The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-10-28
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
Fer Congress, State at Large.
Hon. S. S. HAYS, of Cook Co.
For Congress-6M District,
LORENZO LELAND.<
For County Treasurer.
SAMUEL W. RAYMOND.
For Comfy Surveyor.
ABNER HOGE.
Are You Ready.

Election occurs one week from next Tues
6ev. The main question with the voters here is,
20 whom will they entrust their immediate in
terests IN the present congrsss and We may
say. without exaggeration. that at no time for
many years past has the subject assumed
greater importance. 1t is not strange. there
fore, that there should be a general awaking
among thinking and rejecting men upon
, what may be termed a personal reformation
in political matters. Party politicians
known as such--have at all times constituted
but small proportion of the voting popula-
ton of the country. The mass of the voters, now
as ever, neither expect nor would take office,
nor do they greatly concern themselves about
party matters. While this class of men are
always the soundest and most reliable in any
real emergency affecting the public veal, ord
inarily they are scarcely felt in shaping tue
political destlnles of the country. They rare
ly attend the caucuses and conventions of the
party to which they nomlnally belong, and so
their voices are seldom heard, while the poll.
support is asked But there always has been
and always will be limit to their endurance
When by their apathy, these political lead
crs have been rushing Oh from bad to worse
till the very safety to tue country becomes
seriously endangered by their corruption and
debauchery, and finally nominations are made
Of men the stink of whose lives has loaded
Che atmosphere with their offensive odor
wherever they 90, or are known or heard of,
then it is that this class of men of whom we
speak, who have really no end to subserve but
the welfare Of their Countrywide have no
personal expectations to blind their eyes
or warp their judgments shake off the lethar.
gy which their dislike of active politics is
sure to engender, and rise IN their might, tear
asunder the weak party cords which have
lead them gently along after political car,
which they now see is drawn by cloven-foot-
ed beast, with seven heads and ten horns, and
assert their manhood and patriotism, and
scorniully turn their backs upon the corrup-
tlonisl who insults their integrity by asking
Their suiirages and with heart and soul give
their support to purity Of character and high
tone integrity, especially when they find them
combined with unassuming modesy and
marked ability.
.@QaA is the man 10 whom all this class o.
men Will now turn with an ardent support at
the approaching congressional election They
have nearly all known Lorenzo Leland for a
long t9mn o! years, and have observed with |
Infinite satisfaction his unsullled life and I'M
spotted character, and they know, with an
absolute certainty, that he will never betray
the trust which they will place in his hands
by allking to promote his individual gam.
They will nos be SLOW to draw the contrast
between him and his competitor, whose only |
claim upon them is That of Il low, selfish, in
trlguing politician, who has secured a nomina-
ton over better men than himself, whose self
respect and high notions of honor would not
allow them to stoop to the degrading chilean
cry and contemplate intrigue by which he
put them under his feet and now cracks the
parry llel ONCI tIClr Nc0tls Win u ucuant cX-
ultatian, which unbridled insoence can alone
assume. There are men in the republican
ranks whom Mr. Snapp, by his groveling
management, beat in the convention whose
election would have done homer to their party
and good service 70 their country, and who
would have received the individual support
OF all that class Of non politicians whose pro-
cuyitics incline them to act with that party
even against such man as Mr.. Leland. But
they viii turn with loathing from the man
who has thus ioisted himself upon his party,
and now, like the old man of the sea, pro.
posse 70 ride astridc its neck with whip in
hand and spur on heel scornfully laughing at
what lie supposes its impotent efforts to throw
him off. Ii We are not mistaken. that ioyial
countenance will turn to y pale and sickly hue
before this election is over. He will find
there is some manhood left in the free
American voter, and that his real supporters
will dwindle down to the beggary account of
those he has promised fat Offices as the price
Of their manhood any patriotism.
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