The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-05-03
Republican State Ticket.

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We notice that the Owasso Ameri-
can takes some exceptions to the ar
ticlc we published some weeks since,
favoring the nomination of an entire
new State Ticket, and assigns some
very plausible reasons why some of
our present officers should be renomi-
mated. It says, very truly, that the
Board of State Auditors have done
their duty most fearlessly, and to them
is the party indebted for all its knowl-
edge of the delinquencies of the Treas
urer; and thence argues that because
they have thus done what was plainly
and simply their duty, they, the Secre-
tary OF State, and Commissioner of the
Land Office should be reuorniated.
The American further urges that if
they are not re-nominated, it will, in
effect be offering to future officers an
inducement to cover mp any iniqni-
ties their associates many commit in
order to retain their hold upon their
position. We thus condense the argyll
ment of our contemporary, though we
have been full enough to convey COR
rect impression Of it.
Now we have what We conceive to
be some good reasons for insisting upon
our former position, and first, we deem
it important that an entire new ticket
should be formed TO teach the Admin
istrations that are to follow the neces-
sity Of unanimity in action and feeling
upon all important matters OF State
Administration. 1t is well known
fact among Republicans that this sort
of feeling has been greatly lacking not
only in this but in all Republican Ad-
ministrations in this State. There has
been tendency to Independent action
among the heads of State Departments
that has resulted in no good to the peo-
ple or to the officers themselves. Had
there been less of this independence OF
each other in this present State Adj
ministration, much feeling and many
errors would have been avoided.
While we appreciate all pablo officers
who do their duty, we deem it impor-
tant that the people should make an
example of this Administration to show
that they have little or no sympathy
with Board of State officers who can
not or ,ciU not advise and consult with
each other, and act as unit upon all
and every measure of vital Importance
TO the party and to the State. There
is no other way to teach this lesson SO
as to make it effective, and so far as
eur observation and Information ex-
tends, there never was time when 1t
was more richly deserved or would be
better timed than at the next State
nominating Convention. So
But we haye still another reason that
Is not entirely without its force and eff
feet in this connection. One of the
causes of the demand for new State
ticket is the very unfair disposition as to
locality. Another contemporary, the Ea-
ton Republican has set forth this part of
the question in most convincing light.
1t has shown that nearly all the favors,
if public Offices are favors, have been
huddled into the few counties of Liv-
ingston, Ingham and those adjoining
them on the east. The American is
as anxious as we are to "cast out" the
State Treasurer, the only State officer
in the whole west, and clamors for the
nomination of all the rest. We are in
formcdthat the two NEST prominent can
didates forhis place are residents of Len
awee and Wayne Counties. Now will
such change in the ticket answer the
demands we make? We think not.
Then in order to remedy one of the
largest evils complained of the unequal
distribution of the present State Off
ses, some of the present incumbents
mnst be deposed. How shall we de-
cidsf No one can say truly that Ing