Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08
For the Democrat.

AN1 20 C"tOI ot' |
Mr.. EDITOR I notice in your paper,
some very interesting remarks, pertain
ing to the late Black Republican nomi-
mating Convention of this County
Deeming it a subject which every voter
should feel u deep and abiding inter
est, l shall, with your permission and
through your columns, give to the pub
lie a few facts in regard to the means
used and the individuals presented, by
this sham Convention, that the people
may more clearly see the great injustice
perpctrated against their rights.
You have fully shown the roacnness
of Cans, and consequently his utter in
competency for the office to which he
a%spires. L shall call the attention of
your readers to another Of the unfortu-
nate candidates presented for the suf-
frage Of the people, by, this meeting of
wire pullers, who, were pleased to call
themselves the Representatives of the
Republican party of Preble County;
and that is the nominee for the Office OF
Representative in the Lower House Of
the State Legislature. This is q posi-
ton, as I'll we'll know, that should be
FLIED JJynan individual possessed of at
least, a good English education. lie
should have an ordinary share of COM
mon ~sense!!. He should have age and
experience sufficient to know and ap-
preciate the wants and demands of at
least the community in which he may
reside. He should have q knowledge
of jurisprudence as welfas a sufficient
acquaintance with the nomenclature OF
the law, as to enable him to frame a.biU,
present and urge it so far as the inter
est of his constituents might require !
And moreover, lie should be possessed
Of such an amount Of talents, both na-
tural and acquired, aswould- render him
the respect Of the people he represents,
as we'll as mis- compeers in Office. ..' =
: Has Mr.. f. Stephens these qualifica-
tons? Has he even an ordinary share
of them? L answer cmphatically, no!
no! Not even his most intimate friends
! In fact, most of his personal friends
when his name first appeared rs a can
didate, looked upon the announcement
as an innocent hoar, and friends as well
, as foes were aztonished when this misc,
rablc Convention announced this poor
? hoax as 4 solemn fact.! . .s,.
The question at once presents itsell
to the mind Of every candid person,
Z Why was such an individual nomina-
ted? Two causes may be presented to
explain this apparent mystery. In the
7 first place then, a great majority of can
didates before the Convention were
warm anti slavery men, and the only
> candidate, at all qualified to fill the of
fee of Representative, 1Jessc Stubs
being strictly of that cast, and regard
= ing that as the only question that now
divides the two great parties of the day,
: made no effort whatever to secure the
nomination, relying upon his own MGR
: its and the we'll known pro-slayery con
nections- of his opponent. and a majorl
ty of the members, thinking to concil
u late a portion of the Americans, yoteC
for Stephens, knowing him to be a mem
e Der of that order. And next a-portiol
of the delegates were disgusted with tn
rascality and chicanery Of both dele
: gates and candidates, and dissatis6et
with the method upon which the Con
!, ~vention was gotten up, voted for sucl
men as Cans and Stephens, that the.
!! might have the satisfaction of scein!
d the whole scheme defeated by an indig
nant people, and that hereafter, in Ole
Preble at least, men should be place.
6 in Office who are both morally aud men
tally qualified to fill them and by til
will Of the people, not the dictates Of
corrupt set Of otice-seekers!
n And now the question to. be s~olvcl%
the experiment to be tested: Will tn
intelligent portion of our voters ris
above the narrow partizan prejudices-
. the blind bigotry which fills the politi
D cal atmosphere, and wisely elect a MAJ
= who can and will protect their rights
and prosecute their just demands-wh,
would be appreciated by all-eommand
ing the respect of foes and the admira
~ ton of friends-an homer to the bod,
1 of which he should be a member
as we'll as his constituents faith
full and acceptable officer, who come
before them, relying simply on thei
candid Judgement of his merits; or vii
the honest voters of Old Preblc rally t
. the support of such men as this misera
: BILE sham Republican Convention ha
presented for their suffrage-whose on
" qualifications are their base sub-ser
~viency to rotten party wire-pullers, to
gethcr with such remarkable vanity an
seIf-esteem as to render them alike dea
&c to the advice of friends and the ridicul
e of focs!!!!!
IN Oct. 6, 1857. GRATIS.
The STATE BANK OF INDIANA
By the provisions of the law the Stat