Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1857-08-19

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tAeSn. Il Is BOT oar purpose q psessas
10 masks the appllaasioa ~ sAs tsrns se
any pasfioaiar iadix5daAl. Suaias il b
say, that shs words were intended for
certain persons, snd We are satisfied,
from the ooafanued aatssEing in seEtaia
quarter, fhat soms persons eonaider
themselves hit. We win here remark
thas We diseriminate bsswesn those who
put theaasalues up a. leaders, and those
who ars influenced ky them, and merely
do tbs voting.
We believe that in erisR 70 be success
fnI, politically as . party, that the De-
mocraey must have an 0rganization--
thai committees mast be appointed,
whose daGies consist in part IN calling
meetings Of the party, and Ia arranging
the business Of the oanKass, u il also
necessary that an embarrassing be had
Is 70 who shall be the candidates Of the
party. without organization Or rules,
each member Of the party has > right 70
announce himself ~ 3 candidate and
run for oGhcs, This being admitted, we
fault no man Tor becoming candidate
/ for ofR0e where no organisation exists !;
bat in order for the party 70 be success
| full, it has been found, from long sxpe-
I
riencs, that an organization is absolute
! ly necessary; and whsre two or more
persons Of thasams party are candidates
for the ssaas efiee, there must be some
| tribunal or power TO which each must
submit his claim, and have the matter
decided, which shall be the standard"
bearer Of his party; ss in nost inafan-
ces where two or more persona os the
same party run for ths same ofaoss she
vote Of the party becomes divided, and
an opponent, By plurality Vosas is slee.
ted when, il the party had been united
upon one man, they would hare elected
their candidate by large majority. To
avoid such eatAstrophss and to pro.
mote union and harmony in the party, q
tribunal TO decide who shall be the stand
ard-beaTars Of the party has been instl-
tuted-~thak tribunal is composed OF all
the members Of the party assembled in
mass meeting, or Of delegates to q Con-
vention aIee6sd from each election pre-
cinct. The latter form OF deciding who
shall be tbe ssandard-beareF has been
found 10 work the best, for the reason
that it il almost impossible to get the
party together in mass; and 1t has been
! found To be most fair, as in mass meet
/ iugs, the citizens Of the town or city
&where the nesting Is held genarall " tlru
but and control the action of the mest-
4 ing bat ia Conventions of delegates
every porsion Of tha district is sanaliy
represented.
This tribunal having been found to b
absolutely necessary in order to insure
. success, il becomes LasV to the party
and the decision Of the tribunal every
member Of the party is in honor bound
10 obey; for if it be regarded As 3 mere
form, which mag honorably be pat
aside, there is no use Of having the tTi,
bunal. On if the person who gubmit'
his claims to it is left free to decide th'
matter for himself after the decision o.
the Convention, then there would be n'
use for such Convention. We take thl
ground that Conventions are necessary
and bsing necessary, that each mem be
I OF tho party is morally bound 70 ytef'
.. obedience to It's decision. Is is the ex
pression Of the will Of the majority 0
the party, as to who shall be the ecndt
/ dates Of the party. In the oonvsntioI
eyorv man has a right, and it ID his dAst
10 express his mind freely, and vote 70
. the man of his choice and i vote
: dswn-if his favorits does not suecse
/ it is his duty 10 sequiescs ia shs deoi
sion Of the maisriay, and TO vose for th
nominee. - nan who will not do Shi
7 isa BoaAAe. IL il one Of cur prtnsipAe
and moegoes, s Principles nos aep.
: Than we vpsa Eor 3 man On aeeoant
: sshs prineiplss which he holds and adrc
Gates, and not marely for the MAJ
4 Then, when q man'amslaims are decide
i against In the 0aFSsntiens the Haass
defeated and the principle 10 Representa-
!. by ths candidate nominated. If We d.
1 feat q person IN Convention ii ia q
.. nan that Is defeated bat if ws defe'
I him at the polls, both the man, prime
pie and party are defeated. Hence Il
= necessity Of organization, Convention
Ie and an adherence to the dsoisioa Of u
se Convention. And hsuee we aeaomira
those who 20 into a CoHTsnAien &ad p
"a fuse to abide By it's decision, boiter
- and those whe go Ia and vote for d
nominee, and afterwards desert him 81
h Yuta for bis opponent we aenomiria
traitors. We meatioa 40 names; but
= there sra any sueh in she Democrat
party, they ara free 20 make the sppiie
ton. This IL the position We oceul
l. upon this subject, and this position
60 ,ofu maiutain. We never bolsed fro
81 the decision Of Democrats Conve
5 5 sion and il is q singular fact, that
Is spsess eases ouk Of ten the nominees
OF the party were not Of our choosllE
e Whistler the party in this counky wou
y hare been unnrn successful bad our enu
an sells prvyaflsd, ws are not prepared
ID say; but this We Dc say, chat We aiwa
= haze and aiwags srpscs % support
- - Democratic nominees oe eur party "
Of eur vote, snd eli the inaaaass we As
ai- aAaA ba casa ia thsiF fayoEs Il Any.t
" can 40 saafs, let ban Do Il. II any I
~ expscss u 10 do Iaass Ae viii be dia'
pasaAesaas
-Ef-~sss~se
ar. YTha attempt 10 sssablish ssE
he grim Chasch's ID Southwark, Tyoudon
rh- wkteh she late Abbott Lawrence 8
Ag4 aid, >haa AZ yet provsa an uttsT faliE
ing scma controversy atase lE regard "
ar details of she plaza and Deaeoa Hanb
Isin an oEhcss III the apaieays has taken
lead ID oppcaision. Thaa fas aotA
an. waassver has been aoeoaap sAssp 20
iseasy 10 forssee she sisas whsa - -
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