Year: 1878

may see and realize the necessity of wise
and harmonious action. The question
With US, which is The real question, is not
on Rcpublicanism or Democracy, green
back or gold. The question is, shall we
prepare Cor the tina. fight which must be
made a year from now with the Page
party. They are keeping dark now and
are wling along on other and side is
sues, aud pulling the wires with all the
skill at their command for the election
to Office this fall of non. bipartisan men,
whom they intend to warp over cCm-
pletely to their interest in the grand fight
to come.


That is the state OF tile case in 4 nut.
shell-this is only skirmish for posi-
tions which will command the field in
1879. Imagine if you can, the White
Swan with any conscience in politics,
any real principle at heart! He is sim.
ply toady to the National party in the
forlorn hope Of making that serve him,
since all others have failed. ''Surely in
vain Is the net spread in the sight of any
bird" While. if the necessity Of the case
be properly understood, we will have no
trouble in beating any party with Page
tied to it, yet it is never the part of wise
man to shut his eyes 10 a possible danger;
and there is cause for alarm, we feel as.
sured. Tue widespread discomfort now
prevailing, together with some qu estion'
able measures of the Republican party,
are taken up " demagogucs; and a re-
form, based upon single idea-financial
reform-is promised. No great question
is before the people as in the presidential
years, and the times permit questions of
lesser importance, such as woman's,
rights, grangerism, know'nothingism,
green backism, to create furor. Farmers
and those outside the cities, are more in
dependent and resolute, and they will be
heard; they should be. and they will be.
And we hope they may all turn out be-.
fore and after the convention, and make
the work their own. Let all understand
the necessity of making just as careful
fight as we shall make next year.


The of1ce.seekcr abounds. Abounds
in Austin. Now friends, we love you all
as brothers. But just as sure as you
make up slate In Austin city, you will
do what your enemies say you will do,
and you wilt have the slate smashed or
be entirely beaten by the triumph of the
Page party. Will no one smother his de-
sire for Office for the good Of the county :?


Remember, Mr. Candidate, when a
man tries to buy you and agrees to sup
port you in return for a like favor to
himself that he has made that bargain
with others and will trade you off as he
does them. Always suspect trader.
Carefully prepared slates invariably
smash in handling and always cut the
owners more or less.


The public patronage must he divided
among the different parts of the county,
and none but good and true citizens, who
will add strength to the ticket, should be
on it. You need all the influence you can
make personal and political, to win, and
overthrow the power of false promises
which will be made by demagogues for
catching votes.


Beware Of man who threatens bolt.
If man enter convention hopeful and
leave it defeated, he must abide the re.
suit. We can't have everything our own
way. and if man is childish enough to
threaten that "if they don't do so and so
he will show them he will just carry his
township for the other man." spot that
man, He has at heart the spirit of a
traitor. A man who for personal spite
opposes party, is unworthy the conf
dence Of any one. We can afford no
trickery, no betrayal Of party for person
al ends. And no man who bots should
ever, now or hereafter, expect any mercy
from any man, unless indeed the nomi-
nees should be disgrace to the cause
and none Of the proposed candidates are
that.