POLITICAL PROBITY.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 62, 16 September 1875, Page 6

POLITICAL PROBITY.

Among the, characteristics pi hu-, inanity, there 1 is hardly one mpre/wbrtby of esteem and yeneratrop. : strict, undeviating ho'nesty-rha stem anil determined following; of Jthe path: of : Tectitu,de, ai^d a: cpn^ant.treßistance 6^ the insinuating 1 influence of .those vices which are everiurging^ardeparturefrom the samej Satan- is' eontfnualty■&tihQ\ shoulders of most oftis,^witH f .pien and: parchment ready,- to r,.e^ter, jinto',, anj agreement witfr us iorVithe sale; bif:,our ;souls, arid*chappy are 1 those: who', 'continually,, and successfully. resist' 'toje.' jblandi^niehts^of/Hisy insidious 'lYqiceC' ' Human tieings are continually /being. placed r inhsituatiqns- which afford:ther erreat Potentate' 1 of ; s'ell; a' more-br l^ss s favorable r^ld fo]ffms r operatioi}f?y H^jfe,. imay be a poor - Wretch;. who- is suffering the pangs ofrihungery and; who isiunable 1 :to -find; ;;ifi;; •thjß^oVJke^df -;hi^ faggi& . ij ackit, jiHe i spaallesi /.representative,' }:' of that circulating naedium*^say a cent-or; a farthing-^Whieh iwoiuld enable/ hint for V time to^tfob .thei&akfic juice from 1' workingi-m.ntJie r,coat9;^af * ms -:#mp 1 ty f i stomack f To;; hind as; he^ passes raii faker's sh;6p; :^WtK:'iW <Wlf 'of !:jfai^ inaceo^Sf^fooicl, 0' Satan;''; may 'whimper! - :'f Heyytray;laafc>take:ja loaf;.; r'tiajbettert ! to f steal !than : s'tarve; ;n : If it bei a sinyas' ; We^:airM«4i; m^s $$£ ■ stary^ing, tp^.li?ten,.4o \ f jnd^fplJLpw., ( the' the - ad^icei.of-rtlie --iGfreat. Tempter^ dn ord4f to> Ratify !;tbie! i im'nei'ative-' eia^ings 1, of „natiire,. ;f jQo^rf is *Ji}.'FAftft.nP3 Mantis, tempted anebfallfc" beneath the .temptatliori to; do" Wrong; iby. !a)!pri)spectrt.of ob^in'in^- thps^ ;possession' fof offtimes ■ ac^ ■ comjianied' tby^^itl^r. rjtiappiTQess; iibr"; ! iionor.:^ -In^heiiurryrSKurry and -whiil of. ire '-apt' $ v o'Jforj^eji'^he; eternal"f^^.;T^^^T(^^gkS^^g<andjgof a-head at Taiiway.speedvxarei!; ' je|sr Itb whett^r 1 : fhe£ «con j the; right : ;rain or not, tfli° ai length. 1 'wkipnvitti'e; ' mgine stpp.Sf.,and >th&ssrib jth,e;ir,.jbea4s Put/ of vthe' window iand enquire what : fetatiphTjf ;!is/ the;! a.^|wer ? ma^^'oskibly; wide' ppenmff of- much surprisei a; a .yery,, 1 feeing $ppreci|tib^^^ itt4,^ag?o.e^le, rnoi ]i t!o say agprysmg,, ' sharaote* ofthe;<Bituationi»f /Eyeslnot of . nineteen centuries may "bsimaxaubj.

