The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-06-06
DEMOCRATIC CoNvENTIsNs.

were pubhshcd calls by the Chairqnn Of
the Democratic Executive Committee o.
the 18th Senatorial District, md tn,
Chairman Of the executive Comhittee Of
the county, requesting the Democracy Of
the county to assemble in precinct con
ventions, for the purpose Of ,aking init
atory steps 10 hold gcytraf Convention,
to nominate csndidat Of the party for
the Office Of State sQhator, and also To
nominate candidate for the House Of
Representatives. We trust that these
calls, BY the cOnSituted authorities Of
the party, will not be overlooked; that
in fact they will be responded to prompt.
ly and with earnestncss. The INTERIOR
JOURNAL is Democratic paper. and is
voluntarily pledged to the support Of the
party, not oulg in reference to its cardi-
nal principle, but in those needful meas
nres of Organization, without which the
party is-Pdwerless II can, therefore,
have IN vieN no purpose to advance the
'n'erest Oh sny particular aspirant, by
earnestly coimendiug to the Democracy
the importafe of attending these Con-
ventions' anf giving whatever weight of
influence 1t possible to give, to our an
-cient and wjrthy custom of deciding for
ourselves, Who shall be our chosen repre.
sentative in any contest for political Of
fee. If wdhsve at heart the interest Of
our party, re cannot, consistently with
that feeling pr interest, fail to do so. 1t
As needful measure. We can indulge
mo rational expectation of success with
out these stated convocations, when the
exigencies Of the tines demand them.
That some will be found, who have chro-
mic objections to conventions, is not to be
gainsaid. But who are theyi Are they
Democrats 10 spirit and in truth'i I'm
der the guise Of democracy, they are con-
tInuously engaged in warfare, directed
at its most vital points. 1t doesn't re-
quire any long process Of reasoning to
ascertain, that, If number of Demo
cratic candidates are in the field on the
day Of the election, the opposite party
will elect their candidate to dead moral
certainty This is what they want. This
Is their only reason for opposing conven-
tons. Nov shall we be made the dupes
Of such shallow artifce, as is used to ere
ate prejudice against system which is
our only hope and salvationl. Every
democrat comedies the necessity of Con-
venLions in Presidential, Gubernatorial
and Congressional races. Shall any one
permit himself to be duped as to the
same necessity in Senatorial and county
racess The same reasons apply in the
one case no less forcibly than in the 9th
err. But ID is very probable that the
Democracy need no persuasion on this
point Every Democrat agrees with eve
ry other ON the bare question of expedi-
sncy; but too many are disposed to stay
At home on the day of the Convention.
sonsoling and excusing themselves with
'he belief that their neighbors are, or
will be, in attendance, and the failure of
i,ist ~ons Democrat to attend will not
mount TO much. This inertia, this Ia
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