Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-01
The Camaldates for Auditor.

We have but slight personal acquaintance
with Mr.. DRYDEN, the Republican nominee
for Auditcr, and are not disposed to call In
question the claims set mp for him by his po-
litical friends, that he is 'clever fellow a
good officer "a respectable citizen" We
are willing to admit their entire truth. Grant
that It is so, is this any evidence that because
Of these qualifications, he should be re electedH
Mr.. DRvDES they say, is "a clever fellow"
No one who is acquainted with BrS. AYREs,
the Democratic nominee, but win admit that
he is also clever fellow. Mr. d. is "a good
officer In this, the Republican candidate
has the advantage, having held the office for
the last sir years, and certainly IL man
would not become IA good officer with SO
long an experience, he never would become
one But our candidate, it is conceded on
all hands, has the necessary qualifications for
the position, and we have yet to meet the FIRST
man who will say that Mr. AYREs win not
make good officer we say ,ciU, because we
have no doubt of his election. Mr.. DRYDES
is also "a respectable citizen" viii any one
claim that Mr.. AYREs is not equally respecta-
ble2 For the last fifteen years he has resi-
ded in our city, time amply long enough TO
prove his 'Irespectability." Then we find that
our candidate possesses in an equal degree,
all the qualifications claimed by the Republi-
cans for their candidate. Admit that thus far,
there is no difference between the men; and
e this were all, it would matter but little to
/. people of this county which of the two
we're elected There is something more than
this, however, to be decided at the coming
election by the people of Montgomery county.
It is not simply a choice between men as
men, but between men representing, in their
position as candidates, the parties which pla-
ced them in nomination.
Mr. DRYDEN was nominated by regularly
called Republican Convention We believe
he was nominated by acclamation. If this be
SO, it but proves that the Republican party Of
this county, had confidence not only IN his
qualifications, but also in bis politics They
nominated him as representative man.
They had faith in his Republicanism. They
regarded him as true defender of their party
creed, and a firm supporter of their party
candidates His friends having placed him
in this position, it is the duty of ALL those who
are honestly and truly opposed to the doctrines
of the Black Republican party, to vote against
him--not on account Of the man, but for the
purpose of striking, through him, a blow
against that party. 1t is the duty of all con-
servative men--men who believe that this
Union can continue to exist as it has existed
in the past, and as it was framed by the pat
riots of the Revolution-at the coming cleo
ton to strike sectional Repubcanism in such
a manner as will be most likely to crush it
out This cannot be done by defeating but a
portion of its candidates. Let them all 60
together If a majority of the people of this
county believe that the doctrines Of the Re-
publican party as proclaimed by CHASE, and
GIDDNGs, and SPALDING, and BRINKERHoFF,
and SEWARD, and SUMNER, are the correct
doctrnes--if majority of them believe that
a negro with more lohite blood than black
should be placed on an equality with the
,chite men politcally-if majority of them
believe that the laws of the Union should be
violated, and the violation sustained by par
tizan Republican Supreme Court-it is but
right and proper that not only Mr.. DRYDEN,
but the entire Republican county ticket
should be elected, and the Democratic ticket
defeated
On the other hand, BENJAMIN NJ. AYREs,
was nominated in Democratic Convention,
composed of the regularly chosen representa-
tives of the Democracy of Montgomery, BY
this selection the members of the Convention
evinced their confdencei in Mr. AYERS qualii.
cations for the position. They endorsed him
as a worthy man. They placed him in a rep
resentative position, and ask for him the suf
frages of the conservative men of this county
not, simply, because of his merits as man,
his qualifications for the office, his worth as a
citizen, but also on the ground of the political
doctrines he represents. They know him TO
be opposed to sectionalism, to negro-voting, to
nullifying constitutional enactments, to LIN
COLIN, to BRIYKERHoFF, and in short, opposed
to the doctrines of the Republican party as
proclair.ea in their State and National Plat
forms, and believing that majority of the
'ohite men of Montgomery occupy similar
position, and would sustain their choice they
placed Ben. AYERS upon the ticket as the can
didate of the Democratic party-the conserv-
ative men-for Auditor. We're the members
of the convention in error in presuming that
majority of the voters of this county are
conservative men, unon-loying men If not,
prove it WHITE MEN of Montgomery, on the
second Tuesday of October next, by voting,
not only for BENJAMIN NJ. AYERS, but the en-
tire Democratic ticket. Prove it in such a
manner,-by such an overwhelming majority
that henceforth the advocates of notification
and negroequality will not again dare to pre-
sent such insulting, degrading doctrines for
your approval
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