The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-10-18
THE ELECTION.

Democratic party for Representative and Sherif
are elected by small majority. To our democrat
ic friends at a distance, the vote of Monroe re
quires some explanaton-our friends here arr
aware of the means by which this result has beer
: brought about.
In the first place, there was great warmth o.
feeling created by the candidates of the democratic
party for nomination by the late County and Sena
torial Conventions. Hard feelings were engend
cred not only amang the candidates themselves
but among their friends This was all wrong II
is true. that one man is much entitled to the hn-
nors and emoluments Of ofice as another, If he be
deemed worth, after he has been judged by JEFF
|, ferson's test--is he capoble--is he honest This
rule should guide the actions of democrats in de-
Gliding on whom to bestow their suffrages, not only
atsthe polls, but also in conventions Each of the
democratic candidates for nomination at our last
County Convention, no doub, believe that the
principles of the democratic party are better calcu-
lated to promote the interests aud protect the lib
critics OF the people, than the views and prn-
cpes of the whig party. If this be true the mem.
bers of the democratic party should at no time let
their feelings become so warmed up as to desert
what they conceive to be the best interests of the
people. AT the late election however, this p,inci
pie was not observed. An excitement was created
which was not, aud is not yet alayed. The Citi-
zeus of this county perfectly aware that dem
ocrat could never be elected to office, if there
were three four democratic candidates in the
field for the same office. The wings have never,
and as long as the democrats maintain the majority
of 1914, never will bring cut two candidates for
the office. How unwise, therefore. would
It be Tor three or four democrats to run for the
same Office in this county For this rea' on the
democrats of this county have for number of
years back adopted the plan oil holding conventions
to nominate their candidates. The wings do the
same in counties where they have the majority,
they also do in this county. Their conventions
however in this county are held by few of the |
citizens of Woodsfied, and are properly designated
by the term, midnight caucus II this be denied
will the wings please remember who wished 10 he ,
candidates for Congress last fall, in this District,
and were chOked off. We however commenced |
this paragraph to set forth one of the reasons which
caused the present result of the late election, and
not to argue the propriety or improperly of hold
ing conventions
In the second place, tale was put in circulation
against Mr. Yost, tha: he was in favor of divis.
ion of this county. This unfounded tale very ma
terlay injured the election of Mr.. Yost, who is
known to be warmly opposed to tina, measure; and
tI,.ra iSp NJ ,ul,i in nj hp-
leves Mr.. Yost was or is in favor Of the proposed
division of this county, or the removalof the coun-
ty seat
In the third place, the cry of "no party--no
party" was echoed from one extreme Of the coun.
ty to the other At the same time men were sup
ported in opposition TO the democratic nominees
who have been as strict party men as any in the
county, if we judge by their acts; and that is the
only means by which we can judge them. Would
not any Que in his right senses say that man who
had uniformly, Wihout erceptiOn, voted the whig
ticket whenever there was whg candidate on the
track, was party man; if such man IS not par
ty man, we know not how to Judge or tell ONE
Further. if an individual who lrofesses to be no
party man, takes the stump for Tip and Ty," as
did Mr. Hunter in 1910, is not party man, we
confess we are unable to tell our readers what con-
stiiu!es party man. AS we said before, the cry
of "no party" was rung fran one end Of the coun-
ty to the other before the election of Tuesday last
BY whom this cry was raised our readers can easi-
ly determine.
In the fourth place, a lie was circulated through
Al 4 4 |
for MIR Hunter and Mr. Patton, and that they
were compelled TO 20 to st Clairsvile to get ,heir
tickets printed. II is true that Mr.. Patton got his
tickets printed in ST. CIairsville and Mr. Hunter
,art of his II is further tre that after the Con-
,ention, Mr.. p ,tton never asked US to print any
ickets for him; neither did Mr.. Hunter, until he
lad got part of his printed at ST ClairsviiIe
When Mr. Hunter asked usif we would print some I
icket for him. replied, g. certainly we would"
md did so. Before the Convention we gave out
,ubllrly that one dollar would be required to in
ure the announcement of candidates name.--
this, we announced Mr. Patton u
IS a candidate for Sheriff. and by his orders inser-
ed the words "subject to the decision of the
Democratic County Convention" This we did !
vithout recelying The customary dollar. We also !
printed forhm pne thousand tickets. For announ- !;
ling his name and printing his tickets he has not as
yet paid us one cent After he had concluded 10
'oif, he came to US and asked US to announce his
lame; we replied that he knew our terms and as (,
Don as he paid US one dollar, we would do So Mr.. O
Patton never asked us to print single ticket for
lin alter he bolted. This is the whole truth in
eDation to this matter, out of which so much has
'een made. Another portion Of this tale was that G
Mr. Patton had always been subscriber 10 our pa /
Der and we therefore should have announced his /,
lame withoutSharge. This isnot customary And !,
he whole value Of his subscription am UNITS to this
-he obtained for us FIVE subscribers, II we are not
nistakenin the number, and we think we are not, ;.
md we qaye him one wears snhsc ription free. for