for a few minutes and listen, *& f %lia^tMh¥pdsi^igii^lpMu|ieM time.: to. time, a man may be l^^pte-d^oPeVl^^to^tra^- f&M °thV of rectitude are Pttiore sorely tempted to . do so than lofflerspr^T-Men--■wm^-haveT-adopted-a---*p f optical life 1 ai-e^db means si thW J lea& jt6npted among mortals. There are famous sorts of^pUliticiaiisL^There is tHe ostensible representative of the ■£6( pie in>.tlie,fio|inci.l^..oft the f nation, aiid? s tne,re is the .political writer. . The one anW l>e s saia:tb naWh^^b^ tru&r •conferred 5 Tip'oif-'hlmjii the" ftther^hss 'asSjUmediiSup^ a^tnust,- Theffie^berjpf; 'Parliament has been . elected, .upon an r itihperstanding, implied if noi expf e^ea 1 , •iihat in tne^peridf manoe i'-bi the functions ofrltas-oifice'he^wili always act purely ypflf farje-^acc6fdiagJ td'^» theJxbeSfca ofi ; his; 'luagment j the political writer is aware ?iti ifcpeople trust-^iffikf.tOAft ; qo;qs,iser#t>le•exient as an explorer of what he at [ieasFobnsid^P right, '• whether ■« if- be 'ifeilly^xpedieiiit btf^ot^ J ; If;»one the > 6'ther knowingly sacrifices the public* "welfare ter^prWate 1 interest, he is guilty r 6"f breakin^a most important r trust. A law has lately been m'a^e" which renders' a' 1 Ttistee' 31 '6t**pritSte"prOperty liable to be^j trdated as a criminal anbV^Be 1 imprisoned *inj certain cases of a breach of his trust. A -professed- pdlitidiari >majr jbetguilty'of ! ■a breach of public trust m many ways l bt v thS ''cbhstable; Vl? 'atleast • of ir a mortal Never?! theless^the abusing ;of.;tJiat;trust: which r a; whole nation of-meniplaceaih* an individual is surety no venal -'offence ; rath^rjitasr^ssham-efufeand^in^ acjt — an act worthy, T^o-be, r treated ! with this scoi^n and ; abho.rreace by,.ajlL iften > -whdi make pretensions. 1 tb^hoppr 1 and ho.n^stjr. „ 1^ a ; man ' finds ati^im^ possible ) to Jeja tferiupdin fa, ppliticH^reer without, being continualiy .under thenecessity 1 of doingdirty work,and/bein^-f cajlled upon' now and o ' iagam-t^' violate hisf own conscience, he hacl"better keep aloof ;from politics, altogether, ,f Tobe .a--slave of batarioi; inaißmon more-mean ; a4d ignominious, ; thfin. to hdjs! Wne under ; the of -!the slave driver. Neither ' .power, 1 : b'r;,'^ealtH|;'6r.- >w©fldly •fame are worth soul sacrifice, ir man be very determined -to /rise by? means of strqngjy iimike&Jxo 'strayr-. ffp|n itKaf path wnichthehan'd of- A hoho^ is bohtihually directing him to pursue. Yet ;it must be admitted- by all wise men that a good,cpnsj;iencejs^jewel worth 'a jthousand J^n^bm§,'.ari4 fonsof^ellqw. gold.".;;.; .% : \£f} J :f'::^± 'H ! Still, though 'political integrity is an excellent thing, •;. we/: are ;. not : to . be too hasty in judgment. • ..Probably .there is no Government, '-whether at home, or in 'the colonies, which doea-'ibot more, or less attempt to- obtain political Support by the; offers jOf-^la'ce,- or at least -wh^re] there is not an unexpressed under-" standing that political „ support will be rewarded when there . is a decent opportunity'of doing so^ rlt, may pe^ra pity that this Js so ; but so/tis; :. Some, men of very scrupulous conscience may be resolved never to handle politics in apy, manner,, so as to soil^th^ii; fingers r witK :; taemj \Dut c^thers .^o arefin^lie^ tiiict o*f politics may find themselves 1 compelled almost bgr in , prder to carry out a policy or to retain office^ \ to; "act in a iff hey were-more'free-to- ! act-they would not be. Tkdy rr to r do. „ Kyery^ase^p.qlit^.al, delinquency-must be 1 judged its'owhi separate merits. If there should exist any str^ing" Isuspibion,! of A. VMj f l^ous •breach of duty, and a sacrifice of the public. I welfare, fjioj private interest, the 'subject is worthy of the most thorough investigation. No compromise shoußP : -ffiWde,~ana"n6' T inTaurpn^ ctill alL the ciycumstanoe^ ara v tftiravellesp.:f Ij knoW ! 'little or if6thing»' 1 aiJout^tnei ; -_as--tp - . cffldam^-toi^actip^S-Xxm^. wected with r th,e, sale. and v man^gfimen|: • ? of th^e' confiscated laha y { dh'd" &s* ta tnife '^matter, • Gtq ver^menf mipy jbTe^Tor jwliaTl" Isnq^,- -, as -, piji^e; and; ;,spqtless r ; as. fregh : .-f^en jsnjqw dri^d^yjt^e; ifuitffl ]?^st? 0 If,, however, it ■shqu.ld .appear. , ,.that..tjp.e /l rjp'ubiic, estate, has 'beenj grpssly ,f[acr ; ince,q ; itOo private, interest,^Siuch^japj 4eman,d the severest. r 4enunciatiQ|iij an^ t ;'the tr . iperpetr^prSj , ;o£[^t ;- desetyp-, ; tp iI ke/j .co^e^ed . with^^ rsina^ie^a^ci f q^|i^y;^>. !n^ ';j ( p{purlio^ng^et by; lie higijeai /t!^e,Jai^)^^er£pel^l^j demoralise,. the .cpunjtriy;. . , v: Qow m sa,jLs(n, .ejxpectfthejbp.dy: Rpli4 c ; ! tPi^el^^lliy^^j it .isi ro^ten^a^Qthej^F^/ 9^.J;>l^^Sd shjq wevef,; ihe .r^uljt jpf ,a .sevqr^anvfi^iirq grtfPP wijf^p:w H tliat jjfeii^gi*^£/$% •cojony ,is in ;>^/.more,^healthy s,tate /.fliani :'s|ome ass^r.t^and;t^at ri there ( >is little or. ; nQ; grpuniicforr $ne, t^jasp^rsionSj castnujponr ; tiie. jjresenf T Minis{;ry ; in ;cpnn,ec^oix\wi.t^p ', the , s,a|& ojFlthe t c^nfescated^an^s! , ( . 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