The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-03-21

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In my former article argued that we
should get rid of all low politicians. BY
low politicians mean men who will enter
into personal canvass. do not think
that | intimated that we should reform
politicians. The man who would contem-
plate an undertaking like that should
consider fool. The labors of Hercules
would be nothing in comparison to task
like that. 1t is hard to reform old sinners,
but to reform practical politicians impossi-
BILE. Ask me how to reform them and I
will ask you how to reform the devil.
When a dog is hydrophobic, we kill him to
prevent him from doing mischief-the
only way to prevent politician from doing
mischief is to kill him. Who can kill
himp The upright citizens, there are
enough, can blot him out OF existence by
simply asserting their manhood. recog.
nizc the fact that those men who go from
place to place corrupting innocent citizens
and disgusting respectable people with
their clamors, with their foul language and
foul breath; who drink and get drunk
with the drunkard, who are pimps to the
licentious and debauched, who dive down
into the lowest filth for votes, who have
exhausted the very dregs of all nastiness,
who lie, swear. perjure themselves, deny
their God IL need be; that those who of
all men are least fit to be our servants have
become our most brazen masters. They
hold the lash over honest people and in
flict blow upon blow. l know that the
least worthy are most persistent in their
demands for recognition. know that
these make themselves heard above all
others and that so far noise-empty- noise
unaccompanied with single qualification
of fitness, but with fair promises, with
money to corrupt and whiskey to rob the
free American of his manhood, his liberty.
| know that these have wagcd successful
warfare against honesty and competency.
And yet there can be foundpeople who
claim to be decent, who pity these vile
creatures and say that it would not bc fair
to refuse to vote for them simply because
they ask you. If mans asking you to
NOtS loi uOtS HOb DIONC hlul u lOW DOl-
itcian, what evidence will you have9 The
practical politician is not creation of the
people, nor did he first see light in this
county. will trace his origin in future
paper and will show you that he not only
corrupted but destroyed the greatest Re-
public, with one exception, in the history
of the world, That they have defeated
competent and worthy aspirants is our
best reason for getting rid of him. Iknow
that great many men unworthy to be cit
izens of government like this and too ig-
norant to know the value of vote, can be
bought Are they in the majority? know
that there are many who think that a can.
didate is stingy and unworthy of Office,
who does not rob them of what little sense
they have, with whiskey. If these two
kinds are in the majority all l have to say
is, "God help u.s." then the men who can
get down lowest will continue to be our
bloated masters. l think the majority is
on the side of good, thinking people. Win
sufficient number of these unite with
these dregs to elect man to office who
ponders to the vicious tastes Of those de.
graded people, whose lusts have reduced
their manhood to a minimum? Will you
vote for man whose business is politics
Then you vote for such a one. Do you
ask for evidence9 Open your eyes.
Why, just the other day l heard Of
man who said that he would spend $4,000,
if necessary, to secure his election. Would
the people of this county elect brute of
that kind to position of honor and trust
Such man would fill prison cell better
than an office and prison cell is the place
for him. A sneak thief is respectable by
the side of him. The latter steals only
what can be replaced but the former what
ten generations will not restore-the good
morals of the body polite. A man OF that
kind will do more mischief than a dozen
mad dogs and should be served as we do
these creatures. He is match, almost, for
Satan himself, II the good people of this
county but say these vile pests must go,
then will these harpies of society, these
plunderers of our trusts cease forever to
| corrupt our citizens, to plunder our offices
| and pollute everything that we hold sacred.
| would like to see others take this matter
and furnish the people with thunder. What
l say is equally applicable to all
parties.