Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-04-10

existence If it is it has changed its meaning II now
means that when man has had one good Office awhile
ne must be rotated into another and another and 60
kept in Office all his life.
To blind YOU -citizens the danger of dis
regarding longer those ancient cardinal democratic prfa
ePIes, gentlemen throwing the dust Of the oribas
INTO your eyes you of the danger. Because il
would take eighteen years to give each county turn in
the selection Of candidate it is said YOU ought not Oh
Ject to the selection of Marion man-and that y,u
ought TO select the best man. o modestyl After Ma
rion has had it fifteen out of eighteen years-be
cause It would require that to do Justice to a-there-
fore you might well let have it forever This is
the argument.
1t is only the right but the duty of the other coun
ties oil the district TO insist upon their right to present
one oil their own citizens, TIA turn whenever they can
present one OF suitable qualifications. No matter hOtc
long mould require to do justice to oil the counties
As Tor the best being found in Indianapolis although
they are vain enough claim it, it is all fudge. There
are as honest able and good men in every other county
III tins practice peTsevered nthe practice forever
selecting candidates for Congress from pace-and
shilling them from place to another, of honor and
profit, defeat must come, and would say let it come
1t IS better to suffer defeat than sacrifice principle
Finally TO the Democrats Of the district would saw
have often been called upon TO you. | do not
mean those individual services which every Democrat
y bound TO render his party-n which have been
de6clent-bu mean services which have been called
upon to perform. At your bidding to Baltimore
IN 1874 at my own expense. The same year l served
asconngent eector and SUCH traversed at the order
OF your central committees the southern part of the dis
trct In 1878 was selected as the candidate for cleo
tori bore my own expenses-gave Jpn practice for
the whole season, and lost my employers. Many of
you knowing the sacrifices was making, volunteered
TO promise me seat in Congress as a reward for the
services was rendering. How well that service was
performed It does not become me to say. The result
tcas glOrtoas The majority in the district ncreas
ed 300 votes above the highest majority had ever be-
fore obtained and district became the banner dis
trict Of the State have thus performed various
and unrequlted services than any Il had almost said cv
ery) other in the district. While serving you at
my own expense. there objection and no susDi
eIon; but when i Is proposed give place north
soaething-Oh look out 80
Fellow eitiZens-ths matter is with you. III il should
Please you to confer upon place in Congress-
should consider it reieOme pIuudt Of lreH done Il
would be qualification of my highest political ambi.
ton. Above all, it would be merited compliment to /
the noble Democracy Of old Johnson who have so long
insisted upon my nomination. who have nobly borne
your banner aloft whenit had traied almost every
other county in the district and which has given to
every Democrat in the district the State and nation her
three four, fire and sir hundred majority.
In the of that noble democracy-of Justice and
principle, would thankfully accept a nomination if ten
dered TO me.
Very respectfully,
Your fellow citizen,