The union Democrat., 1870-07-16
Nar1oNALIrlEs.

All, here are the banks of Newfoundland
| for them. The majority party may have iei'
| Germans out in the cold, or the Irish out IN
the cold, or some other nationality out In the
! cold-the Americans themselves are some
| times left out in the cold-and here Is spien-
| did opportunity to secure their assistance by
kindly taking them in, They generally ind
out afterwards that they have been most TN
kindly taken in. There will be new elc-
/ ment in the field at the next election IN this
State, and anticipate great deal ot ENJOY
ment in Watching the coquetting OF both par
ties with the newly tiedged voter,
TRE MICRO.
Sambo in some parts will poll considerable
of a vote, and Oh won't he be coGrted /!
My colored friends if you know how TO play
your cards you can win any stake that's np,
! from Constable to Governor. Under the lead
ership of shrewd generals you can bring any
party that may be in the field to its knees be-
| fore you. Never was sighing lover more
anxious to secure the affections of his adora-
bic, than will each party be to secure yeur
votes. 1t is useles though to warn you. In
the sea of politics you are but young fishes.
and cuaght you ii be; and after having serv-
ed to ballast some political bark through the
storm of the contest, you'll find yourselves
cast overheard as useless fry.
COMPETENCY.
These are the characteristics OF availability
and if the individual only possesses these, on
he goes to the ticket regardless of his quail
fcations for the office. OF courseit willpot do
to have him notoriously unqualified. Bet
you weigh availability, such as have des-
cribed it, against competency, you will see
Il tba lin nd Iloh m
ty rap the floor. tell you what it is, my
friends considering the way politics are man
aged now days. really believe, that had
the devils votes. and convention felt their
votes necessary for the success of the party,
they would bid for them by slapping on the
ticket leading devil. bad character, cloven
foot, forked tail and ALL These are all hard
assertions, no doubt, but alas alas how
true
NOMINATIONS By PARTIES IN THE MAJORITY.
There is q wide difference however, be-
tween the nominations of a convention of a
minority party, and that by majority party.
The fight in the majority party is purely
fight for spoils. The fight is made and de-
termined at the primaries. The members
elect of the Convention assemble merely to
90 through the form of nominating. In large
these roughs rule the primaries, the prima-
ries rule the Convention, and the Convention
it is expected should rule the party. Some
wears ago in San Francisco | was present at
the making out of primary tickets for the
different wards. They were being submit
ted to the inspection of the Big Injun, ian
i aspirant to Senatorial honors.) lie objected
4 to the name of notorious rough, who head
ed the ticket in certain ward. His Oblec-
ton was met bv the remark that such a man
could elect or defeat the ticket in that ward
at his option. 1t is needless to say that his
name remained on the ticket. That man
new is a prominent official in that great city
of the Pacific Coast. That great city which
like New York is fast going under the Domin-
ion of the roughs. You will readily admit
then, that the men whom such Conventions
nominate are rot likely to be the best men.
1t is true that our small county towns cannot
afford to support such class, and that such
class do not rule our State and National
Conventions. | will not 90 so far as to say
they do, but after all, roughs or no roughs,
is it not q contest between the
ms AND OUTS.
Those Office seekers, those men who live by
office, all the managing men in all parties
If their party is in the majority they are in
office. If the minority, they out of office.
IF they are out their great object is to get in,
if thew are in their great object is to remain
so: consequently they "run" their respective
parties with that end in view. That is the
reason why say that the prevailing idea is
to win whether in q majority or minority Con-
vention Platforms, nominations and all are
made to subserve this end. l know this is
anything but flattering picture of the poll
tics of our country, but allow me to PROFOUND
one question, by which to test its correctness.
Suppose that truth required the enunciation
of certain principle, whose enunciation
might endanger the success of the party, do
you believe that it would be announced? No
sir, it would be kept in the back ground. it
would be shuffled around, aye! and almost
denied rather than endauger the success of
the party. The sins" and the "outs" do
not care whit for principle. Success is their
only object, because success alone will bring
them ofice, and without ofice for any pro-
longed period they must starve. Yon see il
is question of bread and butter with them,
and in these degenerate and selfish days, men
will dodge by great many truths to reach
, their bread and butter.
AN INDEPENDENT PARTY.
Some might imagine that the remedy fol-
all this would be by the formation of an in
dependent party. Not so. my friends. Be
sides, the people being split up into parties,
parties are themselves split up into cliques,
: or factions, and the rnling faction is COM
monly called the ''ring." Now form an IN
dependent party, get the ship under way with
fair prospect of making successful voyage,
and she would have a new ring on ooar1 o. oe-
; fore she was clearly out Of the harbor. They
f would have charge of the helm and Office her
their own crowd before e she b 1aa o"I aG'pa, be
, = GOOD deal like the children's game of "puss
IN gtfa tbe osar eorner, r slight commotion while
changing ass; then all qss' ss'P '1d %asd
: merely be new ring out of the old material.
> These independent parties and reform parties
) seldom accomplish their end. They ma, be
inaugurated BY good men for good motive, rsS ss
smme control. But l will tell You what
J believe to be
rpr PRACTICAL PARTY THAT CAN SAVE THE