The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-29

ting to be a serious one. made doubly
so by the changing conditions and /
cost of living to the wage Garner, and
the sooner. he or she takes time to
give the question of politics so far +
as to the persons that aspire for their
suffrage, and as to their qualifications I
and means of getting the Office that
they are seeking consideration, the :
better.
Theer are few men in Office that /
fully realize their position and duty /
to the public. This great duty today {
has kept cur great peace-loving gov
eminent from being in bloody war
through the great personal feeling Of !
! responsibility that our president feels
rests upon his shoulders. Thank God
for mon at such times and there are
thousands of such men, but you do /
nc find them down in dirty political
mud puddles trying to catch votes by
any means that they can devise.
We note the result Of getting the
i JOBS as it were, from the public dog
catcher TO aspirants for our highest
gifts. The first consideration is to get /
the job; like ] heard a young sprig say !
Ionee-while talking about getting a
( job as street ear conductor: '8T'is not
the pay am after, tbs the job, for
this is worth more than the pay"
/ And this does not always apply to
such positions by any means, for
to get the job is the first considera-
/ ton and has his price PUT in action,
| the price varying from a glass Of
beer to some job that is in the line
Of his patronage. Then when these
means are worked the political clap
trap liar gets his virus filled mind
at work, and his wagging tongue
sharpened so as to dig down and be-
gins to besmirch the character ofNthe
opponent, and every movement that
such a character can invent is made.
i As the election draws nearer the mud
is plastered thicker.
T77-~-@ stories are to catch the voters
/ that are too busy to look after the
poasfeas Qualifications of the aspirant
for their offices. Also the class that
do not care what comes or goes, yet
the whooper has to be paid, 50 when
i the election is over then the debts
must be paid. So and So worked hard
for So and So hence. he must get a
large slice of public pie. Then there
are his friends and so On down the
line. Useless positions are created,
one to give the jobs-extra forces are
put on and every means must be re-
sorted to SO as to make the pie go
around, and as l heard one of our
county officials once say, che was not
!. in the Office for his health" Well, |
guess he was right for we note that
: those who resorted to some of the
! ! tricks of political ways, were put at
: work, a good. thing was always in their
!. way.
s We got in the habit of calling
! It. agraft." The old-fashion English
: used to say steal, but this did not
/ sound nee, SO we say grating"
] We have bills made out for fees anc
: services implied, or technical, some.
times so near the point of dishonesty
that it seems as if the bill maker was
risking as an actor on the crirnina
I stage.
: The mere. giving of jobs is not ali
! The fellow that has laid web of of
j flee getting means has subsidized
himself and he already has sold hi
. freedom and opinion, SO he dare no
serve with that spirit as the law ex
!, presses. He has to jump when told
= and he locks forward to political sub
!, marines in the future and plays poll
i tics instead of rendering service, s
!. 1.-THE expenses and costs for the peopl
of any job or services rendered is a
= least three fold of that of an il
= dividual would stand for, and we ar
al being educated to the idea and tn
!, coming officeholders are to begin o
!, the foundation of the past fellow, s
:. the great question is when is thi
% thing to stop?
- We have increased our taxes, W
have made laws and created numerou
10 Offices and drains for our finances an
IS are we getting any where near valu
- received? 1t would not take but
ct very little investigation to see the
IS we could use an old stub broom Z
81 our own doors and clean up a little
ne There. are many a thing that is bein
: done by the so-called day that by ii
a. contract would not cost half as mucl
not only in our city but in the coul
ty. We sometimes are afraid to loo
too much for fear of criticism. We
it is a sad state of of affairs when Il
people become the servant, and Il
y. ofiiceholders the masters, For, veril
y say unto you, he that spendeth Il
- cash is mightier than he who makei
~ it."
~ So we ask in all candor, "Whi
=. Shall the Harvest Be?
- Yours truly,
]. W. CRARY,
nj Bluff Surings, Fla.
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