Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24

there nr,. many men who find il very diiIicuit
TO get n living ON their own resources. 10
whom il would bc comparatiyCly easy to lc
n very fair sort OF governor. EycryLoly
who has M official poSi,ion ar routine ,lutv
on SALARY knows that the most irving mo
ment In the tw.nty.four lourS Il thnf in which
hc emcr..cs from the Oblivion Of sltep and
faces life Eycrythiu. i..rplrxin. tumblcs
In upnn him. NIL The ,,Ssill,, y,.yuiions of tbo
day rise M before him. and he is little less
than n hero il II. gets M cheerful
IL is not To- ie wondered nj that pcople
crave Office. some salaric.l po>ition in order
10 csca,s the auxi.,i,S. the Imrsonul rcs,onsi.
bilitics. nf a single handed STRUGGLE with tho
world Il must I've much easier 10 govern an
is,and than tocarry oi, almost any retail busi-
ncss. When the governor wakes in the morn.
In. he thinks first ,f hi, saInry: hc hns NOT
the l,.lst anxiety nl,ort his daily br.nd ar tho
support of his family. His business is nil
laid ont for him. Lc bns not TO create II
Business comes Ia him: he does not haye IN
drum for il. Ills day is a.,rccnbly. even IL
symn,thct;cnlIy. oc.mui.l with III. trouhlcs
of ether ,coplc. nnd nothiu,, il socosy ,o lc,r
ms the trni,l,s of other t..oplc After he Inns
had his breakfast. ncd r,ad over the "I'on
stitu;ion." he has nn,hine. 10 do Int 10
...oycrn' fnr n fc,y ,,,,,,s Tim, l. Ia te,;da
ninn, thi,,.,. ~, ...u.,,l nriucinIe. aud with
lii,l. ,ers.,,al u,,,,cn,in,, nn,l ,..rbn,S nhont
lar.,c concerns which nol,,.lv knows anything
nl,pnt. and whicl, ,,r,. m,,rh ,,s;er Ia diSnoss
of than In. p,rpI.xiu.. ,lr,.il,; at uriyn,c iifc
lie has 10 vote several time,,, ,l,v for giving
a decision il really ,.a.tin, n vote. Int that
i, ,ncL easier than Il, scratch rr,,,mi in nh
IL. .inxt,,i,.s of n r,.,.ii t,,siu..ss Nanny mon
wiz wnuld make Very r,.,.,.,ai,le rrcsi.
dem, nf IN. United s;int.., ,,e,lI no. snc.
g. ,~>,.,l.y run a r.,nil Grocery s;nr. Tbo
49,. ,.;.rs of the rroc,r, w,nLl w,nr Thorn
Al. rcr consider the varied nl,i,ity that IN,
s.rry r+luircs-th. foresight about tbc
l. .,s. Ia take niyaut,..,. Of mn ,i.,h,b NOR
g.; u.f ar ~, her. and There. Tie VIGILANCE
REQUIRED tn keep n .iull nnc' and no, oycr.
IL. to,lis,ar,. Of .oa,l, Lefnr, they spoii
or tho topnlar ,ast. changes. tho suoyitv
and integrity and ,iupllcity and fairness ond
,.,tlp,ahllity r,-sl.d To ,..t customers aud
keep them: the ,owcr to hear the daily onl
hourly worry; tho courage 10 face tho eyer
present spcctcr Of .sfailurc.n which is sail 10
come upon ninety merchants in n hundred.
the tact ucaalc,l 10 meet th. whir1s nud Tho
complaints Of paironS. and the difficulty of
getting the patrons who crumblr NEST 10
nav in order 10 sltjsfv the creditors. When
the retail grocer wakruS in the ,nornint, bo
feels that his business is not coin., 10 come Ia
him spontaneously; he thinks Of his rivals
of his lrrilous stock. of his debts and ,lclin.
qucnt customers. He has no ..constitutionn
10 20 bv. nothing hut his wits and energy IN
set a.ains; the worl! that ,ny. an, every
day the strti..l. and the. anxiety nrc the
same. What n nuI,,lcr of details he has 10
carry In his head l,.unsi,lcr. for instance.
how many different kinds Of cheese there
are. and how different r.oplc hate and loyc
tho same kind. and how keen must
he his appreciation OF the populnr
tastcl The complexities and annoy
anccs Of his business are excessive ond
ic cannot afford 10 make many mistakes.
fhc ,.ory. he will lose his business. nnd when
n man fails in business thoncstlv,. he loSes
his nerve. and his career il ended. IL il
simply amayin... when ynu consider IL t,e
amount III talent shown in what nre called
III, ordinary b,,sin.,s.. ~ Iife
IL has often leen remarked with how little
wisdom the world Is governed. That is th.
reason il is 80 easy 10 govern. "Uneasy liz,
the hca,. tina; wears n crown does mo; rrfcr
10 the discomfort Of wearing il. hut TO the
danger ~ lo,iu.. il and of lnin,, mt hocl,
lstk IN 81 n
rrrcrv or 10 k,cpschoo Noholy i IN such n
pitiablc plight us n monarch ar politicinu out
of business. IL * very difficult for ,i,bcr In
get n living A man who has once on ioveI
tie blessed f,clin.. az nwaking every morninv
with the Thought TIM, he has n certain salary
,,.s,,is.qs m. i,l,n ~ bnvin,. ~ lrum nm !,
h,,siu,.sS ly his own talents II dos no, ,lis.
turb the wnkin.. hour n, NH IN think that a
drnu,n,io,, il wniiin,. in Tho nc y, ,,,, ah,,,,,
n po.io.lic. in Indiana or nl,m,, tho goldfish h
Newfoundland waicrs-,b, ,nnn can ,nko a
second mn ON nny such affair. In, II Ia
knows tim, IN. liyin,, az himself n.,l fomilv
,bnt dny ,len.pJs nnon his n,,iyi,v n,,d in,.i
nr,nce' uneosy lies M. b,nJ Thor. i so,,c.
thin.. "a r,,,ful and easy nl,,u, nuIJic hnsi.
mes, IL is 50 ,impl., Tate m, aver.
me ronnr>s,n,n rb., .ccr.t,,v "a,
Tho treasury s.nls In mn ,lnI.r,,c
rcnort-a Iu,le.t IN fn.t-tnyolvin,. n
anh eNf.utlitur, Nnst th.. fs,n.sraSs,,,au