The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-07-10
egs COUNTY ss,sssArIoxs.

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In advance ofany positive declaration
osiEdependency. ON the part OF amy So
called democrat of the county OF Orange,
We deem 1t improper 20 make any personal
arraignment Of such purpose, though j, "
Inpre than prehaLlei that such will anon
tl,ecosne necessary. Bot In advance Of
such declaration we can properly direct
the attention ofths people to the niter in
appropriateness ofsiich purpose by deDon-
strating how. absolutely unnecessary and
unreasonable Il would lie. fa III
4 For years pas. Il has been the complaint
of the people-often q very just onc--thaI
their Interests were not represented in the
Legislature; that their wants, their well
fare. their grievances were made subAi
dis,y u The convenience of mere politi-
CLANS; that lawyers, intent only upon In
ereasing their own fame, or politicians
bent opon pushing. their own fortnnes,
thrust the modest farmer. merchant or.
'nieehallic aside, monopolizing NIL the
bonorss and absorbing all tile profits,
sliuh As they were, VI representation. The
hard worke,l producer. the bnrdened tax
Iayer, The source of all power, and the
foundation o. AT fprosperity, were COM
pelle,i to give way 10 the CLASSES gifted
with more fluent speech, aid more brazen
front, and sre their interests. neglected.
sarriiicr.l or oppressed. And 50 il has gone
on until an election 10 a seat in the brgis-
lature was assumed M afor.gope DECLARE
lion Of the abandonment of the peopIe-a
triumph for the self.seekiDg politician Or
the ambitious lawyer. ~ ..t'' ..FI &. e
= These are'tbe feelings, and these are the
sentiments. rightly or wrongly aseribedto
The people. las.a5te. n ~ ~ ...s ..,.r -
!, In The last Democratic Convention Of
the people of the county Of Orange, they
had ample opportunity Of giving ex-
prersi"n ioii,eir wishes and they did 80
Enthusiastically. They deliberately selrc-
ted two gentlemen thoroughly identified
with them In thought and feeling, and
i,lierest and occupation; men In NO sense
politicians, who Nhadno selfish purposes
to snbserve. no nlierior objects 10 aitsr;,;
men. who being ofihe people and fran
among the people. knew their wants aud
their grievances; ami relieving The one
aud redrssing the other, would at theend
Of their term, retire from the Legislative
halls without regret. claiming as their
only reward the approval vaiofapeople grate-
fnl for valuable service nDseliishly ren.
deresI. f Af'kys 81.
af. A. Angler. and John II. Hutchips
fiIi exactly the peoples Ideal If public
servants. Both ofthem practical bisiness
men. the onea merciisut. The other a
farmer, intelligent, industrious. honest,
.unanhitious--what more can be asked for
the complete satisfaction o. the people
Neither ef these gentlemen sought the
nomination. IL was aspontaneous tribute
al once ioa recognized want and To per-
sonal merit. Isthere the ifainte-t shadow
of reason why the work Of CoDyen-
tion. full. fair, and barnonious. should be
assailed and set aside that any one with
FAR fewer claims 90 popular confidence
should displace selection 80 significantly
made? ~ 8 y
Tie people want men VITO work for
Them; whose position Is TINT of industrious
public servsntr They wan: no fusn nor
men whoare mere professional politicians,
for waon, puIlie life In necessity aud
with whom the welfare Of the people is
n,inor consideration =