Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-12-02
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The Legie Of the BallSt.. ~.. e..
d The events Of the November teleo-
tions have passed. into history. The
excitement, if any there was, has died
away. Politicanshaye .era this counted
the, spoils Of victory Or the losses Of
defeat. 1 The suceessfql. arc satisfied
and exaltant, the defeated. are either
sileat and disguised, or quietly plotting
a more bril!i..pnt campaign. t.. No event
whicha. tl,e product Of human forces
is without its lessons, nor should these
lessons BE- allowed to pass UNDECIDED,
any more than the teachings Of Omni-
potenoe given in the. silent workings
Of unorganized nature. The history Of,
the world, if rightly written, would be q
story of fierce conflicts Of human be-
ings, one with another, wars Of indi-:
viduals s-wars Of eommunities-wars
ofideas-wart ofueligion-xars Of con-
science and errors, and wars of natiqps
and peoples; some with the pen and
others with the sword, but all furnish:
ing the most .iadpbiteble proQf:that. the
triumphs Of civilization d. not all
spring from tie, arts&cfpeaoe. J. 49,: N.a .
- Z At no time nor place does the heapty
of human contest 50 nearly" ap-
.proximate the grand and snblime, as
when nation divided into parties, eaah
confident and determined. moves for.
ward as If united, and in a common. re-
cepticle deposits the diminutive weapons
that decidesa<the@ fate of the. ballots.
II Is Is tho snblimity Of power wrought
out in silence: The 5Smishtiest weapon
of the nineteenth century is the l..lies,
and not until all citisena, high and low,
rich and poor, male anA female !earn
to use it conscientiously,, iatolligeutly
and faithfully, will It. psrfsrm its= fall
cherished mission: The result Of every
election should h. made study, not SC
much to learn the. success of this o,
that candidate as, 70 learn whittier the
the tide Of publie,feeIng is drifting US;
The adhere nts< of*.the Republican
party claim 70 bs assins in accordance
with the principles Of right and jus
tice. IF tkis>i true, they should always
be able to, carry with them tho masse:
ostha: American people It is safe .te
presume that the majority Of people de-
ere to act right, hence, if At any timt
they are found with the enemies Of Lib
erty, a it is @either through ignorance
lack': Of faith. in. .tha integrity, ,ofthe pre-
vailers party, or lack Of principle it
themselves. The late election was al
most = defeat Of the party in this State
and a;partial defeat in or own district
with a majority Of $1,000. We hav
given our Governor only about ZOO
and in this senatorial district, compris
ing the counties Of Mower and Dodg
where the Reppblicans have majorit.,
of fifteen hundred. q democrat wa
elected,to:s the House Of Represent,
tives. In Mower county, where the flu
Enajority is nakless than seven hundred
the ticket was elected by an insight
cant vote, These defeats some partial an
others total .rs,in every instance attril
utable to a combination Of disaffecte'
unprincipled Republicans with Dem'
crais in Dodge County. The reguls
ticket way defeated BY = fusion move
ment, open and above board, it is tru'
|
but. no. Tess disastrous to the party
i In this county fusion and boltc'
were not open, bat: were earned on
) sly, underhanded manner, by those wi
: have hetofors. styledsthemsslves lea
ers Of the party. Fairly and honorab
defeated in . convention, calledsby then
selves, at their own time. and place
, they threw their entire strength
the polls for the Dcmocrotic ticket
prevent the success Of the;r~ Republics
opponents. Never was political treac1
, cry more completely illustrated, in
, small scale, than, BY the men who went
. to the Adams convention, sent there.
, dcleg.te,s,, and then voted the Democr'
) 10 ticket on election day. Every ono
, the leaders Of that movement should
brand ed: =, !. traitor to;',hit party, un
} to be trusted in the future. The
. condpct admits Of no apology or excus
Itcan be accounted for, ouly on Il
!, ground, that they had previously d
terpi1e4 to ruin the party the nome
. they coassdtp,be xulsd We nov wri
= the history ofthcir acts for the poop
i of the county to lco|kk ct in future day
r We ask them. to remember who soug
: to bctray the party into the hands Of
t enemies. We ask them to rememb
g C. the $50 pseudo Republican voters
!. the village Of Austin who elected
i Democrat to to tie legislature. We a
}. them to remember the conduct of Il
c defeated candidate for Clerk of Il
:, Court, who after being rcpudiatel
q Rcnuhlicans, sought fellowship vi