Show r TO THE NEW OFFICERS 1 OW THAT OUR NEW ST STATE Tg and andL 1 L county officials have had an n opportunity to down Into the public harness It Is proper to give then them In Inthe th the kindliest spirIt a few rew words of ad The Herald hopes every one of m will remember that he has not set apart as a master but as a as s or of the people Th The power that et up can an set down This Is 15 a good tIng for tor the officeholders to remember een En In the first flush of their satisfaction satisfaction tion at their calling und electiOn WE W dont expect them to appoint Democrats to the minor positions 0 This the tact fact that Demo Demor cats r are just as competent of or any charR character ter as Republicans There Is a principle in politics carried to excess that the vie vic tors are entitled to the spoils So we alit Ul not quarrel with Republicans for tor appointing Republicans as long as the appointees have something besides po work to recommend them The point we set out to make and the we ve must not lose sight of Is that the new officeholders must lose sight f politics In their treatment ot oC the All corners omers are entitled to a square deal all are entitled to respect respectful ful ul attention The public as well as the officeholders has rights and the It if he expects any future favors must respect them Some o 0 the new men are Im Important important offices for the fit first time They should JI understand that their future de upon their attention to the du dut t tf o lit In hand Public office Is no longer a private gri ft The officer who does hIs Is duty hs to fo work just as hard t to earn oarn his lary as If he were In the employ of n private concern Too many people under thE Impression that the ex ext ext t It t of the labors of elective officials Is the drawing of their salary They lvE been led to this conclusion b by the or of o officeholders deo devoting more moret t C tr to the furtherance of their theirL L n T political ambitions than to their Such officeholders holders are becom 1 i IC all the time The voters simply will not retain in public places men who wh will not hold up their end of the work While th there te is io 10 uncertain Is the vot ot trig public that faithful competent mph will be kept In office indefinitely 1 s that the loafer the grafter ar arl Vu incompetent t nt are sooner or lat later fOr er driven back into private life |