The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-10-29
Contributed to the Fremont Journal.
olitios in Lucas County.

or, robert Lucas, who Waged fierce
though not very sanguinary conflict
with governor Mason of Michigan
There was q time, however, wher
Lueus County Democrats were in the
asceudency. 1t was in the days o.
Whigism. Those followers of gallant
Harry, while in power in the State
Legislature, in order to perpetuste their
predominancy, went into the tailoring
business on small scale, and with the
views of rendering Lucas county forever
after Wing, they cut off the Democratic
portion of it, which with slices from
other and adjacent counties formed the
dyed-in-tbe-wool Democratic county of
Fulton. But the Wings were beaten
at their own game; and while Fulton
was terribly Democratic. Lucas did not
remain Wing. Then, however, De-
mocracy was what its name imports, a
government by the people, under which
the poor and uninfuential, as well as
wealthy and powerful, were secured in
their rights. But when Jeffersonianism
went off after the false and bloody god
Of slavery, its glorious record was for
ever dishonOJ ed, and from that time
only some o'lious appellatiOn has beft-
ted the degenerated party. Since then
the term Democracy has been mis-
homer. True, because Of its proud
prestige, tie party have clung to the
high-sOunciing name, but they are no
more entitled to it than a rauting ra-
tionlist is to that of divine. The sig
nifcant title of Copperhead, given dur
ing the late war, is peculiarly appropri-
ate to party whose genteel chieftain
then boasted of having never given
dollar or a NAE for the suppression of
the Southern rebellion. Let it so be
known.
The COpperheads of Lucas County,
though in a distressing minority, have
not been annihilated, and by means of
thorough discipline, they have main
tanned their organization, patiently
waiting, like Mcawber, for something
10 turn up The Wbigs, changed in
lime frou Free-soilers to Republicans,
moving that a nomination by them is
to an election, have each
year wrangled more and more about
offices and permitted ambitions sdyen-
lrers to be the choice of nominating |
Personal likes and dis |
ikes have controlled official selections. |
wen to the fatal extent of boiling un-
Inimous nominations, and thus in one
lotable instance at least, placing Cop
'erhead in commanding power. To
his party treachery may be largely
redited the strong mOngrel opposition
which, in the shape of Peoples ticket
veil nigh overthrow the straight Re
publican nominees, in the late election.
Their narrow escape is owing to the III
,dvised composition of the opposition
icket, rather than any strength they
'Ossess, except the loose way in which
hey scattered greenbacks and kegs of
ager-beer. As it was, one of the
egular nominees received bare ma
9rity of 80 in a county, Republican by
n excess of 1900 votes.
The regular ticket consisted of renom-
nations almost as far as the law would
ermit their continuance in Office, thus
living the appearance of ring This
7as a weak link in their chain. Then
ONE of the straight nominees are anti
men, whom temperance
zen had savagely threatened to oppose,
nd others are temperance whom anti
men, in secret conclaVe,
ave sworn never to support. This was
mother weak link. One of the other
republican nominees had become moss
overed in Office, but his position-en-
endered-Aldermanic-obesity less than
is alleged attempts to carry water on
9th shoulders, made him the swivel of
he chain, very much worn. Yet the
vent proved that he was of good met
!, and could endure prodigious strain
so happened that barely one of the
agular ticket was a recognized friend
a certain ex-Congressman. but year I
ince so shsmefully slain in the house
{ his relatives, and that certain Edi
or, among that Honorables fercest foes,
ad publicly bossted Of that unfortunate 4
lct. This was sad element of weak l
ess. The Republican city press
ndignifedly resOrted to personal Wifi
alton of the opposition nominees,
-bich could but react upon the straight Z
cket.
The peoples ticket consisted of well
nown and unknown copperheads,
Ohnson and anti-Johnson Republicans,
olitical deserters and worn out hacks.
tho had fed at the public crib. This
Tas a weak combination, To make it
7eaker, though the opposition was
wing greatly to the sore headedness
certain disappointed advocates of the
eX-congressmen, not
ne Of that stripe was placed on the
icket, so that when a man was cleo
ioneered with the bsrbed remark, why
ont you notice that there is not one
f our sort on the regular ticket with
ut we except One," he could make the
Turning reply, "Please show me one
4 your ticketF This did not particu-
arly strengthen their claims. Then
be nominees for Probate Judge who
rants voting qualities and may seri-