Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-08-17
Tie Two.Thirds luls.

We think It time lh,t this rule, whiol
raa for many yearS governed ht mocrat'
, onveuiions, ,hau b, ID nluned. II i
ever had mach reason 10 sustain II, We
were never ah!, 70 sce it. Il is true lha
1t took IFS rias about the same time VII!
conventions, bit party ccnrrntions com
men, cd oaly with ,!ie rc5ndts2m CT P,eal
'cnt jackson. rhe fist pe'ay eonsen'io'
rer held 1.e an ADti.NI.oaio one n
Blltimora, TAici uplialt', Wilia!3 Writ
for President, rha arsi damo:rt,ic olr,
a.so, vas held At Baltimore, aud il nom NJ,
led Marin Van Buren for V &C presideu
on The licsetwirh Jackson for President
the se:on, tlrm o. that o,olsioa 2ln
II III S.naisrs, OF Worm Carolina propos
ed the celebrated twoih.rdi rIle, wi,cl
was adopted. He are not certain lhtt II
wa adopted BY tho convention th,t uoni
CARED Van II lFen Tor Presii mi, to succeed
Jackson, hn ii vas again aiIptei, up u
motion Of The same ut:l, SGu idsrs, at tie
Baltimore Convention, winch Was ASSEM-
b cd NJ t!.- c oss Of Mr.. Wa Blrens l,sI
Term, anl it5 OH OF vas 10 prv-a, n :
nom.natioa. Il was sgec ssyu' and rtgal'
ed In The non;napjn IA / elestion OF Pax
II was thought 10 wcrs Well, Aii IT ms
been coutinuei in National Democratic
Conventions from that time, and II has
b, en- ad, pied by many ConveTtI0as
for the noninaiion.qf Siate others, a"d by
ST me District conventions for the nonina
ton oi candidates for Coagrsss. Bu does
u wols we'll? No think an examination
lnfoall conventions, hsld ainee the Alasri.
eau ROmuins first broa bit tie rule for
ward, would show tia, il Tjr&s bally oa
tie whole lis elfct rs 10 prevent ID
nomination TO office OF the really s.suG gps
AMI mosi popular lam, aud TO pui forward
others OF rss nuie ana less Popularity al
u CONVENTION, tie Trends oI The wsakrr
einiida,es naturally c,ntita % klli OF
he stronger, eni thty almvsi Invariably
do IL. h. ouly iaIag wh'ca osa De dreed
Ia favor Of the two.ihris rate, is il thu
l.surrs a candidaw wiih greater sirengih
before III people than a rlrre majority
could We. bni the is not generally the
case. IL DDS not io;ioy, bscanss iwo-
ihi:ds of a coLy.ntun agree to supper, u
man Tor Office, that two thirds OF The pceph
they repre- .eLt, won d b, We made srctl Ga
ngieement. The man geuiis Two tnirls
rs In quenly one wiz has nsl neen lhoash'
. by the people. aAd bis getting iso
birds Of the ccnvca,iou, ns'er = ie,iisus
aud VAIN atismpi TO unile on any oas .
lie real favoriie OF the pahiic, IS noevi-
d nee Of a superior popularity. FIR ironi
il. Had the sgcc ssil candidate been 50
! opulsr, NJ lie fn. voting Of c,nsen
ian woal iEdi. ate, he would saresy have
seeu thought Of and bfunsh, iurwA'1
SOCCER. But Why shaaii nci u n jlriiy o.
a part, have the selection 81 'hsir sand'
late? II Il inadamentsl priAeip'f Of
lsmocraiie ggvcran,ni. thai tie m,jori
shall rule. Ia ~ other say can you slr-
y On sm b n govsrhhseu: a nrjsfi,y OF
he people eIct Their o.ieers-shy iheh
Ihonld not majority OF The party have
he nonina,ioa OF the candidates. The
Iams reason apple aud with us much
orce Thai Two ihii5s lie is pro iue
i've OF Intrigue ana Is rx.;a AZ loyr5H
ng. can hardly b. dsnira u hns never
e-uiie.l n any p-rcrisa5ls ben Il 10 :
ariy. I; prevents no parry p i,s. ani |
nodneep 70 greater Hnaaiai'y or more
orsIial cling. II 20 it hal better be
ba doned, az !. s-ens uroar in princi-
ls Hereafter, rnlrsE oar mind rnier-
o-s eres; elans :. ws rAsu eafcs iis
iopissn. Il any shiag can rsa y be
isaic IN lis fs-e-, Ne shoal iiks %
nov II. We are oprn % ar unreal and
lEVsciicn Kit canrss Be tnecsssfa'iy ]
.iensiea. let it b. s7psFsrdsl ~ the n.-
rig rnle. raish, % err judgment, FiiI
ark ''siiss aaa P.sss .asss gsaeFally lai
factory