The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-29

him 10 accept one of the best places at
the governors disposal and. just 70
please his many friends ne A. willing 70
sacrifice his business upon the altar OF
public duty and win be ready 10 take
go9d office just to hep the governor
out. Again. the reception rooms will FOR
days aHS weeks after The new adminia-
iin;ion has been lauAced be filled with
place seekers ana politicians who want
something They viii be All smiles
Every one OF them has watched the
new governors career from boyhood. and
it was the happiest hour OF their check
erred career when be was appointed. and
they are rsady TO testify to their sim
ceriis and friendship by hodlnR an Of
fee. and would be pleased with some
thing goodr
All viii glide merriiy aionS until the
pie fails Then Rome" viii be heard
from. The politician win visit tho gov
ernor and tell him what he should do
The governor win protest and win IN
form Mr.. Politician that his protege Hon.
Mr. snobfrizzic from Graftviie. while
he may be a "good fellow and all that.
Is boodler OF the most pronounced
type. and has other attachments to his
character which win not bear the search
iight Of SJblic sentiment, nor receive
the approval Of a respectable people.
Mr. Politician win then proceed to de-
liver a discourse upon the et.a.-- ~ the
political arena. lie viii take as n text
the famous declaration that "thc ppri-
heation of politics is only on iridescent
dream" He will then tell the governor
that he must neither have eyes nor con-
science IN politics lie will admit thae
his friend. Mr. snobfrizzle. was an em-
hezzler once, and at divers times was
connected with other shady deals. yet
he win insist that the gentleman from
Graftvile Is handy man to have
around. because he can do certain things
10 politics that no othes man would do.
IN Other worCs. the governor win be
told that Mr. snobfrlzzle.c Siafter and
corrupter OF public service as Ee is, g
one OF the essential oogs in the machine
and without him the mill would nos
grind
When the governor refuses to submit
to the politician and follows the path OF
duty as he sees It he viii be branded
az disturber IN the political arena. and
win be In disrepute with that class OF
politician who VII presume 10 be the
custodians Of his conscience and Of his
judgment.
But that Is only one side. There are
politicians Of another type all over the
country who believe in good politics and
good government. They are the real
friends and defenders OF the interest Of
their PARTY. They are the men who
stand nearest to the people and the men
who carry elections. The politicians who
run machines FOR personal purposes are
never near to the people. and dur
Ing the campaign are not the ones who
secure the votes. They promote their
interests by scheming behind closed
doors and iuaugurating plans in which
the masses Of the party never join, and
in which they have no part and Of which
they have no knowledge.
Again. there is feature to public
service which viii be source Of satis-
faction to the new governor In the dis
charge Of his duty 10 the public and
that feature Is the citizen who, regard
less Of political affiliatlon. believes IN
good government and IA ready to COM
mend any official who tries to do his
duty, even though the citizen may diff
fer from him politically.