The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-10-20

Wednesday, --0ct. 20, 1898


ASHLAND:
Wednesday, --0 Get. 20, 1898
A few words 10 tine Democracy of
Ashland County.-The PerIis tnat
2 ncomDas1e us-fhe effect OF
mutilatinE the Democratic Tick
It must be apparent to every reflect
ing man that the unwarrautable crusade
1sged especially against one candidate
upon tho Democratic county ticket, at
the late election, put in jeopardy the
aeAole ticket. The true men of the lar
ty were compelled to employ their whole
energies in Strengthening what was re-
garded as tho weak points, against the
assaults which were made upon them
while those who, protesting to be Demo
Gratis, had joined in this crusade, gave
no support to aver that portion of the
ticket which they professed to be salts
fed with. The evil which such Demo
Gratis, who array themselves against a
certain portion of the ticket, always m
Aict upon the party, is unmixed with any
compromising benefits. These remarks
3 are addressed, Of course, exclusively to
those Democrats who were misled by
false representations of Republican lead
ers, and other aspiring politicians, and
who do not set themselves up as lights
and leaders, and who have not been dis
appointed in their aspirations for Office.
To those disiuterested and honest Dem
ocrats, then, who were thus misled
through misinformatiOn, and the raising
Of false and absurd issues, we appeal;
and ask, whether the effect of their
votes aud influence against n or two
men upon the ticket, was not felt. as 1t
ever is, upon the aehole ticket?
An insurrection against one or more
OF the regular nominees, demoralizes and
discrepancies the whole party,-and eVe-
ry blow thus directed by a hand within
q camp, has tenfold the force against
The COMMON CAUSE of a blow from the
camp of the common enemy.
But some Democrats urge as an ex'
% cuse for opposing a portion of their tick
5 ct, that the Republicans bolted a part
of their ticket. This is not a good
argument. A Republican may bolt ha'
ticket ANY SACRIFICE OF PRIN'
c1pEE, because he has 20 principle te
sacrifice. Their party have no positive
or ~well-defned principles, upon which
s they can all agree. They are a mere
= conelomeration of fag-ends aud time
seryers,-and it is notorious that Their
late ticket was forced upon their party
through the tyrannical dictum Of a mere
handful of leaders.
40 Quite different is the position of g
Democrat. He belongs to q party o.
well. settled and we'll defined PRINCIPLE:
principles that have Withstood the as
saults of generations of political mount
ebanks and stock jobbers, and that arr
destined to endure for generations yet tt
come. When his ticket has been nomi
"a mated, he gives his vote and influence tt
the men who are placed upon it, becaus'
those men are the representatives, fa
tho time, Of great PRINCIPLES. He can
not make a upon a single name apo7
has ticket 1oithout making cay upon la
PRINCIPLES.
l2 The difference, therefore, in the twt
cases, is, as all will readily see, d VerJ
radical and palpable one.
~ q These observations, which are made
j a spirit Of ~brotherly kindness to those
10 whom they are addressed, may b.
considered as out of place, now that The
Esecampaign is closed. We regard them.
however, as facts proper to be at al
times impressed upon the minds of intel
ligent and honest Democrats-and, had
they have hadtheir proper weight among
r certain well-intentioned Democrats, the
!: party would not have been driven to the
perilous point that it was, and they
would have been saved from a very
! grave error. A sense of duty has i'm
PEELED US to say what we have, and We
:; hope our remarks will be received il
~ buhL cpiftS Va AlbOuC5c dhN OoHNOi th6
prompted them. Three hundred devoted
Democratic voters of Ashland county
had they understood the secret Orgsniza
tion Of the foes of their ticket aud priu
ciples, who remained in their workshop
and upon their farms, in affecting tina
all was secure without their vote, woult
nave rallied TO the polls had they com
pretended the danger that encompasses
the good old Democratic cause. Fh
perilous escape will be a~,lesson to them
u-it will be q lesson to those who hav
temporarily estrauged themselves frou
their fealty to the good old Democrat
party-and it sill be q profitable lessoI
to as all.
rs It a bIican or a Douglas