Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-08-23


suppose that the reading Of this article win re.
suit in q revolution Of the politics Of The State
-althOugha result ofthst Kind as it regards
the practical operations of the currency and
and tar law. would be g eOnsummation de.
vou.ly 10 be wished.
But upon some important questions TO come
before the Republican Convention Of the a5tb
inst. we desire to show our opinion.
We have no doubt bustbs aim Of each mem.
Der Of that Convention will be to form ticket
of honest and capable men who not only ought
to receive the support Of the party-but ticket
Of such men as will positively insure the sup
port of the'peOpls aud be triumphSntly elected
on the Second Tuesday Of October next To
secure this object, the business Of the COnyen-
ton should, and we doubt not it will, be con-
dueted with fairness and impartiality. giving
the claims Of each candidate their full weight
in that body. Although all the members that
may be present cannot have their particular
friends nominated, yet all viii be satisfied that
ought to BE- satisfied If they are convinced that
no undue advantages were taken by their com.
PetitOrs.
Some Of the offices are Oflittle consequences,
SO far as their salaries are concerned. but none
SO unimpOrtant but what they will be sought
by many, and accepted too, If it was convent
ent for the people-the dear people the dear
people whom they are all anxious to serve.-
But there are others--the Representative, the
Auditors and Treasurer's Office that are not
only worth having but are worth contending
for-and for these will come the tug of war;
With regard to the claims of candidates for
reelection for those three Offices, the old Wing
a rule that because man has served one term,
; he ought to have it a second, notwithstanding
, he has been abundantly paid for all the sacrih
} ces he has made, has no force and furnishes
no plea in our opinion in favor of the re-elec
lion of the present incumbents. But the re-
yerse-for if man has been well paid for al
bis services, and compensated for his sacrlti'
ces, he ought in our opinion to be we'll salts
, fed-he is numbered with the favored few
ten thousand are uncompensated to one that is
fully paid. Besides tits not Wing Conven'
ton, to be governed by the rules of the old
Wing party; but Republican Convention to
be governed by that party having adopted for
platform the general principles of REFORM
one Of which is rotation in Office and one
term only in those that have good salaries
. hence II would seem that the friends of the
l. candidates for election 10 those offices should
u mt press their claims too hard, but rather give
Q wav TO others who would be satisfied with one
term; unless there were no others to be found
Q of equal qualifications, which we think will
> not be claimed by them or their friends
. We do not wish by these remarks to be un'
lc derslood that we are not willing TO support
n them for second term If they should receive
s. the nomination of The Republican Convention
III We mean no such thing. We shall attend
2 that Convention in spirit of concjliation, ant
D. will cheerfully acquiesce in its decisions an
IN labor faithfully for the success of the ticke
p there adopted whatever it may be.
CT With regard to the qualifications of cand
= dates we remark that we are not in favor I
any new tests of eligibility, especially the me-
test imposed upon the 'unterrifed democracy
contained in the last weeks Companion
!, published by the pro-slavery, Pierce an
Douglas Democratic. Sag Nicht Central Con
- miuee Of Carroll county.
With '3rutus' OF the last Free Press, we I
= gree that the candidates should be right on I'll
: general principles Of reform-men whose al
u :, tecedents have been right. and whose capat
~ ties are equal to the task imposed by the re
!, pective Offices to which they would aspire.
~ far as we are concerned we don't care wheth
the candidate has heretofore been Wing or
Democrat, Free Soiler or even Know N
!" !, thing, provided he now stands honestly wi
~ us on the Republican platform. But notwitI
~ standing we are thus liberal, we do not vii
% to be understood to say that persons belong
u ing to the parties above named and seekir
Office therein this fall. whether they have bee
e. successful or not in receiving the nominatio
It that they will be eligible to Office in this Co
De vention-we mean no such thing. Such pc
n sons If there are any who would, need not e
ue pect our support and should not apply-and I
this point we think we speak advisedly. "
think we will give the lie 10 the idiot editor
re the Companion, who in the last number of th
5 filthy sheet stated that the Republican Go
r. vention of the e5th is only blind to ratfy t
I'd nominations previously made by the Know N
ho things in secret council And now for t
tie present we take our leave of politics and, un
on after the 95th we promise that you shall he
N, no more from BoNEBRAKE of Monroe.
in August 90, 1855.