Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-23
Electins senator. pirectly..

Experiments with the primary sys-
TEN of nominating candidates for the
United States Senate have not gone
far enough to admit the forming of an
intelligent Judgment as to the satisfac-
ton the method will bring. But there
are present indications that this prac-
teal avoidance of constitutional pro-
vision by voluntary action is going to
result in complications. There is al
ways possibility that parties will
split, and so upset normal political cal
culations.
Oregon has gone farther than any of
the other States. There the parties
nominate Senatorial candidates, and
later the people themselves choose be-
tween the nominees. The Legislature
has thus only the perfunctory power of
ratification. The coming Legislature
will be called upon to ratify the choice
of Democrat, and, as it will be Re-
publican body, the task may strike it
as disagreeable. 1t is situation in
which blind obedience to the dictates
y. .he peopie 10 !" eolipie'e SURRENDER
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be worse.
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an. :, ..as 1870, ea...eu nuaelous u,slrlc.s'
u 20 ei..eie ~ " 'ne sup
districts. On the assumption that the
intention of the Illinois law was to
make the man with the most votes the
partv nominee the contention of tho
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Jug .ne CAUCUS an uhusuai put Dy no
means unknown proceeding. Morally
the treachery which attaches to bolt
is the same whether it is a caucus Of
the people or of members of the Legis.
lature.
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Tue letter vi lhe oaslc law Is that the
people are tired or the scandals which
have attended the choosing of Senators
by legislatures. Without doubling the
earnestness and honesty which one.
rated to produce these primary laws
II 10 annorent that tho hottor ron,o,1,
10 - or,.na +ho r,onsti4,,.,s,, -
- s,l., wy s.l'u''oi anu per
MI 'ne e.esetoi u s'el.a.ors ny uirect
VOTE us Tue DemocraticT PLATFORM de-
mands.
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neie u,e GOING 70 pe some surprises
IN New Aorh e.ate ana the New England
sul'es when ue ,ail eiectiohs come
afouhu: su,a " d. biac6Durn, soap
unu Antt an1ei"eaf inahutuctures o! New
AotA a.. lto'iueaee. MT. BLACKBURN
n.''ue .ei's e.u.etnent ~ ene washington
1oiiespo1iue sr, ior Tue louisviiie courier
scurnu'; Ahen he aaued tninK you
WI, VII n,iu ,n'.l aiee +. Tue VOTES are counted
ena. Mr. Dry ,a,, WIN pe the man VINO VIII
oeeupy Tue WIZ" ~. Rouse ana NOT your
itienu lai'. Ahele ~ a change OF senti-
Meu. lnfousuiou. 'he Morthease mat VIII
not aomi'' anu II ~ an 1or bryan. Inc
people e, ,hefe uo hoe LOOK upon bryan as
tney did We've years ago. II you notice,
several OF tue papers uhat We're antago-
nls.ie ~ bryan are Slowly put certalnIy
turning TO MN. ! am a democrat, but
yoted ,or isooseveit, ana would do SO
tute, ana thar Is the way many persons
N that section OF the country are talking.
Many hepupileans, business men-two OF
my partners, tor ihstance-are gong to
vote Tor Bryan; one OF them said day
OF so ago that ne tnousht Iatt would, in
way, carry OUT hooseveits ideas, but
they were sure u bryan would carry all Of
the tariff, and viii get it If Bryan is
eiected. Another thins, they are tired
OF the cannon RUE ana feel that If Bryan
Is electea u VIII IN a measure mark the