The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-10-20

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Our excellent candidate for ShsrR NJ
defeascd while the State fitEes has some
tour hundred maJofsy. How rs shFs hr-
initiating fact to be accounted for, and
what is the lesson to be learned from it !!
We answer the last question first and it
is thus We read the lesson OF Mr.. Jones
defeat.
The Republican party Of this county
is made up of somewhat dscordant mate
rials, and contains quite number of vot-
ers who are Influenced more by personal
considerations IN their support of county
officers, than by any attachment to prin-
ciple. Hence we must learn that good
character, the requisite qualifications, and
years OF service in the cause of freedom
and good order, are not sufficient recom-
mendations in our candidates. Some
thing more is required. ... s...
We also learn from this defeat, the folly
of being over anSious for nomination, ,
It is a safe rule to adopt, that nomina-
tion secured by effort and management,
will prove an injury to the party, and to
the candidate. The campaign year ago
oRgkt to have taught our friends this les
son. If they disregard the experience of
the late campaign, then they must be
blind indeed. Leave the selection of can.
didates to the free ehorce Of the people,
without strife or contsntior before the
convention, and the wofk Of the canvass
after the ticket is made, will be pleasant
and successful.
This is the lesson as we read it, taught
by the defeat of as good Republican as
our ranks contain and it is because we
overlooked these facts in the nomination
of ticket, that the bunker leaders of
this Boro' were able to trade off enough
of Miles Whites votes to defeat A. f,
Jones, which trade was accomplished
something like this.
Directions were sent from this Boro' by
the bunker leaders, few days before the
election, to their associates in evcry toWs-
ship an the county, to approach as many
tnoughtless Republicans as could be found
With this proposition: "If you will vote
for Burt and Hendryx, we will vote for
Benson or Mann, according to the par
tialities ofthe person addressed)." Three
votes for Burt, in each election district,
obtained in this way, will account for his
election. 1t is evident from The rcturns,
thai he obtained even more than the ne
quisite number in this way. We hope
most of this trading was done thought
lessly; and we refer to it now, merely
for the purpose of showing how good
map was struck down when his party is
largely in the majority.
Ii the JOURNAL had such a circulation
in the county as it deserves, we believe it
would be impossible to sell gut candi-
date in this way ard if the money spent
in canvassing the county just before alec-
tign, was used to increase the circulation
of the Journal six months or year be-
fore, we are confident it would accomplish
much more good. Now, in stead of CON-
planning of the errors of others, and there
by increasing dissatisfaction, let us CON-
mence the work of the next campaign al
once. Lot US do this, not by figuring for
but by advocating our princi-
pies. Let Us hold meetings-increase
the circulation of our county paper, and
thus show that we are working for the
cause, and not for Office.