The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-28
Cur Ticket.


che names of our candidates Tor county
offices. We say our candidates, not
only because a portion of them are the
nominees of the Republican party, but
because they are all of the people; and
,untrammeled by Ring influence, each
and every man on the ticket would be
chosen by the people from among the
many competent gentlemen willing to
,serve in public positions, as the very
best men that could have been selected.
A part of them have been regularly
placed in nomination by the Republican
party, and the remainder by the indie
pendent portion of the Democratic
party-by such Democrats as can see 70
valid reason why they should continue
to be owned, body and soul, by the
three or four en.erprising gentlemen
who constitute the heretofore omnipo-
tent Ring. Hence, this ticket is pre-
,emiueutly the Peoples Ticket. As
such, we place it at the head of our
columns, and yield it our support, with
full confidence that if the voters of the
county act upon their honest impulses
and upon their best Judgment, every
man on the ticket will be triumphantly
elected. The time is short, and the
only danger is, that the people may not
give the subject sufficient attention, to
correctly comprehend the situation. Al
that is wanted is investigation. The in
stincts Of the people are always witt
the right. The great public hear
beats patriotically when once aroused
Therefore, every man who has the best
interests Of the county at heart should
wake up to the importance Of breaking
the power of this greedy Ring which Is
tatteuing upon her vitas. We must bJ
no means lose sight of the fact, that thu
Ring managers, ever having a sharp ey'
upon their individual aggrandizement
are vigilant, untiring, and have Ial'
their plans well. They have distributed
their nominations in such way as t
silence many gentlemen whose con
sciences even now snte them for wha
they are doing. The Ring will be Law
ish of money, and will labor night an
day with that desperate recklessnes
which is akin to despair. They stak
all upon the issue. In case OF success:
they continue to revel in the luxurle
of power and profit. If they fail, the
dread the terrible exposures which
change in the financial affairs of tn
county must nlake. Then, we must eS
pect Them to put forth their very be'
efforts; and to break their power tn
friends of the people must expect
labor necessarily to be prepared for tn
final struggle on the second Tuesday
October next.
We propose to say few words m r'
)lation to some of the candidates befor
the public. Passing over our candidate
for Auditor General and Surveyor Ger
elal, as their election is !oregone col
clusiou; we will say nothing OF the
merits at this time. But will start wit
STATE SENATOR.
We have candidate in the field, br
the district was carved out by its distiI
guised architect for his own use au
benefit, and we have no reason to b'
lieve that Senator Wallace will not
reelected, AID continue to misrepresel
us for another term. AS in the natur
economy, it is necessary to have
Arch Fieud below, what right have v
to expect entire immunity in the poll
cal world? Some evils we are compellt
TO submit to. This is one. We mu
watch and wait. Our candidate, Ge
jesse Merrill, Of Lock Haven, is
gentleman in every way qualified
make . first-class Senator. he is pop
Jar with the people, and with anythi'