Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-15

ments of their constituents and then ap- point delegates to the Congressional con- vention to carry out those sentiments. Success achieved through machine methods is temporary only aud brings the party into condemnation ultimately. When sn executive committee transcends it's au- thority or does violence to the sense of right in the popular mind the matter ought to be corrected within party lines if possible. Hence the action of Jefferson county Democrats in appealing to the State committee to remedy the wrong perpetrated by the Congressional Executive Committee in attempting to reduce Jefferson's repre- sentation in the Congressional convention is proper and loyal. 1t has never within the recollection of men of long standing and high position in the Democratic party
 been attempted, save in the late case in this district by Congress onal committee to depart from the representation for coun- ties that obtains in Stale conventions. This new departure is fraught with serious consequences. Congressional committees us at present constituted in this State are the creatures of the Congressional conven. tions. When a man IS nominated his
 wishes are likely to be respected by the convention nominating him and he IS likely
 10 select his personal friends as ommittee-
 men upon the pretext, if nothing else, that he needs their advice and assistance in his canvass. There may be constituted com
 mittee personally favorable to this particu- lar man when he seeks another nomination and the committee may lose sight of the in terests of the whole party in their zeal for l their favorite. And when they do wrong l to the party there is often no remedy until another convention meets and new com mttee is appointed. 1t is fortunate for Jefferson county, however, that there is | yet an opportunity to correct, aside from | the State Executive Committee, the gross | injustice that has been done to Jefferson county, and that opportunity lies in an appeal to the people in the selection of | delegates. We believe the State Committee | will act in that matter, and from the high | personnel of that committee aud it's party l loyalty we feel sure that their decision will
 carry great weight to the Democrats in this
 district. But if from an absence of a quo-
 rum on Friday or any other cause the State l Committee does not act, there is still left l the right of appeal 10 Democrats in their | primaries and beat meetings.
 l Such manifest injustice has been done
 to Jefferson county, so arbitrary and so
 unheard of has been the committee's &C.,
 tion, so untimey, when the great battle
 for Democracy in the State had just been
 fought and won, so unwise at this time and
 unjustifiable at any time, when :sc Dtino-
 cratic voters of the State were congratulat-
 ing themselves that the party was again on I the high road of it's mission as the party of l'Ihe people, that the AGE H ERALD feels it
 to be its duty to appeal to that great court | of ulti mate resort in Democracy, the loyal
 Democrats themselves, to condemn the un- democratic action of the committee by se- | lectng delegates who will in convention
 and out of it place the party's interest | above personal ambition and do right by | all the counties in the matter of their rep | resen tation. Thus within the party and
 by the party can the matter be settled. Let | the people speak.