The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-08-07
"Eyerything for the Cause Moth
ing for Men,"


Has long been a leading maxim Of the
Democratic party, but never was there an
exigency In the history Of the party or of
the country so earnestly demanding It's re-
ligious and in6exible Observance as Ro,o.
The Democratic Convention win meet In
this city on Saturday ne1t, to select candi-
dates for offices TO be filled in October.
More than ever will the Delegates be con-
strained, by the present cxlgoncies Of the
party and the country, to act wisely and
discrcetly; and IL they do so act in the
formation Of ticket, there can be but lit
tie, II any, doubt of the result. In advance
of this, however, It Is highly incumbent on
the Democracy, in the several townships
and wards TO pay attention to hetr o'on
special dHty, IN choosing the proper Dele
gates to the Convcntion-prudent men;
firm and devoted men; men who,
In canvassing the merits OF can
dldntes for offices, will look mainly to the
political fidelity, personal merit and busi-
ness capacity OF those who would be our
standard-bearers in the great contest I'M
pending. We need our strongest men and
JtFhtthtf lOE tilt losht W III hNliitAAih NiNNihs
We do not regard It as at all out of
place, In advance Of the assembling of the
Convention, TO say a seasonable word, not
only to the Democrats who will compose
that body but to those Democrats who con-
template being candidates before IL: Dele
gatcs, IN the observance OF their high dn-
ties, will, with all propriety. maintain, that
al a., a.
no matter how meritorious. has any right
To say that he has superior claims to all
others to their confidence and preferences.
No man can be a disintercsted judge In his
own case; and the people, who have so
deep an interest in the success of correct
principles and In the selection of the most
popular candidates to represent those prin-
ciples, are far more competent to judge as
TO who should be put forward as their
standard bearers than those who, for pur-
poses of personal aggradizement, crave the
various offices in their gift. We live in
revolutionary times, and among those who
understand and desire TO uphold the true
principles OF our Government, and prevent |
their destruction by the revolutionary fac
ton now in possession of Congress, there |
should be no dissention or sQuabbling about |
mere offices or place.
As to candidates, we hold and so should, |
and, doubtless viii, the Convention, that no
man has a presumption right to office, and,
even If he had, this is surely not the time !
to press his claims, and get up a selfish
squabble about place oz position, when the
Goths and Yandals are plundering the Cap |
itol No man who has a particle Of patri-
otism in his heart, would, at such crisis,
subordinate the great interests of our coun-
try to his own petty ambition.
Every one has right TO be candidate, |
II he possesses the proper qualifications
and these he submits to the arbitrameut of
his judges, but no one should be candi-
date before the Convention who is not pre-
pared, in advance, to acquiesce in the de-
cision of a majority of those selected by
the people to decide between rival aspi-
rants, any one of whom in all probability,
would make honest and capable officers
The Democratic party, at this time, is
emphatically the party of Union and res
toration, and our cause is, therefore, that of
the country. Therefore let these consti-
tute the motives of action of both the Con-
vention and the candidates on Saturday
next and "God ,oiH defend The Right"