The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1900-02-23
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LEBANON, Orsl Feb' Sui lVVO.
10 THE EprToR.
In your Issue oiths 9th lnat. ia, ,"cAlll
signed by J. J. whitney, D. nj. Jones,
Q. \. Culver, and o. O. Hogue. ad-
dFssaed. to ''evory voter In tie county
whole iayor ola re'orm In the pressnt
methods oi party politics and Office. !"
Now, Mr.. Editor, l would like to know
what .heae gentlemen mean. The "pres.
ent methods' OF party politics 10 for q
political party TO Issue call for primary
meetings al which oil the voters who en-
dorso the principles OF that party, may
attend and eect delegates 20 tho county
convention to nominate county ofllcers.
Now, those gentlemen propose TO reform
these "methods" by orvaniElng a new
party to DO known 40 tLo "reiorm" or
"union party. Thls fact appeaSs from
the resolutions adopted at q meeting
hold In Albany on the 10th inst. This
call 10 intended 10 DO addressed to demo.
Gratis, populists, and silver republicans
who are to be urged TO 20 into this uew
party, Now, the QuaHtion arises; How
much better would the "party methods"
Of this new party be than the ''me elhods'
OF the democrats or the popullsts, seeing
that this new patty 10 10 DO made up OF
democrats and populists. IL 10 very ev-
ident that there 10 some hidden purpose
IN this move not yet disclosed by these
gentlemen. What that motive IL will
doubtless be brought 10 light further on.
Now, Mr.. Editor, the writer ol this
article is earnestly In favor OF union OF
the democratic, popullat and silver re-
publican loEces In this county ON ono
county ticket. There 10 but one way In
which this union can DO secured. The
democratic and popullst conventions
aho I'D be called 10 meet on the same
day and at the same place. Then the
two conventions can appoint conference
committees 20 arrange county ticket,
part Of which will DO named by tho DEM
ocrattc convention and the remainder 10
DO named BY tho populiat convention,
the whole ticket 70 DO endorsed by both
conventions.
No one has am authority 10 act in the
matter ot securing the union OF the Two
parties ou common county ticket other
III "a the county conventions OF the two
parties, and these gentlemen who held
the meeting at the court house can do
nothing Ia the matter unless tl NAV ba
10 confuse and thus make the desired un.
ton more difficult 10 secure. Is 10 eyld-
ent that the gentlemen have In view the
dteoTgabixAtion OF both the democratic
and popnlist partlaa In the connty. Il IaI
proper 10 say that the voice OF as least
nine out oil every ten democrats iu tho
county will ho unalteFably opposed TO
this scheme, aud think might salely
say the same 10 true OF the popnIists,
IL 10 safe 20 say that nine out Of every
ten democrats In the county are Ia favor
OF q political, honorable union OF tho |
two parties on = county ticket, hus the |
democrats will never consent TO give up
their organization. Tho plan ad opted /
two yeAVA ago was successful In view OF !
the fact that tho alIaira OF the county |
have been 40 satisfactorily managed by |
the officers thus nominated aud elected. !
II the two conventions agree upon one /
ticket aud fair degree OF harmony pre-
walls the ticket thus nomInRted wlll he |
elected py maIorilies from 400 70 900. |
Let ali democrats aud all papullsts DO I
sure TO attend their primary meetings
aud SEQ 10 II that sound, sensible dele. !
gates only are elected aud 40 abundant |
victory will be secured In June. DO not
be led astray by ''calls" for new party !
Tor such move at thls time 10 inevitably
doomed TO miserable failure. Let every |
democrat bear In mind that ]. J. WhII.
ney cannot speak Tor the democrats In |
this matter Tor he 10 not democrat bn. . |
"unionist'. 20 far % this movement 10
concerned.
PIoSKER DEHocRAT /