The Richmond palladium., 1866-02-22
Nominating by Popular Vote.
- How not to do it Its Beauties and
Fruiis-The next Legislature.


downfall of OLD Coles Dog and shall not attempt
TO critcse the canine diagnosis and only aude e it
for the psrpose OF expressing nv apprehension, that
the same calamity engeniered by AMI cous causes
will long oyertake the Union Party in the Old Ban
County. II evil genius seeking the des.ruc
ton Of the Union organization among u, hal dicta
ted course intended TO work inevitable ruin it
certainly would have born a clear resemblance
present rough and tumble " operations. Our streagth
IS our weakness. We have a sound working majority
Of over Two Thousand, and onination achieved the
election IS certain Ia the reckessness OF our strength
Topped and lnundered about until we got out Of
soundngs and then undertook craft TO the
floating buoy Of popular nomination. This system
which gives the greatest hope the greatest number
of Candidates sticks 70 like the shirt CT Nessas. Il
has even been extended to the Congressional District
in which we have six candidates for Congress
In this County We have four aspirAGts for Clark of
the Court one Of the best offices in the State. For
Sheriff. nineteen patriots, and coming. For
Treasurer four have expressed a willingness. For
State Senator four ready sacrifice their time
and risk the immoral Influences Of the Capitol 10
the State. For Representatives the uuulber
smaller Those whose terms have jus: expired made
such e9regous asses Of themselves and fell so Far
short of sustaining the honsr and glory of Old Waype
that the position has become unpopular, and although
his company and resolved to do better, the other
two willing 10 try again-basing their claims
upon the self fevdent proposition that they cannot
well do any than before. All this, however, is
the natural consequence of Popular nominations
Any good for nothing -'' happy go-easy" sort Of
man, who has no idea of his own and no like dis
ike for the IDEAS Of others who advocated or
defended any public measure, good or bad who al
ways looks wise and says yes. Such is al
ways successful in a nomination by ballot, for the
simple reason that nobody takes the trouble oppose
him and he has enemies. But let active, posi-
tive practical man. who thinks talks and acts indie
penieny, " no detects and fights it,-who CON-
prehends truth and advocates i-who discharges his
duties public and private earessly and promptly and
who in his eaoris push along the Car Of Progress
and improvement, has barked the shins mashed the
toes OF those too lazy and too stupid clear the track
Such a man rarely receives 4 nomination from the
sovereign people because he has enemies and all the
enyious and selfish and dsafected render an active
opposition.
But this is not ALL tho personal friends of the rival
candidates cspouse the each they ride the
County hither and thther in behalf of EACH they mag
Nifty the merits of each to the dispsragemen of the
other bad feelings engendered, hatred begotten
schisms formed, and the party which should be uni
ted and strong IS by thousand broils al dis
sentions.
There is sill another difficulty. The candidates
when nominated have determnats political status
They have confession of Faith. They are inde-
pendent politicians bound by resolutions of State
Policy and acknowledging ALLEGIANCE the Cou-
stiiution they understand it," We are having a
beautiful specimen of this original independence just
at this time. Mr. FoULKx and Mr.. Cox were Repre-
stnatives in our last Legislature both are earnest
consistent Temperance men personally, when the
Temperance measure known as the "Shaey" Bill
on its passage one voted aye and the other NO "
both intent no doubt, the glory and success of
Temperance and both of them nominated on the inde-
pendent popular vote system. As sequel TO this
may add that our County Convention held on Satur-
day last, resolution introduced making the
"Shuey" Bill test and was voted down. We have
had eight years experience in this system, and
count mp its fruits follows In the district five
prants for Congress- each one OF " nom thinks him
self the only man that can" beat the presen.
bent. In the County, forty candidates for Coun
~ Offices, working conniving plotting worrying their
friends, abusing their rivals, and Disturbing the Coun
ty generally. The Union Party, divided up into as
many squads Of skirmishers there candidates
and these sqads again grouped into "Shuey Bll and
auti-Shuey Bell - into Julian and Sumner Radical
ism, and ANDY JOHNSON common sen Sc ism; into
Negro Suffrage and Anti-Neg-o Suffrage and a thou
SAND other and cons which, like
Pocket-book, are Of mo to any but the owner"
Wayne County demands active, true and able men
in the next Legislature. The election of q. s. Sena-
tcr-the aportionment CT the State-the location of
tie Agricultural Colie.e-the funding of the State
Deht-the organization Of a State Normal School
good Temperance Law, and many other important
measures will require action and intelligence, and
Judging the future of the past the foremost County in
the State Will be represented by btndgtost men,
Now, for Heavens sake, let quit this tom fool
cry in cur nominations cut loose from the popular
vote by which tbs Democrats frequently control the
result-or what is worse, candidate receives more
clear majority than there Union rioters in the coun
~, tsee Randolph and get back again to delegate
Conventions, which is the only way in which any
party did or will secure HARMONY STRENGTH
and the BEST MEN. Your President, Governor all
the ecers of State, and the officers of nearlv every
County in the State, except this District are ssec-
ted by delegate Conventions and nee are making the
exception here at the eminent. risk of our own s..ruc
ton.