Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-20
I'D unlta Rula.

This rule is political mOnsIrosity OF very
modern lnyeptlon, and lhe time 10 oppos,pne
for not only I full discussion Of the subject,
but dispOsiugi !, foreve. Ay the people Il is
q cunning AMI dangerous device that wac
born o, lbv sAurus. Under the pTetext OF
maintaining nnily Of ACTION and Integrity,
politicians, through the caucus, took largely
all political power IRON the people and at-
Suned Il themselves. This arbitrary rule
soon was desigoated King Caucus. II has
been %sKelpdyely ~ American ipsti,RFou,
aud once the politicians ielt the power 10
their hapd', hke oil autocsa.s, they did not
propose TO relipquish, but 10 the face Of com.
plants and petiiions from the people,proceod-
I'd ABOUT lie work Of strengthening their
hands sud lss.tsttgpg their position. Our
GoyeFDmeoi Il f5Huded upon the theary OF
the people hsing the masters, and officers
thu servants, aud, as 9 rule, there are gone
who are so eternally tAlking about this-uone
are so loud in their prolestA1ioAs OF humility
las the professional Office holder. A
democracy means the voice OF all the people,
but a rsucus peans-the voice pf selFAsaumed
leaders. A convention once meant q mass
meeting, but caucus changed t. 10 delegates,
and delegates 10 caucus; OF when a delegate
meeting took place. the leaders met In secret
caucus aud thore ''Fwapped horsos," traded
influences, sold their followers and made the
sltla. The caucus, In other words, did tie
work aid ordered the meeting to col firm lis
action Without dpcHesisn Or coTren.. But
eventually this VAS not enough, and all pOfit-
zeal parties gradually introduced The unit
rule. Thla.' was q trsmerd ous advEncp upon
sven tho powerful caucus. And no greater
Outrage wsq-eysr imposed upon the Voice and
freedom OF apeople.
Ia the fawsst words the unit rule Il this
IL takes up tie work where the caucus stops,
snd often places The wAple political pow er OF
= State in the haPds Of Ap individual. Att,T
the cApcns has lakeo all pORer from the
masses and plAors Il iu the hands OF . bakers
d, Esp OF 'leadtrs"-@s they Iowa 70 style
tbt msslves-iheN If there i danger 1fS
division OF sePtlment among these 8, lset lew,
seven ot tho ibittern Will vote that all shall
vote together, or vote Is a ubi,, and the
ehsifman shall 81 all times cast the vote OF
all, sud thus tSe other six arc 90 CO mpleIely
siiencSd hat IL IL a mere form for any r.
attend the convent on to which they are ap-
poiElPd, stoept the Ill powerful Chairman.
10 the Atsl place tie caucus literally dislrah.
chiseS one halt Of the peOpleAh The unit
rule .queiches six-sevsnthS ~ the rrmAiudsr.
and leaves the poor pc, pie TO stare 10 blsnk
amazement and wonder how Il is they have
80 little to cay In the political doiugs Of their
own party. Ia the FIRST place the people are
not allowed 10 aeleSl their own delegates 10
represent them, and then, when caucus has
5 lsetsd ihrm. Il tskes away all power IRON
them and puts II In the hspds Of a chsiFmAn.
This is the unit rule, and It's adoption should
be the signAl for FeVeE ip any aud all parties
that attempt il. IL is fan for the boys, bal
it 10 death 10 The irogf. II Ia tho lstsst aud
worst Invention in, p%o!itits, aud now is a
most fnVorahla opportunity Ter the people
to speak ouy--soolch and XIII he monster.
Lot Rel ublicans and Democrats move 10 con.
cert In this mater; IL bas The same vital In.
teFest for al, Il Is q menace 10 more than
your mere right q waiting Jour vote, % PeR'-
Iy sshedrg your iaycrite candidate for office;
It amounts 70 q usnrpstion OF your govern
mebt, Ard sous u aid Dot listen to The honey
ed words ~ your leaders, when they try 10
persuade you TO stand with them la their
war upon you. bY:teliing you that
unless the infamOul IN tchine rale ia adhered
to and enforced 1t viii topper 1.-The party's
success. saeh plea is the song Of ,he. sir,n
tresseu ,ha, must be crushed CUT.
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