Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-06

know.
How would it result!
There are in this State at least thirty
democrats, one half of whom are so from
policy, who consider themselves competent
to receive eight dollars per day, and all de.
sire nomination at the hands of the dem
ocratic convention now being discussed.
So long as Wing Convention or Wing
organization is probable, loyalty to the
party and devotion to the Convention will
be the rallying cry of our opponents. But
once satisfy these aspirants, that Wing or
ganization and Wing opposition is aban-
doned, and that our thirty thousand votes
will be thrown as a reward to decency and
moderation in the canvass, and rebuke of
utraism and our word for it, the key to
all their bugles will be so modulated as to
suit the occasion.
. Why are all the leading democrats in
favor of Convention of their party, and
what are the arguments in its favor! Is
not the danger of Wing opposition the
universal scare-crow, and but for this could
Mr.. Benton have possibly manacled ma
jority of this State in the manner he has
for twelve years. Undoubtedly this is the
object, and such is the argument in every
part Of the State.
Let lis then learn wisdom from expert
ence. Let us at once desist from every
thing like organization, and pledge our
selves to oppose any Wing candidate who
may present himself This course will at
once produce the same result among our
opponents, and if not successful in entirely
breaking up their convention, will have
the effect of defeating all its nominees, and
cause every sensible man among them to
look elsewhere for the certainty of success.
No one acquainted with the conserva-
tive nature of men can doubt such re-
suit. If nomination is effected the nom-
inees will be of the most ultra and excep-
tionable in the democratic party, and will
owe their success to the decree of Mr..
Benton.
Only five can be gratifed, whilst twenty
five will be disappointed-and admitting
that five will be aware of Benton's good
will, the other twenty five will be compelled
to perceive that their claims have been
postponed.
This of itself will form the nucleus Of
success to the democratic ticket which
will start in opposition to the caucus ticket
and in such contest the anti-caucus ticket
would succeed by the most tremendous
majority ever received in this State.
The most natural, common sense, every
day causes, which are constantly acting
on the human mind, would produce this
result. The ultra nominees, for the pur.
pose of driving their party into unity
would exhaust every effort at abuse upon
their adversaries, and by every possible
stratagem undertake to undermine their
character and standing elimination would
produce re-crimination, and if the anti-cau.
Gus ticket only carried off three thousand
votes, they would be successful, and king
caucus forever dead and buried.
While this system was permitted tc
work its way in the Congressional cleo.
ton, the Wings could give their attention
to the legislative elections, and as the ultra
democratic majority is known to inhabi1
the border counties, we could certainly
carry the legislature by uniting with the
conservative democrats in the doubtful
central counties.
OF itself this would repay a life of polit
ica toll, and by districting the State would
insure us the Presidential vote. the Gov.
ernor, and majority of the Congressmer
in 1914.
Let us then direct our energies to the
formation of a democratic conservative
party, which will ultimately act with us in
opposition to the ultra measures of their
present leaders, and our own party will be
benefited, and the interests of the State
advanced by the effort.
In opposition to this it may be argued
that if we are not in a position to organ
ize for Congressional election, we cannot
organize for the legislature. Not so. A
Congressional election involves the princi.
pies Of party in national sense, and