The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-11-30

last eight years we have hau no eau
didate for Office upon our State ticket.
except one (Judgc Hovey), and he was
beaten. whilst At the same time, at ev-
erv election, since that time, both State
and national, We have been called up
on to give larger majorities than any
district from which any OF the State
officers were selected-and most nobly'
and calamity has the ''Old First" res
pondcd to the heavy drafts. Now.
however. when we venture 10 present
for that nomination a worthy man, we
ar. cody advised tokeepq niet-' that
we have been tried in the crucible and
come out pure gold" and that no act
OF ours should tarnish our name" In
reply we have only to say. that at our
next State Convention, tie Pocket
il and will bc determined to have
something more substantial to testify
her unfaltering devotion 70 Democracy
than the mere compliment Of having
been '.tried in the cruciblc and found
pnre gold"-and THAT We expect TO be
the nomination Of Mr.. Brett for the
Office Of Treasurer OF State.
Ii the friends Of the present incum-
bent persist in urging the usages ofthe
party in his favor for nomination.
they ought torecollect upon what these
usages were originally based and 70
inquire whether the reason Of the usa
ees still exist il the present instance. \
outside of the interested motives Of
certain political combinations in and
around the capital
The above. taken from the Vim
connes Sun, is all very true, and We
can endorse every word Of it. Rnt asl
the nomination for Treasurer Of State
seems to be exciting considerable feel
ing, and ii matters are pushed to cx-
trelncs. will certainly leave a lad taste
10 the months Of some, We propose for
the sake Of harmony, that the Pocket
district shall select another Of the sta
lions to he filed by the man Of her
choice. There Is plenty Of time for
the delegations from the different coun-
ties composing the district 70 consult
together, and determine what name
they will put forward, and for what
Office. If the vote Of the Pocket be-
unanimous for one man, we have no
doubt but he will lie candidate on the
State ticket, as the party generally re-
cognizes our right to one OF the Offices.
But we do not think the Treasurer
Office The only one, or Mr.. Brett the
only candidate. with which the people
might be satisfied. Indeed we think
the same arguments which are put
forward with SO much ;usticein behalf
Of the glorious "O.d First" can be
urged with the same force in favor Of
Dubois county. As the First is the
"Gibraltar OF the State, 80 is Dubois
the Gibraltar Of the First, and when
ever large majority was wanted Du-
hois was always called upon, and no
lily has she ever responded, forcingi
back thc tide Of opposition that threat
ened to cngulph the State. Never was
needle truer to the pole thnn Dubois
county TO the timc-honored principles
Of Democracy. And we have men in
our midst, too, who would honor any
Office in the State. Col. B. B. Edmon
ston, for instance, as . candidate for
Secretary Of State, would carry with
him strength in this portion Of the
State which no other man could. Mr..
Edmonston il orr present County
Clerk, and has filed that Office with
ability Tor . series Of years. lie has
seen more than quarter Of q century
VI faithful service in tho Democratic
ranks, and we think Dubois county
can ask in Justice bis nomination for
Secretary Of State.