Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-07-10
Democratic Candidatcs.

AS most Of our people know, there will be
elected this fall Sheriff, County Treasurer,
County Commissioner, County Auditor, and
two Jury Commissioners. This last is o
new Office, created by an act Of the Lcgis.
lature Of last winter, which act provides fol
the manner Of drawing the respective juries.
This new tangled way is as follows: the wheel
is filed by the two Jury Commissioners and
one at least Of the Judges Of the Court.
The Jury is then drawn by the two Jury
Commissioners and the Sheriff In select
ing Jury Commissioners the citizens vote
for but one--after the fashion Of selecting
Inspectors of Elections. Whether this is
on improvement on the old-fShioned, time
honsrcd plan, remains to be seen.
But the special necessity for carefulaction
on the part Of the Democracy, in the selec-
tion Of County ticket is the thing to which
VIC desire to call the attention of all good
men and true. Shoddy has SO firmly fixed
itselfin power that extraordinary exertion is
necessary to unfx the hinges Of its throne
and send it topping to the earth The time
has passed when it was thought that the Sc
lection Of County officers could affect in any
degree those grander questions which agi-
tate the whole country. We now know
that the rami6eations of power reach the
most remote districts, and disturb and inAu-
cnce' chs selection of ineumbents Of the
most triAing municipal ofices---as when a
pebble is cast upon the water, the limit to
its waves is unknown.
The war brought upon us most horrid
experiences, such as were predicted in the
Sacred Book-the turning of the son from
the father, the husband from the wife. A
large number of citizens Of our own County
had the bitter cup Of mcrcilcss persecution
placed to their lips, and the unfeeling men
in power al that time, and their adhercnts,
must expect no mercy from the true De-
mocracy so long as the ballot box is a
weapon in the hands.of an outraged peo;
pie.
In the selection ofcandidates for the vari-
oua Offices, then, let one carainate principle
be observed. Let no man be selected phs
abliatss IN the ren,otest degree rarith the
loould-Ie cat hyoats mho put their foot upoa
or nechs four years ago. In the words Of
Washington, as applied by the Chairman Of
the Democratic State Com, let us have nc
'cntangling alliances. There is sufficient in.
hcrent vitality in the Democratic Party to re.
generate the country without asking assist.
ancc from a,,y quarter. Sooner .failthan &C.
quire victory through the hired help ofspies
and mobites, Therefore let good men, Demo.
Gratis of the deepest dye be nominated. OF
course we have the strengthen the County
to elect the candidates judiciously placed in
nomination, but the desirable moral effect
the severe rsbukc will be lost if We selcc,
men Of the engineering" time serving
class,
The destiny Of our country is not uncer.
tain. The principles Of Truth, which are
no other than the principles of Democracy,
will prevail in due time. An inscrutable
Providence allows the wicked to now hold
the reins of power; but let us Oatch and
worh'. Tn the mean time let us spurn the
snake like embrace of faction, and by keep.
ing ourselves to ourselves not lose the dig
nifty which We have always maintained as
the grand conseryators of the civilized world,