The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-15
BY BILL cox,


be inappropriate.
There are in the state of Texas
at this time ten or twelve thous-
and men asking for public office.
As most of the commemorative
within the United States indulge
in the luxury Nvof biennial general
elections, it is probable that the
sum total of candidates in thhe
Union every two years falls not
much short of a half million
When we consider the prineely for
tune spent by candidates for gov
ernor. United States senators and
rconsressmen. one hundred dollars
per capita, it appears would Dc
"a conservative estimate of their
campaign expenses. Fifty million
dollars biennially expended for
campaign expenses. Add another
one hundred dollars per capita
for lost time and the total foots
up on hundred million dollars. Fiji
ty million dollars spent annually
by those who would Ike 20 become
members of the ruling servant
class. Another feature of the
game is that almost without e1.
ception the longest and most gen
erous purse regardless of the mer-
its Of its possessor. usually cap
tures The prize We have all !
witnessed the spectacle of those
with an ambition to hold high :
office having their press agents
busy for years before they came L
forth into the open and announe-
ed their candidacy Hundreds or
men every year spend more money Y
TO obtain an office than the emolu- ?
ments amount to in their strug 81
gle for election In such case y
we are forced to one of two con-
eiusions; we have either tied our p
selves to fool or q CRATER The -
man who seeks a position for the "a
lonor it hestows, eVinces a little %
less of mind and conception "
If true honor which plainly places "
aim in that class of inefffcients IH
Who believe that a certificate of Va
SECTION IS a badge of greatness. "a
To the solid thoughtful man the "a
livery stable chambermaid who Al
who does his work better and de- "a
means himself more honestly than V'
all others in his class is more to
be hpnored than the lingo who Il
halds the reins over the destines .
of nation Honor is not the at Z
tendant attribute Of place, but the
- -. az
The fact that aspirants for pub
lie office take the initiative by vol
unteerinE their service to the
country. seeking the common pulse
and regulating their convictions
in unison herewith. has caused :
so many to repudiate the platform q
on which they have stood that the 8
people have almost lost confidence
n our public servants We are "a
low witnessing one of the greatest ~
nd most disgraceful reflections on ~
american civilization ever witness sh
"a in the land. When the 5eram- W
lie for place descends to that level s S
where two aspirants for president =
+ the United States SO far forget 2
he dignity attached to the per
.onaIity OF the incumbent OF the ~
,ffiee. AS 70 indulge in methods y
nat would be considered disgrace y
Jul in tenderloin word politics. it .
is tine for Ms 20 pause and re
fleet Suppose we ask ourselves T"
the question Is this disgraceful Cd
condition unavoidable on account X
Of the character of the men IN tho -
contest or is there L remedy? II %
there was nothing in this contest q
further than a scramble for place =
by two ambitious moral outlaws, A
we could }ook on with about as
much amusement as we would II
watching contest between two j
beans under tne hat artists
lsut This political bully and su-
preme president OF the Anantas
club, this strenuous grand stand
pharisee. and that apostle OF cat
fish conservatism are leaders Of
two separate faction of great
noiiiicel party of American Giti-
zens. In childhood we look upon
father and mother rs models Of
perfection, thinking that what they
do is right. provided it does not
materially interfere with our own
plans. Many Of US after passing
from the protection Of the parent
al roof do not exercise that degree
OF care and thought necessary to|
judge for ourselves the nice points
OF distinction between right and
wrong. between propriety and tm-
propriety Such select chieftian
from the political world who u
keeper OF their political conscience.
priest. plate. parson, preacher
IN charge or presiding elder leads
or drives them spiritually They
look to specialists for guidance in
cyarY aepartment Of lLfe. TAR