Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-08-03
The Last before Election.
JOLIET, ILL.

The Last before Election.
1t is now e7ident that the divisions in
our ranks are confined to q few localities,
and in these places they are much less
serious than has been anticipated. As
the election approaches, Democrats see
more and more the Importance Of laying
aside all personal feelings and preferen.
ces, and giving their support to the
CAUSE. BY some the real issue is lost
sight of. What is the question to be-
decided at this eleclionl II is simply
this: shaU the Democratic party, or the
Wing party triumph IN VII county,
That is the only issue. for it is universal,
" conceded that the candidates on the
part Of The democrats are abundan,ly
qualified TO discharge the duties of the OF.
fees Cor which they are respectively NOM
mated The issue is not between indi.
viduals OF our own party, and no Demo-
~somld permit such an issue to be
raised by cunning men to place the reaaGi,
great, and only issue which is worthy the
regard Of independent freemen. out Of
sight. If the Wings can divert the at.
tention Of DcmocIcts from the main qIes.
ton, and get them quarrelling about men,
it is all they ask. They are sure to take
one side of the real issue--to go for the
success of their party. Shall we suffer
ourselves to be deceived and act less wise
ly than they?
Keeping in mind, then, the question to
be decided, how shall Democrats actl
The way is plain. We have in the field a
ticket brought out in the only manner in
which the long custom of the party WOO
| allow.
The democrats united in choosing del.
e9ates TO form Convention for the pur.
pose of bringing forward candidates. The
convention assembled in the usual man.
ner and presented ticket to the people
OF the county. That is now before them
it is the only Democratic ticket which
can hope for success. Aud we have, as
yet, heard no charge ofcorruption against
any one ofthe candidates OH that ticket.
They were not delegates in the conven.
ton, and in no manner whatever, partic.
ipated in its proceedings.
As to the charges made by the ''True
Democrat" of corruption on the part o
some OF the delegates, they are such a.
might have been expected from that pa
per. no matter how fair and upri. hit al
the proceedings were. The editor is il
the habit Of taking conspicuous place II
all the Democratic meetings and caucus
es, aud OF being present at the meeting o
the committees. A man who makes il
his business 10 do that, will tell thai
which is not true. ii necessary to effec
his designs. The whole matter wa
started, and is harped upon blythe wings,
and who doubts their motives? Is ther
a democrat go foolish as to be deceived
by them? We hope not.
| Then let US all be cheered on by thi
gratifying prospect. Let US remembe
our former triulnphs, and now set ali ex
ample worthy to be initiated by the coun
ties about us. Remember that the whig
from one end of the Union TO the other
are the enemies of our principles, and o
the interests of the laboring people,
Theirmotto is '.puil down and dest:oy!'
And moro vin.Iictive enemies the repubIi
cans of tue Revolution never had, tina.
have the Democrats at the present day
The Wings sheer at our principles, AM
at what they call, the slow, grovelIin,
voters of our party" "CauIe" they sa,
Gil our ranks. No decency, no lntelli
gence. 40 patriotism among The "rabblef'
are as familiar as household words in til,
mouths of our enemies. Such demo
Gratis, is the party that nov asks you
support. They dare not ask you to vot.
for them directly, but they urge you /,
.lcontinEs and increase lhe divisions il