Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-04-24
DEMOCRATS WAKE Up

DEMOCRATS WAKE Up
We are assured that there 10 q iocofoco in tho
heid--in other words, tina, ANDREW KENNEDY is
positively candidate for Congress II this should
prove to be the fact. every :rue Democra, will q,
once see the necessity Of being wide awake. ~
we have now three Wing candidates for Congress,
ana all OF them have expressed their determine.
ZION to continue IN the field, which will open a
WIDE door for the success of political opponent.
! we DO not wish to be considered an alarmist. or
10 cry "Wolf! Wolfr when there j. M dance,
but we do now most confidently assure our Wh;o
trends that there is danger Of our defeat. A,
me congressional Election of 1889, there were
!o,i3l votes given. Mr.. Rarideu received G o35
I--M'Carty f,s69. and Thompson 5,327. Mr..
harden and MIR. M'Carty together received
lo,lo4, by which it will be seen that if the Whip
vote had been divided equally between them. Mr..
Thompson would have been elected Tier.
were then but two Wings in the 6eld--now We
have three; and If the Wing vote is now equally
divided between three, tho locofoco candidate
VIII be elected by at least t,co thousand of ma
Jority we regret to confess that there could ex-
ist any circumstances by which such a man as
Kennedy, or any other ocofoco could be elected
TO Congress from the patriotic old Fifth, We, such
are the bumiating facts
II IS not TO be presumed that there will be anv
thing like an equality in the number Of votes
which viii DO received Tor tho Wing Candidates:
Du' III is certain that the locofocos Will stick 10
their man, as close as bug 10 dogs back while
the Democratic vote VIII be given, under presen,
ImPpresson TO The three aspirant. in such n w,v
as TO mako II entirely inefficient There j. an.
other fact which should be taken into consia cr,-
"o"' ne "hig vote at the approaching cleo
ZION VIII not be as large as il the las, cleo
ton, by at least 'renty per cent? bur did YOU ever
know Iocotoco 10 stay ri home from an eIec,io,9
AS a general rule they always on the ground
ready TO carry out the behesls OF their leaders,
whether tor veal or for woe !hev rush To The hal
OF box IL is their right TO be vigilan,. & if thew
are honest aud intelligent in their opinions ws
commend them for their activity The presen.
election beng held at unusual and The mos,
busy season OF the year, the farmers will no, he
able to attend--the notice also being SO shor,
many industrious Wings who do no, freouenx
towns and gatherings OF The people will no, know
any election is to be held.
Deduct twenty per cent from the vote piveo
W q
votes. Suppose Mr.. Smith should receive $500
MCarty 1900 and Test 900, the loco wonld
still be elected. Deduct oven 10 per c,,, from,
&C." '''" '"'c ana SIN he will be elected Il ,ho,
not. then imminent danger oC defeat? All candid
men must acknowledge that there IS Tic e,o,,;
~ then.ir what IS TO be done 10 arres, !,
nc answer rests with the peoplc-rentre n,o,
me man Do this and ,iiumph--lo il not and he
iefeatcd This Is the plain question. and tho
'iain result We ask the Wings to pause and Il,
consider this subject well. Where Is The VIII,
II the diStfIc' who would acknowledge Andrew
Kennedy to be his representative in Congress2
Shall this district which boasts so JoudIv or lie
majority on The side OF correct principles, send a
nan TO Congress to advocate the creation or ,
standing army of 10000 men in times Of ,e,c.
to vote against national bauk--,o yo,e =.
'ainst repeal of the sabtrcasury law--,o vote
gaInst the creation OF tarn? Forbid II fo
men. Think OF 1t! Are we blind, reckless. in.
aiuated! Have we lost sight Of our conn,,v
atireiy IN the support of personal friends? We
Gpe not We hope the glorinns ship upon which
We rode so trumphantly a few months since il
ot now To be dcscried--but that as men aayoc,
Dg principles instead Of men, We will vet he
ound with true heIm'snan in the council of the
a iion.