Show INSINCERE ADVISERS 1 14 A man in official we lii e is peculiarly exposed to the attacks of flatterers flat terera and insincere advisers when a prominent man has once made known lifa his views to the public upon current questions u est ions he lie must beware of the siren voice of his intimates it ie is to their momentary interest to tickle the vanity pi pf the great man to make him believe that his views meet with universal approval a and nd s so they sometimes work a serious injury to their friend and the public by confirm confirming ing i him M in in an erroneous opinion very often he mingles little with any but his employees or close supporters naturally these people form their ideas by his own sinco since he is tho the stronger and they shut out from him the more sincere sincero and often the wiser voice of unprejudiced observers for instance A public official may entertain entertains a certain view with regard to the financial policy of his city personally he lie favors retrenchment and yet he is quite willing to make his vote conform to the wish of the general public ild seeks to learn loam what that wish is but he unfortunately trusts entirely to bis his associates who 4 ha either hold or affect to hold his own opinions many of these people would scarcely care to tell him that he lie was mistaken in hh hn view nor that the public generally disapproved of his plan especially if he lie were a it man who disliked and punished contradiction he ile does not get opportunity to learn the idea ideas of the men who would dare late to speak candidly and emphatically even in opposition to his proposed method it if a newspaper which has the beet best opportunities in the world orld for reaching a correct conclusion declares that the public wish is not for retrenchment butis but is forn for a generous expenditure the great maa mar ie is assured by hie flat flatterers terera or tho the few who share his councils and his lis views that the journal simply utters tho the voice of one man who is not entitled even to a hearing and thui thus do men in a pretended effort to serve a prominent friend lead him to an erroneous judgment and confirm him in a neglect of public desire |