Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 May 1874 — FHE PRIMARY ELECTION. [ARTICLE]

FHE PRIMARY ELECTION.

Let the people of Jaapcr county, without regarding former political differences, come out to the polls on the 30th instant and help nominate a county titket updn a broad platform of liberal principle?. The voters at large are just as capable of nominating tickets as they arc to elect them after wire-worked conventions have nominated them. There need be no ill feeling about this matfor, no timidity, no hesitation. By voting in the primary election no man compromises hitilself, or needs to sacrifice a cherjished principle; neither does it in | any manner bind him to vote lor the men there nominated should subsequent events indicate that it is not desirable to do ro. There is no covert or hidden purpose in the Movement, no trick contemplated by any one—everything is fair, honorable and straightforward of purpose. The Movement had its origin among the people, as that term is understood in contradistinction t,o convention manipulators; it is managed by the people, is to benefit the people; and, judging from the number and personelle of those asking its favors, the Movement strikes a responsive popular chord. As yet whatever opposition there ■ is to it may be traced to those who ! think they could gain no personal ! help from it, and to their intimate ! friends; yet these people disclaim j any opposition to the Movement 1 per se, but only deprecate what they imagine might possibly be among its results. Hitherto when primary elections were held in Jasper county they were conducted in the interests of political parties, but, on the 30th of this month one will be held for the sole purpose of benefiting the whole people irrespective of party. No religious, sectarian, political or class restrictions hedge it about. Everybody is invited to participate that is a legal voter of the county, or who will become such at the next October election. This is an experiment to see whether or not the people are capable, in and of themselves, to nominate the best qualified men ot the county, so far as they will accept nominations, tor the several county offices; hence it is desired that a full vote be polled. One Saturday afternoon after the rush of corn planting is over, and before the crop is large enough to plow among will no*be much time lost, particularly when the work to be done is of direct interest to each taxpayer. Let all who read this article bear in mind, and let each one mention to his neighbor, that many absurd rumors, doubts and innuendoes will be set afloat by those who oppose the Movement on account of personal or old party considerations; but, notwithstanding these reports, let them come from whatever source they may, or however plausible they appear, the fact and the truth is that the primary election of the 30th instant will be held for the sole purposes j ot, Ist, nominating the best possi- ! ble ticket for comity officers from ; among those whom it ds known will i accept nominations ; 2d, the expres- | siou of the choice of the people of Jasper county for a mail to repre- • sent the 45th district in the General , Assembly of Indiana; and, 3d, to j establish that a free and intelligent i people are capable of doing these things without the intervention of ! that class ot middle-men known as ! political wire-workers, or convenj tion manipulators. It is not meant j that this Movement shall be re- , stricted to forward the special interests of any religious sect, any existing political party, any secret society, or any clique; but it is I based upon the fundamental prini ciple that intelligent people are I tally capable of managing their j political affairs for themselves independently of self-constituted | leaderp, and is intended to emancipate the mass ot voters from those narrow partisan prejudices which ambitious men have.taken advantage of to ride into place and gain their personal ends. If a man is a good citizen, if he is upright in bis transactions with all, if he is moral, | capable to transact business, temperate, dignified, industrious, and i agreeable in his intercourse with others, he is competent to fill’ a ' county office,%nd it is not necessaLry to enquire whether he voted for Jasper Packard or some other man for Congress at a former election. Hon. John B. t'toll, of the Ligouier Banner , arid one ot the most genial gentlemen In the State of Indiana, is,not now seeking the Democratic nomination for Auditor of Slate as much as he has done in former years. Mr. T. B. Davis, of Brooks ton, however, will not 4«cttne the nomination of bis party, if it is tendered him.