Middletown transcript., 1874-02-21

Ma. ENRON Ill tbas been frequently
S{lbsd By individrals Of both political
parties. Il our State, that it was the prsc-
tics Of both parties to purchase votes The
spress d {lch pssty charge IT, sfhsr vitii
exercising Il Nov IL such l. the fact.
which ws have not much reason to doubt, is
il right to do sof The object 10 Re-
pqbIican form of governmsns Il tbst tbs
people shall govern by fair. an honorable
expression of the sentiments Of the people.
Can ~. have ssch an expression when
votcs can be. and are, either bought or
influenced BY pecuniary reward2 Is il
rot the duty Of every good Democrat to
| dsnounee and dissou0teuancs such cus-
| tonsil know the excuse, thai is gem
orally offered. is that if We do not buy the
| votes of those who offer themselves TOR
sale that the opposite party will. Can
our eovsrnmeut long EXIT under such q
.stats Of thinga? # tbs voters can be
bought fer one purpose can they not as
readily be bought fer any other purpose? !?
For what doSs the mar rho will sell his
vote care for what purpose Il is used
Suppose set Of designing men through
| out our State should combine for the pur-
pose q changing the form Of our consti-
tuition. and to ensot State Laws making
the negroes our equals, both political and
isocial, without avowing their object, and
| with large amount Of money expended
in the purchase ef vstes. secure the object
sought for? Gould we, ~ Democrats Of
right make any complaint, while we our
selves admit it il right ? or If We do net
asa party give our assent, we allow the
! members of cur party to do itswithout any
rebuke to them. Now the writer has
heard men who should stand high 10 the
opinion Of our party, say that il is right
to purchase votes, and that If certain par
ties who are aspirants for the nomination
4 % candidates OF the Democratic party fol
the office of Governor could be nominated
for the Office, that they would spend {
large amount Of money to purchase votes
) to secure the election Of themselves. Il
this right? Now what has been utatet
are facts, and the only reason advanced
why We should do 20, was that il We die
4 not do it the other party would buy up al
such worthless material and change tb
State sdmiuistratisn from Democratic Il
Republican. Tie same principle, If car
, ried out. would make it that NO shoul'
lock up and wske secure every dollar
worth Of property which We possess, for
we did not DO 80 the 6rst person who hap
pspsd 10 pass by and see something b
: could use would take it with him and con
/ sole himself that il was all right. for ie b
did not take it the next thief that cam
along would. Is this pleasant position
for us as party to assume? To prev
: that suchia state Of things does exist, Nj
Coursey. the last Republican eandidat
a for Governor, made proposition throug
the papers to our candidate that neithe
party should engage in the purehai
= Of votes. Why our candidate did nc
n deign to notice it. never could dein'
Q whether it was that be did not belle,
. that. such state of affairs did exist. or
). it did exist, wns it necessary that o.
= party should make use oft in the then pea'
% Ing campaign? Why 10 it that the GO,
p ernment Of our country has SO degenera
or cd in the last decade Why is it th
h our Congress pass laws regardless Of Al
. constitutional provisions which laws a
= Interfering with. and robbng us Of OF
rights as States, except on the princip
that it is right to do anything it may
= placed in the position with power TO d
4. regardless Of constitutional provision
Now if We would have good. hene'
straightforward government. We must
10 gin at home in our own party and puri
MS Il, Of its defects; and the one above rcf'
ur red to-, Of purchasing votes, the writ
\. considers to be one which We, as part
: have entire control over, and the soor
l'- we rid ousslves of the odium Of it the b
en- ter it will be for US as party.
eel WIN DEAN.