, 1873-08-14
M'LEhN COUNTY,

Tho McLoan County election will be tyrfcal Of
t't,rubor Of county oloct ions In Illinois thts
yoar Col. Il. r. Morgan, Jr., ex-Railroaa COM
missioner, Inns boon nominated by tho Farmera'
Convention for County Treasurer, and tho pros
ont incumbent Of tho Office haa boon ronomtnatod
by tho Republicans. THO Democrats have 1nado
no nomination. Col. Morgan las written
letter saying that in lis opinion neithor OF the
existing political parties ia competent to doal
with tho abuses Of which tho farmers complain.
It Is presumed TINT his opponent holds tho con-
trary opinion. at all cvonts, tho two Republi.
can nowspapera at Bloomington hold tho con-
trary opinion. An iaB,,e is thus mado up. and, aB
NO remarked, tho contest is typical one.
OF all tho new party movements Of tho day,
tho farnera' movement Is tho most hoalthfnl
and promising. Wc hnvo no foar that It will
become MI agrarian party, or mob
party, or law-broaking party. Wo bo-
liovo that 1t will put al end or ut least giyo
chook to tho prevailing corruption IN politics.
30 far as 1t has this aim and tendency, wo shnlt
support 1t. We do not bo1ovo TINT tho nepub-
is, that, whonevor nny fraud Or corruption ia dis
covered in tho party, especially If 1t bo in a high
quarter, 1t is the boundon duty Of tho party
prosB aud politicians to defond 1t, md not only
30, but to etono everybody who doesn't. Take
tho Leet & Stocking case, and tho Now
York custom-House generally. It is not
too much to aay TINT oyory moral rrin-
ciplo WINS turned upside down by the
Administration organs III doaling with tho sub
jcct. Il smnll portion Of thom, it Is true, paid
to virtuo the homage Of silonco; thoy satd moth
ing about it. So far aa the correcting Of my
ab,iBos was concerned, they might Us well have
been in the Leet d Stocking interest. It WAS
confidently promised That, nftor tho oxigonoies Of
tho campaign wero passed, now 1caf would be
turnod over. Not only would tho Admiufstra-
tion busy itself with needed reforms, but
tho loading mon of tho party would
speak forth the words of truth and solor-
noss. Indeed we vonturod to predict somo-
thing of this kind ourselves. Yot tho
first thing done waa 10 crush Louisiana beneath
the heel of Kellogg and his crow, in defiance Of
tho plainost requirements Of tho Constitution.
Next came the aalary-grab, and now NO have the
Fort Smelling swindlo. Apattoring rain Of small
Treasury defa}cationa is falling all tho timo. II
VIC suppose that tho Republican party ia capable
OF throwing" tho railroad mon, who certainly
have as many rights in tho party as anybody olso
has, having voted as faithfully aud paid their
money as regularly as any other class, 1t is por-
foctly evident that tho pnrty Is not capable Of
dealing with it's own corruptionB generally for
the reason that there is no place to begin. The
rule is to hit tho first mouth that opens, by way
Of encouraging tho rest to koop their mouths
shut.
Col. Morgan, if elected Troasuror Of Mclean
County, will tahe just as good caro- OF tho public
funs'H M anybody cIHe has over done. Negro
suffrage will DO just aeouro while ho is collect
ing taxes Oh before. Tho amendments Of tho
Constitution will bo Rs carefully maintained; !;
and il he chooaes to lift up his voice against tho
frauds Of which Republicans or Democrats arc
guilty hore and there, ho will not be road out of
the party in consequence thereof. Having read
himself out, that job is performed for al.
He iB now FREQ to speak his mind On I'LL occn-
aions, and VIC arc glad to find him exercising Tint
liberty.