The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-02
THE OBJECT OF An ADMIN
ISTRATION.

From the first times Of which
human history holds record it has
been an established fact that for the
benefit of the masses there must be
rulers. Since it has been customary
for men to live in communities and
frequently to mingle together for pur-
poses of business or pleasure, it has
been inevitably necessary that there
be chiefs who should put IN practice
the ideas which have been agreed
upon by the masses. If men lived
separate aud distinct from each other,
if each man were his own washers
woman, shoemaker. tailor. cook, &C.,
if each man made exactly what he
used and no mere, and if he did not
associate with his fellows, then IN
truth would government be a huns
bug. But to the glory of human hap>
piness this is not the case. Mankind
is not disposed to live in secluded
hermithood. He goes about and lives
among his kind, lie exchanges
thoughts and products, and when
ever two mortal men are continually
together, they will decide that cer>
tain principles are correct and though
it be not known : to either, still
one will be the executor of these
principles, one will be the chief. Ma
tions are large families. Every family
has it's head. Each member cannot
be the chief director, so there is but
one, the best and fttest for many
reasons, the father. Order in ma.
ton is of the first consideration.
No other plan has ever been sugges-
ted which would obtain order than
system of laws, and their execu-
ton. Without law it is supposed,
and rightly too, that there would
reign supreme instead of peace,
goodwill and friendship, anarchy,
crime and discomfort. From refec>
tions upon such facts have origina
ted wisdom and law. Happiness is
the object OF all human effort. On
the road from barbarism to enlight.-
ehment we notice that as a nation
becomes more enlightened her
people search after q higher state of
happiness. That which gives pleas
ure to the barbarian is frequently
horrifylng and condemned by repre-.
sentative of modern refinement. Thus
it may be possible that the former
live in a kind of joy without law
Lawlessness may be fitted to his
nature aud tastes. Brutal Night
may seem to him supreme right
But let us watch that path and as we
see in any nation civilization, refine
mcnt and the fine arts accommodating
and dispelling every vestige of 8
former barbarity, as we see the cul-
tured American of to day on the sol
once possessed by the wandering
savage, the modern European in
stead Of the ancient Scythian, We
recognize the idea that their happi
ness depends upon higher principle:
than did that of their predecessors
Lawlessness becomes adsurdity. In
dividual fright must not he right
We see that the practical man de
mands a system of laws and thei
faithful execution. Now to supper
such a system taxes are levied. N,
honest thinker ever imagines els,
than that it is his duty to pay a ia,
for the support of justice, through
law. For the execution of law Their,
must be those whose business ant
duty it is to faithfully see that tn
law is in every case strictly admin
istered-officers. In republic Xix
ours, these officers are elected b.
the people either directly or indi
rectly, each man is interested in ev
cry single officer of the United States
Now what IS the duty Of every of
Ger and how is he to perform it
These are vital points. There shal
ever be great issues before the pei
pie, there shall ever be two politics
parties at least. The principles {
these parties may coincide in som
instances but not in all, and it
these differences which constitute til
issues. One party shall rule at
time. And when the people by the
suffrages demand that one party r,
tire and that another one with diffe
ent principles seize the helm of go
eminent and become the administr
ton, ace take it that they mean it.
is useless to recite the history of til
last twenty-fonr years, to tell you ,
Republican misrnle. Corrnptio
and administration have almos