Year: 1869

There is more truth than poetry in the


old saying tnat"ln times of peace prepare


Tor war" Next month the preliminary


skirmishing will commence, previous to


the great battle to be fought in the fall. -


1t IS time we were marshalling our forces,


canvassing for the best men to fill the


various Important positions to be bestowed


by The people, Next month, in the cleo.


ton of township officers, the first gun will


be fired, and its results will be taken as


an index to the more important struggle


10 follow later in the season. Is the


Democracy of VintOn county ready for the


hght2 Let every Democrat ask himself


the question. tam l ready To devote a


portion of my time to secure the election


of our candidates2" Let every one of us


make such prepare tions as will enable us


to devote good part of our time TO the


noble work during the campaign. There


are no hopes for the Radicals in this


county, but the fact that such is the case


should not be the means Of Jesse ming our
efforts The more crushing their de feat


the more certain our success in Il future


We do not propose, on account of our do


feat in the Presiden tial struggle last fall


to quietly submit to Radical rule, but on
the contrary we propose to stick to the


like "pitch plaster to pine board" and


fight them while "waters run and grasses
grow" Our success is only question Of
lime. No party that ever existed could
perpeiuaie its power when it contained SO
many elements of bad management and
rascality as does this Radical Republican
Party. Their corruption, their plundering
and squandering Of the, peoples money,
their haudling Of the financial ques ion,
and many other similar acts, will ulti-
mately damn them in the estimation Of
The American people. low long il will
be until this desirable change takes place
cannot say, but think in about two
years the "national blessing will be repu
dated. Thus will the people relieve them
selves of the heavy burhen, Oh ereby
giving advent 10 better lines. Democrats
OF little Vinton, let us again put oursel yes
in training. Let US be fully prpared to
meet every advance made by the treach
erOus enemy. Let US push to fghting
aud keep them where We have them-On
the defensive. Thorough discipliu and
firm adherence to those i'm mortal priuci
pies upon which eur party is founded will
DO sure to bring saccees II COP is just
: and we know he is--the Republican
"lease" upon the pockets of the people and
the Treasury Of The United States, the life |
blood Of the nation, will soon expire
That internal corporation was chartered
IN the year ls60-time to run subject to
decision of the peOple--and. according 20
tho reports from Mr.. Secretary MCCuL
LocH, II has now expended all the money
in the country and run the people in deb
three thousand millions, therefore II is
high time said charter expire, aud We pro
pose the voters of ViEton county render
I h cir decision upon the matter this fall in
such manner that the Radicals will dis
tinety understand what they mean. 1t is
all important that we put our hest men
to fill the township Offices as well
as those Of more Importance. Let US look
around US and come to def mite conc lusions
'hout these matters, 40 that there may be
no delay vbeu the fight opens, There
should be Convention held ia every
isvnship and the very beu. men nom ina
led iorun for the various Offices.


Let us he up and doing and not lei
Iheso 'black imps' get the Start Of us,


,1.F, ra 10y Q.


March lst, 1859. 1909