The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-04-29

SATURDAY. APRIL %. 1871.
City Election.

03luSt'St. AVNvl ~, 48/4.
81 City Election.
"Thc record Of our candidate
for Mayor. as a prominent member
of the City Council for several
years, shows him to have been op.
posed to oil exlravsgant expendi
lures end the advocate Of economy
and retrenchment. His course in
the past is guarantee of what il
will be in the future, if elected
....... Mere partyism should not
govern men in voting for city Of
acers."-Dem. Herald, April q.
On Tuesday next. May I'd, our
city election takes place. The Re
publican and Democratic parties
have both nominated their favorite
party candidates. and one or other
Of these party tickets will triumph.
Both candidates for Mayor are
good men, and both have the adj
vantage Of being old citizens, and,
were it not for the division on po-
litical questions, we would feel that
the interests of the city-the con-
scientious discharge Of the duties
devolving on the Mayor-couid be
AZ we'll confided to one James az
the other but just here the raral-
lei ceases. James NJ. Poe is the
chosen representative of Republi.
can principles the principles that
saved the country from being de-
stroyed by Democratic treason. 1t
is necessary and polite that the
party that saved the nation should
be kept in power until every YES
uge Of the rcbellious Democratic
spirit is extirpated from the land
until its cropping outin the forms
Of "Ku klux" are grubbed up
until the vile serpent which Gen.
Grant, at the head of the army,
scotched, is killed outright by Pres
ident Grant, at the head o. the
great Republican party. To do
this effectually and thoroughly the
only sure way (which has always
been practiced by the Democracy
wherever they had the majority,
whether in city, town or township, }
il TO draw the party lines ON every
occasion and vote q solid, un-
scratched ticket. Notwithstanding
there may be one thereon who
might be so Objectionable that it
would be "b;tter pill'' to 60 it !!
We are aware that this may be re-
corded as an extreme party ''look
out" but it is also q sensible view,
providing there is sterling princi-
pie governing the party whose
power is sought to be perpetuated
This we believe to be the true ba sis
the rook-on which the Repub-
licsn party rests, and we confident
~ believe that 'the gates Of hell
Tor, what is the same thiDg-mod-
ern Democracy shall not prevail
against it, and that its power
ought to, and will be, perpetuated,
at least for another four years.
We therefore call upon every Re-
publican in our city to 60 to the
polls on Tuesday next and vote an
unscratched ticket-vote the ticket
headed by James NJ. Poe, and elect
1t triumphantly by majority of
three hundred. Do this and the
labors of the presidential campaign
OF 1872 will be lightened, by Civ
ing Republicans in the city conf
dence in their own strength, and
with this prestige in their favor
they will 60 ON conquering and to
conquer, until a complete and over
whelming victory will again perch
upon the banner of our great and
glorious party, and Gen. Grant
shall be re- elected, and receive the
well earned need of praise from
the people OF well done, thou
good and faithful servant
Personally we have no objections
to urge against Mr.. James Elder
politically We have, and We have
endeavored above to "draw the
line" between tho two req resenta-
tives chosen by both parties-Mr
Elder being identified with the de-
structive Democracy, as Mr.. Poe
10 of the party whose perpetuity
We believe to be the salvation OF
our country. We have endeavored
to show why partyism should gov.
ern men in voting for city officers,
and our neighbor Of the Herald
stultifies himself aud his party
after nominating a clear party
ticket, by putting in the plea quot
cd ct the head Of this article. thai
"mere partyism should not govern