The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27
The Delegate System.

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committee on resolutions. reported whereas
or two, and a set of grandloquent resolves,
in which it was set forth that hereafter, the
scramble for all the Offices on the part OF
the faithful, should be settled by the touch
stone of regular Democratic nominations
The reso' 'utions were read en- maSse, and they
were read singly; they were discussed ana
they were re-discusscd and after they were
pronounced 'wcrry good-excellent.' by the
efficient chairman of the meeting, who is a
very patriarch in the cruise OF "Dimocracy'
they were adopted seriatian, as the Senator
called it, without dissenting voice. This
done, the meeting adjourned, and Democra-
cy went home breathing more freely over
the thought of having driven another nail in
the coffin of "Black- k-Republicanism.'
Nor were these proceedings had without
due preparation. The discussion which
proceeded the adoption of the resolutions was
unlimited in scope. (save at that point, per
| haps, where the Senator made his unwar-
rantable attempt to sDub the climbing pro-
pensities of our neighbor of the Monroe DEM
crat,) and covered the whole ground, even to
the adoption of new apportionment of Del
gates; which latter measure, but for the wig
Cling of the more scientific of the brethren,
would have left the Democracy of Strouds-
burg most fearfuliy in the vocatlve. In
order that our readers may see that the pro-
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trap, sprung upon the meeting unawares by
wire-pullers we need only recall the fact
that the orator of the evening, ]. B Storm,
Esq, now chairman of the Democratic Stand
| ing Committee, in reference of considera-
bic length, and in which he furnished most
indubitabe evidence Of his skill at carrying
water on both shoulders, prepared the minds $
OF all present for what was 10 come; and
when what was 10 came did come, in shape
of direct command from the masses, that
the question of regular nominations should
| be submitted to vote Of the Democracy, a t
the Delegate Elections on the last Saturday
IN August, the vote was unanimous in favor
Of sustaining the command. This was look
ed upon az the time as a settler of the oues-
ton; and leaders who, for the last ten years
had labored, and earnestly prayed, for the
application of the Delegate system to all the
offices in the county, and asprants who had
embraced the same political means of grace
to secure good fat Offices at n less cost of
greenbacks and less waste of bad whiskev.
reJoiced with an exceeding great Joy, over
the prospect of desires so soon 10 be gratiied.
But alas how futile arc all Democratic CAL
calations. Even among the Democracy the
doctrine appears 10 be recognised that there
is power behind the throne greater than
the throne itself, and that though Demo
cratic Comfy Meeting may, in its majesty,
propose, it is only 81. d. Storm, Chairman,
&c." ond The Standing Committee of five
individual Democrats who can dispose of
matter of vital Importance to the party. The
following will show how the regular nom-
ination resolve of the May meeting has been
disposed OF:
To the Democratic Voters of Monroe County.
At the last annual Democratic Meeting rules |
for the government Of the Democratic party i'm |
this county were recommended. 1t was the in
tention at the time that these rules known rs !
the Delegate System, should 90 into operation |
this fall But several reasons induce the Coun- |
ty Committee to say that these rules will not be |
voted upon this fall. The time between the
vote and the adoption or rejection is TOO short
the change in the basis of representation was
not properly understood, and time should be |
given that the next annual Democratic meeting |
may make the necessary amendments as IL Is |
quite certain that the rules in the present shapc
are Objectionable TO majority of the Demo
cratic voters of this county. Therefore. there
VIII be no vote taken upon said rules at the
coming delegate election.
BY order of the Standing Committee.
j. r. STORM, Chairman. &c.
STROUDsBURG, Aug. is, 1868.
There is no question in the mind of any one
at all acquainted with the way Democracy
works in this county, that the Chairman
of the County Committee is correct in his
estimate as to the popularity Of the measure:
Without doubt, if submitted on Saturday, il
would have been voted down overwhelmingly.
But we can see no good reason why its fate
should be postponed, unless such postpone
ment is to be of indefinite duration. AS
Democratic friend informed US few DAYS a.
go. the influence of every "IandIord'' in the
county is against it, and no possible amount
oftnkerng will save it in the future, unless
the Republicans, who are warmly in favor
of the adoption of Democratic Delegate
system, are invited TO lend it a helping hand.
There is no other way.
The Democratic campaign in this county
was formally opened by mass meeting al