The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-28
THE OLD NAN AGAIN TALKS
NOT favorsbly Impressed With POlIti.
cal Trading.
CHARACTER and FITNESS NOT IN IT.
Candidate Selected for the Pull He
viii Have In the Campaign
What Is nappIness2

AS has been his custom for
several weeks. past, the "Old
Man" came in this week, brim
full of politics and what politi-
clans have been doing.
Lots of stuff is being written
in the papers these days." he
said, "about political trading and
the delivery of the goods. All
1.-The political trading / ever heard
| |of was done on a basis foreign to
good government and the fitness
|of the man to occupy the position
lin which he is to be placed. The
Democratic party has recently
been very unfortunate along this
/ line and the party will suffer for
lii. However, the party may suf-
| fer to some extent, but to my
mind the people will suffer most,
because trading in political af-
fairs when a judgeship is at
stake. is a very serious matter.
Along this line l am told that
/ in one district a young man who
: had not been practicing law for
more than two or three years
was nominated for judge Of the
superior court because he would
| and could help out some other
candidate. And further, it is no
secret that after he was nomi-
mated for the place he went into
the convention caucus and at
tempted to deliver the goods. To
)my uninitiated mind, this should
not be, but the dignity of the
superior court judge should be
such that he would steer clear Of
active interest in politics. | do
not desire to leave the impress
sion that | am against giving
young men a chance, but it does
seem that older lawyers who
have had more experience, could
better occupy the judges chair.
"0f course men that can get
the votes will always be the ones
that receive most consideration
al the hands of the convention,
but what | would impress is that
the people should vote only for
men that can occupy the position
to which they aspire with honor
to themselves and credit to the
state. Let the people demand
this Of the political parties and
soon only such men will come be-
fore them for election.
In moving around among peo-
pie | have been impressed more
recently than ever before Of what
contentment in people and the
more think Of the question and
observe people, the less | know
about the question. Here comes
one man than enjoys owning and
driving fine horses, while an
other does not seem to care for
these and devotes his attention
% automobiles and such things,
and still you will see another
that will enjoy various things;
but to my mind the most pitiable
man is not the man that has
not the price to get these
things, but the one that has the
price and yet feels himself a beg
gar. ! know of such a man in
Durham. He is well educated
and has been successful in saw
Ing up money and is worth some
thing like 100000, but with all
this seems to the average man to
get very little out Of life. He
spends his time in looking after
his affairs and is scrupulously
honest in his dealings with men,
Dut otherwise he lives like dog.
he eats only such things as
ne prepares for himself
and sleeps in a filthy hole Of q
Den that nobody will rent from
hlm. lie ignores his kinsfolks
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