Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-23
For the Eaton Democrat.

EOt II GdbOu DcAIOSIdL'
The editors of the Register are in
tribulation, because Luther G. Abbott
is an Independent candidate for county
Auditor, and with a show Of sincerity,
attacks the modesty of Mr.. Abbott for
responding 20 the knoaon wishes, of at
least a respectable minority, if not a
majority of the voters Of Preble county.
As to 'the sacrifice of self-respect,"
in Republicans, urging him upon the
party, is no mystery to US, when it is a
notorious fact, that, at least three-fourths
of all the Republicans in the county,
acknowledge the corn"t that Mr.. Albert
should not, under n circumstances
have been Il candidate u fourth time for
collection. And many Of the twhecl
horses" Of the party, that never tire sin
their devotion to the true interest of the
party, consider it their bounden duty, to
rcbuke by ''word and deed" the usurpa-
tions of tyranny, of Mr.. Albert, in
aPpropriating to his own use and bene-
fit, the best Office in the county, IN d.
rect riotation ofone ofthe cardinal prin-
ciples of the Republican party, as we'll
as in violation ofhis oft repeated pledges
that he would not be a candidate. And
all this done, when others oftho Repub-
lican party were ready to accept of the
p!ace-those who are honest, faithful
and capable as Mr.. Albert. For in
stance, TT. Larsh, W. L.. Mitchell,
G.. ". Mitchell, Messrs. Lcsh, Eastman
and many others, one of whom would
have been selected and given satisfac-
ton to the masses of the people. But
no, Mr.. Albert has been made one OF
the most popular men in the county,
by the partiality Of those friends, whose
COUNSEL he now contcmns, and by force
of arms appropriates to himself an Office
worth from two to three thousand dol
lars a year, against the known will of a
majority OF us own party, aid Ct the
central committee. aud barbados him
self behind the party organization, as
though a county officer had Legislative
duties to perform--and should have its
duties performed strictly for the party,
and not for the PEOPLE.
There is a limit to modesty and am
b%ition, beyond which a man may not
90, without eliciting the scorn and con-
tempt of the community" Mr.. Albert's
modest demand is u case i'll point.
Has it come to this, that the people
Of Preblc county are willing to bestow
their most important offices upon any
and every political usu'Pcr who chances
to have the power, and the chafeing Of
party rule, to thus e~nslave, buy and sell
those who gave him this self same pow
er? And forthwith all who oppose his
tyranny and usurpation, are branded as
id hounds" by this self same politi-
cal suacide. That Mr.. Albert is de-
servedly popular, no one questions, but
because he is so, is il right for him,
even as a Republican, (Samson like,) to
be shorn of his strength by his own
hands. Many Republicans who aid
in this ''Jom.b0R" move with indigna-
ton, and not Il few Of whom think that
for the good of the cause he should be
rebuketl, as he will be at the polls
What has Mr.. Albert done for the good
of his county, or the prosperity ofthe
varied interest of the county seat?-
Where has he made his Investments
He owns one vacant town lot-no horse,
no COW, no children or poor relatives
and pays less than s. taxes-and sal
airy $1,000 4 year-none to see to, or
care for but himself, and yet would see
such men as VIM. L. Mitchell, Thos.
j. Larsh. and hosts of others, il every
way qualified for the post, and who by
sad afiiictfon and misfortune in penury
and sront, thrust from the Office he
USURPS, with scorn and contempt, and
branded as id dogs, for prcsuming to
seek his place.
Out upon such tyranny and tyrants,
and wo be to the party or sect that will
tolerate such damnable acts of a fee
"rule or ruin" politicians.
Eaton Register please copy. and
oblige at least one hundred Campbell
REPUBLICANS.