Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-03-08
A POLITICAL SAGE SPEAKS.

G. j. Filley, in the St. Louis Republic:
Everyone should feel that this is his
government. The people rule. 1t IS
collective government but every man
has or should have an individual interest
in it, and he can lay the blame to his own
remissness if he doesn't take an interest
in it. Let any young man study the po-
litical history OF this country from the
foundation of the government down to
the present day, and he will always have
the basis of what is his duty In and to
this government. He will find in that
history an incentive to become politi-
clan, an honest politician. We have to-
day lot of nice, goody-good people who
think, or pretend to think, that to be
politician means certain faint of dis
grace, but to be a politician means ex-
actly the reverse. There is vast differ
ence between policy and politics.
therefore, if young man has the
correct notion of government, or, in
other words, properly understands the
science of politics, it Is not only worth
his while to take an interest in politics,
but it is his duty to do so. But if his
idea of politics is simply the perverted
desire of seeking office it will not be
| worth his while to enter the arena of
| politics. A young man should 60 into
politics as a fundamental and patriotic
duty to his government. If he develops
adaptability and Office seeks him, all
right but there is no honor in the per-
sistent seeking after Office. True, a man
now and then keeps on seeking office
until eventually he gets office; but this
government ought to be made up of men
who enter politics with only high and
patriotic motives. Is there anything
more disreputable than E. man who goes
into politics for the money there is in it ?
That is why l object to the lobbyists.
Any young man, however, who enters
active politics through honest motives
and who shows adaptability, will be pro-
NOTED sooner or later, as he ought to be
educate the people IN the science OF
politics and let the masses become com
petent to fill the Offices, and then we vii
, be rid of these pestiferous professional
politicians"
"What is a professional politician, SO
called?"
"Why, professional politician is
politician for selfshness, for his owl
| prOmOtlOn; one WHOSE utslre 10 w oHploi.
his own aspirations. and he always ha
an ak to grind. He works for self frs
and the good of the party afterward. II
fact, he cares little for the good of tn
party, except in SO far as he can thereb.
obtain promotion for himself. The en'
and aim of professional politician ar
Office and the money there is in politics.
"What is the value of party organiza
I ton, sometimes called a political ma
, chine Mr.. Filey?"
"The term machine implies despoti
rule to certain extent; it carries with
certain faint of corruption, IN the sens
it is used too often. But party organ
7 ization,' in the correct sense of the term
Is perfectly honest. Every church, ever
business corporation has organization
What is political party but represen
tative of some principle or set of prin
: cipes? And it takes organization t
= promulgate, to enforce, to execute thes
principles. Take a great dry goods stor'
for example, that has from 1000 to 200
i EN- ployes. That store is organized tror
q attic to basement. What is the differenc
o between great business house and
great political party? Organization
= the detail, the perfection of detail. 1t
. necessary to attain success.