Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-05-06

The disposition is too prevalent am1ng the peo-
pie IN matters of political characte., to abstain
from action until they are called upos to vote at
the ballot box. For the purpose of securing eff
cheney by or anized aciion, preliminary steps are
necessary, and here, in opinion, those who are
party men, have duty to perform equally import
an: with casting their vote. Bad men get mo pow
er, and parties are yitated because the peo.e fail
to attend and influence the primary meetings. Let
us in the mattsr of the coming contest for the lei
egacy. begin right. Let US one and all attend I've
primary meetings, take them out oil the hands O
clques and designing men Gf there be any such)
and give favorable and healthy influence to their
action We shall get the right man then, and get
the right spirit abroad to insure his success.
We all know how easy it is, where the mass of
the people are listess and inactive, Tor few de-
signing men to accomplish such ends they DESIRE
and we all know furi her, that these Ids are not
generally such as The people would approve, nor de
signed Tor the public good. We earnestly hope
that no democrat will be compelled to sustain no.
mination he dislikes, because of his failure to at
tend and lend his influence in the primary meetings
We need not attempt to disguise the fact that the
coming election for delegate will be more effective
ly contested by our wing opponents, than any pre-
vious one has been. Gen. Dodge has heretofore
been to US tower of strength He most eflectually
combined our forces, and at the outset our oppo-
ncnts were disheartened by our evident superior
strength Besides this, opponents have been
rather unlucy in the selection of their candidates;
the first not being free from blemish in point omo
rails, and the last evidently wanting in the matter
of ability. Gen. Dodge was to us a tower OF
strength, because in these particulars he was IN no.
wise wanting. Hisprivate life was bameless; his
ability conceded and his political principle such as
endeared him to the democracy. Here were main
ly the elements of our success: and knowing this,
common prudence will dictate to US the policy IN
selecting successor, to keep these considerations
clearly in view. We Lave strength to lose
none to experiment upon, and to secure and COM
bine it ALL these considerations must be looked
to. Should we lose sight of them, and our oppo-
nents prohting by the example we have heretofore
set them, give them their due weight, throwing
aside the dctation of cliques and the suggestions
OF interested men, it would be useless to attempt to
disguise the fact that il mus! make the result doubt
!ul
For our own part, we have no considerations
whatever of personal character enlisted IN the
ming struggle Our desire is alone for the success |
of proper representative of our principles: and al
though before convention we shall have our prefer
ences yet after convention we shall consider him
the best representative of our principles, who has
been nominated, and shall labor accordingly. We
expressed last week preference for the nomina-
lion Of DR.. Darling 1t is proper say that II vas
a suggestion of ours alone We were prompted to
it because we considered him as most admirably
adapted in every particular, both as a candidate
and delegate, to stand in the place made vacant by
Gen. Dodge. If we have heretofore been success
full with Gen. Dodge because OF his blameess pri-
vate life, his conceded ability and his sterling de-
mocratic faith, we have those qualities again be-
fore MS in the person of DR.. Darling, and If these
have been, as we firmly believe, the elements of
ourheretoiore perfect union, that union may yet be
maintained. We could defy our opponents, 10 gain
an advantage in the personal qualifications
OF their nominee, with DIR. Darling as candi-
date. We trust that we shall not be considered as |
meaning that there is no other man OF our party
who can be successful; on the contrary we doubt |
not that any good democrat, whose character is |
unobjectionable, can succeed. We speak only OF
our individual preference, without any desire to
dictate or 10restalI public sentiment. We alluIe |
only to what we think necessary to be considered |
in the coming contest, and desire to arousethe peo
pie to immediate action; and we do hope that every
democrat will consider the matter of pr rsonal and
interest to himself, and act accordingly. |
Let personal effort be made to get as full an ex-
preston as possible at the primary meetings; and
also secure the requisite number OF delegates at
Madison; or at least number which will give
wei ght and effect to the convention.