The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-08-07

cut of Its head, but two will grow out
Of its place; you may crush 1t to earth
beneath the heel OF denial, but it will
rise again strong and robust. Let it
alone and possibly the dirty thing will
die; touch it not and it may droop
and anguish: do not chase it, and 1t
may grow weak for want Of exercise
Then there is the diplomatic lie.
Not SO black as the last. not so cor.
rupt, never so foul, but a lie ncvertlic-
less, having all OF the family clIarac.
tcristics. All diplomacy is not lying,
but many lies are more or less diplO-
matte The diplomatic lie is much
used in arranging terms between two
rival parties by the agents Of the one
party or the other. 1t Is a handy
thing. 1t takes u great diplomat To
use 1t to its greatest advantage. 1t
is a fine art to solcmnly affirm with
sanctimOnious and in plausible Ian
guagc that which a person knows to
be destitute OF truth. Satan is a
great diplomat himself, having had
some little experience in the business.
lie used diplomacy in the garden OF
Eden, and lie has kept up with the
times, destroying many an Eden since.
In seeking Office the diplomatic lie
comes into play sometimes. A great
man desires q certain government pO-
siti0n. The more lie thinks OF it the
more he wants it. He gets up some
morning full OF diplomacy, blacks his
boots, puts ON his tall hat and sallics
forth to see his friends. lie tells
them that he has been urged for Il
long time to run for a certain posi-.
tiOn; at first lie spurned the idea,
feeling his own inc0mpetcncy, but
now it seems clear to him that it
might be for the good Of a most right.
cOus cause for him tn run for that
particular position, and though he
feels as reluctant as ever, he Is willing
to satisfy his natural m0desty for the
good of The party. lie does not for.
get to add that, while Il sob" or sug-
gestion Of one j., far beneath him, yet
In case lic should be elected he should
try to serve his party first OF all by
giving the friends to whom lie is talk.
ing ;n office which will then be at his
disposal. The diplomat goes to the
next man and the next with much
the same story The bait takes. He
gets his place, but after the election
his hopeful friends find that he has
no favors to best0w, no hOnOrs to give,
no positions to offer. lf We should
ever run across a man seeking Office
by such means it would be an excel
lcEt plan TO elect him to stay at home.
The campaign lie next suggests it.
self as closely allied to this latter. A
large, opcn-faced fellow, loud-voiced
and blatant; bold, daring and sweep
ing; it. claims everything, asscrts
everything, denies anything. During
the campaign this lie Is an important
factor. Men buy papers to read IL and
70 miles to hear 1t. The campaign lie
Is the greatest worker in the canvass
for votes. He pats the workman on
the back and promises to Ill his pail
with sirlOin steak and fresh salmon,
when, II the other man is elected, he
will have to carry liver and Goldfish.
lie grasps the merchant strongly by
the hand and promises him larger
sales and better profits in case his
party gets into power; he enters the
lnagnatc's 0tiicc and promises him in.
creased dividends and no strikes; he
promises everything till after election,
when lie has no more promises to
make.
Once every four years the campaign
lie Is abroad In the earth, going about
like one Of old, Seeking whom he
may dcvOur." The matter has gone
50 far that many people are quite
ready to believe that that part Of the
decalOguc referring to bearing false
witness has, at least, no part In poll.
tics.
There is the polite lie, too.
A very gcntcel affair this. A very
proper lie, clothed with the attire oI
an elegant etiquette and or graceful
form. 1t Is never harsh and nevcl
rude, hut smooth as oil. as gentle as
zephyr. The number of polite lic'
that are told every day are legion. II
would bc useless to attempt tn try Il
cnumcrate them. They are Of al
sizes, colors, descriptions and shapes
They have much In common, but diff
fer widely In particular. No localit,
Is destitute Of this venerable ant
classic ialseh00d. The ancicnts usct
it, the modcrns still cling to II; thu
poor lind 1t handy, the rich could no,
keep house without 1t; 1t abounds IL
every cline, and thriyes In every lati
tude. The polite hostess says to TIN
departing guest: 1--WE have been dc
lighted by your visit; do us the favo
to come again." when she sincerel!
hopes that most any catastrophe ma!
ovcrtakc her rather than an0the
visit from this same parsonage. Their
arc the everyday expressions. "NO
ut home" the h0uscmaid Is instruct
ed to give the caller; the $50 sorry Il
have missed your CALL and $50 dis
appointed not to find you In" and
score Of other social hbs which II
truth deceive nobody nine times ou
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