The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-10-24
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Even the tr1RS-JuVIU0t secs inc llaiiu.
writing on the wall. and now advises the
withdrawal of Col. TowucS from the sen.
torial contest. The article in which the
l.-J. givcs this sensible advice We have
copied into this number of the BULLETIN,
and to IL we invite the attention of our
readers. Ii is well written. end should
be read by every Democrat in the district
before election day.
1.-The tact stands out in bold relief"
says the Argas-JournoI. THAT Colonel
Townes cannot be elected. If he desires
Democratic success, his duty is plain. 1t
is TO step out OF the way of it. 1t APP
pears to us that the good taste and gen.
tlemanly instincts which he is unan-
mously credited with possessing, should
impcl him to this course" To all of
which we give most hearty approval.
But the AyguS-Jom nal has II condition
upon which it recommends the with
drawal of Col. Townes. and that
is the simultaneous withdrawal
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nation by the committee OF another can
didate-Hon. Jesse Ware. for instance.
We do not believe this condition should
be imposed by party that admits the
certainty of the defeat of its own candi
date, and we shall feel in duty bound to
stand bv Judge Hilcman to the end if I've
is not perfectly willing to act upon the
suggestion of the Al; but we
are confident that Judge lIileman, who
entered the contest not for the
purpose OF advancing his own in
terest. but tor the good OF his party and
in the interest of the cause Of reform,
will not stand in the way OF a~ettlcment
of the Democratic differences in this dis
trict. The nomination OF Hon. Jesse
Ware, in place of Col. Townes and Judge
Hileman. in accordance with the arrange
ment suggested above, would, we have
no doubt, give general satisfaction TO the
Democrats of the district. There i, NOT,
in all the circle of our acquaintance,
better man than Jesse Ware, and as
senator he waJ one of the most faithful
OF public servants. Union county has
had the senator for six years now. She
was entitled TO it again. If she desired
to reward Jesse Ware for good services
we'll done, because it is wise To keep in
the legislature your industrious and
honest men n long "a they will consent
10 serve the people; but, when it was
announced that MIR. Ware would not serve
again. common fairness suggested that
the seliatorship should have been allowed
to 20 to Jackson or Alexander county.
unless Union had another man for the of
flee of extraordinary ability. Col.
TONNES is not II man of such superior
abilities. and he had no particular claims
upon the Democratic party. More than
this, the result of the election would prove
that the Democrats of Union did not de-
sire his nomination. Well. now.
il We caH get back to Jesse
Ware, the honest conditions OF
the implied treaty between Union. Alex
ander and Jackson counties. may in this
way be restored, order be brought out
of chaos, and peace be brought back to
the distracted ranks of the Democracy of
| the Fitticth district
| Let IL add "a word 10 this. II this plan
of settlement is determined upon the
committee should 20 farther, anG make
clean sweep. 1t should. in formal
way. set aside both Mr.. Albright
and DR.. Agnew, and nominate
two other candidates in their places. Mr..
irwin would be good selection for Alex
ander county. He would get all the
votes OF the TONNES men and most OF the
votes of the Hieman men. The other
candidate should be taken from Jackson
county-some honest farmer, upon whom
the Mayham and Josh Allen Democrats
might concentrate. OF course, Mr.. Al
bright would not yield. He is his own
| candidate and wOnld not retire to save
the Democratic party from destruction !;
hut for all this the committee should do
its duty in the hope that what it may do
will result in the accomplishment of the
| desired good to the Democratic party
of the distracted Fiitieth senatorial dis
| trict.