The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-10-24
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their being truly represented in
the decision Eof the matter, and
with their representatives in the
legislature bound not to heed
any opposition they might ad-
vance, is as truly tyranny as
were the acts of George the
Third, that caused our forefath-
ers to adopt the immortal Dec
laration of Independence, July
4th, 1776, but for the sake Of
selfish political advantage of a
personal nature they were will
ling to trample under foot that
sacred principle of our American
institutions, and as a result of
such willingness, a combination
was effected by the Denton
! Clark Committee, with the Las
! Vegas Divisionists on the one
hand. and the supporters of Sy-
lphus on the other, which in
volved on the part of the candi-
dates for office, a sacrifice of a
principle in which they believed
In return for a mess Of pottage,
a course which was not manly
and not honorable, and which
involved, on the part of the Las
Vegas delegates, a sacrifice of
one of the first principles of de-
mocracy upon the altar of none
tary selfishness. After effecting
thier triple combination, the slo-
gan of the self-constituted bosses
was, THREE MACHINES IN ONE,
NOW FOR TYRANNY 5!
Mr.. Clark's article throws a
clear light upon his conception of
a democratic convention. He
considers it a place where gen.
erals exist-a place of warfare,
of battle, of carnage, and of de-
struction; place where the spir-
it of strife, of domination and of
force prevail, and where all the
artifices and strategisms of war
are employed. | feel that Mr..
Clark's acts have been all too
much in accord with the express
sion which he so unwittingly
uses. On the other hand, my
conception of a democratic con-
vention is, that such a conven-
ton is place where democratic
principles should be applied "a
place where all should meet upon
the plane of freedom and equali-
ty, and should individually exer-
else the sacred duties of citizen
ship, according to the dictates o1
their several consciences, with.
: out coercion, intimidation on
T force, and free from the domina
: ton of organization or clique;
: place where the opportunity
J of discussion is open to all
f and where democrats rep
, resentatives of the people
meet to consider, intelligently
peacefully and fairly, the prob
| lens confronting the party; &
{ place where, if differences shoulC
arise among delegates. they
should, instead of donning the
| habiliments of warfare, and
! marching forward to force theil
their fellow democrats out of the
party, by every means fair OF
: foul, right or wrong, they should
meet their brothers-f flesh of one
, flesh, and bone of one bone in
, the forum of reason, rather than
upon the field of battle, and, in
committee room and in the con-
vention, should seek, by the pro-
cess of intelligent reasoning, to
meet the issues, and formulate
the policies of the party, never
forgetting those basic principles
that brought the party into be-
ing, and never losing that un,
selfish devotion to those princi-
pies that is the duty of every
democrat. In such a gathering
there is no place for warfare,
but rather the spirit of reconcile
alton and concession in accord
ance with the principle that each
democrats ideas are entitled to
the same consideration, because
each is clothed with the mantle
of democracy. In such body
| there should always exist an
honest desire to meet your broth
er democrat in spirit of amity,
good fellowship and brotherhood,
and all should be guided, not by
| the rules of the battlefield, but
by the principles of Jefferson
and of Bryan. Such a policy is
constructive not destructive,
and means harmony, fairness
and success to our cause. 1t is
this policy for which the pro-
gressive element of the Lincoln
county democracy stands.
i The party bosses stand for a
policy of narrowness and bigotry
and supreme selfishness that is
unmindful of every principle OF
our party, and forgetful of al
decency in politics. Such a poll.
cy means destruction and death
to our cause. SHALL THE PEOPLE
RULE?
| was not oatgeneraled in the
! discussion of democratic princi
! Piles or in their application to th'
proceedings of the recent con.
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