The Hartford herald., 1880-06-23
That County Committee.

The refusal of our County Committee
to act is IA strange anomoly in politics.
Usually the men who are put at the
helm are the ones tn urge Democrats to
act. Yet we find men upon the Demo-
cratic committee refusing To obey the
order of the district committee, and all
on account of their personal preferences
for Republican candidate for one of
the most important offices in the gift of
the people. Have Democratic commit
teemen the right to use their personal
preference to the injury of the party,
and against the very people they pro-
pose to represent, and whose agents
they are? There is no question but
that the Democrats in each precinct will
turn out i'm full force on July 3rd next,
and express their choice for Circuit
Judge and Commonwealth Attorney.
Ii will no doubt be little singular, but
will be all right in the end, and We now
assure the Democrats of this county
that their votes shall and will he
counted. notwithstanding the Republi-
cans, aided by our Democratic commit
tee, attempt to prevent it.
The irregularity will of course furnish
the Republicans with consolation and
the opportunity to say that we are di-
vided, and thus weaken our county
ticket both now and i'm the near future.
But they cannot defeat us; the trouble
is not with the voters of the party. Our
leaders sold us out i'm 1876. Yet the
party survives, and so will the party in
Ohio county. The call by the district
committee is regular, the election has
been ordered, and even if the commit
tee, i'm the interest of Judge Stuart,
could prevent Ohio county from voting
still the election made by three coun-
ties out of four would he valid. 1t Is
never the ease that all the counties in
the State participate in the Democratic
State convention, yet the nominations
are valid. We suggest this to the COM
mittee: You are the mere agents of
the people; they, and II committee over
you, call on you to act; therefore APP
point officers of the election and let
there he no trouble about the voice of
Ohio county being heard on July ;irl.
They rW act whether y0u want them
to or not.
There is no opposition in the primary
election TO Judge Little, and our infor-
nation is, that the Democrats. who du
the rotiRg are for him, but the people
are taking II lively interest, and AN ne
tive part, in the Commemorative At
tOrney race between Mcssrs. 'Haycraft
and Noe, who are now the only candi'
dates. Both gentlemen have warm
friends who are jealous in their cati-e.
The people, "Mister Committeeman
on their knees earnestly and prayerfui
ly implOre you to come down from
your perch and do what you promise,
To do when you accepted the office.
You may say the offices of Circuit
: Judge and Commonwealth Attorney
are nOn-political, then why did yot
say that the offices of County Judge
; Sheriff, County Attorney, County Clerk
Coroner, Assessor and Jailer, in 1873
, We're political? Why did you say last
month that the offices of Circuit Clerl
: and Sheriff We're political. Why iii,
you say i'm 1878 that the office of judy,
! of the Court Of Appeals was political
: and in 1879 Attorney-(ieneral, AudIto
T and Superintendent of Publ. Instruc
! tion We're political? Will you pleas
explain the difference between thOs,
and the offices you now say are non
political? Ii you can't, where is you
consistency: TRUE DEMOCRAT.