The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-07-10
To the Democrats and Cosl-
scrSativcs ofa.c1yIs
Couniy.


County.
AS members Of the county Exec
utiro Committee, selected by you
at the recent mass convention u.s.
scmbled at the Court House Of
your county: tic call upon US to
serve you as such being unanimous,
we accepted the honorable position
assigned 10 us, at the same time,
we were potignorant ofthc weighty
responsibilities resting upon us,
and tho duties to 10 performed.
We are simply your servants.
Yours TO command-ours 10 obey,
where duty calls. We arrogatc 10
ourselves no power not delegated
by you. Our duty lies plainly be-
fore lis. and VIC enter upon the
same witll'energy and vim, pgomis-
Ing this much on our part-wo as
sure ycu VIC can do nothing with
out your hearty, manly aud honor
able cooperation and firm stand
ing together as Democrats and
Conservatives, 10 carry out the.
wishes of majority Of the same in
conducting the great political cam
paign before MS. In the conyen-
ton assembled you adopted the
Primary system Of choosing your
candidates for county Offices. The
System is before you, and good,
honest and discreet gentlemen rs
judges have been appointed to con
duct said elections at designated
voting places in the county. Poll
books will DO prepared and for
warlel to said voting places as
per your instructions. Now We
must not sit down and think all'is
done, great work is before you and
so at it determined 10 win aud
place your party in Lewis county
in tho proper organized condition,
that il may dictate terms 10 a COM
mon sncmy, even should such be
found among those claiming TO
he Of us. Heretofore our grea
strength Inns proven our weakness,
Feuds, petty jealousies, over zeal
for political profermont, baytoring
and trading frauditios with n COM
mon enemy, destroyed our organi-
zatiunsin the county, and the oppo-
site party in politics by our disaf-
feotions, at onctell swoop, grasped
in their greedy clutches the spells
dcscrvingly belonging TO you, and
after which, hytlio flash Of light
ming heraldcd to the country their
triumph as a sroat{and glorious VIC
tory for the Republican party,,wl1on
ne know LOWS county is not less
n=fousllundrotl Democratic and
Conservative majority. Now Eel.
low workers in a noble cause, We
ask you TO stand BY the action in
a mass convention assembled. Up
hold q system which none can COM
plain Of and few oppose, save some
weak knced candidate, and tho
wild howl Of Radicalis,n, and well
they may, knowing as they do the
scclhor passes away from them
forever in the county Of Lewis.
Let tho Democrats and Conser-
vativfsnnoF Lewis unite and stand
together, and in one common effort
place Our grand old party, fair and
square, inspected and unblenished
by bargain or sale, on tho side of
truth, justice and constitutional
liberty, rs taught by our fathers,
and rs proclaimed in the recent
Democratic convention assembled
ut Cincinnati, and noble standard
bearers Of these principles We have
in Hancock and English. Victory
is sure If We DO true and just to
ourselves. We in Lewis, must not
FILTER in duty or fealty 10 The cause
We espOuse. Let not The wiley
enemy leludc Or betray you by the
siren song, that has so often lulled
you 10 rcposo and defeat. "That
politics should never enter into the
question Of filling county offices !"
yet, how tenaciously they hug to
their bssom every Radical voter
for any position to which they
may aspire. In conclusion, we ask
you 10 act and think for yourselves,
Study tho Primary system well.
! Ample time is before you, feeling
confident it can but meet tho mp.
probation of every well wishcr Of
the Democratic and Conservative
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