The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-03-30
Town Election.

in nornihation in this town-one Regular dem
ocratc ticket, the other so-called Peoples tick
ct"
Az the editor Of democratic paper, as well as
ff the reason that we took part in getting up
the democratic ticket it is due from US that we
should give some reasons why it should be sup
ported, at least by democrats,
1t Will be noticed that the call in pursuance
Of which the meeting was held that made the de
mocratic nominations, is signed indiscriminately
by the Van Buren, and Cass democrats, and that
the ticket nominated il made up Unfortunately
of both wings As there is really 10 difference
Of opinion. about which democrats have a rleht TO
quarrel between the two wings, on any important
principle. it was deemed highly favorable op
portunity Of once more uniting the democrats
party 10 the town ofrestoring good feeling, ana
bringing back to our parry its pristine strength
and yi,or. TIE remark has frequently been made
,ous BY person, from abroad, that there is no town
in .le state better located TO WELD heavy polt-
zeal Influence than Ottawa, if her political men
we're united, ard glance at our position must
convince any .n- u .le fact. But when our dem
cs-as are 8sh.i1e among themselves, they nen'
t-lH.e each a.aer and 'a,ir Strengths lost. Let
us, then. Dry a., means have good feeling, and do
all ,iat is sr. power. aa- aa honoraby can be
done 90 cas-. aside .n- forge. oal snsien; J.cAcE,
ings and qu,usls
Iii, objected that the Offices are too uaimpcr-
taut, and az there are no principles involved,
there IS no necessity to draw party lines. Have
We NJ, always drawn party lines on elec;ins coun'
ty commissioners or county judges and is the Of
fce Of supervisor who is to be member Of the
county board, less important Who ever heard
Of the democrats in a largely democratic county
in New York being Indifferent as to whether ma
;oritv Of their county board should he democrats
or vhigsl The fact Is we'll known, that in New
York the town elections, and especially for the Of
fee of supervisor, are always made party con
test If we had not as good men to make up a
ticket Us the wings have, there might be some
excuse but where there is confessedy no adyan'
tagc in their favor Of that sort, what reason is
there for not supporting political friend in pref
crence to an opponent Relatives prefer rela'
tives, Greek prefers Greek, Jew, jew; why should
not, in the dispensation Of their fvors, other
things being equal, democrats prefer democrats
Every body except the merest tyro in politics
understands what is always meant by a peoples
ticket 1t is the baldest possible bait to catch
gudgeons. Did You ever hear ola party in the
majorit.', getting up n peoples ticket" The
minority seeing there is no other hope of getting
into Office, always after the majority have made
n nomination, go about and hunt up the wcunde,
pigeons--the victims Of unappreciated merit
those proligies Of talent and genius whose pecul
lar qualifications, rising far above those Of all hu
man beings, for the Offices they sought were over
looked and, talking to them with sympathizingly e
longated countsnances, persuade them to join then
in getting up peoples ticket to lick out th'
"rascally majority" But now see how gloriousl.
generous your wings are in making mp their "peo
pies ticket AL the best ofiees-pariiculaFl,
those to which there is my political importanc
attached, are sure to be monopo,ized b. them
selves Look at the peoples ticket nominate
on Monday evening How many democrats ar
onitl THREE, all told-a collector, justice an
road mqster,- and the first, we understand,
put on only to catch some democratic votes t
help prolninen. whiy, who in due time is to com
out "a an independent candidate"
AMI now follow the matter up little further
Suppose your wing supervisor elected and tn
board is in session, n majority Of one or two c
which are wings Now let democrat come il
competition before this board with whig for an,
favor whatever, and where is your no party viii
supervisor True as the needle to the pole, Ii
every vote is whig, whig and only wing continu
ally. We all know it We have seen too muc
Of it; We have seen your Wig candidate tim
after time riding around this county begging den
ocratie votes, whining out 'Im no politician
don't care for pol,ics'-but when he's once in Q
fee, let political opponent goso him and MS
simple justice-demand what is his clear and VI
doubted right, and = wing comes up in compel
ton, and your democrat can whistle for HE sht
We can speak teeiingly on this suGjee'.
As to the men on the two tickets nominated, "
shall say little, They are all, probably, capabl
Of discharging the duties Of the Offices to whic
they have been named respectively But it mu
DO apparent to every one that in point OF ftae'
from thorough knowledge of business matter
from thorough experience md systematic bus
ness habiis-there is no comparison whatever b
tween the two candidates for supervisor We a
know this. Mr. Cushman haa never held an Ci!iC
in the county, but his first business has been
bring order out Of confusion. We remember h
nvRluabloserviccs this respect, both rs theNg
Of the county AMI as school commissioner al
from what has rcacntly come to light it is qui
apparent that our county stands again very grea
ly in need Of the aid OF some man with the iina
cisl skill and acumen Of Mr.. Cushman We 50
this without meaning in the retnotest degree
dsparage the really fine talents Of Mr.. WSllac
rs writer orspeaker. He isN good fellow, nj
talented fellow in his way, but as to ability Z
managing the financial affairs Of huge body co
poratc, his most ardent friends will not pla,