Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-07
Mode or MAKING County NOmiaatlons.


As "Republican' in his last communication
of yesterday, fails 10 offer any neo argument in
favor of the absurd dogma that equality among
Cayahoga Republicans consists oily in Numbers;
as he dares not even attempt to show that the
disabilities Of location do not 20 to make up
equality, but only inLulges in strong assertions
as to what "every fair-minded Republican adj
nits" with other equally correct statements,
may very properly lorego the trouble of a reply,
and only notice his article accidentally. He
must first of all excuse me from reciprocating
his personalities, since they always tend to
ioeaken Argument,
For "Republican" himself personally, en-.
tertain only sentiments of respect. If have
ever opposed his elevation to office, it has been
beciu believed hin to represent those whose
control of the party would be suicidal to it
My respect for the great body of the signers of
the Call, :" mentioned in a former article, and
neednot repeat, and only spoke of the m,ousrs
IN this matter TO show that it was not move.
ment Of the people, As to my respectaBiIify as
"member of the party. and of society" since
it does not affect the argument, leave to the
party and TO society, with the single remark
that have not, to my knowledge, an enemy in
the rity, whose very bread does mol depend on
the amount Of degradation hs eaWSeS, or who has
not been made my enemy through the influence
4 of these degra lers of society. shall therefore
cheerfully endure all the epithots that they or
their friends choose TO heap on me since am
a CieeelGad Republican, and advocate giping
The Republicans of the toibnShps certain adoaa.
iages opsr the City Republicans, as a fair Offset
for Other ddOantdges tehieh Guy Republicans have
oDer hose IN the topAShipS, therefore the princi-
pie of II am holier than thou" applies 10 me,
does III Pretty logic, that! Who does not sec
that advocate snbstdatiaI equality instead OF
mere HamericGi equality, and "Republican" will
find, il am not mistaken, that this will be the
the motto OF the Convention, "subytantial
Equality, not Numerical Equslity." But he
says "give us the popular vote system, guarded
as pointed out in my last. and we shall have
the iairest nominations made that this county
has ever seen Yes, that we shall with vep
peance Let us look at that 'plan." SO iife
II recommended Township and Ward Com.
mittees, if remembef correctly, appointed 6a
he C0uRty COmmitiee. Then "a cliaup having
once managed SO as TO get cOnItol of the
County Committee, ------------ could anooint
their 'stooi pigeons in evgry township and
and ward, and thus control every movement of
the party, and not only snat, when the time ar.
rived for making nominations a concert of actial
among these aPpoiafed eonlmitiees wond con,IeI
the nominations But this, bad as II js
is not the worst feature ofthe case. There iS nc
law protecting such nominations, and 10 stOora
inspsct6rs ofeieotiOn, aBlenable to iaD And Dem.
ocTatlc voting, such as was prsetoed awhile
ago in the Eleventh Ward and in other Wards
OF the city, will become eommOD. besides double
voting and every other inquiiy that Is even
now hardly restrained by fear Of fine and inn
prisonment,
This species Of Popular Sovereignty like il.
prototype, though with fair exterior is new
ertheless, to all who can see through the thin.
nest veil only painted jade"--a ''Whted
SepulchTe" fiIt
regret that Republican" should have inu,
mated threat of sehiSm near the close Of His
article ID case his particular vie@s of equality
are not complied ith by the Convention. For
my own part l intend to adhere 20 the party
whichever plan it shall adopt and trust that
no one admitted 10 the Conception will be- 80
unpTihcipled as not to abde by its action.
would call attention to the fact that the
Township Vigilance Committees are authorized
by the County Committee TO change the hour
Of the primsTy meetings from r. NJ Thus
day the sth INST 10 some other fine, and thI
too iDih0la requiring such Committees 10 aOe. II
me public Of such change IL season for Csnl "a
Information. THE matter should there fore b,
looked To by the UOters themselves, and. | hone
with 'Republican" that the Town shus ant
Wards will "seleet their most discr eet and h is
passionate men as delegates, whether the ,.re,
snlts be harmonious OF beneheial." They Ger,
tainly can be no worse for il; and now on Ia.
king leave OF the subject, beiug much unsaid
that would like, did time permit TO say. cor.
daily tender the s,ncerest good will to an who
differ with me- thereon. u UD
As party, we are in growth and prosperity
without precedent in all history Palsied be
the hand thai seeks, for personal ends, TO SOW
dissentiOns in our serred ranks Already. citi.
zeng Of our State have been made the vietimS
of the most despotie and barbAIoua espionag,
and am sorry 10 say, they hove. ia imitati on
Of Virgnians, been but too effectually eoleed i
Let us be too patriotic to require ali otheys > "a
conform ID our own particular notions Of qusI.
IVY, bat having got our views as nearly oompli,
ed with Rs possible, oheerfulY abide the result
and earnestly labor for that restoration of our
country and government TO its pristine purity
iand 1pnghtnssa which we all so ardently de.