Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-07-22


JEFFERsoNyILLE, o., July 15.
Editors Fayette County Herald!
In your paper Of the Sth inst.
you place before your readers Il
sensible and well timed article un.
der the head of"Primary Election
Among other good things You say
"We want honest, faithful, compe'
tent, responsible men to fill our Of
fees" That is surely the senti-
ment of every thinking man; and
we have just such men in the Re
publican party, and if the mature
judgment Of the people prevails, we
need have no fears that improper
men will he put in nomination, 1t
is true in some instances, sympathy
for wounded and manned soldiers,
and desire to respect them for
their faithful services in the field,
may induce some Of our patriotic
citizens to vote for men without a
careful attention to their experience
and qualifications. But il a fsult
Of this kind was to occur, it would
be more excusable than almost any
other, for we should 60 us far as
prudence and propriety will allow
us to go in that direction. When
men have been deprived of the use
of an arm or a leg in defense Of
our country, gratitude from Re
publican people will always lead to
respect.
The great question before us
when we are about to intrust our
suffrages to man, should be, Is he
a man of integrity, orderly life and
moral habits, with sound Judgment
and good business qualifications ?
If we have soldiers in our county
possessing these qualifications, let
them be put before the people and
remembered by q grateful commu
nifty. We need Trustworthy men
both in our County and State.
1t shonld not be forgotten that
Fayettc county is one OF the great
agricultural counties Of the State.
Her men are not only enterprising
in agriculture and the improvement
OF live stock, but in the last three
years large sums of money have
been applied to the Improvement
OF lands and roads. and heavy
claims on many parts ofthe county
are yet to be met, and must mainly
be met by the farmers, to carry out
and perfect improvements already
begun. In every part of the coun-
" attention has been given to our
common school interest. and we
nay say, trnthlulIy, that our ednca- !
lonal advancements are keeping
'ace with our internal improve
pents and other sources of wealth,
which make people prosperous
md happy. Much of our future
however, depends on
correct legislation, and the proper
nanagementof our county offices.
AT no period in our history have
we needed our agricultural interest
represented in the Legislature more
than at the present time. We have
other interests to represent besides
the EUeeah amendment, which we
can expect to have properly repre-.
scnted only by practical men. Let
all the candidates be timely brought
out, that we may G able to put in
nomination the best and most prac. |
LicaI men Of the county.
Up to this time the announce
nents In your paper have been but
'ew, and they mostly for the office
)f Treasurer ] am not acquainted |
With all the gentlemen whose rames
Ippear as candidates for this office
int as Mr., Morris Is well known in
his part of the county as a man of
integrity, a careful flnancier, and
'aithtal In every public position he
las filed, especially in the camp
md hospital he is the principal
nan spoken Of for that office
/ also see the name Of John P. !
a, 'Diekey, Esq, Of Paint Town
ship, announced forReprcscntativc. |
We do not know what other gen
,lemen may be brought out, or
What claims ofmerit they may have
m the voters of our county, but
We know Mr. Dickey to be good
nan, of lifelong Republican senti.
1ents, well informed on all the
eading questions Of policy, man
t sound morals, an agriculturist.
nd In favor Of all proper retrench-
lent in the State and National
governments.
A REPUBLICAN,.