Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-04-26
The True Policy.

The impnrta nee of the opposition carrying
OhiG this fall cannot well be over estimut ed .
II is an object which every business man,
every oitizo" .rhi, has .yivan tho suhj oct
thought, desires and expects And it Is
matter which can be effected, il the classes
we have uamet sill but actively engag" 10
the work. The enemy is ever on the alert
The caucus machinery is ever smooth and
kept IN running order. If he has not the
force OF numbers to carry the election, he
will Try to do it by dividing the opposition,
aud getting up third ticket, SO that he cau
overtoo the two contendns factions, ,and en-.
sconce himself in the seat Of power.
To avoid this calamity, all good men shod
labor: and to avoid it there must be conciIi-
ation concession, and disregard of person.
al preference. We must look to our State
and is future glory, not to ourselves and our
2rsonal advantage.
We have no fear OF the result. if we only
remain united, and permit ourselves 10 be
governed BY the voice Of wisdom. We can
see 10 way in which this uuloa can So well
be effected as last year. The outsiders & the
insiders must come together, and unite upon
ticket that will be generally accepted
This ticket should be composed OF the best
men ofthc State, who are with Us. Old par
ty names and predictions must be forgotten
and regard only paid to the present state OF
affairs. The dead must bury the dead-the
living and the true only shall hold power
We must not only incuicale epirit of for
beEance aud patriotisni, but we must prac-
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for division is defeat, and combination is sue
cess. This our enemies appear TO know
better than we do AID they act upon this
knowledge. They (what there is lett Of
them) are united, and feel encoura red to per.
severe A few town and clty elections in
this aud the adjoining States, thi, spring,
have favored their Side. Tney magnify these
results teu-toid, by their presses. This en-
courages the timld, draws back the wayward,
and stimulates The ambitious What under
such posture of aff,irs, saould the people
who oppose the corrupt ofIice-seeking and
office holding party ID this State do! To
narrow their platform, drive from them sup.
porters, and struggle bindiold IN the race!
Or should thev combine, conciliate, and
draw all good and true reformers within their
fold! We hold the latter is the right course
to take; and if it ia .aken the power Of the
people will bo irresistible, and the majority
on the right side overwhelming.
Let us then have Convention at C0um-
bus on the 18th Of July, 10 nominate State
ticket. In that Convention let there be a
full nnG honest representation from all parts
OF the State, and Of oil the opposing interests
, fresh from the people; and let this Conven-
ton make their selection Of candidates,
which selection shall be based upon the sole
idea OF fitness for the place, und fitting rep
r. sentatives of Ohio sentiment. We urge
these views at this time, because now is the
| time for the preliminary steps to be taken to
bring about the end we aim st--the success
of the American Republican party of Ohio.
II is Of more Importance to the people Of
this STATE tha, Ohio should 80 right this fall,
than that an American candidate should be
elected President next fall, and we by no
means underrate that result. Let us then
act in such way as shall accomplish both
these objects, and that is to assume bold
front as our numbers warrant Us to assume,
and at the game time to mould our policy and
shape our course that we may be gathering