Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-03-25
different ways OF Looking at 1t.

DllGeFeRG ways OF LOOKING ag He
The Register, of this place, in an arti-
Gle a week or two since, commenting on
the action of the Republicans in Union
township and Washington corporation,
in deciding to make party nominations
for the offices to be filled at the April
election, said:
"Mr. Millikan advises that the
election be contested on political
grounds. There can be no doubt
but Union is Republican township,
and, if this advice be taken by the elec-
tors, but what the entire Republican
ticket will be elected; but we must con-
fess we are unable to see what effect the
resultin Union township now can have
upon the Presidential election in No
vember next; and we apprehend the
business men and the tax payers will
view it in that light as we do. u
"The Democrats, we apprehend, 1--WE
hope they will nOt) will hold no con-
ventiOn to nominate ticket, but vote
for good, honest, reliable men, who will
look closely and carefully to the inter-
est Of our township affairs. Our advice
is for all to eschew party and give us the
very best men in the township, and we
believe this will be DONE"
That is Mr.. Kerr's way of looking at
it. But it must be remembered that he
is publishing Democratic paper in a
Republican county, and is giving advce
to the voters of township where, if
party lines are drawn, there can be no
doubt Of the election of the entire Re-
publican ticket, according to his own
admission. Under these circumstan-
ces, of course the proper thing for him
to do is to advise all to "esChew party"
And If Mr.. Kerr can persuade the Re-
publlcans, or any considerable number
of them, that the result of the April elec-
tiOns is Of no political Importance, and
induce them to be governed by personal
friendships, and split up their votes on
Independent tickets, the Democracy
may, by sticking to every Democrat
who is candidate for any position, on
any of these independent tickets, sue
ceed in electing some of them. That is
the plan pursued by the Democracy in
Republican counties. But how is it in
counties and localities where the Dem
ocracy have reliable majOrities? The
following extract from a rallying arti-
Gle in the Circleville Democrat and Watch
man, the Democratic organ of Demo-
cratic old Plckaway county, will show
how they do these things over there,
and in every other Democratic county
in the State, for that matter. The DEM
Ocrat and Watchmdn Of the 10Th says
"The Presidential year is upon us with |
all its party responsibilities, and 1t be- |
hooves the Democracy of old Pickaway |
to see to it that they contribute their
full share toward making Ohio Demo-
cratic in November next. The April
election Is only the entering wedge to
the more important contest that is to
follow this fall, and clean sweep in
Che IrsC nght Will make success dOubly
sure at the next political bout. The
Radicals Of this city, flushed with the
partial victory they achieved at the
last Spring election, are bent on fur
ther success, and to this end all the
that can be brought to bear
at our local elections will be used to
further their ends. viii the Demo-
cracy meet blow with blow? Circle
Vile should be solidly Democratic, and
. concerted attact all along the line will
bring about that most desired result"
Our readers will observe that the ed
tor Of the Democrat is able to see plain
y enough "what effect the result of
yhe April election will have upon the
Presidential election In November"
md that he doesn't advise the Demo-
cratic voters of Pickaway to "eschew
party" to any great extent in the April