The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-08-08

WHICH you are Dounu TO reSpecI.
The 'locality dodge" is the recogni-
ton of a right IN your neighbor to
consideration as well as yourself Jun
less indeed in cases of special PEE
eminence where the local right defers
to the general wish, and does not as
sert its claim. Hear the Register
again:
"It (the locality dodge as the Reg
istcr term it is an assumption that
if the Senator is selected from Otta-
wa, Erie, Huron and Sandusky will
not be represented, and that if the
candidate is not from Ottawa, she
will not be represented. We have
no doubt that this sort of logic suits
the Journal. 1t doesnot suit as
the Register.
We have taken the liberty to itali-
else as in the above to personalize
it. We have never used such logic,
nor do we think it ever entered into
any body's brain until it was con
ceived in that of the editor of the
Register. 1t is too puerile. The
Senator is the representative of his
district and if he lie honest will do
his duty fairly to all his district.
And that is one of the strongest rea-
sons why the local right of each of
the different counties in the district
should be regarded in the choice of
candidates. The Senator shows, or
should show no fovoritism to any
part of his district, and no favorite-
ism should be shown to counties, ex-
cept in the case of special pre-emi-
nence, as already admitted. Again
the .Regjster says:
"The Journal also complains be-
cause it has not had Judge ofCom-
mon Pleas. If the Journal will ex-
anime its files it will discover the
fact that when Judge Fitch was
nominated the county of Saudusky
could have han the nomination had
her representatives agreed among
themselves. They did not,
and the result was two Jud-
ges to Lucas County. We beg of
the Journal not to blame US for its
own short comings."
The above is another evidence of
the special fitness, 'pre-eminence," !"
we should say, of Mack, for the po-
sition he seeks. When a man delib-
erately descends to misrepresenta
tion to fortify his claims, he certain
ly establishes his pre-eminence for
something.
The files of the JOURNAL show,
and the files of the Register will not
contradict it, that the Delegation
from Sandusky county went into the
Convention a anit for Judge Green.
That they Uoted as a unit for him
till the conclusion of the fourth bal
lot. The files of the JOURNAL show
and the Register files will not contra
dict, that Erie county not only nom
mated Fitch, but on the first ballot,
cast It's vote solid for him. That
on the secone. ballot Erie gave
Fitch ii and Green II votes, and on
ly on the third ballot gave Green its
solid vote, when the chance for his
nomination had passed. On the
fourth ballot Erie again went solid
for Fitch, who was nominated on the
fifth ballot. The delegation from
this county acre agreed,and stuck by
their candidate even when they had
given up the hope of securing his
The JOURNAL did not complain, it
simply stated a fact. 1t states an.
other fact now, which the Register
as speaking for Erie county, would
do we'll to consider:
This fall there is a Common Pleas
Judge to elect; for that Office Erie
county presents her man; not will
ing to concede that to either of the
other counties, she asks his nomina-
ton and expects it by accIamation.
There is a Senator to elect, and she
wants that too, and if there was any
thing else. she would doubtless find
some one willing to take it. She is
a great political cormorant, and ready
to swallow whatever comes in her
way, regardless of the law of proper
by.
If the Register desires to pursue
Ibis subject further, let it have the
to give our article entire, and
not descend to mutillate, as it did
D,r last