The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-02-08
BOssIsM.


Mr. EDITOR
AT meeting Of the
democratic county committee" last
summer, | presented the following re
solutions, to-wit
Resolyed, That the principle of De
mocracy is q government of the peo.
pie, by the people and for the people,
and violently opposed to one "of the
bosses, by the bosses and for the boss
es."
Resoloed, That standing in and
around the Court House enticing voters
to saloons, or county vaults for cleo
tioneering purposes is beneath the re-
spect of common decency and dis
grace to the Temple of Justice.
Resolced, That we recommend and
earnestly desire every Democratic
voter in the county to attend the dele
gate election and spare neither pains
nor labor in opposing any and every
thing in the shape or form Of bos-
sism.
When | read the above resolutions
to the said committee, the lids were
lifted and considerable sulphur boiled
over, and the bosses barely prevented
their adoption.
learn the "Ring' are still censur-
ing me, but the bosses may as well
bury their tomahawks and break their
scalping knives, for they will not get
the scalp, this year, of any honest man
who has the uEpurchased and unpur-
chasable Democracy of the county be.
hind him, and who do not propose tc
he bucked and gagged by bosses or
political slate makers.
The political bosses have not only
corrupted the Republican party beyond
hope of reform, but they have made
long strides toward corrupting the
Democratic party as to its official ma.
chinery and legislature.
The people of the unbought and uu-
buyable democracy must wake up and
kick out the bosses aud rings that as
sumo to rule the democratic party in
this county.
The money changers must be scour.
ged from the Temple. Politicians can
not do it, no appeal can be made to
bossism, the task will not be accom-
| plished by building one machine against
another; nor by creating on" bossism to
put down another; bossism can only be
put down by determined, outpouring
of the people at the primaries and put
ting down and trampling under foot
all corrupt elements.
1t is the peoples and not the politi-
clans task to see that none but honest
men are nominated and elected to Of
| flee by Democrats, that bad, corrupt
men, bosses, ringsters, Office broker
politicians, who by means of money
and whiskey use the worst means to
acquire Office, power and spoils, must
be made to serve in the ranks or go
/ am no candidate, have no particular
| friends to boost or enemies to injure,
but want TO see all true Democrats
have a fair chance according to their
merits, and do not want to see a poll
tical cut throat bossism control the
nominations or say who shall, or shall
not receive the honors and rewards
within the gift of the party.
have just read your admirable,
editorial on "Our Electioneering Sys-
tenn in the COLUMBIAN of January Is
but, Mr.. Editor suppose you were a
candidate for office, say living in Su,
garloaf and attended to your bu-
siness, how could you know who were
or would be candidates at any given
election?
Candidates, as you are aware, often
do not announce themselves until Just
before the primaries. How could you
make an agreement with those TO not
electioneer? Again, suppose you live in
Bloomsbury as do seven or eight can.
didates at this time, and you made it a
point to watch for every prominent or
influential man in the county who
comes to town for the purpose of so
Letting his vote for yourself, would you
not have great advantage, other things
being equal, over the candidate from
Sugarloaf or the other outer townships
who stay at home attending to then
particular business ?
Would it be fair that the poor coun-
try candidate should stay at home
while the rich and intlue ntial office
holder could walk the streets of Blooms.
burg and in three months see all the
prominent men of the county? l think
not. 9. M. BLAKER.