, 1864-09-22
THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
DutY Of TA{en MeR-EAo vt Want as Eep-
Itsfhfh1ileS md Q11terS.

The Union Primary Meetings ior the selection
OF delegates to the Cook Connty Convention, will
be held to-day IA per notice IN smother column.
Wc desire to call the attention Of ouf Republican
friends thereto. -.-......
primsyY u3ccliucs are too much neglected. They
ere The ORIGIN Of candidacy-the fountain whence
euenatos the stream Of political government which
Il pure corrupt as sent forth from that sourcu.
We too often neglect The root, and content our
selses with trimming the branches, or rather md
onr futile efforts cauee Of much d1scoutent when
q little care At arst would hare obgfatcd the en-
tire eva. A The primary meetings are chosen The
success- How important that those men, to whom
1s cnttnsten the poEer to cboose -eoaae d e'trs-
themsetves, capsule Of ofdesecstag It in others,
and !iItnons enough to rcpudtate It.
It is needless to eaF thai there are In the ranfr
nnitades q old, follow oaiy for Tie sake oi ths
1oates @ .nd ashss It T. no n9 osepsragen@snt @ to ths
ence IN it, ssnks pes % the ssity .. @ 1hc peopls 1
We do not believe that they are so numerous with
us a. among the Coppezheads, every one Of whom
eapg Only ior pisee sna % power. . % They ha1s :a e
principle, save to snbeefre their on interest," and
the poor de]uded ones who follow them are led b.
With lie Union masses it is fss diFerent TherI
are nov cnuurtng SACRIFICES for the sake Of prin-
dple: and are EAlng 70 - aopSle and treble those
complaining, There 10 the greater reason why
they ehpuld not be led Into the enare There srs
men Who are etf1s1nc to lead and control, Whip ART
fied The bag' and therefore lonud fault with those
vho we're doug their duty.
Itis not onr Pnrpose to indicate nen; we might
NOT be able to DO 10 II We would. We epeak only
in general terms, atktnR our readers to mature'y
consider the character Ct the men who arc put for
ward a. their xonM.be representatives. in the con-
the NM for whom theaE votes will be cast. Men
do rot gattcr grapes Of thosne, nor hgs Of thtaca
We al like and vote tor the man whose mor1l
character 10 Of the aame tone as DOR own, eud
who're Intellectual traits are the came in kind, II
not In degtee. Forget not that the character OF
the men yon e day elect q your REPRESENTATIVES
that Coesen1on. and that its nominees will be like
thc1n-worthy Of support. or otherwise, as men.
Bad Esn . maj S be .t taecepted - tbe e1poncnts Of
The contingency ehould never be c3urted. Good
men on good platform. upright men advoeatfaE
the truth and rleh' serd forts words net ou'y duy
apples Of gold in pictures OF eilser.
Never wae time when good and true men were
more needed IN every department ofthe Government
tance was necessary to be attached to the 1bcuu-
hency Of minor oflce, bat those times IRE not
notz. Wc a1e laborlng heavily in the throcs of
email, thrown INTO the balance either side, may
oecome Of sass Importance. We want men who
viii be superior to petty meaunes:es, men who
In the fsee judicons enough to decide rightly, and
possessed Of courage sufficient to make them de-
te1mined to do their duty At I'LL hazards when that
du.y IL once aeceriaincd. In each ard every one
Of the Offices which will be fled at the next e!cc-
non, men viii be wanted true as tteel. ot known
ability and sound discretion We mu9t elect such
men.
But in order to do this We must act wisely at the
primary elections, they come of in the usg this
evening. Working, thinking men, do not 1esye
thesc th,ucs to be nn1naeed "a has often been the
case By petty politicians wbose bpelnesa 1t ID 10
engineer aor a tavosite candidate irrespective of
the office to be nlled- Vlslt tae polls for your
seiyes, examine well the tickets, vote for no man
ahsity to dede ior he best men, youha5e 10. iall
! conadelce. Send good men to the Convention,
and you may rely upon good men being sent forth
! cause- Visit the polls and do your duty. 1t i:
equally your duty now at tnat election, to SET
to it that no improper receives the popular o.
| the marty fuffrapp.