The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1857-10-03
Independent Candidate
FOR PROT HON FAIRY,
William Perry,
OF GENESEE.
ELLIsBURGH, October 9, 1857
O f @ T n E S f E.

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IT. S. CHASE, Editor of the Potter Journal
In your last dated October first find sentence one
of your Editorials which, if not properly understood will lead
would caution our friends beware bogus county tickets a
there couple of Independent candid the ed will
scupuous the of obtaining votes if they
ony get them know of but two Independent candidates
people of Potter County Andrew Iacs Register
and Recorder myself for Prohonotary consider nv ticket
is one referred being of the bogus my way Of
canvassng destitute of scup Mr. Jackson Democrat
we'll known throughout the county, and able defend hmseE
pr pose therefore, leave him with people, whose business
pass their verdict the qualifications of hmsel his
riv Mr. Appleton Buteworth the of the Republican
convention To avoid all msapprehenson hereafter concerning
the present con- st. wish distinctly understood that pre-
csely what be- Independent candidate for the office
of Prothonotary
As you recently taken up your residence this county,
can presumed that you full posted IN political
history can but regret this, you will be liable to fall
that may do great injustice to unofendng parties you
had looked over the first SIX vo umes o Inc Journal
YOU never would cautioned your friends against voting
independent ticket applied the term bogus to an Independent
ticket For first years of our existence as political party
we knew no ticket advocated other ticket and voted
other ticket Then "the genuine ticket We epudatd
conventions being the eliminating point OF all Pocal corru
TONS logrolng bargain and SALE was the mdes language a
piled to all democratic conventions With these weapons and
Bentons arguments which formed the staple of almost all the
campaign editorials pitched into the Democratic party and
lit narcuar fits Very luctany consented to into
vetonand when done So was with the implied under
standing that when correctly represented the people and It's
transactions weren all respects ar ITS should De authors
tatve still retained the right OF private Judgment Had you
been educated think would be an easy task to justify
position in your sight by PRECEDENT My rend Henry
Olmsted submitting his name to Democratic convention
and oetng taste of it's fruits announced himself Independent
candidate opposition PARTY and here the parallel between
Mr. Omsted and myself endshe reounced his democracy and
we the Free Soers embraced him. advocated the Independent
candidate the independent ticket and ored the lnde~
pendent system 1t genuine orthodoxy then MY rends
ohn S Mann Isaac Benson Lewis and SObeskl Ross
with whom acted long tmcand Mr. Omstd discover
unpeasany you situated by ealing my uchet
bogus It the Independent system gename SIX years ago.
by logical proposition you demonstrate that is bogus
now Through inability fail to the correctness OF mr.
reasoning YOU deserve pity If pride deter you from aknow
edging the truth that excite my resentment
said the party will be distracted IN consequence OF my e
dating the nomination Of Mr. Omsed This may be true oa
extent have heard of distract that were healthy
this NAV parake that character Official monopoly the con
traon Of official patronage and the Capitalization OF pol
power tends distract party than the efforts an hue
individual like We have endeavofed to distribute Os
independent local individual prejudice and regard every o
of the county entitled equal respect We have endeavoreo
prevent the growth Of political regency But the late con-
venion spite of proestatonS and Efforts those hM
worked quietly but uniformly for the success OF the No.
publican party disposed of in most arbitrary manner ana
that spirit potent from its advantageous position deVse
Itself by the selection of candidates residing the booue
Coudeaport inadvertently the same fatality attends lhe uahS
action prudential alone would dictate different poy
have been told political death repudate the action
your party assembled in convention. If death is the result II"
pudaon, the Republican party would have passed Oh he s
long while Thu web and filling OF us Pia'o Is Iepu
ton repudae the Dred Scott decision and the fnsuvS
Slave the one emanang the highest branch OF our JUDI
carv and the the sovereign OF our land ""
convict by legitimate process the Democratic party OF INCONSISTENCY
for advocating Congressional jurisdiction over al
sxv years and then denying by the introduction OF popu
sovereontv You sir are involved the dilemma lT
only way to preserve consistency is TO mantana
sIenoe during this contest the Independent ticket just
the nominations of the late Republican convention are u
and impaiitie
am, very truly your friend . !, Drnnv