The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-08-23

ing from the candidates in the field, fol
the Democracy to have chosen any but an
excellent ticket. Our candidate for
REPRESENTATIVE,
WIN. LARwILL, Jr., is young man m
dowed with strong natural powers, com
biucd with a cultivated intellect, which
at once commends him as a man Of moro
than ordinary ability. lie is well inform
ed upon the topics Of the day, AID will
guard closely the interest of tho State
which has suffered so much, for the past
four years, at the hands Of Abolition fa-
na,ics. lie is uncquivoCally opposed to
Negro Suffrage, and will set his face like
flint agaius. all species Of class Lcgisla'
tion. which robs the laboring man TO
build up the rich. The interests Of the
white men in Ashland County mAy, with
tho greatest safety, be entrusted TO bis
care. The nomine, for
TREASURER,
WIN. G. HELrMAN, is well and ravorably
known to the people Of this County. His
gcatlemanly department, and superior
qualifications arc too well known 10 need
special notice from us. Scrupulously
Honest and frank in all his business rcla.
lions, hc has drawn around him a host
of friends, even from among his political
opponents. I, is difficult for the opposi.
tion to speak in praise Of a Democrat, but
iey arc compelled to do so with Mr..
UELTMAN. All arc constrained to admit
his peculiar adaptation to the business Of
tho Office Of Treasurer. Our candidate
for
a'a COMMISSIONER,
WIN. COwEH, is an excellent business
man, and will discharge the duties Of
that Office with marked ability. He is q
gentleman Of sterling integrity and I'M
wearicd zeal in behalf of the best inter.
csts of the county.
The unanimous nomination of Mosrs
LATTA for I%pfrmary Director, is sufi.
cicnt proof Of the high opinion entertain.
cd Of the manner in which he will p:r.
form the duties Of the office to which he
will be elected.
ISRAEL MARKLE received the nomina.
tion for Coroner. by integrity and up.
rightncss Of character, Mr.. MARKLE pos
sesses the confidence and esteem of oil
who know him. He will gil the Office Of
Coroner with credit TO himself and the
County.
Taken altogether, the Ticket is q most
excellent oue-the respective nominees
being admirably qualified to discharge
tho duties CT the Offices to which they
have been nominated. Fortunate, in an
eminent degree, are voters Of. Ashland
County in having presented to them for
their support q Ticket so worthy in every
respect. We hope, therefore, that the
Democrats will not be content with Civ.
ing to it simply a sort Of passive support.
Let their support be unusually active and
vigorous. Let them not be sati6od mere
y with making such a canvass as shall
secure. for il the support OF the entire par
". More than this should be done ; vo-
tors who have hitherto acted with the
Republican party should DO seen, reason
soncd with, and, II possible, DO induced
70 vote for the White Mans Ticket, on
tho ground that this is the only effective
wy In which they can testify their repro.
baton Of tho shortcomings Of the last
Abolition Legislature. which ~signalized
vs. devotion to the Negro, and its class
lsgislaiion. We will not do the mass Of
the voters the d~iscourtesy TO suppose that
they will sanction such things; but II
they shall fail 10 give to the Democratic
ticket moro than its usual majority, the
result will be accepted as an uncrring 10.
dieation that the members Of the Demo.
cratic party arc alone sensitive as 10 how
die Legislature shall discharge tho i'm.
pertsnt. trust Of legislation confdcd "a
thsm--whethcr for the honor and glory
or The Negro chiefly, or whether with
'scme show Of ~ihpariality for the white
people throughout the State. The issue
% DO decided at tie October election il
not strictly partisan but il is, moro
properly, whether demagoguery and no
grOism shall hencefOrth be the governing
power IN this country. The Democratic
candidates unhesitatingly affirm that they
should not. ~.
Every man in the County who is 10 IA,