition.
|c,,,s to be Bleoted-Tho Field
|oIitios VS., Business as Open
to the Young Man.
,r-,,vonosnce of the Gazette.

.,pondence OF the Gahette'
TEX, oct. 26,-"Do you
,ot d the strangest passion of
.ose MANI" INTERCEPTED an
lStbe state government of me
day,
love of money" / suggested,
Of the future and how hard
he for camel to crawl !
The eve of n needle.
said he: leash has an appreci- |
,ns here. If not in the here
~ the thirst for office. Pick |
Of the most modest |
hin YOUR acquaintance, and l
n yon could probe their secret
four of them are looking for
,olitical career, which will
hi anywhere from the legis-
the presidency. tits a species
nv which inflicts the whole
n system, and 1t seems to be
nbv shouldn't a man seek
preferment? Isn't it COM
. isn't IL honorable, isn't
lestieks-honor, yes, there is,
mer sunset that attracts the
MED gaze of thousands and
cone. But even this comes
sfew-the lucky Baldwins,n
avn the prizes while their
" Init unsuccessful COMPETE
the bills. In politics rs in
ope man climbs up over the
bodies of hundreds who fell
N the same goal. Sometimes
nj oftener IL is money, but
Il is it must be equal to the
IuGHTERING THE HOPES
m whom it comes in combat
, needn't vince. Politics is
nitless the miser who drives
( Nav from his roof for the nom
\ n IA of her rent, Teckons not half
IN his daily profits as the poll
h The one only reaches out after
aA.Ith of men the other strikes
I social and political position
b heir fellow men. Before you
n lfetty stories concerning the
, and benevolenee of any Office
b Ind out how many Of his peers
Z undermined, how many air
belonging to other people he
down. The way to political
z is generally strewn with
n L of victims, sacrificed to am
Take my advice, young man;
n be doctor and chant the merits
wares from every street
~ be a supe and
the slippers of the ac-
N hire yourself out as 8 dummy
4 { museum, but never be o pol
ID great leaders always have
n b friends"
ip n a one. Friendship; 1t is a
U the name. Rather say they
Irl bacles who are ready to drop
AZ moment the blood gives out.
III fellow once launches out into
X he can never be
III Of the disinteTested
I'D b Of anything or anybody but
8 and his wife. OF course there
plenty of people to work for
IL q pat him on the sh 1ulder, as
= they are paid for it. And even
"a e does not know but that the
M which grasps him warmly is
% Judas, and that thirty pieces of
fom foe have changed the cur
nd Of its masters love.
qasy and greed are the
i offspring of political am
= hnd where they exist it would
% unity to drag the sacred name
h8 adship. What we call friend
4 politics is computed by the
pa It's vendor takes good care
!, his bills are paid"
~ political position gives a man
tc Dhuence-u
0 pes, ehg Never more mistaken
M pr life, The oflice-heldel
4 the source of power
Y imply the agent OF IL. BEHIND
~ an influence that can exal
a Pc MIN at pleasure, AID conse
v v controls his most minute &C
y mat is party, and party il
n me aggregated strength o
I. pllllcians. III he plesses them
=. lugD; II not, his destruction il
n and speedily accomplished a
a dead twig. The otlic,
IA Is not master, bu
n n and not the servan
" " le people, but tn
" hls fellow politicians. Whei
contrary TO their interests hi
a Is quickly worked. Is tina
W u call power?n
~ what about his remuners
poor. What with gingerl
! auI big expenses, the ofiice
IA unless he he wealthy or
y LAY hard time of ii. Why,
" n. loekey makes more tina
ieaulng officials. TAX
! asssanee the salarie
~ ncers Of the state: Governor
y. mptroller, treasurer and Ian
~ rloner, each $500; attorney
p. ana secretary of state, 5000
! W. must remember. are tn
w y olIlces in the state; thin
"A ~ tne smaller fry receive.
II were averaged up tn
omeer generally finds abou
\. evening between himself an
aud starvation. Then he
~ with the possibillt
,ng taken from him ever
= ana must be perpetual
Z 'sling. Do you know wins
- be elected to an office
no. WI give you some figure
M ue ny a senator from Norther