Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1886-09-02
CARRIERS REPLY.
Conservative Letter to the Com
mittee and Those who
Signed Petitions.

lillian Stuart, Jas. A. Abbay, Thos. A.
Bolts, r. G. Graham, F. H. Mitchell.
AT HOME, August q, 1SS6.-GES- b
LEMEN: / am in receipt ct your
Of the 21st inst ad-
Using me of the result of the meet
ng held by you and others, request
ng me to resign the nomination
endered me by the Democratic con-
,ention Of this county for the Legis-
ature. In answering, permit me to
'ay the large and respectable petit
ion you present, with the well known
idelity to party Of most Of the gen.
tlemen, entities it to a fair and care
full consideration and candid answer.
have consulted with representative
Democrats throughout the county
and have given to your request the
most deliberate consideration OF
which was capable, to the end that
I might adopt that course which
would best subserve the interests OF
the party, and that might answer
you in the same spirit Of harmony
in which I assume your petitions
were presented. I understand you
to complain Of the action Of the con-
vention in failing to nominate any Of
the gentlemen who had, prior to the
meeting Of the convention, canvassed
the county Is candidates for place
at the head of the ticket, and ask
that I now undertake to determine
that the convention acted unwisely
in nominating person who was not
seeking the office. In the FIRST place,
permit me to suggest that my nomi.
nation was the action OF the Demo
cratic party in convention assembled,
and il its action should be reconsid-
cred and changed it is the business
of the party to reconsider and change
it, and not mine; and / do not undei-
; stand that you claim authority to act
for the party in presenting your
e petitions, but simply as individual
Democrats presenting your individual
u requests. 1t Is true that / might in
T. the exercise Of my privilege have de-
L. clined the nomination or might new
e withdraw for private reasons, but to
q decline or withdraw for the reasons
,e you suggest would be assuming the
Is right to determine questions which
,e my party alone has power to deter
&c mine. The party having decided
,e those questions its decisions can only
"a be reversed by the party itself. In
le the next place, allow me to suggest
III that whilst your petitions are numef-
" fussly and respectfully signed sby
le numbers of the Democratic party.
10 yet the petitions constitute Int
small per cent. Of the Demo.
20 cratic voters Of this county. By
Ve q we'll established rule in such
AT cases I am warranted IN assuming
We that the Democrats who have not
ot signed your petitions differ with you
in as to the advisability Of my with.
Lly drawal and desire that I stand by
nv former action in accepting the
nomination.
sr. 81, The power or authority Of the con
" vention to nominate person wht
was not seeking the nomination Y
too well established in reason ans
party precedents to admit OF homes
Jon intelligent dispute. No one who !
es. at all familiar with the principle 9
our elective government, or with tn
our history of political parties viii, 10
DIG an instant, doubt that the actcn 9
are the convention was without its ~
MY thority, aud consequently bindin
hu- upon all members Of the party On
as'e I do not understand you eithsr
OF your communication or in your pet
iuc- ton TO dispute that doctrine, tr
re- deny that was fairly nominated =
In convention that had full autbori'
pa for its action. The convention doui
sws' less could have made much Wis
not choice than il did in nominating N
FOUR As the gentlemen who were 80 war;
get iy contesting the honor had wit
ra'e drawn their names In the interest
pa harmony, and for the express pu
nisn pose as was stated ut the Lrne 10 Z
you convention, 1t was necessary tn
tnat some one else should be chosen
ue' order that the threatened trea
> OF might be prevented. The ce'nvs
iap'e tion, without q dissenting vol
hing adopted this course in good faith,
Are prevent discord and promote D
) ana mony in the party. When was
u formed that the convention
chosen me as the standard beirer
the Audrain Democracy, my FIRST
or 30 pulse was 10 decline the nominat
his on account Of the great sacrifice
'arty. nv business interest, which wo
'izipg follow an acceptance and eIec'i'
rd q but upon being informed rs 70 .
used nv nomination was brought aeo
-idual rs ,hs, Il was the result OF q
Bob; nrou;se in the interest Of harmo
,erous / did not feel at liberty TO decl
However great might be my perst
worth loss, or inconvenience, ] fesfed
week. Inv declining the nomination VIC
,ay be but renew the fierce struggle wi
nt an had already threated disrupsure
; boys the party. hoped that my acc
which ance would bring about; the hs
RK. result which the convention i'iten
r.or. Il, should. Such, gentiemcn, were
reasons and the hope which me
nhips me 10 accept the nominauehi,