The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-06-19
Democrats Of Cambria.

Democrats Of Cambria,
On the 18th day of June you are to elect del
egates in the different townships and Boroughs
Of the county, to meet in County Convention,
on the first day of July next to place in nomi-
nation county ticket. In reference to this
matter We have word to say, and we do
think it our duty as the editor of democratic
paper to submit to your consideration, some
remarks concerning the nominations to be made,
and to place on record our views regarding the
course to be pursued by the Convention, as also
to lay before you fair, and to US an honorable
proposition, by which oil existing animosities
may be settled Knowing that we do so purely
to promote the success of the party we feel as
sured that no person can with truth charge US
with dictation or personal aggrandizement.
1t cannot be denied but that for some time
past there has been two contending sections of
the democratic party in this county, who, al
though they supported en- masse the State ticket
and gave it large majority, nevertheless, in
many instances, zealously opposed each other
for county and district Offices, which resulted
IN certain defeat, so far as we were concerned
locally, and gave to the Wings victory which
they could not expect to have achieved had our
party been united. We ask you democrats of
Cambria county, if both factions have not lost
much more than they have gained! Is it to be
expected that any good can result to the party
at large if this war of races is to be continued?
We think not, and hope that every deeeorat
who aas the true welfare of the party at heart,
and who is not bound heart and soul to men,
will do little for the good of the party and by
his actions declare that he is for compromise,
union and victory, not for wrangling, disunion
and defeat
Next fall We have a number of important
county officers to elect, viz:-Two Associate
Judges, Prothonotary, member of the Legisla-
ture, County Treasurer, County Commissioner
and Auditor. The Wings will have their best
men in the field, and it behooves us to act in
unison, and together as one man, for it can with
truth be said, ''united we stand, divided we
fall" For the next five years there there will
not be so large county ticket to elect, and to
US 1t appears that now is the day, the hour and
the year, wherein to make an honorable COM
promise, and with so many offices to allot, each
"a
every faction of the party can be fully satisfied
and we would undertake to do it in the follow
ing manner. When the County Convention as
sembles let them select as candidates men from
each wing of the Democratic party, giving to
one side an Associate Judge, Prothonotary,
County Commissioner an6 Auditor, to the other
side an Associate Judge, member of the Lepis-
lature and Treasurer. Or in any other manner
SO as the Offices equally divided This plan
would give a fair and Just division of the Off
ces, and we presume would be entirely satisfac-
tory 70 everybody. With such ticket we
| could enter the canvass confident of success and
as such ticket would concentrate the entire
strength Of the party to its support, we are for
| 1t heart and soul. Neither section of the Marty
can expect to gain all, and is it not far more
preferable and more democratic, that one should
receive as much as the other and be placed side
by side on perfect equality? Personally or
politically We have '.no friends to reward No
enemies to punish all that we desire is the
success and predominance of democratic mea-
sures, not men. Our position is before the
people, and we hope the democracy of Cambria
Will consider our proposition, we hope the dele
gates who will be elected will carefully and
"ienout prejudice consider the same, and if il
meets with favor support it, and if it does not,
we Will at least have the satisfaction hereafter
OF knowing, that so far as we were concerned
individually, we did that which we though,
best calculated to promote the Union, Harmony
and success of the democratic party of Cambria
county.
with every person to whom we have spoken
on the subject, our compromise has been accept
able and should it be carried out we feel warran.
ted in stating that there would be an end to all
disorganization. When the County Committee
met some weeks ago they passed resolution re.
questing the next County Convention to adopt a
set of rules and regulations for the future gui-
dance OF the party, relative to the appointing OF
oeiegates to the State Conventions, time and
place OF holding meetings &C., &C., to which we
nope the Convention will acquiesce. Something
OF the kind is sadly needed to prevent ificulties
b0r There will be a CoTILLIos Parry .t tho
house of ,JAMDs II H.urrrox,