Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-03-07
Why you ShosId not be a Candidate.

Why you Should not be Candidate.
As this is the season when the citi.
zen Of the republic is ponderiug ovel
the question whether or not he will
"place himself in the hands of hii
friends" and be a candidate for some
Office, we want to offer few reasons
why he had better not run, says Jo.
Trigg.
First-It is very doubtful if you are
qualified for the place you seek. II
will probably be too big for you. A
little man in q big mans suit OF
clothes always looks smaller than he
really is, and wicked people are sure
to make fun of him.
Second-You have little confidence
in human nature now. After you
get through with the campaign you
won't have any. II elected you are
very likely to get the big head. IL de.
feated you will be sure to have sore
head for long. long time, just
like
ird-You. not being wholly
sanctified. have probably at some
period in your humble career done
some things that would not look well
in cold tvpe, or sound we'll as street
talk. When these get aired you will
feel very mad, and mortified, and
heartily wish you had not been fool
enough to run.
Fourth-n you are real good kind
Of man, your opponent, or the oppo.
site party. will swear something onto
you, and though wholly false, it will
bother you just as much as IL trua
and make you q good deal maddes
than il it were true. It is almost i'm.
possible to kill a campaign slander
until after election, and then they die
Of their own accord.
Fifth-You will have to be sweet
and friendly towards lot OF chumps
that you have nothing but profound
contempt for, shake hands with men
you had rather kick, and trail your
self-respact and independence in the
dirt. II you say YOU won't do this,
but will run on your dignity, you'll
get left, sure.
SiQkh-It will cost money, and
more than you dream Of. Forced con-
tributions will be levied on You to
build churches. pay for brass bands
and campaigh speeches and the beat
'whn has ono vote Of his own and
s11ea1s - sitsnsros tw5 1S0se uUwn "a
Giszard creek will strike You for .
loan o. $500, which always proves to
be a permanent investment.
Seventh-H you should be elected,
you will probably never know when
to let 20, and win have to be choked
of, and kicked cut. You will get a
notion that nobody else can fill your
place, and having once held Office,
will hate, after being choked of, to 60
out into the cold world to earn an
honest living by hard work, and will
be eternally hanging around and
schemlng to get in again.
Eighth-Once elected you WON'T find
Office holding the soft snap it now
looks to you. You then become public
property, the dear people will find
fault with You. and no matter how
hard you may try, you will find it hard
work to suit them. II you don't see
fit to patronize all the measly news
papers published by your constituents.
you will be accused of belonging to q
"rinR" and be called some choice
names: see late files of tho.
Lastly-The general effect of Office
holding, especially when the Office il
sought and worked for in modern
style is to spoil good man, and
while the temporary possession of a
small Office may crafty your pride,
You will find it will cost more than ii
comes to.