Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-05-07
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4e&Srs LUjtDr8:-Now that rh,,
the election III Fender IS over, it may
,iot br, tmiss 20 look back little and
hcc,uEt. il possible, for the defeat
which tue Conservatives have eu- t,tin
"a In this Election, as Ill others, :
consoiH,; himself with tie belief, or a
least With t::e nope. tLat 3 had more
! zine 10 lose. a,an lie Aad, and was
probably advocating The ntce> Sly OF
the election before the masses. i ma
iOritY ~ the candidate, were iulici 20
Quiri1IeSs aHder the belief thai their
''fr.u:l,is" would attend TO the CANVASS,
aud IN turn tn friends" thought the
caAdi ,lates ought TO do the rauying
THE man is too busy to go out 10 yo;e,
auJtLvf thinks his vote viii not turn
the election; 80 it happens that ali
nearly a.!-l?iiI,k alike, and act ac-
c0rdIngly. There were & few, how
| cvcc-aud quite feW-who, actuated
~ the proper spirit. threw themselves
into tie canvass and did great good.
MOI witAstan ding the oft repeated IL
iuries our people have suffered Fl, IN
t!lis NJ .uifest Indifference and supine-
| ness. they ye5 indulge their ietllargy.
and l. fore long viii complain OF the
burdens which they imposed upon
III .Itsolves.
Bat there are OTHER causes which
caused d weakness il our party vote
i tlirl Of the men in the county
wanted the county site on his own
land; and as / cannot get it at my door
wli! ;et ''the thing rip" That can
1idate beat me III the Convention, and
I IL not going to 6iectiOneer for his
ell l;;iJn. Anu so the tale runs. Com
Ii - hese, Indifference and habiinul
ln"rtn"sS ia inaly OF our citizens with
til corruption OF the kodlcals, aud we
a. CuCv4 as certain the cause Of the de-
feat IN Ponder.
Bat l." figures may not be ohjec,
tlonuoie, and especially when they COLI
ain So much. Last year whei. the
warmth Of the election for Judge
tire tched both parties IN the county
o their utmost tension. the Radicals
MY pOi!ed ab nut one thousand votes.
ihl8 year the Radical candidate beat
che Conservative for Clelk about four
40 huy HTed ard forty seven. The
K 'di"s.i can idate for Surveyor re
1elved twelve G2.0) hundred and Sew
enty VOTES. in short, last year there
wer1 but thousand Radical votes Ill
Ponder county, how tue average vote
1T the party IS quite thirteen (l30O)
itnudr. d This is easily explained in
the fact ecef1jarhcre kaOaCn that about
three hu0d,'Cd R0dicol U0tes hare been
i"l1}ortcd from tic adjoining counties.
The friends Of Ponder county claim
it & be Democratic; so it is, when
far election can be had; past election
retuIn# assure US If this and they will
be ver'i q ct the next election. But
the result of This election is well
enough as If Is; our cit'ze Us now see
the folly and danger of Inactivity Oh
election day, and will in future arouse
from their lethargy and seize with
energy upon those means which will
forever rid us of the burdens of Radi-
cal rule.
Now that unfortunately, the Radical
candidates are elected, it is to be
hoped, Messrs Editors, that none of our
Democratic brethren will addinsult to
injury by signing their bonds. Not
one fourth of the officers elected can
give the required bonds without Dem
ocratic aid. which, if extended, will be
an irreparable injury inflicted upon
our already oppressed people.
Fender County, April 90.