The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-06-24
it means rude visaged war with the

fundamental principles of right,
such as | have indicated, that no
party can depart from and expect
to gain converts to it's doctrines or
preserve its self-respect or its
power in the nation.
Party organization and govern
ment shall give every Democrat
an equal chance, and shall not use
party machinery and authority to
further the interest of any partic-
ular candidate in the party as
against another.
Such practices in the past have
been the source of the greatest dis
satisfaction and have driven many
good men in our party either to
active support of the enemy or else
to sulS in their tents in time of
stress and need. The sentiment of
the people in general, tae senti-
ment of the best men in the party,
and ! believe, of the large major
ity of the rank and file, are in favor
of governing committees in the in
terest of anyone, and they demand
that committees of the party shall
deal fairly and impartially between
Democrats and act in all matters
within their jurisdiction and with
in their powers with justice and
with the best interests of the party
at heart, so that every aspirant for
office will feel, when he enters a
race, that the committees of the
party will give him square deal,
and the cards will not be stacked
against him, and he can rest as
sured that no impediments will be
placed in his way to hinder him
from presenting his claims fairly
to the people, or to hinder them
from expressing freely through
honest ballots their choice. If de-
feated under these conditions no
honest man can complain, and no
soreness or heart burnings will re-
main over the success of his rival.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE QUESTION.
If, on the other hand, commit
tees favor the election of some
candidate or candidates in the
party and use the power given
them by the people to further his
or their interests, and their official
action is colored by the individual
preferences of the members of the
committee, and a candidate by
such methods is defeated, he nee
essarily becomes sore and dis
gruntled, and not only he but all
of his friends and adherents are
ready to bolt the party and de-
nounce its methods.
such practices will undermine
any party and lose the confidence
and loyalty of the people. The
man who is accorded by the gov
erning authorities of his party a
fair field, and equal opportunities,
but fails to obtain a majority of
the voters and thus loses and then
bolts deserves no consideration at
the hands of manly men.
NOT DEMOCRATIC.
He is no true Democrat, does
not understand the fundamen-
tai principles of his party, and we
do not care whether or not he de-
serts the party, but he who is de-
frauded of his rights before the
people by the trickery, jugglery
or fraud of his party authorities,
from whom he has a right to ex-
pect fair and impartial treatment,
has right to complain, and it is
small wonder that he and his sup
porters become sore, disguised
and dissatisfied. No Democrat
should want an office that is gained
in such Mariner.
Il have taken occasion to say
before and repeat it here that the
man or set of men who be-
lieve that he is doing his party
service by the use of fraud, cor
ruption or trickery is badly mis-
taken. He may accomplish his
purpose temporarily, but he is do
ING his party moral injury is