The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-08-19
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J. A. SNIIsER, Sec'ty.
DEmocRArIC PRIMAKIEs.

w. A. STEWART, Chm.
J. A. SDIIsER, Sec'ty.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
Because of the failure of the recent
Democratic convention to complete
the legislative ticket, the County
Executive Committee will be called
together again soon to take further
action in the matter.
AS the only straight, square, Demo-
cratic organ in the County, the
HERALD has some words OF advice.
They are these: Whatever is called
whether 1t be a primary to select
delegates TO a convention, or whether
it be primary election, if it is
c..lled by Democratic COM
mttee and is called Democratic,
let it be DEMOCRATIC.
II ever there was time in the his
tory of this County when men claim
ing to be Democrats should be given
test of their loyalty, that time is
now.
If there ever was II time when men
ca ling themselves Democrats should
be required to show Their credentials,
now lie that time.
Mr.. Buchanan calls himself
Democrat, as do most Of his followers.
They may have been entitled to the
name once, but they are not so any
longer. Neither Mr.. Buchanan nor
any man who intends to vote for him,
has any right to participate in Demo-
cratic primaries.
We have no war to make on the men
who were for Mr.. Buchanan while
he was running az Democrat, but
who now purpose to support the
regulSr Democratic nominees. We
have always questioned their taste
and their judgement, but never their
right. Before the nominating con-
vention they had the right to support
whomsoever they pleased. Now that
they yield in obedience to the will of
their party, they prove themselves by
their loyalty.
The distinction~bes,s the men
who were for Buchanan and the men
who are for Buchanan is plain, and
we hope our readers will keep it in
mind.
There are extreme men on both
sides of the question. We want these
extremists brought to terms or ruled
out.
There are men who say they will
not vote for any original Buchanan
Alliance man, even though there is
one already a regular Democratic
nominee. We hold that these men
should be required 20 pledge their
support to the entire ticket, or else
be denied a vote in the coming pri-
maries.
There are others who say they will
not vote for Judge Turney; some OF
them say they will not vote at ali;
others say they will vote for Buch-
anan. They have not the slightest
right to participate in Democratic
primaries.
Let the committee give the people
to understand that they do not pro-
pose a fusion with the Buchanan
crowd, any more than they do with
Mr. Winstead and his crowd. Mr..
Winstead is the Republican nominee
for Governor, and Mr.. Buchanan is
an Independent ~ candidate for the
same office. They and their follow
ers are enemies to Democracy, the
one no more nor less than the other
and neither have any right to any
voice in Democratic councils.
The only difference between the
Buchanan men and the Winstead
men is, that the Winstead men have
too high a sense of honor, right and
justice to attempt to vote in Demo-
cratic primaries.
To allow the Buchanan men to say
they will support the Legislative
ticket, is not enough. Neither is it
enough for the Turney men to say
they will support the gubernatorial
ticket. The test should be that the
vo,er will agree to support all the
Democratic nominees, from Cleve-
land down.
The committee should pass 8 reso-
IN ion to this effect, and they should
require the judges 80 put the ques-
ton to every voter. 1t matters not
how well-known or how unimpeach-
able his Democracy be, instruct the
Judges to ask the question of every
man. Treat every one alike and no
one will have right to complain
OF course some will complain. Even
some Democrats may be over sensi-
frl,fr1 narfNltR5 will
kick like steers. You can never
make a rule that suits everybody, but
ibis rule viii come nearer suiting
straight Democrats than any rule you
can adopt.
Don't fuse. Let's have al open
fight against the common enemy.
Those who are not with us are
against US. 1t is better TO find out
before the primaries than after.