The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24
OPPOSITION CANDIDATES.

We place at our editorial head to-day full
| list of the candidates nominated in opposition
to the Republican party for whom the people
of this county will be invited to vote al the
annual election in November. Although the
FREE TRADER may not be in full accord
with all these candidates in their peculiar
political views and sympathies on all ques'
tons, it belongs to the army OF the "Opposl-
ton" and will support any of them in pre-
ference to straight republican candidate for
the same office. The FREE TRADER does
this, because t, vote for "regularly nomna-
ted" republican, though he be candidate for
coroner only or constable, is to endorse that
party, with all its corruptlons and abomina-
tons, while to support an opposition candl-
date Is a protest against those iniquilles.
For State Treasurer there are two opposi-
ton andidates-David Gore and Chas. Car
roll,-the one nominated by the Independent
convention in June and the other by the Nc
Cormick or "Opposition Reform (hard mo-
ney) convention in August Personally wei
prefer Mr.. Carroll. The convention that nom
mated him more nearly represents our lhui'
vidual views than the other, besides which
Mr.. Gore does not seem to enlist the support
even of his own party about home
Mr. Ettcr, for superintendent OF public In
struction, had the nomination and confidence
of both conventions, and is nnqucstlonably u
first class man
We favor the election of Alexander Camp
bell for congress because we can conceive OF
no greater harm this district can do politi-
cally than to Ieelcct his opponent, Mr., Cor
win. Mr. Campbell 1t is true, advocates a
paper scheme that we consider wild and Wis
Ionary, but as there is not the rcmotest pros.
pect Of its ever being approved by congress
it is harmlessncss itself compared to the Ma
tional Bank Monopoly to which Mr., Corwln
rious thought as to what this national mono
poly really is? Do they reflect that of some
300 members of congress at least 200 are own
ers of national bank stock, and that therefore
all the national legislation of this country on
questions of finance will hereafter be directed
almost solely in the interest Of these national
banks? Talk of tariff and railroad monopo.
lies Mighty as they are and apparently all
controlling, they are as pimgy by the side
Of this national bank giant.
The FREE TRADER has said it will not take
sides in the personal encounter between the
two opposition candidates In this county for
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man, because 1t highly esteems both men and
thinks they should settle the difficulty be
tween them rather than compel their friends
to take part in the muss. Both belong to the
IS any difference between them, Mr.. Plumb
IS probably somewhat more pronounced
temperance man til IN Mr.. Gilman. We still
nope one of them will give way t. the other
before the election.
We support G. W. Armstrong and Charles
l.. Hoffman tor representatives with entire
leartincss rs first class men that ought to be
elected. Indeed it would be objectionable
folly for the people Of La Sale county to re.
ect either Of these men, in favor of men like
Spicer and Holdridge, nspi.e OF all political
considerations that may be invovled.
With the same cheerful hcartness we sup.
BORT Charles Ferguson for sheriff He is a
irst class man in every point Of view; young,
intelligent and active. He would make
The only hint we have heard
Uttered against him is that he is an Irishman
which Is about as pertinent to the question as
/ it was objected to him that he had curly
lair or a wart on his dexter elbow.