Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-10-13
BOSSISM.
llnIToE OF IILRAD:-

III tne DAHL
more SIN IT the 9TH instant, | note a
''Declaration ofIndepencence" against
Bossism and its attendant evils
uttered by the Hon. William A.
Maloy, of Prince George county,
Maryland, which indeed is Of sig
nifcant import and worthy OF ex-
tended notice. The bane of bosslsm
is Objectionable alike in Virginia as
in Maryland. 1t is alike lnsidious,
poisonous and cOntemptuous all over
the land.
Its object and effect are IN fact to
thwart the free will of the people and
bring them into subservience to the
will of the few-who pose as bosses
in county and state.
Among the many good things,
after declaring against the despouc
rule of any boss, Maloy i'll his paper
has to say, are these;
That every citizen should be
equally free to aspire TO the honorable
service of the people. That promo
tion should be earned by service OF
the people, rot by service to any one
man."
For years past we have seen a
one manpower develop and grow up
in our midst, inscrulable as tho dan X
ness, remorSeleSS, and Unsuitable.
ave know it has gIown by bribery;
by getting up conlesting delegations,
and the denial of the most evident
rights of representation; and by
tyrannical defiance in convention OF
all rules of parliamentary law and
equity and fair dealings"
"There is but one way to end this
4 tyranny. But one path to liberty. 80
long as the "bosS" remains success
| full he holds the reins and the lash.
Let us be wise in time. Let lis beat
him ut the polls. Let us beat linn III
his vulnerable spot; and do 1t now
This is sad and deplorabfe picture
ola state of thugs among scvereigns
tree and liberty loving people. A
ike picture is to be drawn from the
Stat,ls political IN the great State Of
Virginia, and especially in the county
of Shenandoah. An attempt is made
by insidou, bossiSm to ,thwart the
will Of this intelligent people. AnC
there is one way to end this species
of tyranny-to wit; Let us be wls'
and beat ihe bosses and bossism a
the polls.
The recent action of the state com
miltce is iuexpicable, objectionable
so utterly without authority Ill tn
premises that the people as a maj
Should rise up only to condemn 1t
and show to it AMI the world tina
they wear no yoke of tyranny.
Sir. Editor Il repeat with EN-
phasis from your able leading edi
torlal of last week that "The actor
Of the State Committee smdcks o
"-NahOnciSm" that it has aroused th'
. suspicious of democrats not only II
counties wherein there are contests
but throughout other sections OF Tho
state. Where il is known tt at TIN
committee is made up in part o
Senators and Corgressmen, and tina
they, by their action have attempted
to read hundreds of democrats out o
the party, it has aroused feeling 0
indignation that bodies no good L
the party"
Let the people awaken from al
lethargy and become aroused t.
The demands of the day and hour
Vote for our worthy fellow citizen
Josiah Stickley, and thus sit dow
! upon the arrogance and the tryaDn,
OF the bosses.
f Vote for Stickley, and thus uPhol'
the rights and liberties Of the people
Vote for Stickley, and thus pre-.
serve. as soverelgns, that freedom G
wil constitutionally guaranteed tn
whole people.
On November 18th, come to The
polls-yote tor Stickley and thus re
buke and condemn the action Of III
Martin, Hay, Miley committees.