Daily Republican., 1890-02-08

Word has gone out from tho leading
Democratic paper Of this city warning
Democrats In their primaries to be
very careful Ia making their nomins-
lions for the Legislature, 20 that none
but the friends Of . constitutional con-
vention may BE- selected and put upon
The ticket. This ID very considerate
In our evening contemporary, and we
do most sincerely hope its warnings
will b needed. We hsve no doubt
whatever OF IL sincerity, and Its fealty
to The cause Of constitutional reform
rannot b questioned, but We sincerely
sympathize with II In the risk 1t rune
10 making the selections recommended
nom among men who all profess to
be In favor Of constitutional reform be.
fore the election, but afterward they
arc found to be the determined enc
miles Of reform.
Our neighbor has had two or three
apples out OF that bag in the last Leg.
islature. II was heralded far and lond
Inst eenat0r D0nahoe and Representa-
tive Gray were the incorporating
friends Of constitutional reform before
ehey were elected. but their real senti.
menta were disclosed by their deter
mined opposition to the only fair bill
bssbre the Legislature providing for .
convention, . bill that passed the
House BY the solid Republican vote Of
that body, aided by Just tbres Demo.
Gratis out OF seven -Messrs. Eckels.
Lodge and Whiteman. Messrs. Gray.
BiRgR Armstrong and Brockson.
though oil protested friends Of consti-
tutional reform before they were elect.
cd. hiled when the pinch came.
In The Senate Mr.. Donahoe became
tho chief executioner of the bill. and
but for his action We might have a
constitutional convention In full blast
this winter remodeling the laws Of the
State. But the same plan is recon.
mended to be gone over again in the
selection OF candidates for the Legisla.
ture. With all the care they can ex-
ercise they are just as liable TO be de-
ceived. Democrats who are invited
10 ram their hands into the Democratic
grab bag OF birds to pull out a dove
arc just as liable 10 pull out q hawk.
There IL no certainty of getting the
right man. lie may think he Is all
right for constitutional reform before
he goes down to Dover, but when he
gets there be 10 in q different atmos.
bhere, and he is convinced that though
constitutional reform Is proper and
desirable, his party must be taken care
OIL first.
Now, we have . proposition TO make
TO the Democratic voters also, And il il
one which, II accepted. will be sure to
Put the Democrats on the right track
for constitutional convention, and If
they accept the proposition they will
not afterward have the modification OF
having been deceived. That PROPOSE
tion is nothing more nor less than tc
vote the Republican legislative ticket.
BY doing this there will be no risks to
run. They will be sure to have
friends OF constitutional reform. Nc
Republican In the late Legislature
voted against the bill calling consti.
tutional convention. No Republican
can be elected who is opposed to con
stituiional reform. simply because none
can he found who are opposed to it
The Republican party intends no
only to turn out Levy Court that il
sinking the county in debt and OPP
pressing the people with enormous
taxation, but il intends to elect
ticket that will make no mistake il
calling constitutional convention
We do not see how much better reform
Democrats can do than TO vote will
the Republicans.