Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-10-05
sEAsoNABLE WORDS.

In view of the swift approach Of our State
and County Elections, we ask every Republi-
can to give his cordial aid to the success of
our ticket. As in 1856, the Presidential Elec-
tion, in great measure, depends upon the
result of our State and County nominations.
Victory in October is the precursor of vic-
tory in November, and no good Republican
will hazard the success of the County nomina-
tions of his party to crafty his friendship for
those whose success brings defeat TO the prin-
ciples he seeks in the elevation of Abraham
Lincoln to the Presidency.
We have good County ticket, comprisin g
the names of men in all respects worthy the
votes of Republican electors: and it is essen
tial it should be elected in its entirety.
Organization is necessity to party, as to
an army, to secure victories and this can on
ly be secured by the hearty cooperation of
every member of party in the election of
its nominees. In this county the opponents Of
the Republican nominations dare not make a
ticket of their own, but seek to compass q
partial defeat of ours by urging the candidacy
of certain individuals as ndependents-hoping
thus to induce Republican voters to forget
their duty to their party, and give sucorss to
its opponents.
These Independent" gentlmen owe all their
love for this great principle" to their intense
ton in its behalf is to be attributed to their
oelief that enough Republicans can be indu-
ced to forget their party, and vote for those
whose success is its defeat.
Our party is entitled to the vote of every
one protesting its principles, for its nominees; /;
and to do less is to sacrifice principle to per
soDal friendship or personal pique.
What Republican voter, earnest in the de-
sire to place the power of this Republic in the
hands of the Representatives of his principles,
is ready to jeopardise their success by casting
his vote for independent" opponents, whose
success win cast gloom over the party in
this county. Though not so intended, such
defections have the effect of treason in the
camp of an army on the eve of great battle
and the moral loss is to be only measured by
its extent.
As we have said, we have good county
ticket, and it is our duty, as Republicans, to
see that every man on it is elected.
In view of the important Struggle, which
follows close upon the election of October, in
which the fate of this Repablic, for years. is
to be decided, we must not aid our opponents
by assisting in the defeat of single man on
our ticket. We have the power to elect all i;
let us see that it is DONE Our ticket was
nominated by the sufffages of the Republican
party of this county, and it is entitled to the
vote of every member of it.
Independents are very pretty in name,
but we doubt if single one of them would
be so, if he could exchange the assumed title
for that of nominee They are independent
because they are dependent for success upon
the votes of Republicans who may be induced
to forget that upon the success of their ticket
rests the success of their principles.
Republicans of Delaware, will you thus
crafty the wish of these independents" at
such cost?
We ask you to close your ranks, and pre-
sent an unbroken front to the enemy on the
second Tuesday of October.