Year: 1873

Never before has the oldest citizen
seen such peculiar moving of the
political waters as we see in Marion
County to-day. Never has there
been time when sentiment, indi-
vidual and public, changed so rapid
ly, or could be led with such facility
in any direction which it may choose
to take. Never before was it SO ir-
resistible when it has once received
an impulse, or gained momentum in
its self-chosen course. Men must
yield to it in some measure, even
though they think themselves with
in the strongest fortresses, based upon
the soundest principles and armed
with truest weapons, or go down be-
fore the torrent. Men who were but
yesterday the bitterest opponents are
found to-day side by side in contest,
and tomorrow we may see them
jealousiy watching each other, ready
to thrust or guard. The times are
big with results; and yet who can
predict what shall be to-norroW's
events? Who dare say . kl0U"
this--or that-will transpire? Who
can explain 1.-the situation? F."


What is the emergency that has
brought about this uncertain state OF
things? No War-cloud hangs III
threatening gloom above the country.
No revolution or even change Of ad-
minIstration, either State or Nation
al, is impending. We elect no Con-
gresslnen this fail, and cannot RENE
dy the Credit Mobilier swindies
Edewpioped last winter, or the back
pay iniquity of last spring. True,


we are to choose two men upon
whom we will confer the empty title
of " Hon." and will entrust them
with our important interests in the


Legislature for one brief season but
no serious charges are brought
against those whom we commission
ed two years ago, and we have no
good cause to suspect that those
whom we shall choose in October
next will DIRE to betray us.


Can it be then that ali this noise
and commotion has no deeper foun-
dation than a mere petty strife or
scramble 70. possession OF the county
offices, no one of which supplies
much more than living to the hold
er? Bread and butter are cheap;
and even brown bread or corn dodg-
er and water, with peace and clear
conscience, are better than fat
salary with all the veXation necessary
to secure it. We are all anti-monop-
oists, and are not just now in great
danger of being crushed by any


monopoly with which our Treasurer
or our Coroner is likely to have any-


thing to do. Is it not wiser then to


be calm and trust the people to act
wisely at the polls ? Try TO select
honest men AT our conventions


faithful, good citizens, and then APP
ply the principle embodied in the Sth


resolution of the Republican plat
form, declaring il 'the duty OF every


man To oppose the election OF bad or
incompetent candidate. whether he
be candidate upon our own or upon
any other ticket" Ii is better for q


party, ultimately, that really 6ao


man, if such should get upon its tick
ct. should be defeated, than that the
party should carry the blame OF
electing him and the risk OF his DO
ing mischief iD office.


When our County Convention


meets, on the 30th, we hope to see
every township fully and fairly rep
resented. Let every delegate come


up determined to work for harmony


ready to lay down his preferences


IL necessary, and abide By the decis-


ion Of the Convention. The fact


must not be ignored that two tickets
! are already in the field, thst there


are men upon those tickets whohave


hitherto been good and earnest Re


putlicans, that they are good cit'-


zens, tina, they and their hundresis OF
! friends, as well us those who have


rot committed themselves 10 either


tire Grange or the Peol'ie's Ticker,
have, aud are entitled 10 the,r own


peculiar views upon the questions ~