The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-07-20
THIS AND THAT.

Governor Holcomb occasionally rises
from the slough OF hybrid partisan poll
tics and makes a graceful exhibition OF
observation-disclosures. His letter OF CON-
mendation to the retiring deputy attorney
general, Mr.. Summers, reflects credit
upon his good sense and fairness. There
are some pretty good things about this
man d chow chow politics.
The democratic situation is thus sized
Up by the World Herald: 1T is well
for the democrats Of Nebraska to under
stand that the effort which is being
made by the boilers to keep up the pre-
tense OF an organization has for its only
purpose the sending OF a contesting
delegation TO the next national conven-
ton. They have not the slightest
shadow OF right to represent the demo
cratic party, but they base their hope
upon the belief that the gold bugs. il in
control OF the national convention. will
admit the boiling delegation regardless
of the merits OF the case. The ostensi-
BILE reason OF the bolt was the nomina-
ton OF Governor Holcomb, but the real
reason was the failure Of few leaders
10 run the democratic party as they had
done in the past. just now they pre-
tend great interest in the money ques-
tion because they can secure the support
of few federal Office holders on that
kind OF platform, but the real motive
back OF the boilers is the desire to assist
the republican party in maintaining its
supremacy Of the state. The rank and
file OF the democratic party believe in
democratic principles and desire to
make the party an effective instrument
in the securing OF good government.
The lines are drawn between these two
elements in the democratic party So
long as the boilers could manage the
organization and misrepresent the voters
OF the party just so long they shouted
for the regular organization, but as
soon as they were defeated at the pri-
maries in fair. open and manly contest
they called their little squad out of the
convention, put up ticket for a blind.
and voted for the republican candidates
as usual. The people cannot be deceiv-
ed. The democrats who believe in the
coinage of gold and silver will support
the regular organization and send dele
gates to the regular convention. The
Office holders who regard their employ
ment as calling for their votes as well as
their official services, the idle holders
OF idle capital as Mr.. Carlisle called
them, and the corporation democrats
will give their aid and support to the
republican managers. IL the boilers
had any idea that they were in a major
ity in the democratic party they would
go to the primaries and try TO control
the regular organization. but, confessipg
their inferiority in numbers by calling
a separate convention, they seek to pose
as the real democrats and brazenly at
tempt to impose on the democracy OF
other states by assuming to speak for
the democrats OF Nebraska"
The World Herald is not far from
the truth when it says that the only
purpose Of the boiling democratic
state convention is the sending Of CON-
testing delegation to the next national
convention. But it is incorrect in say
ing that the real motive back of the
boilers is the desire to assist the repub-
lican party in maintaining its supremacy
in this state" Does any one imagine
that Tobias Castor is animated by a de-
sire to assist the republican party! And
DIR. Miller and Mr.. Harwood and ].
Sterling Morton and Albert Watkins
and Dan Cook and Andrew Jackeon
Sawyer are these gentlemen acting solely
in the interest OF the republican, party?