Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1879 — A Good Word for the Poli ician. [ARTICLE]

A Good Word for the Poli ician.

Horatio Seymour, whose experience and close observation give him the right to speak with authority, does not share the general prejudice against politicians. In a late interview he made these striking remarks: I ne 1 er loved the exercise of power, never cared particularly for public places, but I always liked politics, and, what is more, I like politicians. They are a much abused class. It is the fashion to sneer at them, but I think they ire better men as a rule than tlie merchants and bankersand other representatives of what is called respectability. They make more sacri dees and do more unselfish work for others than business men ever think of doing. They cultivate a certain chivalric sense of honor. Evon some who are naturally corrupt will refuse the most tempting bribes when the integrity of their party is involved. I have seen enough of po.ideal life to satisfy me that its influence is ele. vating and not degrading. I would much inthei be tried by a jury of my political opponents who were acknowledged politicians, than by a jury of respectable business men who said they took no paiticular interest in politics, but usually voted the Republican ticaet. From themjl should expect gross injustice ano prejudice ten times as intense as my avowed political opponents would display. The man who serves a cause, if it is nor. a positively bad cause, is enno bled by the service. He learns to look ut men as well as doctrines, from a higher standpoint than mere personal selfishness Hence I repeat that I like politicians as well as politics, but I do not like office.

Investigations by treasury agents in New York lead to the conclusion that the government has been defrauded of $3,000,000 annually by un devaluations of imported silks.— Government examiners an I other em ployes are involved with the import ers. Prompt ard decisive action is to be taken. A man out West recently looked down the muzzle of his rifle, and at on e took his departure for the summer land. Instead of putting the epitaph on his tombstone of “Didn’t know,”etc., they inscribed it r “Gun-n-'d t« Glory.” -Bradford Era.

The Philadelphia Times of April 24th, contained the following: V Judge Black ha secured the signa* tures of nearly every Democratic member of the Legislatiue to a me--mortal to Congress urging it to peisist in the present policy repealing the obnoxious Federal election laws. The memmial makes reference to the frauds which placed Mr. Hayes in the Presidential chair, and expresses fear that these dishonest practices will be repeated unless the presentlegisla tiou repealing the war measures for the control of elections is effected. The language used is: “Another cheat will compel us to choose between two of most frightful calamities which can happen co any people, civil war or a tame submission to a government hopelessly rotten.”

Governor Seymouc declines the nomination for governor of New York, giving as the chief reason his continued ill health. He seldom allows an opportunity to pass that he does not counsel his Democratic friends in the words of soberness and wisdom. The distinguished gentleman tlriuks that at no time in the historv of the coun try has there been greater need of calm, thoughtful and patriotic action, to arrest the dangers of sectional passions, than the present :ime. The point of this advice is that New Tors Democrats are not uni ed. Theynev er seem to become so until a presi dential election draws them togethei. she balance of the time they consume in fighting each other. Governor Seymour seems to be the only New York Democrat who possesses the power te heal their dissensions.