Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1874 — How the Office Seeks the Man. [ARTICLE]

How the Office Seeks the Man.

The doubtful motto that “the office should seek the.man, and not the man the office,” needs a little explanation. It is a nice thing to have a good, fat office get after you, and as much sport in finally being gobbled up, as there is keeping out of the way of it for a season. But how is it done, says one? Well, we will tell you: You must be modest, for office, like death, loves a shining mark. You must tell one-half of your friends that the other half want you tor whatever office you think you will best fit, but you must tell them that you don’t want office, and that your business relations are such that you could hardly consent to become a candidate, and that you would not unless a very general demand was made in that direction. Then you must tell some of your most intimate friends that you presume that they will force the nominationMipon you, and you don’t know what to do about it. Under this state of affairs your name will certainly be presented, ami. then you will have a ohancp to give office a final shot by saying in open convention that you would rather not be a candidate, that you respect the party ana all that sort of a thing, but woiild rather be excused. You must make your speech short and indistinct, and wind up by declining

conditionally : That if you are nominated you will run, and if you arc not nominated you will be. forced to decline. If you follow this advice the office will get you, sure. —Delphi Journal.