Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-07-08
NONE RUT DEMOCRATS INVITED.

NONE But DEMOCRATS INVITED.
We have heard l,any expressions
of uneasiness from tie Democrats on
account Of q resolution adopted by
the Democratic committee inviting
''all persons of voting age at time of
holding the primaries, regardless OF
past party affiliations, etc., to partie-
ipate in said primaries" lest the
Republicans will consider themselves
invited under the call and come in
and attempt to run" the school dis
trict primaries. The call, when you
read it closely, Is not to Republicans
but to Democrats only, for the reso-
luton begins as follows: Resolved,
That the Democrats in each school
district in Audrain county mot the
Republicans meet at their school
houses at = O'Clock, p. m. on Satur.
day, the 18th day of July, 1886, and
each elect one delegate" If the com
mittee had meant the Republicans
should, participate in the district
meetings they would have said, Re
solved, That the Democrats and Re-
publicans in each school district
etc. The committee did not say it.
No Republican is invited. No; not
one. When the committee invites
all persons, regardless of past party
affiliations, TO come in and vote at
the district meetings they expect
those persons who present themselves
to say, that they have broken up
I Aaeir past party affiliations with the
Republican party and now come in
in good faith, renouncing the Repub-
lican principles and accept the Dem
ocratic principles and pledge them
selves to support the ticket, not as a
Republican, but as a Democrat re-
Gently born into the faith and made
politically clean, and that they ex-
pect from now on to be loyal to the
principles of the Democratic party"
1t is plain to be seen that this is what
the committee meant when you take
and read the whole resolution to.
gether, and nothing more or less.
We are not surprised at many Of
the Democrats being so uneasy when
we see many Of the leading Republic
cans standing on the street, greatly
excited, advocating the claims Of
certain Democrats, debating to Dem
ocrats who they shall and who they
shall not vote for. Time-tried anC
faithful Democrats don't like to bt
dictated to by Republicans. They
have not forgotten the iron yoke they
bore under the cruel Drake consti
tution,' and that they o theil
freedom by overthrowing the damna
bic instrument by which they wer'
robbed of their property and libertiet
and the lives of many of their friend
sacrificed. They don't now feel lik'
letting these '.fellows' who ffteel
short years ago put the political knit
to their throats come into thei
meetings and dictate to them VIII,
they shall and who they shall no
nominate. We say to the Democrats
be cool, calm and watchful and i
any Republican presents himself be
fore the district meetings make hin
say that '.he comes with the purpos
of breaking up all past party affilia
tons with the Republican party, ant
that he expects to act from now o.
in good faith with the Democrat
! party, believing in Democratic prin
ciples.' The resolutions of the con-
mittee require this, and if the Demo
Gratis prize the organization of thei
party and the success of their prin
ciples they will be watchful and Sc
D that the Republicans will be kept o
I the outside and further, if they Sc
any candidate counting Republica
> votes, and encouraging them to com
u in and help make the Democrat
! nominations, "spot him. such an On
u is q Democrat ''for revenue only