Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-09-24
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
TICKET.

II - AOA1Ay 0V AAA1I kAG AGaA4AAE
managers Of the Democratic party of
this county including Bell, IfubbeIl
and Others we might mention, have
been sedulously engaged since the Re-
publicans made their nominations in
c~oncoeting a plan by which the. hoped
to create a division in the Republican
ranks. We gave early warning of this
movement IN our issue or August q, in
which we appropriately characterized
it as a Democratic emanatiOn,-a scheme
i~ncubating in Democratic ~conelnves. It
being known at the time that certain
disappointed candidates of our conven-
ton were being wrought upon To lend
themselves to this Democratic trick we
directed their attention, and that OF the
public, to the following resolution Of
fered in the convention by Gen. Jones
and unanimously adopted before any
of the nominations were made;
"ResOEVed, that we as members of this
convention, pledge ourselves each to
the other That we will abide by the
nominations of this convention, and
that we viii use all honorable means to
secure their triumphant election in
October"
This resolution was binding upon the
honor of every delegate and candidate
OF that convention not only to abide by
its action but to use all honorable
means to secure the election of its can
didates.
But in spite of these obligations the
Democratic managers have succeeded
in bringing sforth what they Gala peo-
pies, ticket" and which is paraded be-
fore the public in the Democratic organ
aud endorsed n supported, as it was
first devised and set on foot, by the
Democratic managers who have refrain
ed from making their nominations in the
regular way, as if they could be any
more acceptable to Republicans or TO
people generally Tor having enlanated
from dark-lantern e~onclaves at Bells
Dry Goods Store than from having been
honestly put forth by a convention. It
is impossible that any true Republican
should be deceived by such a cheat and
swindle. Devised by the Democratic
leaders supported almost exclusively
by Democrats, if any Republican gives
it his countenaneeO or support it is simply
because he wants to help the Democra-
cy to get the control ofthe county.
Let us see what sort of materials the
Democratic manipulators have used in
connecting this trick 10 cheat honest Re-
pdblieans. First we have at the head
o fthe ticket Major Henderson, a pro-
nounced Democrat, of two years resi-
dence in Delaware county. What his
qualifications are the public has not yet
had the means Of knowing but it is
enough for every Republican to know
that he is a Democrat and should he
be elected (of which there is not the
slightest chance,D would be one of the
Democratic minority in the next Legis-
lature. Messrs. Ranney, and DeGood
were candidates before the Augus1
convention where their support
was not SUFFICIENT to justify the be-
lief that any considerable number OF
Republicans desired them to be candI-
dates at this time.
Four out of six Of the persons who
have lent their names to this mongreI
ticket are residents of this city and the
other two of Scioto township. Yet this
is called a peoples ticket "a Why if
1 eA0 BCOPAO VI INK NOAAgI 0OA9 " 10 Gull
suited in their choice why were two
thirds of the nominees taken from The
town of Delaware? Why were not the
peopI. notified that there was TO be
such a ticket and permitted to have a
voice in its formation ? Here half. a
dozen Democrats fix up a list of names
to suit the purposes of their party and
then having induced a few Republicans
to lend their countenance to the thing
proclaim it as u peoples ticket! Della
ware and Seioto townships are not the
county nor are n few Democratic wire
workers and Republican m%aIcontents
the people.
The friends Of this movement are
loud in their talk about rings, cancuses,
sc. But there is no ring more selfish
and corrupt, or one with which the peo-
pie have so little 10 do and which more
deserves to be broken up finally aud
cleaned out utterly ban the ring Of
which Bell and Hubbell are now the
chief fugelmeu, Republicans who lend
themselves to this ring will be reduced
to the most abiect, thankless and profit
less political servitude which il would
be possible for them to descend to. To
be the creature of a caucus would be hOn-
or itself beside this. Being defeated by
any other ring however selfish or de-
PRAYED never could Justify any Indivi-
ouaFs connection with this one. Better
I"f Oetter be a martyr with honur uh-
summed than TO be the Great IRE of
such a cliqne to avenge martyrdom.
One Republican, the Democratic can
didate for Probate Judge, has sought
to justify himself in a
which first appeared as reading matter
in the Democratic paper, for the course
he has taken. We adverted to some of
his reasons last week as being in sub
stance those which would be given by
each Of the other candidates for his
connection with this mougrel move