The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-08-21
For The Recorder.
TI0N.-.e;0NGREssION
NOMINATION. 4:

Nh. NOMINATION. y 4:
| III we ever intend TO rebuild the esllattered
fabric Of our. organization In Orauss,it i
high time we were shaking Off the un-
seen,ly letllargy begotten af recent defeat,
readjust our armor, remedy rs fas as may
I've the errors of past action, recogilize Tile
fact that hard working days are again
upon us, aud re-eilter the lists ~ ster ling
patriots should, and II will take mo seer T.,
!, .oretell tl,e result II. November. 3ta
Now, how shall this much desired OBJ
tject lie attaiued Lsi us face the situation
squareIy. Do not let us. attempt 10 de-
ceive ourselves, Neither should We resort
to l,oisterutis dvnunciation and All Insane
cry Of treachery' ffhut were FOOLS net.
II would he very unfair. nay II would he
downright meanness, TO. charge that all
who voted for Josiah Tarner ON the LIST
were Radicals. These very same voters
have more than once saved Orange and
the District from Radicalism. They .c,,i-
stiiuie AL element tIiatwe can In no wise
afford 10 despise. On the contrary II Ii.
our duty to odoa!I that may become mel.
To conciliate H.. They are Of us. and to US
they must return. They have sirayed dif
afurjthe time under the passionate appeals
"f one who has Promised much and ciiir'
perform nothing. But calm reflection
will surely c",,,e, aud they will as surely
return To US, their NATURAL allies. Let us
do nothing 10 thrust them away, aud they
will be found with their former friends
siHmilderto shoulder with Us In tile coming
contest,
But NE must shape our action to this |
result. We could resort ii no surer
method of indefinitely Instl,ouiug tl.is |
reunion, than conleiIding in the Conven.
tim Of the 22ud fnr an Orange county man |
as Mr.. Davis successor. II must lie al,-
parent 10 amy one calaole Of thought,
that, In our disnrganize,i state, there Is no
nisn in the county al all worthy Of the
Ia~ition or the confidence of the party, l.
who could poll two thirds uf its Democratic
strength. The candidate then must COME
from outside the county. and WIN outside
the county has a larger persoual foil owing
"r greater I,arty siiengh than JOSEPH. J.
Davis uf franklin? Andtn give force lo
this view. there was widespread feeling
among the people, that found frequent ex-
pIessiuiI during aud siiIce the late election.
that tire l0wer which ruled the action "f
our county Convention was powerful Ia
effect The defeat uf Mr.. Davis aud nring
"u, - man less in sympathy with the
reople. Aud ID u great mistake 10 sup
IM'se that hone lut those who bolted the
Convention nominees were under like i'm.
,ression. The immediate ct,nseIueiic,.s
0f "a report Of this kind, SO IL gained be-
lie:, were not affected 10y the fact that it
was pat IN circulation for the vilesi
political purposes. !, .o..,,t,.--...s.l.
IL necames our duty then, both as sound
policy aad expediency, 0give u swift de-
niaI as To amy mtenlion 10 di.plaee Mr.
Davis, by casting the solid Orange
County vote for him on first ballot. And
l~sides, there Is no one aur great party
~ much drrads to nieei.as a
in his Threatened Congressional
rae. as tile present incumbent. Let up ah
Orange man and you will verify the evil
Of the discontents, and this
same element will again be called upon 10
Imn,ier to the morbid desires of tliis
political eunuch. We should not lay too
much stress upon the victories Of Demo.
rrais in other portions Of the District, l,iit
Oesr iii mind that local dissensions wiicli
80 much, 10 our defeat here
was considerable factor IN their sue.
cess'
We know then oihcr aspirants for
honors, honest aud capable
perhaps, who doubtless think they hav.
been kept waiting too long already, but
ust at this juEcture the discipline of Ga.
pariy aud the good oi the conntry ,lr-
nand that they stand aside 10 await nm
'ther turn Of the political crank. n |,
II IL not the qualification ofa wounded
'auity, nor the more laudable desire to
Gee Orange readjus;ed as the key stone Of
he Democratic arch. that prompts tlte~e !
emarks, bu: keen seilse ofthe inninupt ,
LANCER In which We stand Of being
toa condiiionas degrading. M ,
hat from which ouf sister county has just
merged. Into the hands Of the Orange
delegates To Lie Convention OF the easnd,
I've loliiical salvation Of the county aud -,
With Il the District Is committed. Win
hey prove squaIto the trust? s... H..
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