The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-30
The Day Of the People.

with which the ship of u free State !
may sail without other chart or com
pass. The eternal principle of popu-
lar representation Is one of the vital
planks in the grand old structure
which we cali Nation. The people
shall rule themselves. All delegations
of authority shall come from the peo-
pie. In these days too often we see
the expressed will of the people set at
naught in the interest of a petty office
or at the behest of party chieftain.
AT Cincinnati the unholy hand Of
Cameron gave us Hayes in defiance of
the wishes of large majority of the
Republicans of the old Keystone
State. Then at Chicago the BOG who
stood by Grant attempted in their
blind devotion to great leader to
throw down the traditions of the
country and upset the idea of popular
government by step and long one
toofin the direction of an Empire.
These are notable examples of dis
regard of the wishes of the people,
and they stand as warning mile stones
TO all men that there are ambitious
and INSCRIPTIONS men, even in Re-
public whom it will not do to trust too
far. Columns could be written on
these high misdemeanors, but hint
suffices for our purpose.
Last fall at the Republican county
convention, of Elk county, great
mistake was made; the wind was sown
which is bringing forth the whirlwind.
Authority was given the Chairman of
the County Committee to appoint the
committee. This disposition of the
committee the delegates had no power
to make, and that they exceeded their
authority in the premises no one
doubts. After the chairman got this
unheard of power he proceeded to stuff
the committee to suit his own idea of
politics in utter disregard of the wishes
ofthe Republicans of the county. In the
first place it had always been customary
to appoint three members of the COM
mittee from each precinct. This Gus
tom the chairman, with his usual dis
regard of anything that seems to stand
in the way Of his servitude to the
masters, appointed but one member in
each district. When questioned as to
the propriety of his action he gave
the questioner to understand that it
was no ones business. and that he was
running the machine, In this action
he made bluHder which no amount
of excuses will release him from. Re
publicans of Ell: county are you pre-
pared TO be dictated to by one man.
anH that one man of no very large
eaiibre either? Are you prepared tC
have your rights as citizens and Re
pnblicans trodden under foot Dya mar
simple because he holds an ofiicia
position and dances when his master.
pipe? Last week wednesday,, thi!
committee or fraction of it (six mer
all told) were present. The chairman
held two substitutions for use in cas-,
of emergency, and had things "1iXed
to suit himself. After the meeting
was over the mighty chairman, in
formed gentleman that us there wa
no Republican paper in the count.
the. report would be published
when the Democrat came out it con
tanned. the report. The chairman
too utterly-utter disregard of the TIL
ADVOCATE will have about as mucl
effect on the course of this paper as
flee bite would have on the cheek of
Stalwart. While for eleven years W
have struggled to maintain Republi
can paper in Elk county, and nlucl
of the time without the support of tn
mighty chairman, we feel amply re
paid for our trouble by steady in
crease of subscription list and jol
work and advertising patronage, an,
feel able to get along without his rec
ognition asslong as by faithful worl
we merit the support of our friends
This point we will have more to sa.
about hereafter. The outrageous ac
ton of the Little Boss" is some
thing that stinks in the nostrils o
honest men and cries for vengeance a
the hands of the voters. When viii
the people have their day?
In our issue of March 16, we favored
the calling of County Convention t.
appoint a delegate, is that the reason
the committee was called together il
such hot haste and i'm silent conclave
It is our opinion that the appointment
of delegate to the State Convention
is one in which every member of thu
party has an interest, and that due
notice should be given through tn,
columns of the newspaper. And mo-
that the delegate should he placed al
the disposal Of a man simply to keel
him in the position of postmaster
Look to these things Republicans o.
Elk county. See to it that the dele,
gates to the next County Convention
are men who will stand firmly by the
eternal and living principles of FREE
RULE and POPULAR REPRESENTA-
TIoN.
The Bradford Star states that the
compliments of Mexican County "are
doubtless at the command of the Hon.
Lueius Rogers for the republican nomi.
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