Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-08-02
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LETAET FALLS, o.. July 30, 81.
F%l10w citizens Of -Nriys ConDtA-I
wish to address you OH the great and
important iSsue of the day. Shall we
remain free, independent, aud united
people? This question embraces the
question to which I call your attention.
need not tell you that your business
is prostrated; Of whatever kind it may
be, that your property has deprecated
more than half in the last few months,
provided you wish to convert it into
immediate cash; that your real estate
property will be, in manner, forever
worthless, if a hostile nation is permit
ted to be formed on the opposite shores
of your river. These are facts that YOU
nearly all realize beyond question:
AS to collateral causes you may differ;
but as to the Immediate cause, you all
agree that the great rebellion has
brought ii about, and most Of you, |
think, will agree with me, that partisan
spirit has con .ributed rot a little in
bringing US from once prosperous and
happy people, to our present condition;
and the object Of this appeal is to ask
your cooperation, to banish this spirit
from among all Of us who intend to sup
port the Government The strong and
almost omnipotent power of party, will
be acknowledged by most of you |
well remember (although but a youth)
to have heard man say, in the cam
paign Of 1910, that he would vote his
ticket, though the D--l was on it
Do you think any Of you have ever pos
Sesscd such spirit? 1t cannot be de-
MED, that many, if not most. have been
so allied to party, that they would yield
so far as to vote for the man they be-.
lieved least competent, and least worthy
if on their ticket. To this pro est.
The question will arise, how can we
prevent those that aspire to office, from
being nominated on our Union ticket.
| will answer. Heretofore the common
people have had choice between two
individuals, only; those two individuals,
by person and tavorites, having stumpcd
the field, showing or attempting to
show why they should be voted for, in
stead OF the other; and then We, the peo-
pie, voting for the one on our ticket, re-
gardless Of character, or qualification, in
many cases. ! have said pe, though |
must assert that, personally, | never
voted ii strictly party, State, or County
ticket yet. But you ask, how can this
be avoided. | am not willing to sup
pose that | can point out the best way;
but let the people assemble, at their
usual places of holding elections, (say
the first Saturday i'll Septcmbcr) and each
township, or precinct, vote for the man
they think most worthy; and best quail
iiel to represent their county, with
out any reference to the way other town
ships vote; but in all cases, select true,
and unmistakabl Bile Union man, without
any lis, or compromises about him, and
irrespective Of his former votes, or party
Then let the different persons so elected
meet together, and choose one Of their
/ own members. to represent this county
on the Union ticket for the Legislature,
and all county officers, selected the same
way. submit to the people, if this is
not better than heretofore No man
should be permitted to vote at these
elections, who does not profess to be an
unconditional Union man. Hoping
these tn oughts will be examined, | wait
for better method to be presented.
LETART.