The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-10-02

B1g CdH men TftO are hepHOttcdHS
conscientiously support Democrats for
office ? Persons who join party with
the full intention of sustaining its prin-
ciples for the sake of the principles alone
and who believe that the principles pro-
fessed and upheld by its opponents are
wrong, should hold themselves in honor
bound to support the men placed in
nomination for Office by their party. We
care not by what name they are known,
whether it be Republican or Democrat
the same obligation rests upon them.
Where is the honesty, or where the con-
sistency when man processes to believe
that slavery is wrong, yet supports men
who believe it is not. The fact that the
man he votes for has no direct control
over the question Of slavery does not
change the principle of support. Direct
or indirect, it is still the same. The Dem
Ocratic party has always been the sup
porter of slavery, both in resolutions of
Conventions and in the support of men
whose lifelong work has been the promul-
cation Of doctrines tending to odyance the
interests and strength of the institution.
Hence: supporting men of the Democrat
ic party is supporting the principles they
have preached these many years and can
Republicans do this consistently?
The whole of the matter is this: in
this county at the present time is party,
calling itself Union, and who have in
nomination lifelong Democrats they are
supported by men who have always op-
posed the measures of the Republican
party, and if they elect any of their men
it will be taken by them as evidence of a
revolution of feeling, and at the next elec-
tion they will use their success as a very
strong argument IN favor of a more open
opposition to Republicanlsn. The over
throw Of the Democratic party was brought
about in this same way-splitting their
tickets and getting Republicans and Re
publican influences in the County and
State offices. Democrats know this their
desire Is to get Republicans divided and
theirs will be an easy victory.
we know the question of slavery, or
any other Of the great questions upon
which the two parties hold opposite views,
does not to any considerable extent affect
the present contest, and that the one
great question, nationally at the present
time, is the honest and earnest support
of the Government, in which we are all
united. But yet there is this about the
election, the main movers Of the so-called
Ualon Convention are our opponents po-
liticalIy, they always have been working
against the Black Republican nigger-
worshipping Abolitionists," and if they
can use US in their present contest they
will, after the election, doubt if we ever
did have very strong love for the prin-
ciples professed. And it becomes our
duty as Republicans to oppose them in
every honest way-to poll full united
vote at the election, and to see that every
mans ticket is the right one.
I As to the principle Of Republicans vo-
+ ting for Democrats, we never could sec
its truth, except in some cases where, By
some trickery or political juggery an in
sufficient man Of our own ranks was put
on the ticket; then we would say vote
for any man instead of him. But this is
not the case; every man Of our ticket is
an honest upright citizen, against whom
naught of truth can be said for which the
most law-abiding or law desiring could re-
fuse his support. The men are all well
known in the County; they have trans
acted business with almost ali our people;
some of them have been officers before
and have faithfully performed the duties
of their positions. We need no better
men for Our law -givers or for the taking
care of our taxes.
GaRepublicans beware of the bogus
Union. Vote the whole Republican