The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-02-22
AS TO ROITING-

10e OF. LOUIS hepuUllC teieSlaPu0'
this question to the democratic editor
of Missouri, ais a man who par
ticipates in a convention in homo
bound to support the nominee of tina
conventionP" On Wednesday it pub
lished the answers, which were over
whelmingly in the affirmative.
Neither democratic editors nor dem
ocratic voters are at variance on. TIL
subject. Majority rule is democratic
and no man should enter a convention
and no man worthy to wear the livery
of democrat will enter a convention
conducted and assist in nominating
a ticket and then refuse to support it
There is another question which tn,
Republic might have asked and whIcf
would haves been as generously
answered. That question Is, ''Whar
is the duty of the nominee 10 the plat
form upon which he is nominated
This is q more pertinent question, an6
one that from the standpoint o!
principle admits of argument upon but
one side. 1t is not pertinent because
of a difference of opinion, but because
of the actions of individual democrats
who have been elected to Office upon
platforms constructed for their guidance
while in the performance of public
duties.
We submit that it is wrong for a
democrat to bolt because he could moi
name the ticket, but we further claim
that it is far more honorable for him TO
do so than for a public servant. TO
r~epudiate the instructions he has
received and accepted from his con-
%stItuents.
We submit for the Republics con-
sideration hat it is not boiling among
democratic voters, but the boiling OF
public servants hat has caused wide
spread dissatisfaction in the ranks of
the democratic party.
While the INTELLIGENCER looks with
suspicion upon the democracy of any
man who will participate in an
h%onorably conducted convention and
then bolt its actions, it is not willing
to uphold the actions of a public
servant who has bolted his platform
instructions and at the anne time
condemn the voter who refused to
support a ticket he had assisted to
nominate.
Believing that no man should enter
q convention unless willing to accept
of its results, we likewise believe that
no honorable nan will accept a public
trust and then refuse to execute the
instructions under which he accepted it.
Every true democrat will applaud
the position taken by the Republic that
no man should enter the convention
unless he expects to abide by the action
of that convention, but the Republic
must look further. 1t is not in a position
to talk to the anticipated boilers of
the Riley Hall district until it has con-
demned the boiling of Riley Hail; it is
not in a position to talk to the boilers
of the fifth district until it has con-
demned the boiling of John c.
Tarsney; it has no right to uphold.
boiling in n and condemn it in the
other. Ii one is a traitor the other is
a traitor.
These two cases are mentioned
because they come under the Immediate
influence of the Republic. There are
scores OF others. No honest man will
accept = public trust on specific and
pnambiguons instruction.. and then
fcpudIale those Instructions; no honest
will enter "a convention honorably
and participate in its deliberations
hen bolt its actions, and no
man or straight out honest
democrat will do either.
We respectfully call the Republics
now bhRb IL h1s ACiSiciy
explained the voters duty to u ticket
he has assisted to nominate, TO the
that Is going on in high places.
We agree with the Republic that the
irst work of democratic reorganization
$ divesting itself of t%reacherous
material. 1t matters not where the
york commences, whether among the
,rivate citizens or among the officers
md leaders, the work of wedding ont
must be general.
The Republic will place the demo-
racy of the west under renewed
to il if it will render. its
.ssistance in placing boiling congress-
len, boiling senators and all public !
nd private voters in the doubtful
olumn until they have proven them
worthy of recognition in the J
OCULAR camp. {
Democracy must unload its boilers /
it can make an effective cam +
align. !