The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1886-08-04
For the Ledger.
Men and NJ easures-A a few
Thoughts for Consideration.

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of the county. Some on the weather
and crols, pic MICS, school breakings,
&c. Some advising as to the doings
of Congress and some 90 so far Us to
dot on the reputatious of oae another.
My intention is TO do none of tnIsc
things, but to set f"rth to the voters of
the county my views as to the quail
Itlcations Of an officer of the county.
The season has arrived for candidates.
but, it seems from the announcements,
up to the present time, they are rather
I slow to announce their names bat G.,
this reaches yoa doubtless there will
bc several whose many friends will
fnrce them 10 quit their homes and
spend many weary days and sleeplcss
nights in order to secure some one Of
the offices which are to be filled 10y
sore aspirantS at the general election.
Now. as citizen ard voter of tie
county, | would suggest to the voters
Of the county that as the primary is
preparatory to the general election
end virtually is the election, for by il
as a Drm"cl attic party we are governed,
consequently we should he very care
iuI in making oar selections to fiji the
different offices Asvutc~s let us advise
a little as to what qualifications are
necessary in order to fill the different
c0un.y Offices and these are the oues
we have the most 10 do with beng
more closely connected with them than
any oIhcts. Sufficient education to
discharge the duties Of the Office which
is to be filed is actually Necessary aud
is one Of the qualifications necessarJ !,
good common sense is another, for if
man Is devoid Of this, heap ali the
education otherwise upon him and he
is not fit for public trust. Morality il
anota very Important qualification
for an immoral man never makes q
good citizen, consequently h. would
! not nor 2on,d not make good officer,
and here would cay, and / think !
will be sustained by all lovers OF good
/ government, that no man addicted to
strong drink is fit for Office. / mean
BY this the man who indulg,s to an
eXCess-and who is he that indulges
often, but that inculges to an excess
business tact is another necdf,I quail.
ification sufficient respect for his fcl-
lows Is also needrul, for If YOU go in
the office OF ore who fails to show you
proper regpcct end will only be
eociable while seeking tie office is
pretty rOugh on fellow. The last
qualification that i will mention, but
by 10 means the least, is true pietv,
such as is mentioned by the apostle
"full Of love to God and nelghbor."
None Of this put on stuff so common
in our day. Some will doubtless ask
if we mean to mix politics with ge-
ligion, | would say as Rev. Sam Jones
said, "No, but little religion with
politics will help" | am no polite an
nor Office seeker neither DO | desire to
cast any reflection on any Office holder
or asTirant, but | am citizen Of the
county, and have an Interest in its
welfare aud unless we have the differ
ent Offices filled by men who have the
proper qualifications we need rot ex-
pect good government. Those who
accept the office ior the sake of the
spoil alone, care but little for the good
OF The country. Let us not forget
President Cleveand's words, the
public office is the trust of the people
and in order to fulfill this trust
we must have the proper qualifica
tons" 1t is true tnat it is hard to find
all of there virtues in one man but let
Us e,ect men as we'll qualified as we
can.
In conclusion, I will set firth few
things that should not disqualify for
office, lst. Being a lawyer should not
certainly. the r.Gn who expounds
the law should help make lava, else
he might not be able to expound pro-
perly being Doctor should not. II
fact, no profession should be excluded,
except minister of the gospel, whose
duty it is not to dabble in politics,
true, could minister be member of
the legislature without bringing a reA
pr0ach upon the name Of Christ, he
might do some good. The views of
one differing from another should not
diSqualify. Now as we are soon to
decide by primary who are to be the
ones to fiji the different positions for
the next twD years ] Offer these sug.
gestions to the voters Of the county
hoping they will give them due con.
sideratIon and some good may be