The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-04
A Word to the Wings Of Ohio.

The careful student of American cleo
,ion returns must have been struck with
the general though not uniform recur.
renee of these facts. that toAeneper tie
popular interest in the result is languid.
the public mind distracted By personal and
local feads, and the UOte partial and d,
miaished, tie party claiming 10 be Dem
ocratic, is uery certain TO claim a UictOry;
but LET Tue CONTEST BE SPIRITED, tie
public interest concentrated on the main
questions ofprinciple or policy 'Ohic1 prac
hcally diU,de the taC0 great parties, AND
THE vUTE AN INCREASED OR FULL ONE, AND
THE TRIUMPH WILL GENERALLY (not uni.
formly,) ENURE TO THE WIGS IN Y.
Tribune.
Here is truth, says the Cleveland
Herald, that should come home to every
Wing in Ohio. 1t should be remembered
and acted upon. The recent elections
in Kentucky and Tennessee enforced il.
In Kentucky, the Wings. 1isafscted by
local causes, change of Constitution, and
the like, did not enter into the contest
with spirit. Many did not vote, and the
result is the choice Of a Locoloco Gov.
eruor. The Wing vote is some 10000
less than the Wing strength of the State,
as shown by previous elections, while the
Locofoco vote is about 5000 less. Their
candidate is chosen by only about 900
majority, which might have been preven.
ted if but small portion of the stay at
homes had discharged their duty. as did
Henry CLAY, and voted. He set an ex
ample for all wings, forallhough in feeble
health, he rode nine miles IT, deposile his
vote for the Wing ticket, Honor to the
great exampler!
In Tennessee the contest was very an,
mated, aud full vote was polled by tn Q
Wings giving them gain of over 5000,
compared with the last contest. The
result is Wing Governor. and both
branches oflhe Legislature Wing. The
Wings worked. the Wings voted, and the
Wings triumphed.
Our own State truly illustrates the
truth of the remark ofthe Tribune. Last
year the vote for Gov. Wood was 1000
less than for Gen. Taylor in 1898, and
the vote for Judge Johnson some II 900
less than for Gen. Taylor. The vote fnI
Smith, Freesoil, was about $4,000 less
than for Van Buren in ls4S. With full
Wing vote last year, the Wings would
have iriumphantly carried Ohio.
Another truth is equally forcibIe. The
Wings ofOhio succeed when they &C,
lively enter the canvass, and rely upon
their own strength and exerlions. Then
they organize-tb they roll up the ma,
jorlies. Without organization, from Q
State organization down through the
county TO the small ward, township and
school districts. little eau he done or ex
pec;ed. Candidates and individuals
here and there may work, but the mass
es will remaip indifferent and unm wed
Organizations cannot he effected without
work, and the labor necessary 20 organ
ize will "set The ball in motion"
The election in October may justly bt
looked upon as the most important State
contest ever held in Ohio. The Office,
to be filed are much increased by the
new Cor stituton, and the ship of State
has to be fresh manned throughout
Whether Ohio is to continue to press fnr
ward in prosperity under full canvass, u
60 veering about under the guidance o
reckless radicalism. win depend upol
the efforts of the Wings between this ant
the second Tuesday Of October.
There is no safety in sleeping longe
with the hope that the Locos are idle al
so. They are not. They have nomina
ted ticket and mean TO electit. Thel
are at work in every section of the State
to do it. Neither money nor means vii
be spared to accomplish their object
They are now organizing everywhere
Let the Wings initiate their example
emulate their zeal. and be equally sacri
6cing of local objects and personal wish
es, always remembering that q full Whil
! vote is q Wing victory.