Year: 1867

LEGISLATIVE JOBBERS-BE ARE'


There are a good many persons who have in
various ways achieved bad reputation for
Legislative Jobbery who strangely aspire to
our State Senate or Assembly. Some of them
are Democrats; with those. we will deal at an
other time. This article is pointed at those who
profess to be Republicans, and we shall aim as
straight as we can.


Messieurs! you say that You are honest men,
and Will prove it by your course if elected
You say that you have personal strength, and
will show it in the canvass, if nominated. You
say that you have been illuminated and want
a chance to prove yourselves better than your
reputation. You say that you have children
and YOU wish to vindicate your character for
their sakes.


For the purposes of the argument, we will
concede the truth of all you say. You are vir-
tuous-you are slandered-yOu are good Repub-
licans-yOu are popular in your respective dis
tricts--you would make superhuman efforts and
bring out an extraordinary vote, which would
help the State Tcket-and You want to leave
a good record to your children, which is
laudable ambition.


Having thus conceded all we hear urged in
your behalf, we asl; you to listen attentiyely
to us.


The Republican party cannot afford TO take
ann deck-Io this Fail. 1t cannot afford to
assume the vndcation of aspersed personal
character. 1t must have candidates who are
not only honest and worthy, but who are uni
versally known to be so. You know whether
YOU are or are not of this sort. And if you
are supposed-nO matter how unjustly-to be
Legislative Jobber-if you are reputed to have
paid money to influence legislation, or, being
a legislator, to have voted with reference to
your own personal advantage, it is mean, and
selfish, and treacherOus, on your part to allow
your name to be used for any place on Re-
publican ticket this Fall


Understand that we are thinking of no par
ticular case, but of ere,y case that comes fairly
within the purview- .of these structures We
have done our fair share of exposing delin-
ouents by name and paid our share of the cost
of so doing. We keep safely within the limits
of the liberty allowed to journalists by the
iudges of our Supreme Court, when we say
that Legislative Jobbers, actual or only reputed,
must not get upon Republican tickets this Fall.
If they do, they will catch fearfully black eyes,
from which nothing can save them. They must
not blame us for the misfortune which they
will have wholly brought on themselves.


Now a word to UOterS, of whatever party,
but especially to Republicans. If jobber gets
nominated on the ticket of your party, do not
sulk and skulk at home-that would do no
goOd-but be sure to 60 early to the
polls. and there work as well as vote against
him. II you know his rival of the opposite
party to be true and honest, it may sometimes
be advisable to vote for that rival; but the
better general rule Is to put up an upright,
capable, worthy citizen of your own party, and
ask men who love honesty and merit to join
you in voting for him. Do not excuse your
self from this duty and try to throw the load
on us. We do not know half the rascals in
the State, nor 1--WE hope) nearly half the honest
men. Even if we did, our denunciatiOn by
name of thc bad candidates would help them
to push their own fortunes by selling out the
Republican State Ticket to win Democratic
votes for themselves. Do your .Own proper