The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-12-16
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sa:ur ..as tee emher 18th, 1871.
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The Cohnersville Times or Die.
Is, contains the following sJ.itc,ial
in regard to The candidate for Con
gress In this District. tits wri.-
ten in the right spirit, and we en-
dorse its position regarding can
didates WHO may he mentioned
hereafter as we'll as 8 expressed
choice for Congress for the next
term, Hon j. NJ WILSON:
Tn. roUsrH DlsTRlor -,If the
republican candidate for. Congress
in THE district is to be nominated,
as usual, by popular vote, early in
April next; it is time to be trotting ]
out the candidates, aud presenting
their claims to the people. Judge
Wilson is now ably representing
US at Washington, and as custom
gives man two terms, We have,
by authority, presented his name
for re nomination. But, while the
Judge 10 faithfully performing bis
duties, aud the established custom
is in his favor, the Office docs not
belong to him. 1t belongsto no
man, but is open to any man in the
district Of the required age and
qualifications, and now 10 the time
for aspirants for congressional
honors to step forward. Let tha
race for the nomination be freely,
openly and fairly conducted, and
then all hands unite on tie nom
inee. Such a course will insure
success, while we frankly give it
as our opinion that any other course
will be eaqually certain Of defea:.
For the party at large, although
there are Northumberland some
OF them quito prominent who are
doing their utmost towards disor-
ganization, there is nothing to
fear. The party is amply strong
10 pursue its course perfectly re-
gardless CT these malcontents. But
in the Fourth District, republicans
cannot afford to quarrel and fight,
until the different factions ere more
opposed 20 each other than 10 the
common enemy. We want har-
mony among the republicans OF the
district, andif we would be sue
cessful We must have it.
We have noticed manifestations,
lately, in some OF our exchanges
to ridiculc certain men whose
names have been mentioned az
candidates. We deprecate such
actions, and hope to see every pa.
per in the dietrict, no matter who
may be its favorite candidate, treat
all of them with fairness. The
lesson of two years ago should not
be so soon forgotten. The nomin
ating campaign was then so bitter
" conducted by some Of our ex-
changes, that one Of them came
near being unable to support the
nominee at all, and it did not dc
SO until the eve OF the election
Had Julian been nominated. there
was at least one other paper tha'
would have been equally as un-
comfortably situated. And thi:
state Of things was not confined t.
the press of the district Many
individuals openly protested tina
they would not vote for such q can
didate, even if he were nominated
and the vote showed that number
of them kept their promise--givinl
up principle for personality. Ye
these same individuals took par
in the nominating elections, Which
action morally bound them TO sup
port the nominee.
A bitter personal warfare car.
ried. on by the press of the district
over nomination for representa-
tive, can only result in weakening
the party and we have certainly hat
enough of that sort Of thing in thi
district. While We shall earnestl
insist on the re nomination Q
Judge w ilson, wo shalt endeavo
to treat ell other candidates fairly
and take this early opportunity I
proclaim that our columns are ope
TO the use Of any or ell Of on
friends who may hold diderer
views. siss Ast
"HERE is common sense .Sor .yo'
The New York Tribune says tha
newspapers which are worth
brass farthing always suppo
themselves and owe no thanks
political parties. The momel
they begin to hang on the akir
OF any party for support, the
simultaneously begin to BIO goo
for nothing, and merely pensioner
without any independent opinion
OF their own Radical, Dec.
HWell, we reckon this is 8
we've lsaac's word for it, at leas
and he, of course, knows how it