The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-04-05

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Nominating CoIsessi0ns.C Ciiqnes,
81 &c. 81 d |
Tlicre seems 10 II "a very general
throughout the State in favor |
Of the primary section1system of nom !
mating candidates. IN many counties
where the delegate plan has heretofore
heea unquestioneds q stroe + and deter. ,
mined party has arisen demanding a
changerlf,fhc system:SI IS
/ Esea hlsthe Spfiag slectith| ths dom
inant party 'has been split into factions.
in several of our cities, in consequences
of packed delegations making unsatis.
factorv nominations. We are fully pre-
pared for the news that one or two Dem
ocratie stroaghoids I'm the State have
been earricd tby the aRelioalss and rice
rersa. And while-wc strongly deprccate
divisions In our party, we rejoice in
ALMOST every Indication, in these davs OF
centralization, which shows that the peos
fplc, aud not the politicians, are 70! con
troll this country ak ,tssiil - etis boa
There can be no doubt chat an honest,
plain; dealing candidate stauds 4 better
chance against cunning intrgqcr be
fore the massessof the people thaube
fore convention ofpdelegates, many oi
whom have axes to grind. 1t very often
happens IN delegate convention that
an honest, unsuspecting candidate with
every assurance of success, finds hinseh
heaten badly by some one whoappeared
TO havs no chance at ALL Itis ncxt'te
Impossible to prevent afog-rolling," ant
bargaining and selling in such conyen
tionsss fartcandidates who would neye
venture before the people, will go into
I these conventions relying solely on on the, h
supe rior cunning for success. lssv.
But onelofs fiiesworst features of dele
gate tec6uventi6ns their iiabilityto grow
!. into ciiquesa to parcel out oticersamons
coomnbinatioon,s on e sometimes for years il
4 ADVANCES stl.es ssss6 ,,sisr. easa EDS ssa
Fl We believe that for twenty years,
Ileast, Mouroe County has been IS FIRE
from such reprehensible combinationsa
any county in Ohio, and We furthtcrmor
believe that this is largely owingto tn
fact that during nearly all that tims tn
popular vote system has prevailed sq d
2 The delegate party here Is i1st not yer yer
strong among the people, but seems
sometimes teshayes more than its legiti
innate power in the Central Committee
I've are utterly at loss to understan'
: the consistency Of some Of the advocate
of the delegate, system
Il They make good deal Of noise abou
what they cali q ''cliqus at the county
seat, knowing, at tho same tinre. sunles
iIthey are very ignorant, that nothing n
!. motely resembling clique exists here
. but While affecting great horror q
s.cliquesn they advocate the only systei
-Iof making nominations BY which
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.l..cliquer can become powerful. Ce1
i Itainly a "cliansr at the county seat ca
{ better manipulate twenty-five or thirt
delegates in a public meeting, held atth
county,seat, than they can twenty ffvsse
Thirty hundred voters at eighteen diae
: ent places in the county. If there is
h l..cliaues the best way to kill It is by I'll
popular vote convention: if there
! none, the best way to prevent one is b
d popular vote conventions. For this ver
reason we insist upon Continuing I'll
!. Unpopular vote system. If anybody vi
h show us even the egg Of such a fowl
'cliquc'' we will do our best to srnas
lit s'3 a e
s And while on this subject we heret
: invite and insist upon every one who b
yllieves he has evidence OF the existen'
. &C aasscItqae; here or elsewhsresinS d
: county, to expose It in our columns
We will not only furnish the space (
such exposition, but, will give: every. q
3 linsour power TO makeit itIthorough. An
y farthermsre, we will regmd sthe man
= 4 benefacttr to bis party Who Win expo
,o and break np any such corrupt s''''ln colni
= nation. eliw assA 4T1kaa 4agsN VI,
q q But we must get back to or subjet
Ti let the masses OF the Democracy ilo
II fast to the power of making their 9,
. nominations. FRANkLIx said "if y
vant.a good servants serve yourself. : !"
Gen. TArLoR.used to say sif you ranl
thing done, sensl i il yous want itw
- done, doit yourselfrd We don't'belie
the peopR win be better satisfied Vi
nominations made by somebody els, VI "a
Fl with those made BY themselves
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4 Rsshef Dlr.y for. Psssldent!'
d "A few weeks since President RA a
lg announced that the raa6catien Of =
ID fifteenth Amendment would not bespl
clained until all the reconstructed stal
r. sbonid lie admitted into the Union. I