Demoine courier., 1854-06-22
For the Demoine Couri'
MASS CONVENTIONS.

cause, were il welded to effect some
good result. The operators might lay
claim to a place in the good opinions OF
their fellows; but where it is used as il
is in this part of the world, serious doubts
must be entertained Of its sincerity and
worlhiness, unless, as they say, or seem
to, by ,heir acts, sit is right to do evil
that good may come" Some cf the
democracy here arrogate 10 themselves
the exclusive right Of say ing who shall
have share of the public plumber, and
it has come to that PASS with tina: GER
tain clique that if they cannot "rule the
roast by honorable means. they do moi
scrnple 20 use the same means with a
dis prefixed. Who are they? Let the
experience of the past be an answer 10
those who read. and let them notice the
future and see how easy it is to identify
them; see if they can'' poin, TO the man
that coolly says, 81, or we, have not yet
determined who is to be elected the COM
ing fall" In times pas. it has been the
custom for delegates to meet at Ouumw a
from each township and then and there,
acting as such. transact the business be-
fore the convention. The consequence
was, as of right il should be, that the
| people were heard, and that no man or
set of men, could control the action of
the convention. Something must be
done TO stop this, or ace cannot pursue
our purposes with prospect OF success.
And what think you was The plan hatch
ed OUT. All! lucky thought, we mus,
call Mass Conventions. That's the
thing wherein we will catch the Democ-
racy." We mus, look out for Central
Committee that will be managed by US,
and then go ahead. The farce was COM
menced last March. A Mass Conven-
ton ,oas called. When the meeting
was convened and organized, gentle
man moved that TIE convention SHOULD
do as of olG-aIlow each township a
certain number of delegates-what pre-.
sumption in the gentleman! But then i.
made no difference, the troops were
there in force sufficient to out vote any
motion emanating from any other than
such as the clique desired, and every
one, horse, foot and Dragons, were al
lowed to vote. Delegates were appoint.
ed TO the Governors Convention. They
were all right oil course. For School
Fund Commissioner they nominated
good man-fersonally he is all right
every time. But a man is judged by
the company he keeps. He went forth
endorsed by thai clique. He "went forth
for wool and came back shorn." He
might have known his defeat was GER
tain. A nomination emanaiing from such
a source would have alone defeated the
best man that trea Dis the earth. Let him
in the future take better notice of those
with whom he politically associates
Well, their purposes, both here and at
the capital, were fruslrated-right for the
once prevailing. The 9Th of May was
the day fixed upon for another farce. or
Mass Convention. The same motion
as to each township representation was
made, and, of course. defeated. Dele
gates TO the Congressional and Senatorial
Conventions 10 be held at Charlton, were
appointed. They, Of course, were those
who would answer the purposes of the
clique. At the head OF them was paced
man who has led people to expect bet
ter things of him. Everything was
transacted in manner suitable to the
ge,ters up Of these Mass Humbugs-for
they are no, worthy of the name con-
yerlion, for that pre-sup2nses meeting
Of the people; such these mass concerns
are not; they are wolves in sleeps cloth
ing. purporting to be homes. and tue ex-
hibrors of the will Of the people
They are used as tools for designing
men to work with to their own aggrar-
dizement and profit. regardless of every
thing else; play of Hamlet with the
character of the Prince omitted, per-
porting 10 be means for the people 10
express their will and opinions. They
are thus prostitu,ed to the purposes Of
designing few. This is not the first time
they have practiced similar games. and
as success is encouraging, It's no, likely
il will be the last. II remains to be seen
how long the people Of Wapello county
will submit. thus to be bamboozled around
how long they will suffer themselves,
as party. to be thus rode over, rough
shod. by these men-how long they
will submit thus to be cheated and fooled
with the semblanca OF political Democ-