Year: 1869

But little more than month re-
mains before the November Election =
In most counties nominations have been
made, but here no convention has yet
been called. The reason is that the
old Court House Clique in Austin who
have heretofore driven the people un.
der lash of tyranny, are this year met
at every corner with an emphatic No.
Hundreds of men that have worn the
yoke for years and in comparative sill
ence, positively and unqualifedly assert
that they. will bear it no longer
This is not the impulse Of moment.
1t is the firm resolve of candid, think
ing citizens based upon : settled con-
viction after mature deliberation, that
the safety of the party and the highest
welfare Of the people demand that the
present administration of county officers
should be changed. This condition of


things staggers the old ring leaders,
In the near future they read the Ger
tain overthrow Of their dynasty: But
they will not die. without desperate
struggle. No, they have too much at
stake. New incumbents in Office would


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lay bare before the people the gigantic
frauds that have been perpetrated for
years. Daily their counsels are held
and in desperation they exclaim, No
we cannot We must not have a ne,s man
in the Treasurers Office this fall unless
zoe can control him. Far better, that
we spend thousands Of dollars to pre-
vent it. -, :..s..,.: .


The programme. as at present adopt.
ed SO far as we are able to learn is this.
The convention, provided only one is
called, is to be delayed until the very
eve CT election, so that but few towns
will be prepared for it. Assistance is
to be secured by making pledges to men
in various parts Of the county. If in
this way a town or two can be secured
the delegates can easily be harnessed
into the old traces, after they get to
the convention. With one man work.
ing for Representative in Leroy, an:
other for Treasurer in Frankford or
Racine, it is hoped little aid can be
secured. There are always men enough
who can be duped and sold year after
year in this way. Not succeeding in
getting = majority Of delegates in this
way the old system Of packing caucus
es and getting up bogus delegations
will be rcsorted to, and an attempt will
be made to bully the convention as was
done last year At Leroy and ride over


the will Of the majority. 49,.


1t may as well be understood first as as
last, that with the present prospects Of
defeat, the old ring have no intention Of
allowing any convention to be fair
expression Of the will of the people,
They are too we'll versed in frauds, to
allow their power to slip away when in
trigue and corruption will save it,
Again, in the event that neither Of the
above plans is made to win, it is their
intention to fuse with the Democrats
and run boiling ticket" Snow thinks
he succdeded in this once and why
not again? We urge the people to be
active and vigilant, constantly on tho
lookout for tricks and chicanery, such
as we have sct-fezth. Last year a month
previous to the election we predicted
that lie Roy would be sold out, and
that tho ring wonld fuse with Demo-
Gratis our predictions were verified


One word further. Send no man that
can be bought, as delegate to the con-
yention. Pick tried and true men this
time if never before.