"'Why, no,' said I. 'Why, no, I see no objection, if the undertaker doesn't.'"
No matter how hard a man runs for office he is perfectly satisfied to win in a walk.
There is seldom a collision between the office seeking the man and the man seeking the office.
"There goes a fellow who chased around for years trying to land a political job."
"Well, what does he do now?"
"Nothing—he's got the job."