The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-06-03

ti"nabie and invio!able right to re-
spec,ful and unprejudiced hearing.
IAN Z DEMOCRAT
and believe in a democratic spirit
in these matters and detest any sign
CT a de,potic spirit that would use and
az abuse the position Of editor to
taks advantage ola c4n iidate in this
way. All candidates should be sh ,wn
equal courtesy by EDITORS, the latter
lnly beiug bound in honor to insist
on honest, fair methods Denomination,
except, o: course, th-y cannot be
81 ent. but must expose any man and
ali men known 10 them TO he uu-
worthy Of public trust, tn t the pep
pl- who may be ignor ut in the prem
i=es may Re prO:e cted from imp sure.
Money is &c ting to be too potent
il aaec ing tee relation b tween the
editor and the candidate. The long
pursed man is to- apt t, have undue
advantage of The man of inferior f.
nincial resources. but superior char
acter and brains Cnl,ss the press
C. mes - the rescue IN our democrat
ized c5ndi ions and makes better can
Gidates ami batter IL minating and
elee ion methods, i there rational
hope Of the long survival of free In
stitu'i9ns !? [ would like t. Gasp
hands W.T., greet AID cngritulate
auy and all CT the edit rial hre hIen
va, sc aspirations and inspirations rise
above the sordid and groveling views
and practices OF the Tins 10 the
height Of great argument for
ISDEPENDENT AND PATRIOTIC JOUR
NALTSN.
within party lies to the end Of purer
p elites and tie advancement q the
just mi soa and graad destiny Of a
Curious civilization and re.ur'ec
ted aid regenera'ei noble Republic.
lor by the Eternal | will not sup
port cO'rupt;on.St to- any
otfice in beha't' ot any man or st OF
men. say faction or patty. All hail
20 the editor who-e we'll known per
srnal dignity aud sense of honor make
!. IN impossible that any candidate
should approach him with any sug-
gestion of fat or ",OIp" or pr spec
tiye appointment Of himself or friends
to office, in plain English bribery.
In this day OF newspapers anu
m igazines tire press is pTe-eminently
the palladium OF Liberty. Let this
agency and medium generally come
under the haue'ul influence OF the CO.
hesive p wer of public p'under, then
begins the woeful paIing of the inef-
tectual fires of the spirit and geDinus
OF our fee Institutions. The candi-
date should have a who'es me fear Ofthe
CRITICS ard exposure Of such an EIDE
tor of any crookedness by which he
seeks to cOntr ,vene The right Of his
fe' low citizzns 10 freely and fairly ex
rress their will and pleasure. To il
lustrate
LOOKOUT, FRAUDULENT CANDIDATE.
/ Suppose ia a givel district it hes
happened that a man has been nlml-
mated to congress ty means and
methods in violation OF all precedents
AMI in manner that is really subyer-
siye of the suffiage rights of the peo-
pc. at ODce every pafer OF the
party in the district denounces the
outrage aud demands another conven-
ton, or if this is impractical e, de-
rounces the candidate as unworthy
of support, urges every member OF the
party to scratch his name that lesson
NAV be taught and the principle OF
S lf-government enforced. Through
Just defeat the party is disciplined,
the political atmosphere is cleared
and the party made stronger than
ever with Just and honorable method:
in vogue ard corruption efectually
squelched. On the other hand, il
there is liberation and support, if q
beastly majority is used in abnegatiOr
Of the very essential principles Of
selfgoverument, then the doctrine o
might makes right is proclaimed and
moral responsibility is plain to al
and the pretense of superior virtue il
the party is as sounding brass anC
tickling cymbals. In this there i
unmanly and uncitizenlike comprom
Use of principle and
FATAL INJURY TO THE PARTY.
For it is necessary for citizens to Ut
derstand and appreciate that in tn
: economy of the Almighty Ruler 0
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