The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-07-20

Isystem, and that was JoHo @. ADAMs, in 1925.
land it is well-known what dissatisfaction il
produced throughout the country, and we should
think no one would desire to see a repetition Of
the experiment.
The intrigue, fraud, corruption and baseness
lattending that election were perfectly unparal-
leed in orr political history, and the struggle in
House Of Representatives, where the contest was
finally decided, was of such character, that any
Isystem that would be likely to give that BODY
the choice of the nations Chief Magistrate could
not fail to be exceedingly unpopular with the
people, who, So FAR as voting for President is
concerned, are bat imperiectlv represented IN
the branch Of our National Legislature The
amount Of ii is, rival political parties are almost
Indispensable to the successful workings OF re-
publican Institutions, and without organization
based on nominating conventions it is impossi-
bic for parties long to exist. The Whig party
used to denounce the Democratic system Of
nominating conventions. but it soon found it
necessary to its own preservation 10 adopt the
very same plan Of or5anlzation which it de-
noqnced in the Democracy. The idea of po-
litical party getting along without any way Of
concentrating its strength upon some one indi
ydua for each Office, TO be elected, is a vision
ary and absurd impractcability. and is only |
put forward by those who are either too stupid
to see lis results or else are desirous Of breaking
pail parties and adopting the guerilla indepen-
dent system in its stead-a system which CON
silers mon Of mre importance than measures
If any plan can be suggested that will CON
Ce5rate party opinion upon one individual for
each Office better han hat through dylegated
convention one less liable to abuse, AMI greater
purity, let il be brought forward, and it will re-
ceive respectable consideration; but until thal
is done, ii IS the duty of every man who believes
in the principles Of Democracy to adhere to the
present plan. the best that has yet been devised
for thai purpose. Aside from political consid-
erations we believe that it gives us better men
for Office than we could obtain in a scrub cleo
tioneering race where. amid the multiplicity OF
a person of very Indifferent qualifi
cations aud of little character, BY obtaining a
small plurality of the votes cast, would often
bear of1. the honors of a triumph. Certanit it is.
that the candidates that have been presented un-
der this independent system, wherever It has
been tied, as general thing, have not possessed
as good gGaliiica tions hose that have come be
fore the people in d regular and legitima e way.
and ii would. without much doubt. lead 10 more
than attends the workings of noni
mating conventions We look upon any press
that attacks the organization of the Democratic
party not its abuses. but the organization Itself
BY which election victories are gained, as an. en-
emy to its principles, and sincerely desirous o.
their overthrow--as an ally of the Wings. work
ng in our own camp to secure their success-fof 1
'uch certainly would be the efectof any move
nent that should lead to It's destruction.
In order that our sentiments upon this subject 4
nay not be misunderstood and misrepTesented, a
We would say. in conclusion. that we use the Il
word convention, because it is the way most t
enerally in vogue throughout the Union by {
hich party concentration upon candidates IS eff "a
ected; bat by it we mean any plan of organiza d
ion that will attain that result 50 desira P
lie and essential 10 our success, and we are only
ow declaring our hostility to the Independent n
T guerilla system, the effect Of which would be n
, forever PROSTATE the Democracy and elevate Y
5 opponents to power; whose rule we believe d,
, be detrimental to the true interests Of the Il
ountry, and who are undisputably greatly in sr
minority in the county, State and Nation. p