Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-10-21
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The full delegation In the last convcn.
tt"n was the result Of special effort 10 Sc
cure a good attendance at the caucuses.
The people have learned that II Is but lit.
tie consequence to them il they are severe.
tgns, unless they use their sovereign pow.
er, and they are realizing that they incur
more responsibility by neglect than by
active participation, hence large delega-
ti"ns Of the most intelligent men in the
county came up to the convention and s..
le';ted candidates fot the several offices.
The Republicans met for consultation
and then acted rs citizens charged with
an important duty. The convention >of
Oct. 9th, was not mere ratification meet.
ing, as the annual convention USUALLY Is.
1t was the representative authority VI the
party, working for its Own and the coun.
tvs good. l, followed the dic,ation If
no one man, sought not the advancement
Of Il clique or a faction, but boldly pro-
claimed its principles, and then selected
ticket in harmony with them. It was
remarked by many. that the delegates in
that convention were leading citizcns,-
representing fairly the intelligence and
the moral character Of the whole county.
There was not harmony in that body
Harmony was not expected, because wher-
ever there may be founi spirit Of peace
and Il feeling Of concord there too, are
present, If not always manifested, those
elements which disintegrate, and embroil !;
elements which enter into the contest for
individual ascendency, and tor the prac-
tice of j"bberv and corruption, and there
were few men in the convention who
labored, first, to control it, and failing in
that, I" bring disgrace upon its work, and
thus to defeat its benrficent purpo ses.
These men knew that they were doing a
disrepu'able business, but they dared not
act up to their convictions. An irrasci
Bile demagoguc had assigned them each
his part and they dared not tlisobey his
behcsts, but fortunately there were but II
very few Of that class AS whole the
convention was a suitable representation
Of the party, and its voice was an autho-
rizcd expression IF its wishes, and will
be ratified by formal ballot on the I'd of
NovcM Der.
Until within the laat year. the republi-
cans of NJ wer County have been political
vassals,-subjcct to the dic,ation Of a
singh. man. They knew their condition
and iamen,ed it, but none dared sound
the jubilee note, nor lead in The march Of
liberty, and the party lay like a Sampson
in the lap Of Delilah, beguilcd inth mac
ton by subtle power that it could neith-
er control nor understand. 1t is now
awake and conscious Of is own impor
lance, its duties and lis responsibilities,
and it will meet every cxigency and over
come each obstacle which may appear to
dispute its progress. Its emancipation is
accomplished and lis cnfranchisement is
complete. There remains now not; ing to
prevent the full enjoyment of the liberties
which we have won. Let wisdom and
liberation characterize each act, 50 that we
shall have little to correct and less to r..
greet. We congratulate the Republican
party Of Mower County upon the freedom
Which it has won and upon the wisdom
and moderation displayed in its use.