Nebraska advertiser., 1869-10-14
Written for the Advertiser
Sound Advice to Republicans.
GLEN ROCK. OCT. Z, IS6


Written for the Advertiser.
Sound Advice to Republicans,
GLEN Rock, Oct. z, 1869.
Mr. Editor: Since the action Of our
County Convention, and the failure of
the Democrats to call one, (which is q
virtual concession that they cannot
meet us in a fair field and an open
fght,) it appears that a few Democrat
ic wire-workers and sOre-headed Re-
publicans have gotten up a ticket for
themselves-cOmpOsOd of themselves
-christained the peoples Ticket"
The sublime Interpretation Of these
gentlemen in voluntarily offering
themselves as just the thing, so much
needed, as well as the bold impudence
of their christening, would furnish a
parallel fOrthe jokes of a nursery, were
there not connected with it an at
tempt at a gross and palpable fraud.
In order to view this thing proper
ly, let US glance at the sntecedents of
the two tickets:
The Republican Convention-com-
posed of delegates from primary meet
ings all over the county, after due
notice-put in nomination a ticket for
which they ask the support of the par
ty. No unfairness is charged-no
charge of the kind could be sustain
ed. The usages of the party were
strictly conformed to in their action
The candidates are men of standing
and character; perhaps, not in every
case, just the man that every individ-
ual Republican would have selected,
yet one and all good and true men.
They are just what they hold them
selves forth to be, true and loyal Re
publicans. They come to us endorsed
and recommended as worthy Of our
support, by a Convention of our poll
ticaI friends. as intelligent and respec-
table as any. ever assembled in our
County. Shallwe support them?
The other ticket, as 1 have said, is
self-constituted. A portion of the
names upon it, it is known, failed OF
of success in our Convention ; there
they claimed to be simon-pures, and
stood in honor pledged to abide its
action. A portion have, heretofore,
acted with the Republican party but
in its ranks they not appreciated
as highly as they thought they deserv-
ed to be. A portion are Democrats,
and in their proper element. It is a
union of "Bilfl and black George
the Puritan and the black-leg," APP
parently, but in reality, apurely Dem
ocratic Ticket. We had as well rec
ognize the fact that they have desert
ed usin the midst of battle, as to await
a fuller demonstration at the election.
They have gone ; it is our business to
give them 8 traitors reward.
Party usage requires that we shall
abide by the action of our Conventions
legitimately~ expressed. Success could
never be attained without a rigid OBJ
servanoe of this cardinal principle
A majority must control and our in
dividual preferences must yield an ac-
quiescence.
Again, is it not better as a matter Of
policy, if party usage did not require
it, that we support a ticket composed
Of avowed political friends than one
composed, in part at least, of avowed
political enemies, and the remainder
standing, dagger in hand, ready tc
stab our party organization in the
dark? That we support a ticket per
sonating all we have held dear in pol.
icy for the last ten years, than this
n~on-descript, yclept the peoples
Ticket?"
They come before us on false pre-
fences: under the assumption, that
they have thus been put forward by
the people irrespective of and in op-
position to all party organizations
which is untrue. They come before
us ~conceding Senatorial, Representa-.
tive and other honors to nominal Re,
publicans; while, mark you, Demo.
Gratis, unkempt, and using regular
JEFF Davis eye water, are apportIOneC
the two offices giving out the largest
amount of patronage. Daily, ct ID
onane genus, carry off the probable
~sinecures, while Bratton and the wool.
dyed bear of the valuables. Daily 6
Co, the pottage-Bratton & Co., the
celt. If such an arrangement could
be successful, would it not, think you.
be dog cheap?
Soberly, does not every man see thai
the election of this Ap0Eoosa ticket
If not in its constituents entirely Dem
ocratic, would innure to the benefit OF
that party? That giving a portion Of
the County offices, or any one County
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