Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-01-27
The ELECTIONS.


rangement with the anti ecompton Dem
ocrats, aud given them the State Agent
there would have been no trouble. 9th
ers think that if the Republicans had tried
as hard TO gain the corporation of the In
dependents as they did to retain the anti
Lecomrton men, they would have succeed
ell. One thinks that if this one or that
one had not "bolted," some particular can
didate coultlhave been elected; and another
insists that IL certain men had not avowed
determination to have their candidate
nominated at all hazards, the wagon could
have gone through without spilling its
load in the mud Some charge it all on
the treachery OF the Independents, and 9TH
ers blame it on the original error of enter
tanning any coalition wit Lecomp-
ton Democrats There is no lack of opin-
ions, and the curious investigator of can
SEES will have no trouble in suiting himself.
Wepropose to say word or two irIregard to
the matter, not to irritate anybody, or hold
any particular person responsible, or to take
revenge on anybody, butto Improve the o.
casion" to the benefit of our friends. Ne
can have no hard feelings. for the Repub-
licans supported us, to a Elan, aud the y
merlcans did so, too, except one. and we
presume he would have done so if he had
been well enough to remain in his seat
We went down with the party, a sort of
gepcral tumble that we have got so used to
that we should probably have felt stranye-'
ly il we had succeeded But we mean to
speak plainly. 1t is useless to attempt to
cure fault by making believe there is none.
There has been an error. no mistake about
it. in the action relating to these ELECTIONS.
and it will do no harmnHnlUe Il u i'll do
good to pajat bd' isffIy and impartial
These elections. as party question were
not ofgreat Importance. The Republicans
are no weaker for losing the State Agency.
or the State Printing. They fought well
before without either, and they can do it
again. Manly. faithful union of action was
worth more than all Of them in party
view. Many now see this, who. while the
Offices were open, saw the good of their
friends far more plainly. They see now
that the party is weakened, that one por-
ton of its members have lost faith in an
other, that dstrust has crawled in. and
forced apart the cohesion that was the best
guaranty of success, and they feel probably,
tkat the best work now to be done is that
which will bring all back to the unanimity
aud cordiality offeeling that begun the spe-
cial session. But they don't feel yet, we
suspect, that they are in no small degree
for this state of things. In all
frankness we say to those Republicans of
the Legislature, that their error is patent.
They have, in effect, declared that the par
ty was worth less than half dozen 2altry
offices. and right there is the fault. When
men could say in effect that "SIr. SO and
So has worked years for the party, and
spent his money like water, he is faithful.
just and pure. AMI he must have an Office,
or we will give your nominations no aid, "
they said, in effect, that the party was of
far less consequences than the rewarding of
a deserving PARTISAN When other men
declared that if such dictation was sub
mitted to, and a man In whom they felt no
confidence was forced upon the party, they
would not support the nominee, !" they said,
in effect, that the party was worth less than
The qualification of their own resentment j
Does it need word to show that both
were wrong? Yet in spirit, this was the
course of no small number Of the members
of the Legislature. The telling that should
have spoken in the caucus, and ont of it at
all times. would have said, "Gentlemeu,
the Republican party is worth more than any
single member of it. i shall work my
best for my friend. but il the party
does not prefer him. shall not prefer him
to the party" There scas such feeling |
in our caucuses, and among large major |
ity Of the members, out il was not univer-
SAL And thence has come defeat and .'all |
our:woe." Behind all questions Of the
policy of conciliating the Douglas mon.
Or buying the favor of the Independents. |
ay this difficulty. There were men who
would have their way, and their friends .sat
any risk, and their obduracy provoked al
similar obdnracy of resistance. Conse-l
leutiy when >, nomination crowded in. . !
lew who hung to it. it crowded ont Just |
IS many at the other end. There was too |
much '.me and too little so, = in our &C.
ion. Too many. wanted, their own way, |
md found TOO few willing to submit with
mt grumbling. In short, It seeus as If
he Republicans, like the brave and noble
jovenanters at Drumclog after defcating |
he British Army, were puzzled with their
'ictory. and while they. were. disputing I
What to.de with it, the defeated enemy, /
thoroughly drilledsand used to the chan
:es Of battle, came beck and saved them ell /
be trouble of disposing Of i by taking i |
Jack. They realized tho witty. Grecian'
lphorisu, that - General without ~. Ar
~ was better thar an array without 4
3spersl. e, what 4 The sane. with twenr
> Generals More eepa; stiorpozs self