The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-10-15
For Sheriff,
DANIEL BLAKE.
For Coroner,
DR.. FRANCIS BRY.
Explanatory.

The Ottawa Republican, announcing the SUBJ
stitution of the name of Mr.. Jones, on the rad
cal county ticket, for that of Mr. Fuller, &C.
companies it with this significant declaration:
The county tieket Is now complete, and stands
at the head of our columns. As the fgurative
embodiment of Republican principles for the
time being, we stand by it ; laboring earnestly
to the hest of orr ubiliy now as in the past, for
the support and predOminance of the sound pol.
icy and tried principles of the great Republican
party 1t seems, however, to be the desire of
certain politicians and would-be dictators to this
paper that it should pitch into" in some sort
of personal manner, the private character and
individual effects of each candidate on the Dem.
ocratic ticket, and 20 into the business of special
pleading in behalf Of the standing and reputa.
ton of each candidate on our own. That desire
will not be gratifed. It is not our purpose to
etultify our own manhood insult the intelli.
gence of the people of La Sale county, or
in any other manner fall below the dignity OF
heightened journalistic propriety. We support
the ticket; support it as whole, and deem its
success eminently necessary to the continuance
OF republican policy; yet if any of the candi.
dates lack the necessary character and standing,
to carry them through even with the prestige Of
our'usual ma ority to aid them it is their fault
and not ours, and if we succeed in setting forth
clear views and sound arguments in behalf of
the prniples which the ticket represents our
skirts will be clear.
The plain English of this is, that the editor
OF the Republican has too much selfrespect, is
too much of a gentleman, to obey the behests
ofthe dirty, venomouscrew of pot house poll
ticianS that at present rule the radical party
IN this county, and who insist that he shall
follow in the wake of such hirelings as the
editors of the La Sale Press, Joliet Republican.
and Wilmington Independent, aud, instead of
devotln5 his time and space to manly discus
sion, shall surrender his columns to filthy per.
sonal abuse of julius Avery, COL Reddick, G.
w. Armstrong, and other candidates on the
democratic ticket Because he refuses to thus
degrade himself we are told he is actually
threatened with Ostracism withdrawal of
su TT rom h paper &c We can sympa-
thlse with Mr.. Radcliffe. The democratic
party is slightly infested with the same kind
OF vermn-gn and whisky politicians, who.
being blackgulrd5 themselves, cannot con.
ceiVe how an editor can do his duty in DO.
Htical campaign without also making black.
guard of himself.
But the article of the Republican means
something more 1t is well understood that
large number OF republicans have made I'D
their minds TO vote for certain candidates on
the democratic ticket. Mr.. Avery, Mr.. Red.
DICK, MIR, Armstrong and Mr. Clark. in par
'icuiar' VIII thus be supported by numerous
fepuo leans IN all parts of the county, on the
principle of the advice given by Horace Gree
ley, not to support an incapable or unworthy
man simply because he has been nominated,
Dut to scratch every such name, and substi
tute the name of his opponent ii better
man. Such a course, Mr.. Greeley insists.
must in the end enure to the benefit Of tbe
party, for it will compel its conventions I,
nominate none but good men. The editor of
the Reppbtican probably cntertains the same
view AT all events, being he ctored and bull
lied by the pot house politicians we have Al.
luded to ut every turn To pitch into these
recusant' republicans ard besime them
With personal abuse rs well rs the candidates
"hom they propose t. vote for, the editor
ilatly refuses to do SO, to their infinite disrust
The advice of Horace Greeley NAV be Nc
probably followed by the democrats as the
republicans. No better time than the cleo.
ZION this fall can occur to put it into practice
Most of the offices to be filled possess very lit.
Tie political importance nor would the dem.
ocrats clam, should Mr.. Avery, or Mr.. Red.
dick, or any or all OF our candidates be elect.
ed, their triumph as "A democratic victory.
We say to democrats as well as republicans
vote for the men you honestly regard as the
best. We regard all the men on the demo.
cratic ticket as quite as good as, and many of
them better than, the men on the opposing
ticket; but that is only our notion. If YOU
see name on the opposite ticket that suits
you better, vote it. Let all the candidates
elected this fall be freely, fully and cmphsti.
cally the choice Of tho people.