Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-08-20
PACKING CONVENTIONS

cratic Congention who are pledged to
work for the interests Of any particu
lar candidate for any Office as being
unfair, tending to petty strife, work
ing against the best interests of the
party, and thereby against the hest
interests Of the community" This is
exactly the right kind of principle,
but deviish hard to carry out, for the
little tricksters will do their sly work
in the dark, and endeavor to elect
delegates who, to all outward APP
pearances are unpledged, but secretly
pledged to these small calibre chronic
office hunters who play a secret and
sly role at primaries and conventions,
and whose under handed game is al
WAYS discovered when it is too late,
and the will of the majority is defeat
ed. In Boise county the voices of
conventions, and more particularly of
the Democratic party, are never, or
hardly ever, the voice of the ma ority
of the party, and The same state of
political affairs is no doubt true of
Aituras county, the organization of
the Democratic club aud the enunci-
alton OF principles beng an evidence
that conventions have been packed in
that county. To have a voice in the
selection OF delegates to the Demo-
cratic conventions Of this county a
pledge is exacted, which bars out the
Intelligence and responsibility of a
party. In order to have any say in
the selection of delegates YOU must
pledge yourself to support every nom
inee-good, bad or Indifferent. As a
result but very few Democrats attend
primaries, for the reason that they ars
Americans more than partisans, and
that they would rather see honest
and competent officials elected, Of
whatever political faith, than incom
petent ones of their own party. There
are strict partisans on national ques
tions, which divide the two grea
parties, who will not vote straight
county ticket, or will not pledge
themselves to vote it, before the,
. know of what kind of material it vii
; be composed. 1t is about time 70
:. bossism in county and Territorial
affairs to get lick that will make i
!, sick, and hide its disgusting carcass
d 1t is weak, puny thing, that puts oil
a bold front, but can be knocked GU
L of time with the little finger of tn,
party, if it will only make up it
t mind to send this >ickly but buster
ing thing out of the political arena
e Bossism is weak but long lived = tina
n is it will live an unlimited length o
time if it can escape a lick from tn
!, strong arm of the majority, and when
r ever the lick is given, the weak thin,
tumbles over and dies, and no eulog
n will be pronounced over its sudde
demise. No one will be kind enoug
to its memory to even say sit die,
honored and respected by half doz
en- who clung to it while it lived.
Bossism is big blusterer at primar
les where it has things all Its ow
way, for the reason that only fe,
Of its own kind will associate with it
The majority OF the best and mos
y intelligent citizens do not vot
= straight tickets, and will not solemn
pledge themselves to do so in orde
TO have a say in the selection of dele
gates. No, not by long shot. S
it is plain to be seen that the voic
of county convention, whose del,
" gates bossism names, is not the vote
of an intelligent majority of ii
y party at all times. Men nevada,
who will pledge themselves to swa
> low any kind OF dose that NAV
prescribed and compounded, befoI
having the slightest idea what i