The St. Johns herald., 1888-10-25

1 It may De that ceiIatn Ol our IeIIOW- citizens do not fully comprehend upon which side their bread is bUttered; the sooner they appreciate and understand ] this fact. the better for them in the fu- 1 ture For just as sure as that the sun will rise on future Tuesday after the
 first Monday" just so sure, if they fail to understand or w;liully neglect their duty, they will be, one and all, buried so deep beneath public contempt, that even the toot of Gabriel can never reach them.
 It is now in order to assert that Henry Smith bought the convention-particu Iarly the Republican convention. It has already been whispered about, and this too i'll very mysterious manner, (but don't say l told you, as l &m supposed to be DemocraU, that smith did buy 1 the Republican convention. Suffice it to say, lie was observed by "Ieeping Tom," inditing d significant letter to some great unknown, presumably in England and this too, while the conven- ton was in session, Now, demand in thunder tones, that the Chairman of tEe County Central Committee forthwith cause an investigation, and ii it be true that he is i'll secret communicatiOn with Lord 'Nozoo, " to the detriment of this commonwealth, then Mr. smith should at once be called to tt,c bar of public opinion, and there compelled at the very cannon'S moutll-to "set 'em up to the boys"
 Gu: Mexican citizens can surely see, unless they are prcternaturally purblind to the fact, that the so-called "people's party" have TO use fer them in any ca pacity whatsoever; and, their treatment at the late convention should be enough to cause ihcm, one and all, to spew the whole gang at once and forever.
 The Democratic ticket, as a whole, is a good one and shculd be eoIidly elected next November. In this, as in other counties, It is nearly or quite an impos- sibility to nominate d full ticket, which does not contain weak elements more or less; nevertheless, by fair and ;mpar- tlai comparison of the two tickets, it viii be seen at a glance, the Democratic tick ct could not Ee bcttercd any by the ab- sorption of any part or parcel ol the op-I position ticket. Tie voters of this coun- ty will do well to nqte this very signili- cant fat, and cast their votes accord ingly.
 The Republican convention came, saw, but did not conquer. It started in un- der the psuedo-people's party, but d number of it's delegates, notably those from St. .Joiins, did their level best to ignore the people, or at least that part represented by our Mexican citizens Notwithstanding their false cry of peo- ple's party, it was quite evideEt to the Mexican representatives, that they were to be treated with supreme contempt | and worse ingr2l ltude; and, had it not | been for their Warwick" ;" they certain
  ed out of the convention. The Winslow | delegation stuck to their favorite candi- date like little men, but they, too, were left-ingloriously left Notwithstanding their chagrin over defeat, the N'inslow people magnarimously caSt their v.tps ill favor of the only person who had d sufficient following to make resrecta- ble showing at the polls. It is safe proposition to state, as also an indisput- able fact, that had the WinSlow delega- ton thrown their votes to Owens, their ticket would not have poIled two hun dred and fifty votes in t,e county. Pro per credit should be awa:ded tEe Wins low delegation, for their political fore sight in going over to t'1.ez, as they would have com..itted political h'ri- kari" had the convention ignored the 345 votes represented by the Mexican delegation; thus, to retrieve themselves from a certain defeat, Tomas Perez must per force, be nominated for tie office of Sheriff To those who were not particI- pants in that so-cai!ed 'reo?le's" com- vention, it was a matter of much sur 7 prise, to note the shoTt-sjg ghtedness Of those delegates who represented the ',:,:;d ten" against Perez.
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