The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-08-08
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Senator Thurman wade his little
speech, and then the Democracy re-
tired to their '1ittle beds"

Senator Thurman wade his little
speech, and then the Democracy re-
tired to their 'little beds"
The Fremont Journal finally adj
mits that it does not care TO discuss
the locality claim upon the only basis
of such a claim, and now says Of the
Senatorial controversy: CAS- Meth
er county Erie or Ottawa) alone
can carry the district 10 the exclu
sion Of the others, so neither is en-
titled to a greater consideration than
the other in the choice of candidates,
unless indeed it can claim some
special prc-eminence for its candi-
dates" So far as that is concerned
Erie, and for that matter the District
as whole, would be glad to dis
pense with the entire vote of Ottawa
county, and would find it q much
easier matter TO carry the district
! than as now constituted, It very
handsomely comes down however,
when it says that neither county is
entitled to a greater consideration
than the other in the choice of can
didatcs, unless indeed it can claim
some special pre- eminence for its
candidate. The Register said the
same thing week ago and conceded
that if Ottawa presented the better
candidate she should have the nom
ination. The locality dodge is q de
cidedly poor claim to put in at this
or any other time. 1t is an assump-
tion that if the Senator is selected
from Ottawa, Erie, Huron and San-
dusky will not be represented, and
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 does not suit
us. Homer Everett was rs thor
oughly the representative Of Ottawa
during the four years he was in the
Senate, as if he had lived at Elmore.
County lines did not interfere with
the discharge of his duties. The
Journal also complains because it
has not had 4 Judge Of Common
Pleas. If the Journal will examine
its files, it will discover the fact that
when John Fitch was nominated the
county of Sandusky could have had
the nomination had her representa-
tive agreed among themselves.
They did not, and the result was two
Judges to Lucas county. We beg
of the Journal not to blame us for
it's own short comings.-SaaduSby
Register.
We give the above to show the
tortuous use one editor can make of
an others article when he is a cand-
idate for Office, and our readers, by
comparing the above with our last
weeks article, will be able to Judge
Of the Especial pre-eminence" of the
editor Of the Register for the posi-
tion to which he aspires. In the
first place we did not discard the
question Of locality, but refused to
recognize the numerical strength
idea presented by the Register, and
then added, but not as he quotes us:
Gas neither county, Of the district
alonacan carry the district to the
exclusion of the others, so neither
is entitled TO q greater consideration
than the others, unless it can claim
some special pre- eminence foI its
candidates"
In other words, each county
stands in the relation of an equal to
the others, and has the same rights
to recognition, except, as admitted.
The special -emincnce of the
candidate of Sandusky County in
1855 was the only reason why she
obtained the candidate, in a district,
which, the term before, had been
carried by the Democrats; yet she
did not therefore give up her local
right to consideration as a compo-
nent part of the district, a right
which was subsequently recognized.
Mark the Register
$50 far as that is concerned Erie,
and for that matter the district as a
whole, would be glad to dispense
with the whole vote of Ottawa Coun-
ty, and would find it much easier
matter to carry the district than as
now constituted"
There's wisdom for you. But as
you cannot get rid of Ottawa County
from the district, the 9O7 Republican
votes of that coppery locality are
very acceptable to help carry the
district, "don't it?" How would you
like to dispense with those 907 votes
and then try to carry the district
with Ottawa in it2 In that case you
would doubtless recognize its local
tty cJajm,as worthy of consideration.
It is quite possible, too, inasmuch as
you would be glad to dispense
with Ottawa in the District, you
could get along without Sandusky,
and rejoice exceedingly; doubtless
you would be ovefgIad if Erie con
district in itself, with sen
ltorial, judicial and other honors all
its own, which it would not be ne
,essary to divide with any other
But alas! the thing is done for. The
district is fixed-unless the Con.
Con. unfxes it, and we "must sink
,r swim together" in which case it
S we'll enough to recognize that !
your ncighbors have certain rights
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