The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-03-20
Spring Elections.

want to ask Mr. Democrat" whether if
the Democratic party were in the ascend
cy here, he would issue any such invita-
tione
Would they Lot take what they wanted
and then snap their fingers in the faces
of US Republicans and ask US as did
Boss Tweed of the New Workers, "what
are you going to do about its"
Also, in view of the gh-handed acts
of the ruling party in the South, during
the past year where Republicans are os
tracised from society, driven from the
polls by red-shirted rebels armed with
shot guns, where it costs life to vote any
other than the Democratic ticket, is it not
the height of impudence to ask for the
support of the Republicans to any Office
in our gifts We have men of brains in
the Republican party to select our Off
GERS from, then why should we go to q
party whose record for the past twenty
years has been marked with treason, cor
ruption and war?
1t is plain to be seen why democrat"
is SO anxious to join hands and put the
"best men forward irrespective of party"
We are on the eve of q very important
State election and possibly Democrat"
might get the nomination to some impor-
tant office. Then he will need every
vote he can command in his own party,
and some of the Republicans to elect
him.
The conclusion of the whole matter
seems to be this: So long as single Re-
publican south of Mason and Dixon's Line
cannot express his political opinions or
vote according to the dictates of his own
conscience, owing to the supremacy Of a
''Solid South" let US see to it that in Re-
publican Wellington no Democrat ever
again holds an office.
SOLID NORTH.
ED. ENTERPRIsE.-Not long since we
saw an article in your paper from "Re-
publican" on the subject of township and
municipal elections, the writer of which
appears to have looked pretty thoroughly
over the political field and might have
truthfully enlarged upon that subject to
all he did say. Now. in looking over the
political history of the two parties Re-
publican and Democratic for the past
twenty years, it does not require that q
man should be a statesman, poet or phil
osopher to see that the helm of the ship
of state is not safe in the hands of the
Democratic party. We say this because
we have observed the movements of the
two parties for the past twenty years with
more and greater anxiety than ever be-
fore, by reason of the shareholders Re-
bellion which has occurred within that
period.
We expected and honestly believed
at the commencement of the war that
all irrespective of party, north of Mason
and nivnpfc Tsnn xrAr,lA ofonA in
support of the government, but we were
sadly disappointed in this regard, as it is
an historical fact that a Democratic
President sympathized with and en-
couraged the South in rebellion and that
Democratic organizations ("Knights of
the Golden Circle') all over the great
West, and vast multitudes of Democrats
were in earnest sympathy with the re-
bellion and armed themselves in many
localities for the purpose of liberating
rebel prisoners. But enough. Volumes
might be written upon this subject and
the half not be told. In looking over
the Congressional Record of those days
We fiud scarcely movement, proposition
or act of the Republicans that did not
meet with most bitter and determined
opposition from the Democrats. The
Introduction of the "greenback" as cur
rency, which all we'll knew was the only
means by which the government couIu
be sustained, was most strenuously op-
posed by the Democrats, and yet short
time since they were sadly disappointed
because they could not flood the country
with them. And SO it might be said Of
nearly all the Republican acts of legis-
lstion for years back. Opposed at first
by the Democrats, they were afterward
endorsed and approved by them. Even
| the indomitable Wade Hampton begged
of Pres. Hayes the privilege of being
trusted to carry out the Constitutional
Amendments. but his way of doing it
has not increased his popularity with the
President very much. We have no dis
position to shake the bloody shirt though
the Southern wing of the Democratic
party is furnishing fresh supply of that
garment on every election occasion. We
| only wish to remind some forgetful Re-
publicans that there has been, and still
is, a slight difference between the Demo
cratic and Republican idea, which ia
pretty thoroughly shown up by the Dem
ocratic opposition to that grand act of
| resumption and the establishment of
honest money for the people which has
come along quietly and without produc-
| ing jar in the financial concerns of the
country, no earthquakes, whirlwinds or
cyclones as predicted by the Democrats.
| Now in regard to township and mu.
nicipa! elections. We are heartily sorry
| that we cannot conscientiously vote for
our Democratic townsmen for township
or corporation officers. We don't refuse
to do so because the Democrats are
thoroughly in this practice where they
have the majority, neither do we object
to making township officers of Democrats
because they by virtue of little office
can injure our cause very much. But
we do object for this reason. That they
will vote for, and use their influence in
the election of men to fill important Ma
tional and State positions who are sure
to oppose every Republican measure that
may be introduced, we have sometimes
thought for no other reason than because
it originated with Republicans. We
believe the Republican idea to be the
correct one and we have Democratic au.
thority for our opinion. We say that If
it is worth the effort that we generally
make in the election of State and County
officers, it certainly is worth our time in
going quietly to the polls and voting for
Republican township and corporation Of
ficers. We could increase our good rea-
sons for this practice if necessary. If
Republican principles as carried out for
the last twenty years have been better,
safer and more in harmony with the well
fare of the government We see no reason
why they are not so still, and why they
should not be whenever and wherever
the ballot is brought into requisition.
The Republican party can if they will,
always put in nomination good and unex
ceptionable men. They have enough of
that element in the party, and we are very
glad if their recent experience has taught
them wisdom in this matter. II it has