Nebraska advertiser., 1880-08-26
''LET Us HAVE PEACE"
To the County Delegates and ali Fair
minded Men.

THE ADVERTISER has stood aloof il
the fight that has been raging in Oul
county politics for weeks past, as wei
probably as it is possible for mortal tC
do under similar circumstances, tax
ing part in the interest of harmony
and fair expression at the primaries
more than anything else. The pri
maries now have been held, and we
stand and view the situation, which
to say the least of is not at all pleas
ant to behold. We are aware that ii
is nearly impossible to say or do any
thing in this affair without having
ones motives challenged us selfish or
personally partisan, yet We have, in
common with other Republican peace
makers, duty TO perform, and an
opinion to express, from which we
shall not shrink. We find two gentle
men yet in the field for Senatorial hon.
Ors. They are both able and popular Re
publicans, each having following so
formidable that it will not he safe or
polite to ignore. Mr.. Daily, of the
delegates elected last Saturday has "a 4;
Mr.. Howe has %, and there are 16 who
are favorable to third man. This is
about the way the matter stands with
an intense determination, that is Bit
ter indeed, upon the part of the two
prominent candidates to be the win
ming manor, to put it in more vivid
light-each man is determined that the
other shall not "sit down upon him."
And we have the best reason for be-
lieving, from mingling with the peo-
pie and hearing expressions, that unless
some compromise can be made, this
fight will not cease even after the con-
vention shall have indicated the man
that must be "set down on" We
know, and every delegate knows,
that this "set down on" diSpO-
sitiOn, has been the ruling one
in the campaign, and that it has
engendered such antagOnism, and
hatred that it will not down after the
convention, if it should be the prevail
ing spirit there. The disposition of a
rival factionist that prompts him to go
through the country crying, kill him,
"squelch him." "now is the time to lay
him out" is not such as to leave him
and his supporters in a mood easily
conciliated, after he and his supporters
have been left upon the field in sup
posed helpless condition. But it is un-
necessary for us 10 remind the dele
gates of these facts, for any rejecting
mind can understand and appreciate
the situation at Il glance. The dele
gates have, in our opinion, the present
veal or woe of the party in their
hands; and we cannot doubt that they,
or at least many of them, will be will
ling to seize upon any honorable way
that will be for the most harmony, and |
the strongest ticket. : They certainly |
will not, cannot in view of their re- !
SpOnsibility to the party, foster, feed or
tolerate any plan that will be for the
qualification of a selfsh.partisan at the |
expense of the party-that they will |
jeopardize the success of the party to
please somebody who wants to "set |
down" on somebody, regardless of the
to the party. Now what |
is our plan? We have, with many |
others, thought of third man for SEN
atOr, which would be better we think |
than nominating one and sitting |
down" on the other But there is an |
other plan which would be preferable |
to that, and that is to put Mr.. Daily |
and Mr.. Howe both on the ticket As |
Mr.. Daily has more delegates appar- |
emily, which Mr.. Howe's friends |
concede, let him take the SenatOrship, |
and let Mr.. Howe be satisfied with
subordinate place on the ticket. This
would, or ought to. bring the two op-
posing elements together, and then no
political cyclone would follow as a re-
suit, but on the contrary peace and |
harmony and big victory will follow
such a combination. Mr.. Howe will |
agree to this arrangement, made not by |
him bit by his friends, and in view of |
all the circumstances, and feeling, and |
and avowals to bolt, his |
friends claim this attitude of his is
and as much as should be |
Of him. 1t is no use to talk |
to US about abiding the decision of the
We are making no threats |
We are speaking for the best interests !
of the party. We are begging for rec
OgnitiOn and peace. We are offering |
the olive branch. Mr.. Howe and his |
friends have heard the threat of a fac |
zionist opponent that if Howe was
nominated he-the factiOnist-wOuld |
not stand it-that Howe must be kill |
ed, and therefore theory of abiding the
decision is estOpped. We do not know
whether he or the other would bolt, but |
we know that the ungenerous fight
made against Mr.. Howe, gives him the
right to any resort he may adopt to
prevent the ruthless oppositiOn-not
Mr Daily-frOm "SittjRy dorm" upon
him. We are saying some plain things,
as we are wont to do, but at the same
time looking the situation squarely in
the face and recounting solid truths.
We are saying these things not at the
dictatiOn of auybOdy- but as the