The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-11-05
Brother Democrats OF La Sale Co.


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Brother Democrats OF La Sale Co.
The Importance disappearing the nominations
Of our Conventions has been SO often, and 50 ably
trough, 10 our consideration, thatit would seem
useies4, a. ihi. time, to urge il upon you, TO sup
port principle we have SO long contended i'r'
i: is necessary however, to jig the memory oera'
sion,lly le.; from spirit OF apathy. AM too
e r1ns reliance upon oar strength, We s4uiF our
selves to be defeated
lis to be regretted that the nominations here
,of,rc u,d., have not received the support they
. we're entitled To- II is from this splrlt oil apathy
that wo have suffered ourselves to be beaten : We
have tho stren;,h-why should il not he brought
olti Oar wiley enemy has profted by our luxe
warmness, and routed US. Let us bestIr ourselves
and, with united front, rush to battle. II We
are united, aud come up to the work as We should,
we will esch The wings, that they cannot steal III
TO office, and give them no occasion to crow over
"a. and make Us the subject oftheir mirih' as Is
their practice. from state ofapathy, or d''sen
sons 10 our ranks they are successful IN e!ec'ns
their candidate, long and loud are their yels: Nil
vor submit, 10 this state Of things wheH y"u have
the rover to proven. it. Every operation OF
,beir. ss we'll as tho influence they exert is to de-
wise plano to crush YOU beyond recovery the 90
Zee, they have pursued and are still pnr'u'nr has
tins in view, when they have, su'hAen''y
lulrd you into repose, they stab you to your very
vi,als-they even steal your name ia accomplish
their eaIs Already in the present canvas the
cry has gone forth II on Democrat, hut take
90 mar, IN pai;si.s," while al home, they are lay
> my a sraire,to crush You; shall We keep alive
euch leeches and lose our own HES blood Upon
you brother Democrats rests the responsibility OF
this suicidal pnlicv Letus forget oil past grey
- .-----"s,uvr inc saivaton OF oLr party OF
mere importarca, than the grl,fi 'a,on Of little
sweet revenge; these personal rqnes, aud bcs-
srings exert a bligh,iog influence, and render
Injustice to the party. A. whole, We are not
responsible fpr TIE elton ola few ndividua!'.-
Let US adopt a better motto. than revenge to
members Of our own party. if We wish to be in
s.ru ncn'a in electilg Wings to OH W. mig I
Us well have no conventions-mske no nomna
Lions. 10; us come boldly up to the work, and
battle the old Wolf in Sleeps clothing we might
as well stay him, and prevent his proving about
his neighbours sheepfcld.
Brother Democrats, there is a job on hand a,
the coming election that deserves your most Sc
rious attention; desperate efior, is being made
to defeat our candidate for treasurer. Mr. Jared
B. Ford. II ever there was an individual entitled
to The supper, Of his democratic brethren, Mr..
Ford is the MANA democrat without lnchng,
boiling, apathy, or revengeful feeling; n man who
comes up 10 til. work mausully aud nobly-a son
oithe old Key Stone State, (whose Democracy
knows no compromise)he has been reared up in lis
schools, end fully tested in its principles will
you 81, idly by and suffer such a man among you
to be sacrificed Will you suffer such IN opera
ton, when you have the power to proven; i, I
Rouse rp then-turn out aud DO your duty to your
party, aud save its friends; res. not upon the
security Of your strength in the County. and SUI
fer dcfea. by default; your action il wanted to
make that ,.rsrgth-maks that demonstration
in the coming election that will show TO our oppo-
nen.s that, old Democratic La Sale yet inyinc.
bic that demonstration cannot be made by a
spirit Of lukevarmness-it cannot be made by
active obor, a labor that will bring out every
democratic voter Of the county; it cannot be too
strongly urged upon you, to rouse UP, and shake
of The old spirit that has too long been rreya-
len. in our county-h is only for you to como ur
TO tho work, as in days OF yOre, and victory is
orrs, We are safe.
While We urge upon yeu, so strongly, the ne.
cessi,y Of action, We would by no means have
you lose sight OF the common practice Of our OPP
ponent,, getting up false representations. Upon a
csuvas,ing tour, they represent themselves as
members Of your own party, while at heart they
10 the the very namc. Of Democrat Again We
repeat tina! the cry has already gone out. that
tho whig candidate for treasurer, is democrat;
and in order to save him from the curses Of his
own party, they have kept open the miserable
narrow door. and contenptibly crawl out, with
the expedient, Itaks no part in politics, If he
lie no politician, how comes he upon the track
as The wing candidate tor Office II he is sin.
cere that, ~ les Democrat, how comes it he is
boiling the nomination, vii, you not marx
him for hi, apostacyi Let US tell you brother
Democrats, Representations to the contrary not.
~itbstanding) that there is not more uucom.
promising wing in la Sale county, than this
came whig candidate br treasurer. Viii You
lend your inauenc. to place hin in positi" to
heap Goals Of fire on your head Twill you pu, him
in possession Of . power that Is in,-udcd. ev'-
DENLY. 10 Grub you! will youlet mi representa-
tivn. venom. and SANDER svervs you from that
path Of duty upon which your existence hang.
Commence your work in season, il will not
do to lase idly around; buckle % your old M.
rnour, shaks Of the rest, aud at the enemy they