The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-04-16
DAILY oregonian, April i2.l
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look well. a great amount OF political
skilled labor had evidently been per.
formed in working Il up, so that there
would be no break or hitch in tho pro.
ceedings. OF courst the delegates to be
"elccted" to tho State Convention had
oil been "picked out" several days be.
fore, and the list was in the pocket Of
the chief manager Caucus next per.
tectod tho drill. But to prevent all
possibility of even the least disturbances
ia tho order of tho Irregular ticket, d
nominating committee was appointed TO
report the names Of the delegates To. be
"elected," which was sufficient notice
that none others need apply. Among
the twentyfour names thus reported,
consisting wholly Of persons who had
beon selected by tho managers and rati.
fed at previous caucus, the three
members Of the nominating committee
incladed their own names, doubtless be
cause it would be troublesome to got
others who could be equally depended
on for the whole programme which the
bosses may require in tho State Con
vention. The twenty.four persons were
all elected, without dissenting vote,
which is not to he wondered at, as such
dissent would be looked on in no other
light than "trcason TO tho party" A
couple Of federal officials were tho au-
thors and iinishera Of the programme,
and ono Of them is on tho list Of dele
gates. That no one may be able to say
that this is a captious statement or crit
icisn,, we prirt full report of the pro
eeedings efter reading which every
person viii SEQ the points FOR himself
There are great many reasons why We
think it would be desirable to secure
Republican success this year. But il
success is surely TO be gained, the work
must bc laid out on broader foundations
than indicated by proceedings Of this
nature. To managers no doubt It Is
agreeable to have party 30 narrowed
down that il can be easily controlled
but the support and votes Of some 9th
ers are also required to win at the polls
aud it does not strike us MS a matter oi
much Importance TO mako conventions
run smoothly after the manner Of thi,
one, If the result Is to be sacrifice oi
that unity which is essential to success.
We don't know whether the managers
want 10 carry the elections Of this year
or not or whether they want any help
or not; but if they desire either the
one thing or the other, they would dc
well to give the proceedings taken in
the name OF the Republican party some,
what greater freedom Of action and
breadth Of design. The 0reyonian
gives this as entirely faithful and disin.
terested counsel, since it has no objects
whatever of it's own to gain or seek
through political sotion. 1t is precisely
because neither this journal nor ans
one connected with il seeks gain, ad
vantage, or position through party thai
it can afford to speak out plainly OF
these subjects. The Republican party
Of Oregon has been sacrificed repeated,
because il was made too narrow and ex
elusive. More breadth. Is necessary
II has been managed as If the fear wa
that the party might grow too large, il
which case some might be pushed from
their stools and the sccpter Of part,
wrenched from them by unlineal hands
The coming State Convention would dt
well to act in "A broader and less sel6al
spirit, as we believe it will. IL wouls
be needless to say that without th'
hearty cooperation and united vote o
all Republicans the State cannot b,
won, or that experience has shown tha
such hearty cooperation and united vot,
cannot be secured on any basis whicl
regards party rs existing solely for th,
advantage of those who organize to con
troll its action, while all others ar
counted simply as so much voting ma
torial to ratify whatever may be re
quired. The common answer that thos
who do not approve these things ar
"soreheads and bolters," is hardly con
elusive. Certainly it seldom mend
matters or achieves results. A bette
way is through fairness, and somethin
like an appearance at least of Austen
tion from that species of management
which always reveals the narrow an
selfish purpose behind it, and SO offend
those large numbers who, though the
have no objects of a political sort t
gain for themselves, nevertheless, an
chiefly for that very reason, resent sue
things as unbecoming and unfair i
their methods and unworthy in thei
objects.
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