Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-09-12
For the Democratic Standard. 'a
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
OF BROWN COUNTY. -

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The time is rapidly approaching when
you will again be called upon 10 exercise
that inestimable right Of every freeman
that ofgoing TO The Polls and voting CoI
those whom you may deem worthy ol
your support among the various coun-
ty officers whom you have to elect, is one
ofgreat importance that Of County Treas.
urer. He il is'who receives all Of youl
money. in the shape of taxes for state and
county purposes; he holds in his hands al
certain periods large sum of your nsoney
which he has the entire coltrol over,
ought you not then TO consider the mat,
Ter well, and weigh in your own minds
the fitness, honesty and capablity of the
one whom you ere about 10 east your vote
for, There are but two gentlemen who
have as yet offered for that important Of.
fee, Thomas Middleton and Thomas
Mefiord. The former has held the Office
Of County Treasurer for Is yaars at least i,
and his Father before him for a long
term Of years, until il seems that it has
become hereditary descending from
Father 10 Son as is beautifully illustrated
in monarchieal governments; few of.
his brother wings have landed his name
10 the skies just before an election, and
have always succeeded in quilting a suffi.
eient number Of Democratic voters, which
added to the entire whig vote, has inva,
riably elected him and his Father before
him for upwards Of quarter of eentu-
ry They say he is honest; so he may
be 10 one sense Ofths word, but would
ask if it is honorable. What! to see
man clinging as it we're for life to an Of.
fee, and calling upon free and independ.
ent men to keep him there fatening up.
on their money. If that is to be called an
honorable trait in his character, would
advise him as friend to ask the dear
People 10 elect him for life, end when
he dies to bestow the Office upon his Son
or nearest kin, just for his great and i'm
portant services rendered to his fellow
man. Democrats, are you again going
to be hoodwinked and blinded, and 90
to the polls with your eyes wide open,
and vote for one who has obtained as It
were lease for the Office he hOlds. IL
you are Democrats, you cannot. Whys
one Of The leading principles inculcated
in Democracy is rotation in Office. If
your regular nominated candidate was
not an honest man, one who is every way
capable of filling the Office Of County
treasurer, we would not ask you to sup
port him; but where is the man who can
say, with truth on his side, = word a.
gainst the character or honesty Of Thos.
Me6ord? and echo answers, where2-
Then Democrats, rally around the man
who received nearths unanimous vote
of your convention. Who for moment
doubts that lfsupporled BY his Democrat,
ic friends, but that he will be elecledl
not one. Is il nota stain Of the deep
est dye upon the Democracy Of Brown
county that here in this county, where
there is clear msjority Of at least 300
for the Democratic party, that year after
year you will 60 TO the polls and elect one
who at heart is your enemy, and who has
stuod in the front ranks Of the enemy
Democrats arouse, shake. of the spell
that binds you, and let the year Of 1s43
be the eyentful period when you will
show to your friends in the State, aye
throughout the union, that you have men
in, your ranks who are honest and capas
BILE to fillaDy Office, and that you dare
TO support them. ROTATION.