The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-09-17
DIR COUNTY TICKET

The ticket nominated by the Republican
County Cow en.ion, last Monday, VIC to-day
p!ace ut the head of our editorial columns,
with determination to do battle for the
success Of the same until the day OF cleo
ton. The nominees are men well-known
to the most of our readers-good, sound,
and uuainching Republicans-hcnce, we 90
not propose to enter into fulsoms eulogles
Of their respective merits. Suffice it, that
they are just such men as the Republican
party has ever delighted to honor-men
possessing the JeGcrsouiau qualifications for
.fies--honesty and capabil,ty. They are
in every sense Of the word, practical men
thoroughly identified with the interests OF
Pottawattamio County, and if elected, will
serve their constituents to very general &C.
ceptancc.
However, to say that this ticket is wholly
satisfactory to the Republican party OF this
County, were simply to give usterance TO
an uutruth. Not that the men are not uni
ver.ally regarded as qualified to till the
several Offices to which they have been NOM
iuated-for that is conceded by everybody
but the dissatisfaction existing, is the
result of difference of opinion, in regard to
the policy and propriety Of supporting party
candidates for the several County Offices,
10 be filed at this election. Upon this
question of policy, it had been supposed,
until tho DAY Of tho Convention, that men
misa, honestly differ; and, in the event OF
the Conv ensio n's decision upon the question,
all men who went into that Convention,
would abide by such decision. But, con-
,rary to all expectations, such does not now
seem to have been the result. We do not
care to enter into a detailed statement OF
the various influences brought to bear upon
the deliberations Of the Conventional the
peculiar circumstances attending its sitting,
or of the complexity Of the questions sub
mit,ed for its solution, for they ure too well
understood, to need any calculation at our
hands. Suffice it, that after much confusion
and wrangling, the Convention decided to
make nominations for County officers, and
the result Of that determination, was the
ticket we place at the head Of our columns
this morning, With this decision, few
rcalcss, uneasy and ambitious spirits, who
went into that Convention, with u determln-
ntion to "rule or ruin" are dissatisfied, and
purpose, we believe, holding Convention
Of their own. Their right to pursue this
course, no one questions, though after par
,icipating in the deliberations of the Repub-
lican Convention, they were in honor bound
to abide by its decisions. This is the extent
Of the dissatisfaction with our County Ticket
the men who were opposed to party nom-
,ntions, from motives Of policy, are the
only ones who do not heartily support the
nominees. In the INVENTION they hold to.
day, they do not propose TO place better
men in nomina,iou-oh, no, that is not the
burden Of their song-they are 'the people,
aud 'the people must have candidates of
their own, or the County affairs will all 60
70 the "dcmnition bow bows "-though we
would like to have it shown, if it can be,
that the interests Of the Republican parry
arc inimical to the interest Of the county.
Now, who are "the people" A cotem-
porary very tru,hfully remarks, that "the
people form the Republican and Democratic
parties" Very well, that being true, and
verily, it cannot be gainsaid will haz-
ord the assertion, that in the capacity of
party men "the people" are not quite as
likely to exercise wisdom and discretion, as
"thc people" acting in any other capacity.
will not "the people," to-day, acting in
their individual capacity, retrospective of
party" be quite as likely to be led BY the
nose and duped By designing men, us were
",he people" who acted with the Republican
Convention last Monday? We think so,
and "coming events" will but serve to con-
firm US in this belief. As the Republican
party have placed in nominatiun mon every
way unexceptionable, the interests Of the
party require that each and every member
OF the party, should heartily and faithfully
support those men, instead Of following the
lead Of that class Of men who ever "stand
ready to take advantage Of any seeming
dissatisfaction among 'the people, and turn
it to account in furthering their own selfish
cnds."