The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-18
HonnATlons sT COUNTY oFFIcERs.
N1vs Heed to he Peoples viii. Let Party
Nominations be Through the Popular Way.

The attention Of the Democratic people
has been called TO the Crawford County
System Of making party nominations.
There can be no question as to the adyls-
ability Of selecting candidates by having
the Democratic voters pass directly upon
the merits Of aspirants for Office. 1t in
wolves essentially the grand and glorious
principles upon which our government Is
sounded, namely, that the wishes and desires
81 the masses are TO be respected and that
that which is their will must be the law.
h is the only fair and honest way Of max
ing nominations. No party boss or set Of
bosses; ne bribery or dark concIaye con-
fsrsnces can under this popular method Of
needing the peoples wishes, dictate who
shall or who shall not be chosen for such
and such an Office, In the disposition of the
people as affected bY a party majority. The
voters are supreme; the candidates thus
selected are of necessity the choice of the
untrammelsd constituency for It represents
the will Of the majority.
Upon the principle that the win Of the
majority Is to be respected every man who,
as an aspirant for office, submits his claim
70 the real power Of selection, could NOT
kick and growl, or bolt and help defeat the
ticket on account of some boss who had
through some scheme or machine tactic
sompassed his defeat. Such an aspirant
would be placed upon footing of equality
with every other aspirant The same pow
or that weuld pass upon his claim would
pass upon every other aspirant's claim.
Thus in all honor he could not find fault
OF bolt over the tactics of some so-called
boss. In this way of making nominations
the humblest Democratic voter would be
just 'as great, just as important and Of just
~ much influence as he who by long asso-
siatien had been placed in a commanding
and dictatory position, under the delegate
system.
Carbon county has oyer $500 Democratic
Ysters. Under the delegate system a can
aidats who would poll 500 or 1900 of these
votes could be nominated as against the
nan who might poll 1000 votes. Under the
Crawford County System the 1000 would
beat the 800 or 1900 every time. Is there
anything unjust or unfair about thisp
Take for instance district like Lehigh-
ten. A candidate might poll for his dele
gates 1O1 votes and his opponent 100, yet
In this poll the opponent would have nc
representation whatefer although he had
within vote one-half of the entire vote
pollsd. To be specific his 100 votes as
against the 10l are certainly entitled Ia
ssme consideration and proportionate in.
Ausnce in the selection of a candidate fol
the party. What Is true of Lehighton Il
equally true Of every other district in the
ssunty. No further arguing Is necessary
70 show the justice Of leaving the Demo
cratic vetcrs decide In direct manner who
shall OF who shall not be the party candi.
dates. Dwarf the influence OF the boss
Abolish the machine for 1t is unpopular
and substitute instead the will and wish oi
the Democratic people and there will fol
all time be an harmonious party, the one
essential to continued and honorable sue.
cess At the November polls.
The ADVOCATE Is reliably informed that
resolution win be submitted at the meet.
ing Of the Democratic County Meeting, on
August goth, for the appointment OF q com.
nittss To report system of rules under the
OEawford County System for the consider.
atisn OF the County Convention of 1888.