Year: 1867

nomination of some improper per-


sons cannot be avoided. We want to


see the tax-paying masses of the Demo-


cratic party take this business in hand,


turn out in force at the township meet
ings and choose their candidates from


the very best material of the party.


We have plenty of men among US whose
experience, prudence, business tact and
thorough knowledge of the wants of


the people will enable them to fill these


township Offices, with credit to them


selves and with satisfaction and profit


TO the public. Let us choose our nom-


inees from this class Of citizens. Es-
pecially should we be careful TO place
no men in nomination for I'M
portant positions save such as
will exercise the most thor
ough and rigid economy in the
management of the pnblic finances. AS
we remarked the other day, the Radi-
calls have already acquired the disgrace
full distinction of reducing the country
to beggary by their extravaganza, and
we want them to have a monopoly of
the infamy. .


We learn that some Of the Radicals
are proposing to ignore the question of
politics in the coming election. They
prate about "choosing officers IS you
would choose agents" "making selec-
tions solely on the basis of qualifica-
tions," "electing the best men without
reference to their political status" &C.,
&c. We shall not Insult the DEM
ocrats by supposing them to be I'M
able to see the trick which is
hidden under these specious PROPOSE
tions. The object of all this palaver is
to enable the Radicals to secure larger
share of the offices than they can elect
on party issues. We hear nothing of it
in counties where Radicalism is in the
ascendant. Marshall county will act
from no such considerations. Upshur
comfy would even elect Radical i'm
beetles rather than competent Demo-
crats. And when Ohio county was I'M
der Radical control how closely were
the party lines drawn, and how vigor-
ously were the Democrats ostracised on
all possible occasions Even i'll the mat
ter of serving en- juries the Radicals
enforced their preregatives, and the
best Democratic citizens of the county
have within the last six months served
upon grand juries for the first time in
six years. Surely our radical friends
must deem the Democrats to be natu-
raj born fools, if they suppose that such
things can be forgotten, and an ar
rangement made by which, through our
liberality, they can be admitted to an
undue share of influence in the govern
ment of this county. All over this
State have Democratic citizens been
appealing TO Radical generosity, not
for office, hut for their own rights at the
ballot box, and they have been


scorned, outraged and disgraced. We


have no favors to ask from or grant to


the party that, when it has the power,


is constantly repeating such iniquities


y, ,losa of ,anant nnonrrapca in Rar-


bour county, which were detailed in


yesterdays REGISTER.


So far as the personal qualifications
of the candidates are concerned, let us
nominate .'our best business men, Let
us even go farther, and nominate our
best Democratic business men, so that
while we are consulting the general
public interest in putting forward men
of Judgment and experience, we will
also guard against the special iniquity
of Radicalism by committing the man
agement of our affairs to none of that
faith. We warn the Democrats to be on
their guard against any device of the
enemy looking to the election of Radi-
calls to the position Of Supervisor.
Some of the most thoroughly Demo-
cratic counties in the State are cOntin.
ued under Radical rule through the
agency Of Radical Boards of snpervis-
ors. The shameful tampering with the
election returns Of Lewis county last
fall is a case in point. The rejection of
the returns from Triadelphia township
in this courty last spring is an evidence
of what we may expect here should the
Radicals secure majority of our Su-
peryisors. We know this is plain talk,
but the rascally record of Radicalism
in regard to election returns is palmer.
All experience shows that the Radical
party will perpetrate frauds upon the
ballot box, when they are necessary to
its success, and we should be guided by
what we have seen and know.