Year: 1859

XAA EAECl4VN TODAY


There is but one thing requisite to secure n
Republican triumph in our County md Town
election to-day-and t'lat is a full Republican
vote. Unfortunately for its uninterrupted sue.
CESS, the Republican party is nade up largcly
from that class Of citizens whose business
avocations are pressing, requiring their constant
care and attention, and who, for that reason,
are too apt 70 overlook their duty as citizens
in tho absorbing pursuit Of business It is
only On great occasions, when we have Prcsi-
dent, or Governor, or Senator to elect, that
this class Of citizens bethink them Of the grave
duty ofvoting. On the other hand, the Demo-
cratic party, in the main, is made up Of men
RHO find in the excisemont Of crowd and in
tha free whisky aud free shindics which
IN election day never fails to furn slt
thAt which Is far more attractive than their
customary daily avocatious- They are always
on hand ut IN election, whether it be for con-
stable or President For which reasons it
happens that the strength Of tue !ast-uamcd
party is always brought out whenever there is
any ~oting to be done, while that Of the Re-
publican party i. used for great occasions OILY.
Until Republicans shall change their course in
this respect, and make it matter Of patriotic
and religious duty to hare voice in tile Sc
lection Of al our public oficars-tho lowest
Is well as the highest-tley need not expect
thar principles to gain any permanent ascend"
ency either in tho federal or State government,
nor need they look for any higl
standard Of qualification or Of integrity
in the incun,bents Of our minor Offices. We
ask every Republican who may take up this
paper this morning, If he has not interests Of
very grave import dependent upon the charae-
ter Of those who discharge tho subordinate
ministerial functions Of government? And if
20, whother be is safe, as a general rule, in
leaving their selection to the class Of men who
ars drawn to the polls solely By love Of excite
ment and the temptations which patriotic can
diaates hold out to induce their prescnces We
ask them, Furthermore. if the prestige Of unin-
tcrrupted success in CUT local elections is not
worth laboring for, in consideration Of its effect
in deciding those great national issues which
appeal to tho highest patriotism Of citizens and
which involve the best interests Of man
4 defeat Of the Republican county
ticket to-day would be heraldcd throughout
the country aa Democratic triumph. 4
greater show Of Democratic than Republican
strength in the city would be hailed as loss
on the part Of the latter, and would give our
opponents m advantage in the city election
next spring, and in the next fall election, at
which SO much will lie at stake. This is pre-.
cisely what our opponents arc working for.
Under the gu!se Of a so-called Independent -
ticket, they are laboring to defeat the Rcpub-
lcan nominations in the hope that it will
enable them to achieve hereafter series d
Democratic victories. To do this they are ac-
tire, untiring and uuscrupulous, as they al
ways are, laboring on the one hand to seducc
Republicans into voting tho Independent :"
ticket, md on the other careful to get out the
whole Democratic strength. If there he Re.
publican who doubts this, let him 70 to tue
polls today and be convinced; and, whether
doubling it or not, let every Republican in the
city and county turn out and vote the Repub1i
can ticket.