Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-09-23
Submission and Democracy.

Doniphan Prospect-News.
Just after the Democratic State Con-
vention there appeared in the editorial
columns of this paper the following:
1.-The Democratic convention at st.
Louis acted wisely in not putting a
submission plank in the platform. The
submission question is not party one
and should not be made one by putting
a plank in the platform either for or
against. Those papers which are try
ing to make party question out of the
matter we do not think have the in
terest of the Democratic party at heart.
1t is a question for the people to settle,
irrespective of party"
Which our good brother Mcclure, of
the Jackson Cnsh-Book, takes for a
half a column of space to review OF
the matter. He starts with the follow
ing:
1--WE would ask our friend out In Rip
ley if the question of public schools
ulation of railroads are party questions.
Not bit of it,"
But they are a "bit of it," The
Democratic party originated the public
school system in this state and has al
ways pledged itself to maintain and
foster the system, and the party, as a
party, is in honor bound to redeem
that pledge. At the recent State con-
vention the party adopted plank in
the platform pledging itself to correc-
ton of the evils of railroad discrimina-
ton, and now it has become the duty
of every Democratic representative
elected to the next legislature to obey
the behests of his party and vote for a
correction of the evils mentioned.
If the incorporation in the platform
nf pledges in favor of or against certain
measures does not make those ques-
tons party ones will our good brother
please inform us what is party ques-
ton, and how it becomes such. To our
limited understanding of the matter
there is no other way in which a ques-
ton can become party one.
Further on the Cash-Book asks:
'Do you think that putting a SUBJ
mission plank in the platform would
make it party question:"
Of course it. would, insomuch that
every Democratic representative would
be compelled to vote for submission, if
he stood upon the platform of his par
ty. And it is a notorious fact that a
large portion, perhaps a majority, of
the Democratic party look upon the
whiskey question as one of morals with
which the party has nothing to do
directly or indirectly, except to see
are not trampled upon. To pronounce
ing condition of affairs, would be to
split the party wide open. To pro-
nounce against submission would be
similarly disastrous to the party.
Therefore the convention-and wisely
as we believe-left it for the people in
the various counties in the State to set
tie as they saw fit, SO far as instructing
or electing their representatives could
go.
Further on the C-B. says:
"There is no more sacred right among
all those reserved to the people of this
government than the right to petition
legislatures and be heard on any ques-
ton, whether it be in regard to voting
a change in the constitution or the pas
sage of a law to improve roads,"
No, there is not. And ever since the
birth of this government the right of
petition has been conceded by all part
les that have ever been organized in
this country, and this paper does not
believe that right will ever be question.
ed or denied so long as this remains
Republican form of government. But
back of this right to petition, we will
inform our brother. is another equally
sacred right--that of the majority to
rule; and therein lies the principal rea-
son why this prohibition question has
never been submitted to vote of the
people before. 1t is fact known to all
who are at all posted in the matter
that every time this question has been
up 10 the legislature, the petitioners
against submission have outnumbered
three to one those that were in favor
of it.
In its concluding remarks the Cash.
Book asks:
What papers are trying to make a
party question out of submission?
These papers that are doing just as
the Cdsh-Book is Notwithstanding
that the party shall put itself on record
through its conventions and its plat
forms.
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