St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-02

supposed to bask in the sunshine of
popularity. ill their Golfers with the
emOlumen,S which bestrew their paths,
and generally have a good time, and
paint the town vermilion hue. A
pretty picture n douht, but there is
reverse side. 1t is. in the first place,
tough fight for a man to secure q posi-
ton of trust in the gift of the people,
but the trouble in getting there is moth
ing to what the recipient after wards
experiences. The flOOdgateS OF the
earth. as it were, are opened, and his
sympathy and his purse particularly his
PURSE are incOntinrntly appealed to-.
A news paper recently asked the q eS-
ton: Are we becoming nation Of
bpggaTs." Let the public official reply.
The successful aspirant for public
position can hardly warm the seat OF
his Office when he becomes the prey OF
q band of hungry utticeSeekerS. The
less number OF Offices he has to ill the
more applicants he is certain to have,
and the more paltry the place the more
difficulty arises over its disposition.
During this process the official is not
merely bored hy the OdiceSeeker alone,
but that individual. ii he is alive to his
opportunities, Will see that various
populations call to support his claims
and enlarge upon his transcendent
abilities. In this materialistic age. to
the chagTn Of many big officials, 1t has
been demonstrated that but one man
can be appointed to fill one particular
Office-hence great number OF Office
seekers find themselves out in the cold.
In such a situation they are not eX-
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the anathemaS hurled at the devoted
bead of the public official are more
fOrCihe than polite. But if his troubles
enued here he could afford to bear the
kicks of the discounted Otficeseeker
with some degree of equanimity. Tn
fortunately they do not.
How many churches are there in st.
Paul? Whatever may be the number,
Il fact beyond the shadow Of doubt is
that each can boast building fund.
The public official knows all about these
building funds. They are usually in
charge of ladies' who will cover the city
plying for the needs of their respective
churches. The public official, simply
because he is a public official, is first
called upon. The fact that the public
office is q public trust is looked upon as
an unaSsailable argument for the Off
calls monetary assistance III Keeping
up the multitude of churches with
which an all.wise Providence has seen
fit to bless humanity. The church build
ing fund, however, is merely a
side show. There is the church fair,
with its attendant c0mpetiti0n-"Who
is the most popular young lady?' What
official is there who can resist the be-
Witching appeals of the young lady
actively engaged in demonstrating that
she is The most popular one lin our
Churehn 1t is the first time the official
may have set his eyes upon her-he is
generally proficient in that kind of
thing-and in the point Of popularity,
she may he at low ebb. but he SuccumbS
~ her entreatieS. Ii is no uncommon
occurrence for the other aspirantS for
cheap popularity to make similar adj
vances, and so broad is the opinion of
the official he will be prevailed to pur-
chase ticket from the whole outrig.
The money is what they want. They
get il and depart, regardless OF the Off
cial's opinion,
Notwithstanding the spiritual needs
Of the people at home, a few religious
enthusiasts conceive the brilliant idea
of clothing the HOttentOts. Immed-
lately the subscription list is drawn up
and out they start to get it filed. The
public oiticial-Of course, he is first Wis
tied. a man occupying the position
that he does should fall heart and soul
iuto such an enterprise. BLANKETS tor
the Hottent0ton' Assist missionary
efrOrtp The Official patiently gives
ear TO their plant, sees no way of es-
cape, and down goes his name and
money.
Next there comes along the golden
harbinger of charity. Charity! Like
broad mantle, the word covers multi
tude Of benevolent and QIasi-philan-
thropic work. The hospital, the or
phan asylum, the fOundings' home, the