Show THE tile PLEASURES OF or HOLDING OFFICE oace mr co nell uell one OF 0 the editors of the ibe eale pub lisheid liili eil at lancaster ohio has thrown op up his bis po posida sidn as chiet chief bleik or of the comptroller of ibe the treasury tr eaury and to the tripod lie he gives hires as bis bia reason for so 80 doing what may not prove unprofitable food for the contemplation of young men mell who look upon a clerkship at AV ashington washington as a place where fortunes are to be made and emlu emin dittli nt di bained he bay say we return wilb with feelings of 01 pleasure to the ch ir editorial afterman after an ah ence of oie olie ole year A beir of public service in washington has hib had hail the the ibe ett eit effat et of or convincing us that the private elation is the life post of honor honors pleasure and profit and we wp hlll quit it public office gladly gla gia itly illy voluntarily and wit without h out a single regret at the loss of its honors and emoluments it seems strange that there here should be such sach a fascination at washington for the young men of our co cou bouttry itry when obtained tiey they are arp outliving bul but living graves in which the ocen occupant pant huries buries his hopes ills his ambition and hh hii erier erler energies gips no atter utter how flow brilliant how intelligent bow ii it be he becomes mo into ha ilia treadmill tread mill mili I lorse orse pursuing the same weary never ca anding round until death sets him free ni matter how er er getic the weary routine of official life lies clush upon his ene en erges and aspirations appi rations it is enough iolah 10 av that uch such a life did pot ui ur and ond i that wo we would not while and in sell out our future for an annuity of 2000 per year at tle fre will of ag political dynast dynasties es 11 |