The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-29
To the pcmocrnts.or Columbia County.

would support any Democrat who was
fairly nominated as they have been. OF
course, Republicans will cavil, and try
TO raise prciudiccs-bu whatever they
do is done with the sole purpose of in
juriug your party. Some preferred
other men for nomination, but If the
majority is not to control in party mat
ters, who Is? If nominations are not
respected this year, will they be next
year? Ifevery year is to bring new di-
visions how long will your majority
last? Finally you must dwindle to a
minority unless the spirit Of faction is
kept down and the will Of the majority
Is respected.
Who will gain by your loss The
Republicans inevitably. 1t is sheer
folly to say the conventions do not cx-
press your will. You elect the dele
gates and the responsibility therefore
rests with you. Ifyou once elect un-
faithful delegates, take better care next
time, but let the Judgment of tho con.
vention for the time being stand as the
unanimous action of tho whole party.
That is the only way to maintain party
unity, and without union there is no
| strength. If minority Of the party
combine with the Republicans one
year to defeat nominee, another mi
nority may as properly do it another
year, and so on to the end of time.
| utr
avail you, under such circumstances +?
Just nothing. but to produce corrupt
combinations with your enemy! But
united majority party will always add
to its numbers and gain strength con-
stantly. This union, therefore, is to be
sought by every man who desires to
strengthen his party.
AS we have pointed out before, in
other articles, our candidates are in
nearly all respects superior to those who
| oppose them. Nobody will pretend
that BOYD Robson is rs woll qualified
for Representative in the Legislature
as Capt. BRoCKwAY. a man who has
worked himself up as the latter has, is
| not only deserving of high credit, but
proves the possession Of those elements
| of character that lead to distinction and
the greatest usefulness. But it would
be folly in us to point out tho various
distinctive merits of II man 50 well
known to the people of the county rs he,
and against whose election no serious
effort is made.
Perhaps WILLIAM LAMoN is more
actively opposed than any other man
on the ticket, and simply because he
had only small majority in conven-
ton. Nobody quest ions his fitness for
Treasurer, his private character is above
reproach, his Democracy is undoubted,
and no single objection against him is
made-only that his majority in cod
vention was small and therefor fault
finders may cavil! We do not pretend
that any human action is SO perfect that
something may not be said against it,
much less can large body of delegates
so act that those who want to find fault
may not conjure up something to peck
at. But he was nominated, and would
have been nominated under any possi-
BILE rule that could have been adopted
either by the instruction of, townships
and districts, or under the plan of mi
nority representation, or by taking the
whole vote at the delegate elections.
Under all these circumstances, we sub.
NIT to every Democrat whether he
should not receive the support of every
one?
WILLIAM SuAFFER, for Commits
sioner, is also attacked but with less
fierceness. lie had majority on the
first ballot over several competitors
some of them strong and worthy men.
His volunteer competitor also asked for
the nomination, but had no strength.
lie had ten or eleven votes but we be-
lieve only two were really instructed
for him, andperhaps none. In Blooms
burg, where he lives, he had more vo tes
than any other one candidate, but
majority voted for other candidates,
although no effort was made for the lat
ter. SHAFFER's election is sure.
Judge DERR will walk over the
course without serious opposition. He
has made an excellent officer and his
popularity was fully attested by the
large vote he received in convention.
JAMES BRYsoN, the candidate for
District Attorney, is young man of
ability and well deserving the Office.
lie was unanimously nominated and
will no doubt be unanimously support
ed by the Democracy. We suppose his
opponent is a resident Of the county or
somewhere else, and that is all we know
about him.
The rest of our nominees are unop-
posed. All are proper men and deserv-
ing OF unanimous support.
With such candidates, the Democrat.
ic party ought to poll the largest vote it
ever yet polled and roll up the largest
majority the county ever gave. A
FULL TURN OUT will accomplish
this very desirable result, and we there
fore appeal to every Democrat to be at
the polls. Not only that, but to make