Year: 1877




Nesrs. Editors lin your issue Of
the 4th. you call attention to the inn
portance Of Q full vote In the November
election. The political times are too
Precsrious to let personal ffiesdship
take the precedent Of party principle.
The two political parties Of the county
are toonearly equal TO- waste ourstrength
in complimentary votes.


In the last legislative eoutest, 9 re-
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delegate was the consequence OF party
discord and complimentary votes, and
If We are not very diligent partial fail
ure wall be our portion in November.


To do away, as far as possible, with
political intrigue, new system was in
augurated; and It has served at least IS
fair test Of the present state Of the
popular feeling. As consequence of
the primary election, we have good
and acceptable ticket, against which no
valid objection can be offered, and it
certainly is the duty of every democrat
to work for the success Of the whole
ticket.


Before the late primaries the field
was open to all political aspirants, and
those who entered and were defeated,
as we'll as those who then failed to test
their popularity, cannot now fairly ask
democratic support.


Personal choice is now a dead is
sue" and an era Of good feeling should
prevail and eliminate the bitterness and
acerbity Of past contests.


The Impending crisis is upon US
and nothing should be done TO retard or
impede the reviving energies of the
party.


Independent candidates are springing
up, asking the support Of friends and
fellow-citizens."


Independent. is certainly misnomer.
Would not in-dependence be far more ap-
plicable /! Do they not rely upon the
votes of dissatisfied democrats and re-
publicans to accomplish their aim II
they still claim to be democrats, vet re-
fuse to fight under democratic colors,
We repudiate neutrality-suspicious., they
are our political enemies, and to such
We give mo quarter"


Our independent friends are IN bad
company-let me illustrate their condi-
tion by 'telling little story:


A farmer on his death bed requested
his son John to divide flock Of sheep
fairly between himself and his brother
Abe, who was in distant State. Now
there was certain "old buck" great
favorite with Abe, and about the time
Abe was expected home John picked
out all the scalawass and turned them
in field with the "old buck"


The morning alter Abe arrived, the
brothers walked to the fields. After
talking Of the many virtues OF the old
man, John said: "Brother, father re-
que>ted me to divide the flock with YOU
i have put one half in that field and
the other half in this--you can take
your choice-your favorite, "old Billy, "
is with this flock


After looking at both nocks, Abe
called "old Billy" who came running
to him. "Ah! Billy" SAID Abe, I'VE
have had many pleasant hours together
many romps on the lawn-many gam
bols on the green-how love YOU Bill
ly but you're in bad company and III
have TO desert you-brother, III take
the other flock"


Now, that is the way with these tn
dependents. However much we love
them, they are in bad company" and
We must discard them. No shadow of
doubt can rest upon the course to be
pursued.


Would it not be more wise to trust to
the magnanimity of an open foe than to
rely on the questionable loyalty Of a
doubtful friend


1t We are vigilant, We can make our
victory SO complete that its effects will
be felt in future elections.


STRAIGHToUr.