Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-10
R0rA1IONIN OFFICE.
Aspirauts Should Lean TO Labor and
TO Wait-LowlncsS is Young
Ambitions Ladder.

For the Gazette.
Meridian, April THE genius of
our government Is rotation in office.
This principle actuatod our revolu-
tiouary fathers in wisely arranging
short terms for Office holders. Jeiler-
sons sagacious and almost intuitive
mind was right in opposing and de-
fCating the proposition of the great
financial mind of Alexander Hamil-
ton to make the tenure of United
States senators and representatives to
continue during life or good behavior
Offices in families in our government
are not Ike diseases in some families,
hereditary but accessible to all alike,
and should always be conferred upon
the honest and capable. For state and
county Offices our state constitution
wisely provides for two years tenure.
Two years is long enough to try an of
fetal, and plenty long to retain a
dishonest or an unqualified one. In
two years il an official is honest and
capable, possessing ordinary intelli-
gence, presupp SEQ in capability, can
by close application acqui e sufficient
knowledge pertaining To his duties to
make him reasonably efficient. aud at
the end of two years, if the official has
done this faithfully, he is more than
willing, yea, anxious to re-submit his
claims to merit TO the scruteuizing
ordeal of the ballot box, that being the
only way that the sovereign people
have of expressing their appreciation
or condemnation, and the first oppor-
tunity the official has OF knowing that
his official acts are approved
or condemned, if the welcome
Ito the cflicials) plaudit comes up
fresh from the people, "wcll done.
faithful servant, continue thou two
years. longer. This expression from
the people, is of right Il source of self
graduation to any official who sue
ceeds himself, and brings him under
renewed obligations, with his two
years past tx uerience as an additional
guarantee Of future efficiency. AS
he had II reasonable right, without
the censure Of being considered n
chronic of,ice-sceker, To ask for this
endorsement from his constituents, re-
Gel ing it gives him all the honors per-
taininh thereto, and sufficient
amount of the profits to reward his
just claims to the position. If the
sovereign people call tor a third term,
it Is their undisputed right; but the
official clpiming third term in sue
cession justly subjects himself to being
censured as greedy otlice.seeker.
Equal taxation, equal rights, equal
| honors and equal emoluments are just,
) equitable and fair. Hereditary titles.
honors, emoluments and Office are not
, the genius of our government, nor the
desire and will of our people. But
The outs are always wanting to be
the 'ins,' and would have US believe
! that their plaintive, piteous works OF
? censure against the "insn was the only
salvation for the dear people. O!
, what "A howl in the camp of the s'outs"
: against John ireland, who has made
the people Of Texas n good governor,
and is certain TO succeed himself!
? Good and true men, like Gen. Ross of
, Waco, are willing to wait time
! patiently, knowing full well that by
so doing, at the proper time lust.
: minded PEOPLE will call with
7 Il voice that has no uncertain sound,
saying, Ten. Ross, come forth, we
, want you
. Notwithstanding the dismal howl
OF would-be servants, political
? tricksters, designing demagogues and
frost-bitten aspirants, it requires moi
4 The ken of Il prophet to foresee political
= trickery and demagogery, but il
would require all the prophets and
: apostles of liberty to prevent their
f combination. Gov. Ireland is solid i'm
, the state OF Bosque." The Alex. Ter
| rells, Marion Martins, Judge Rog.
ers ana Dave Culberlsons can
e groom, If they choose, for an.
other canvass. Let the conyen
: ton adopt either the majority or two
D thirds rule. the dark horse HASN'T the
ghost of cha zee this time. Here in
e me state of Bosque" we consider it
e iiHr Democracy for u majority to rule
but we have no fear of the two.third.
J rule thwarting our preference or Gov.
4 lreiand's prospects for reelection.