Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-07-29
Written for the Republican.
ARE WE A FREE PEOPLE ?

EDITOR REPUBLICAN, In look
ing over the field Of political par
ties, I have been led to ask the
above question. If not so now, it
is not far in the past, when we
could say that we stood not as free
men so far as the choice or support
Of men for official positions was
concerned. Then we must ''go the
ticket let who might be on it
What position for men of even
ordinary intelligence to occupy!
In the support of lawmakers we
blame no man for sticking to his
party" but why should "his party"
present poor, weak, vascilating,
aspiring man for a place for which
he is in no way qualified And
when thus foisted upon the party
why should it be compelled to stand
by him, unfit as he is we'll known to
be. l speak in general terms.
When we come down to county
offices, be best men should be chosen,
But when parties are excited over
some important issues-State or Ma
tionai but little attention is paid to
the selection of good men-compe
tent men! and the result is the tax
PAYERS are the men who must suffer.
When the time shall come that
the people, for their own and the
country's good, shall boldly say to
parties and aspirants "stand aside,
for it is ours to decide, who shall
be our servant. and we demand abil-
itv, integrity, honor, sobriety and
all else that makes good and true
man, to be our servant" then, and
not until then, will the interests of
the people,-the whole people,-be
consulted by selecting county off
cials.
In every county of the State we
have parties. In some counties one
side has the majority and in Others
tie other side. Any party, beirg in
power long time, is dangerous to
the best interests of those over
whom it's acts extend,--no because
the people become corrupt, but
because the leaders and office-hold.
ers of the party become corrupt
And where did you, dear reader
ever see leader in any party who
was not after office? If the people
of every county would shake off all
such leaders and in a convention Of
the people-with party leaders out
side-go to work and select ticke'
of capable, honest, faithful mer
from the people, regardless of party
and from all parties, then you soult
not, as to-day, see rarty, a.
in this county, supporting a man
to make laacs for goa who il
not competent to teach ger.
common school, even ~ nor woult
you see party supporting TO
Auditor of your county one win
would take $4,000 from tn
tax duplicate of your county as
now stands against a rich an
! mighty Railroad company and hav
1t saddled on your backs,-toilins
hard working, tax payers of Wyar
dot county! Nor would you see
party supporting fer Recorder c
your county a nan whose mobiles
work, in his own eyes, is sellin
uAiskey by The drink for the none
of those whose children are cryin
; for the bread it should have bough
! while the wife and mother, hal
e clad and broken hearted mingles he
: tears with theirs, but cannot satisf
their hunger! Nor would you sc
a party, voting for candidate fc
e Sheriff, and claiming to be boun
by its party act. when that cand
2 date snl ly received 376 votes out {
e nearly 1000 votes cast! VIII
e should the voice Of 376 men of w,
# andot county make a sheriff for US
). the people of the whole county
e whether the man is fit for the offit
II or not? Nor would you see tho
3; sands of dollars pass through Il
s hands of your Commissioners fl
r Bridges and other Improvement
where the knowledge OF good m
l. chanic is needed, and vet not m
n chanic amongst them A Poo
e House is now to be built, and wi
Is amongst the old, or TIE one now
n candidate for that Office, is post,
o in the matter of building? Tho
T. sands may again be squandere'
le Taxpayers of Wyandot count
a last year you paid nearly THR
n THOUSAND DOLLARS for the sing
m item of printing! What do "
10 think of that? Remember, YC
pay it! We are not speaking of
s. candidates now, but we are spes