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Show H OFFICES WANTED. B ' People nro romnrking how oagor H politicians aro this year for olllco. H Hven a dolegateship to a convention B Kooms to bo bettor than nothing, and H it is becoming moro and moro np- H parent that thoro is not going to bo H enough of these oilloial plums to go H round. Now what do you supposo , causes peoplo to mako such stronuous H olforts to got hold of these official H jobs? Do you think it is patriotism? H Or is it because tho public sorvant, h an ho is called, is really tho mastor, H " and gets hotter wages for less work at H that business than at any othor? H To a follow who has uoithor part H nor lot in the matter, and who has m takou somo trouble to btudy tho pro- B blom from tho standpoint of a uoupnr- M ticipantit appears that in politics, as H in business, men nro after tho dollar, H and whatsoever brlngeth it not iu 1 comet h of evil, politinlly speaking. B Nearly every mnn these days is "in m tho hands of his frlouds, " and will- M ing to sncriltco his feelings and his M business if need bo, for tho good of H hia party. Such solf-denlal is not to B bo found in any othor lino, and it is B cheorlng to see that our country has H such patriotic oltizons. It is inter B ostlug, however, to noto how nuioh m moro willing 111011 aro to sncriflco H thoir time for thoir party and conn- m try, than they nro to give thoir mou- H Talco tho Item of Uixaa, for in- B utuueo; how fow of thoso patriotic P iiitizons thoro nro that uro anxious to H orvo thoir country'", by rmying nny H , moro taxes tlinn tho law equeozos out BBBJ of them. Iiidood, thoy rathor fool It a duty thut thoy owo to thomsolvos to aorvo thoir country iih lightly ns pos slblo in this lino doubtless ns an offset for tho sacrifices thoy mako in tho oflloo-holding capacity. |