The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-04
VANCOUVER INDEPENDENT.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1850.
That Central Committee Dodge.

Republican, territorial central COM
makes known the little
job put up 10y the ring through the
chairman of the Committee at the last
session of the Legislature. 1t seems
the ring having decided upon the
plan of capturing the Central Commit
tee to use rs Il factor in its further plans
for holding fast to the plethoric udders
of official pap, thought it advisable
to guise and guild their usurpation by
the unwary legislator
into Il sanction of the job. SO it seems
the chairman by appointment met
nineteen of these wise men in caucus
who unanimously endorsed the prop
osition that no convention should be
called for the people to express their
opinion as to who should be the pres
idential nominee, and agreed in be-
half of their constituents to this waiver
of the peoples rights and consented
that the ring might put up the usual
job which by practice it has hereto
fore learned to do so well. This course
was of itself confession in advance
by the chairman that his little game
would need whitewash to hide if
possible, its true inwardness from the
people, and As this task, like Tom Saw
yer's jolt of withdrawing his grand
mothers fence was Il very particular
job that required talent:-none less
than legislator could do the work.
Hence upon the face of this defense APP
pears the confession of its weakness.
But, waving this, by what authority
did these members of the leg stature,
who We're sent to make laws, and MOTTO
dabble in politics, assume to waive
the rights of the people: The people
did not elect them for any such pur-
pose. If they could legitimately waive
one convention why could they not on
the same principle waive the regular
biennial convention and in caucus pro-
coed at once to nominate candidate for
delegate to Congress. This would be
carrying the principle to its legiti-
mate conclusion. That the course of
the Committee has a precedent isno de-
Tense, for it would be better to let the
Territory go unrepresented than that
its vote should be manipulated for the
political advantage of any ring Of poll
iticians, and because this has been
done in the past is no reason
for its continuance. 1t is no defense
to say that the convention would have
to be called in the "early spring when
it would be difficult for men to travel
and for them to leave their employ
ments'-for in this the people are
capable of judging for themselves.
Delegates attend conventions, men Sc
lected who can leave their employ
ment and who can travel in the early
spring, Notwithstanding difficulty
and what if the attendance at such
convention is slim, have not the peo-
pie their opportunity allowed them
and would not the assembling of small
convention give freer, better express
ion of the public will than the job put
up by four members of the Central
Committee? y still greater wrong has
been perpetrated upon the people of
our Territory in this, that while they
by custom are in this manner allowed
voice in the Presidential question,
and this the only instance wherein
they are allowed voice, their rights
have been imperiled and may result
in throwing out the votes in this
manner sent, thereby DISTINGUISHING
the whole people of the Territory.
For when this comes before the Ma
tional Convention the Grant men may
take advantage of such jobbery by
throwing out the votes if for Blaine,
and the Blaine men in the same man
ner if for Grant orany other candidate.
No Central Committee or any other
committee have the right to imperil
the vote of Washington Territory in
this manner.
In conclusion we think IL high time
this Garcelon- gobble system Of order
ing up the party bower and going it
alone with joker, left and ace regard
lees ~f consequences should be eu-
chered. Now let the Courier trump
up another dish of flummery in de-
Tense of the bogus action of the Cen
trail Committee.