Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-06

A FEW WORDS
CONCERNING WoULD-sE
DEMOCRATIC DicTAToRs


This communication was handed In
so the editor of the Telegraph sever
al days ago. and rejected;
Editor Telegraph You honor me
ovsr-mnch'' Ia saying that ! am maxi
ing a Violent campaign against a GER
tain Democratic nominee.
am not aware of any violence or
even activity on my part. and will
agree that II "a not my privilege AS
Democrat" or personally to oppose
nominee Of th. select few who as-
sume the privilege" Of making states
and nominating tickets for che mass
the votes
A. ! told you personally, II the par
" shall adop, rules by which the wish
and choice of the voters OF the party
can be heard. I viii consider myself
bound by such expression. ! have liy-
cd long enough In this county to
know That men who have been hon
ered by the party have assumed the
privilege of -knifing' the ticket aud
rcsortiDg to the rankest kind OF
trcachery. even Ia the extent OF buy
lnE votes against the candidates OF
the party with the money contributed
hy those aame candidates. That some
of those men have assumed the priv
ll.ge OF hiring the town band 10 ceie-
brate the defeat of "a Democratic can
didatc for mayor That those same
men have never supported ticket
that was not nominated In accord with
their dieiafion. That having been Sc
iecied M one Of the officers OF the city.
ihi- sam. gang sought TO influence the
council or some Of the Democratic
members 10 change the vot. before
could have chance to iiio my bond,
nnd did some strong lying to accom-
piiEh n. That seven months later
conspiracy With Republicans by
which set of Republican officials
waS substituted for Democrats, I re
fer 90 This because the lies then in'
vented have been current here recent.
iy found myself lined up with
snlnc of those gentlemen last fall and
acted with hem In common purpose
10 the first county convention. and was
congratulated as having rendered good
service Ia that purpose Was invited
later into cauouA with them in further.
ance of The same purpose dcfea,
81 Dave Day--when It was agreed by
caucus Of some thirty or forty men
that we should support Blair Burwell
for the nomination for representative.
Most of those present expressed a
desire that my name be substituted
for that of Burwell aud none express
oh dissent from that proposition. ex-
ccpt myself and few whose loyalty
l never questioned II is matter of
history thai Bnrwell and his friends
got the double cross and the eNpla.
nation is Dave bay" II s not val
/ id explanation 20 us who urged Bur
waiia name, and TO whom they suG
gested that my name be substituted.
as II was quite generally conceded
that our efforts in the previous con.
ycution kept Day and Johnson out OF
control
| To Us Il seemed that they agreed TO
/ Iiur~ei as The candidate, that they
might defeat him with the aid OF the
shihboioih. Dave Day" | would not
presume Ia discuss candidates in your
paper further than to say that at this
| critical period OF the fight between
| the piutocraIic aud the Democratic
elements for conJpl OF the national
party organlyatloh. none but Demo
Gratis should bo placed in position to
influence the party policy. and Demo
/ cratic methods should be substituted
| fnr the dark lantern star chamber
| methods OF this privileged" set. as.
snmc no privilege" but will exercise
/ my right 40 Democrat and citizen.
This set Of men who SGT their priv
/ lcge" against the rights Of the com
/ mon unpriyil.ged Democrats met with
stern rcb,lko four years ago when
by their arrogance they forced the
| Popuiisis into an alliance with Repub.
I leans. and again last fall year ago.
/ The loyalty of the Democratic masses
to Democratic principles gave the
Democratic ticket majority of more
than 300 last fall and It may be that
another awakening is in store for the
boys on Apfii Z
Respectfully yours
ROBERT CARTER