San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-04-10
For ns ffee Prsss.
To the Democracy Of Hays
COuaty.

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Alta meeting Of tho Democracy Of
Hays county, assembled at tho court
house, in the town of San Marcos, on
tho 9th ult.. for the purpose OF send
ing delegates to the State Convention,
TO bc held at Galveston in this month,
the question Of the coming campaign
on which wo are just entering, and
the proper course to DO pursued by the
Democracy Of this county, vas
duly discussed, and resolution unani-
mously adopted, expressing a desire
for an immediate thorough and perfect
orga nizatiou Of tho Democratic party
Of Hays county. And the undersign-
cd were appointed committee to pub
lish an address to the party. set tins
forth the reasons for such action, and
urging earnestly upon every voter the
absolute necessity for prompt and do,
cided action, 10 order TO tho success o.
both principle and party.
We are upon the eve Of . political
campaign unequalled in past history,
in its importance to the American
people. Democracy must meet face to
face. hand to hand, the combination
Of money 1,owsr, Capitalization, CON-
n,unism and despotism. Her enemies
assiduously insinuate disintegration
into every fibre Of Democratic wool
and labor to invade every election Office
from municipal to Federal. Nothing
but united and harmonious organize
ton by the Democracy can successful
" resist the onslaught to be made b,
tho enemies of free government. NJ
organization can be perfect that is mol
perfect in all its details, and the be-
ginning of organization should be with
the people themselves. No State or
ganization can be perfect without per.
feot county organization and nc
county organization can be perfect
without perfect precinct and corporate
organization. To perfect precinct and
corporate organization, each individu'
al citizen must take positive and de-
cidcd action for himself. In Hays
county there arc about eleven hun
drcd voters, and Of these about two
hundred are opposed to Democracy
And yet it is an astounding fact, that
through the dissafection Of our own
party, and the almost solid voting Of
tho opposing party. these too hundred
almost entirely control the elections Of
the county: and invariably do, in To-
cal elections, where there is closely
contested race, or more than two
Democratic candidates aspire for the
same office. This is q fact, that no
one can deny, who has watched the
tide of political events in our county
for the past few years.
This brings US to the question, how ii
this evil to be cured =? We answer in bu
one way. That way is through organ
ization. Organize, and nominate your
best men, vote for them as your
opponents do, solidly, and elect them
But, you say. conventions have be-
come so corrupt, that we cannot rely
upon them. We answer, yes, conven
tions have become corrupt; and often
nominate men by no means the best Of
the choice of the people. But, we ask
you, WHY'S this so ? Is it not because
the good people Of the county have
sat supinely in their homes, and have
turned conventions over to political
tricksters, professional office'seckers
and demagogues And we say, it vii
be so, until every good citizen is
brought to feel that he has q part to
act in this great drama of free govern
ment ; that he must do something fol-
the good and peace Of his country in
fine, that he must arise and assert hi
manhood, and act in behalf Of thu
welfare of his country /; that no mus
attend his precinct or county conven
tons, and wrest them from the hands
Of these tricksters, and see that non,
but good men, pledged t.
support good men, are sen
to nominating conventions ant
that none but good men are nomina-
ted and then to support the nominees
Of his party with oil his moral ant
political influence. When this is do ne
fellow citizens, you will have no com
plants to make against the convention
system. Audit is in your power Il
do it and it is this we call upon 70,
to do. If you allow disatfeoted ele
ment to invade one Of your county off
ces, it will rot be long before they viii
occupy more, and soon all; and the!
will soon dictate to you, and clamo
for, If not demand higher position