The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-06-14

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kings and queens have perceptibly slack
ened the reins TO the demands OF liberty's
cry, and the multitudes now think, now
breathe easier, and speak alond of
the abolishment of hereditary rule and
oppression. The contagious spirit of re-
licaniSm is even now pointing its finger
with well conceived emphasis TO the
British house of lords, and TO day their
seats totter beneath them.
Every nation under the sun has 10 day
some leader who has imbibcd the spirit
and genius of inherent freedom, and in
, this the United States is in the lead; and
ii is the peculiar duty of her people 10
eNemplify both in church and state, the
purity and efficiency of her principles by
The honesty Of her officers, the justice OF
her laws and the exalted manhood of
her citizenship.
| AS we appreciate q free government
! so will we study TO understand and pro
mote it though the particular party best
adapted TO promote the greatest good 10
/ the greatest number
! 1t is clear to our mind that parties
have a right to exist, hence, the question
of the value of leaders of those parties
/ We hear no better process of estima-
! ting values, as they apply TO men, than
! by considering values as they apply to
other things.
/ There is the intrinsic value. This is a
value that | have heard that really ex-
J lists. They say il is not apparent, we
introduce it here par excellent. We
would not be understood as speaking
against Intrinsic values in men or goods.
But there is something exceedingly in
! convenient in the utilizing men, whose
intrinsic qualities lie so deeply hidden as
that by no extraordinary means of mani
pulation can their values be brought TO
the fore in time for judgment.
Many men of exceeding great worth
are often left and others taken. Their
values are known only to the few, and
this is true in church as we'll as in state
The intrinsic value of a piece of cloth
may be determined by cutting it into
shapely parts and sewing it up and
wearing it, but that would spoil the
cloth, be a loss of time, and pay too
dearly for the whistle.
A man of this sort was pointed out to
me not long ago, and while | was meas
uring him up on one side and down the
other, friend come to my relief with
this remark: "Oh, he's a singed cat. .
That man may have been better than he
looked He had intrinsic value. But il
sometimes occurs that it is just this kind
of man that is needed; but he is not
| Open-has not opened himself-is not
that kind Of man No one has been
willing to spoil his friend by opening
him for valuation. So there is nothing
left but to turn to the market And in
turning it Is wonderful to find how
many are already open.
Then there's the commercial value
This is an article to be bought and sold
in the markets of the world, be they
goods or men.
1t is greatly to be feared that some
men in estimating themselves and valu-
ing others for the several pos;s of honor
and offices of trust are aCtuated by the
same consideration as those that govern
them in their valuation of goods of com
merCe.
Have not the churches members to-
day who make no profession of religion
and for the very best reason-Lhey
have none. Yet they would not part
with them. They are worth so much
money, and to part with them would be
to undervalue them commercially.
Is it not a standing complaint again ST
the churches Moneyed men for the
offices and men of humble circumstances
for the prayer meeting:
And how does the matter work with
politics. A man is named; he may or
may not be man of political value, but
the question is-hOw much can we make
with him in the race? We haye got to
beat our chances next year hang on
this campaign; this race will require
skill, brains and Doodle. Nothing is said
about fitness, though in the ordinary
transactions of life it requires brains, tit
ness and cOnsCientiOusness to furnish
types of the highest honor.
A political nomination is now scarcely
obtained without money, and the more
the candidate has the better.
The Edingburg Review estimates that
the cost to the country Of the one
thousand gentlemen who aspire to a
seat in parliament is $4,000 each or az
gregating $lO,O00,000.
1t is surprising how many ways virtue
stoops to conquer, in order to carry on
a successful camgaign, and how soon
after the election is over she strives 10
recover her selfrespect. 1t is not gran
ted that the right man is always found
in the right place. Thousands Of men
want office but it is equally as true that
thousands Of offices want men.
The question of office has become TO
be a great, If not the greatest question
And II seems to be in part, if not more,
party right to fill it as if there was
such a thing as a party statutory lien.
Pray by what right, other than an
honestly obtained majority, has any man
in a republican government, to occupy
one office Of honor and trust: Is it true
| ask i it true that the office must be
worth more 10 the party tLan the man is
worth to the office.
The permanent question of man and
office should not be a question Of the
candidates estimate OF himseif-fOT
though by selling him at the price he has
placed upon himself you will make peli
nand over tist-having bought him al his
value. if you should not succeed with
him in the race, you are liable TO have g
repudated article on your hands, for
which you would be glad 10 get first
cost.
AS 10 the question as 10 what N an
will sell himself for, either before OF
after be has been elected, what should be
said
4 notorious fellow OF olden times
went into the high priest and said