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Show IP an Individual were to pattern his life after the government o the United States, he would In a very short time cease to be respectable. If he put on a good many airs; insisted on having his own way; lordld it over his neighbors; made debts every where, and had not a cent in the world except what his neighbors gave him, in a little while they would decide that he was a grafter and no good, and was not earning the salary that they were paying Mm to look out for their general interests. Those who in high places are looking after the welfare of all the people, should" keep in mind that they are but employees, that for the public good they have been given many privileges, and especially should they keep in mind that for them, use their positions to further their private interests, or to use the money for private purposes, pur-poses, that the people had entrusted to their care to be used only for the public good, was a crime. If a private individual had a widely spread and valuable business, and had appointed an agent to attend to a part of it and placed a large sum at his disposal to be used when necessary, and later, upon looking over the accounts of the agent, had found that alarge sum had been paid out to a contractor for no apparent reason; and calling in the agent had asked him why that money had been paid to a contractor wlio had agreed to do certain work for a certain generous sum, and the agent should reply that the contractor had demanded it and had threatened to smash the machinery and to raise hades unless the demand was complied with inside of five days, and so he had paid him, what would the agent's employer think? Would not his first question be: "Did you investigate the matter and see if the demand was just?" And If the agent should reply: "No; the contractor con-tractor swore that ho would not have his business investigated," "And so you paid him," was the H next question; "Yes," was the answer. H You paid him under his threat that if you did not, he would smash things? " was the next ques- flfl tion. "Yes," replied the agent; "he seemed very H determined, and had he quit it would have incon- H venienced a great many people, so I paid him." H Then the principal said: "You had the means H to carry on the work in case the contractor quit H did you not?" And the agent replied: "Yes, but H I should have been obliged to call in inexperienced jH men." H "This work has to "be done every year does it tM not?" asked the principal. "Yes," was the an- H answer. H "And I see," said the principal, "that you havo H not only paid this demand, hut have agreed to pay H the same extra money every year in the future?" H "Yes," said the agent. H What did that principal do? And what will the M voters of the United States do with just such an H agent in November? lM |