Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-02

been showing the interest they ought to evince in the matter. It is time they should begin to show that they are alive to the situation.
 In the democratic party, and indeed in every other party as well, there may always be found some obliging gentle men who are willing to take upon them selves the duty of naming the various candidates for whom the people shall have the privilege of voting. This is, truly, very kind and considerate on their part, but it is not democratic. It may be suspected also that it is not entirely unselfish. These individuals, ordinarily speaking, have some axe to grind, or are impelled by some motive that is not entirely prompted by con- alterations of the public good. And the people ought not te lose sight of this fact. They ought not to forget that the interests of the politicians are not always their interests, that the work done by these busy and industrious gentlemen is not always fashioned for the immediate or ultimate good of the city or its citizens. Remembering these things they should resolve themselves to take hand in the preliminaries that go | to deciding who shall bear the honors of their party on election day. They should make it their business to attend the eau cuses where the qualifications and mer- its of the different individuals are can vassed and the decisions of which are largely influential in determining their candidacy. Many of the voters are too prone to absent themselves entirely from these caucus gatherings, to take no part ! in the makeup of primary tickets, and when delegates in whose choice they have had nothing to do make out ticket for election day which they do not ap- prove are too apt to seek revenge at the polls by voting for the candidates of the other party. There is neither good judg- ment nor good politics in such course. Every man in the party should feel it as much personal duty to vote at the primaries as to vote on election day. In no other way can the proper sense and wishes of the party be represented in the nominating conventions and on the tick cts that are submitted for the suffrages l of the people. In laudable vigilance is found the price of satisfaction and party success.
 And it may not be amiss here to give | of oIx t<, ho y,N1ifi- clans who delight in fixing up the tickets | to suit themselves, without regard to the wishes of the voters in the party. It cannot be expected that the party will
 be satisfied when the manipulations of the bosses override their wishes, or that
 they will feel obliged to stick to party
 lines when men have been foisted upon
 them in whom they have no confidence and for whom they have little respect.
 If the politicians would have plain sailing
 for the democratic party on election day
 they will endeavor to see to it that the masses of the party are allowed to have their say in the choice of the men fol whom they are expected to vote. Stuff  marles, cheating in the count or othel
 unsavory methods to which local politi
 clans and bosses have not hesitated tt resort ill the past, and to which it ma,
 be presumed they are not unwilling tt
 resort in future when it may be neces
 sary to effect their designs, ,are not calcu lated to impress the people with the sa cred obligation about which the politi
 clans prate of standing by the nominee of the party. If such methods are use. to accomplish victory at tho prinarie
 the voters of the party cannot be severe
 ly condemned if they bolt the ticket a the polls.
 If the politicians are wise they will le the people rule. For this is the whol
 fabric of democratic doctrine.