, 1860-05-04

es"''c s1rongho!ds as st. Clair, Lasalle, Cook,
Du Page, Kendall VIII, Kane Lake, Stephen.
son, Lee, Bureau, Livingston, Iroquois, Boone,
and McHenry, are now the fortrcsses and
strongholds Of Illinois Republicanism.
We submit in view Of tho premises, to the
candid and serious consideration Of every
well-wisber Of the Republican cause, whether
the men Of Democratic autceedents are not
entitled to rank as equals in all respects, with
the men Of WMg autecedents, in the household
economy Of the party? Whether they are
not entitled to fair zharo Of all places Of profit
or honor fscm the highest to the lowest oface
in the gift Of the party? Does any good and
sufficient reason exist for placing them in bask
seats in the tabe1nsele?; Are they not strictly
orthodox In principle? Do not their zeal, cf-
forts and numbers fairly enttlc them to equal
rights and privileges in the party, with their
"Whig' associates? 80
All good Republicans will unhesitatingly
answer these questions in the affirmative, and
feel surprised, perhaps, that they have been
asked. But they will have cause to be more
surprised when they are told that there exists
a little clique Of uarrow-minded, jealous, sell
fish, schstning politicians, who are Republi-
cans more from hatred to Democrats than
from love Of Free Soil principles, who have
their plans eoneocted 10 exclude all Republi-
cars Of Democratic antecedents from the >State
ticket to he made at Decatur and to permit
the nomination Of none but. "Old Wings"
Tho programme is to ostracise all Old Line
Democrats, and get upa straight Wig tick
et-" They are 30 full Of this scheme that they
arealrsady ehuckling over their anticipated TIL
umph. 1f1et alono they will in effect convert
tho Decatur Convention into Whlg meeting,
and revive the defunct issues Of past days.
It lisa part ofthe plan Of the above named
clique to slaughter Hon n. B. Judd because
Of his Democratic antecedente, by appealing to
Wing prejudiccs in covert way, aud nomi-
nate q "Whig'' in his stead 4 "Whig' is
picked out for Lieut. Governor; "Whjg'' for
Auditor: ! ';Whig'' for Secretary, "Whig"
fer Treasurer, "Whig" for School su-
| perintendent a "N"hig' for everything
in short. Suppose this scheme is suc-
| cessfully consummated, what may be the
| consequence What sort Of harmony and
heartinsss wiil prevail in the party?
How will the forty Or fifty thousand old line
Democrats in our ranks take such snubbing 7
How will they reconcile se1frespect aud per-
feet equality with the position assigned them
! Is any man 80 blind as not to perceive tile
peril in which such programme would place
our organization in Illinois? The Democratic
| party would seize upon it with avidity, and
use it with terrible effect to the damage OF
our ticket. Indeed, defeat would almost be
inevitable and, We might also add, deserved
| We do not mean to l,e understood as Oh
iecting to filling majority Of these places with
"old Line Wings" On the csntrary, we pre-
sumo that circumstances will reuder it proper
and acceptable 50 to act
| It has been the uniform policy and practice
ofour party ever since the day Of its orsani'
zation, in the other States, to avoid partially
| or uniairnoss in tho division Of offices, and to
treat each wing Of tbs great army with equal
respect and consideration. 4 Democrat
has fired as well as "Whig;" and vice versa
The rule 1as been to divide the loaf and the
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1uauab'us 4tieaus u Wig auteceuenls uot II
make up the State ticket Tor 1860 exclusive
II from their own set, unless they are conf
don't that their sort Of Republicans ase able Il
elect it without the aid OF Old Limo Demo
crats
.nete Is ono sue, 'SlF ana honorable rue
"n'en - ..aop'eo ~" p.e'en' 'ea4ouAes a'l'
nea''oal A.ns'' Auo ''4"' ~ 'ne so.uen fois'
40 unto Ucmocra''c Us soo "oula nave 'aon
| do unto Wing Republicans This simple ruiz
Will ooV1ate all trouble wrangling q
oi'ncul'Y: 1eL II % nractlceo Al Oecatur'