The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-16

ducah, and can anyone recall. when Il
stabbed a Democrat in the back, oil
abused him OF 'bolted the ticket?
Has 81 ever failed to hold up the
nominees before the election or hold
up their hands after the election? II
anyone dares lift his voice In deroga-
ton OF the lofty spirit OF political
piety that emanates from North
Fourth street
BE ready, Gods, with all your
thunder bolts:
Dash him to piecesl"
We quote at length and then we
shall go for Mr.. Bryan:
80 far as the matter regards the
Individual himself IL is solely a ques-
ton Of personal sincerely. If a man
enters a primary and by participating
.herein expresses his desire to
abhte by the will of the majority Il
Is simply a matter of personal honor
with him whether he does or does not
carry out HIS political obligation.
II one does not intend to abide by the
result of a primary, unless ones
choice Is the nominee, one should
never enter it in the first place.
Take away the obligations center
ing about the choice OF a primary
and the Democratic spirit of It is
lost. and the primary itself is rem
dered utterly useless.
sssri,-.. ofa fo-bto,oa tl<ag 90 ,,olft
ical honesty as held by the News
Democrat may appear to our inquisi-
tive contemporary in a measure in
in view of the rather
laxity Of its own pohti-
car morals, but II 1t will pause for
moment and indulge in a little silent
Il will be helpful to It, in
so far as II may be able to absorb a
of the true Democratic spirit
into its body, as well as catch a
glimmer of that true faith which
leads a man to count personal honor
and political obligation as a sacred
trust as well as to hold truth as
higher and dearer than
the dross of sordid political greed.
Isn't that grand? Now, listen to
Mr.. Bryan as recorded on page 1874
Of "The First Battle: under the sub
title The Philosophy of Boiling.
ION the 26th of February. 1896,
he says. "the Omaha World-Herald
published an editorial written by me-
which | reproduce for the purpose of
setting forth my views"
Then he goes on: SIS boiling ever
justified and If so when? The World
Herald holds that the individual mem
Der of a party at all times reserves
the right to vote against the nominee
Of party and to abandon his party
whenever in HIS judgment
his duty to his country requires H.
He may abandon the party temporar
ly, as for instance. when an unfit
Is nominated.
Again on page 1876, continuing the
same quotation, he says: "If aban-
ionment of party Is ever justifiablt
the voter must determine for him
self when the time for abandonment
arrives. When should he decide? The
proper time, II not the only time. Is
after the party has adopted its plat
form and named its candidate. Until
that time he does not know whether
he can rely upon It to secure the
which he regards as good
and the legislation which he consid-
ers necessary.
Does participation in a primary
or convention bind the voter to sup
port the policy which he considers
ruinous? II he tries through his party
organization TO save his country and
fails, must he then take hand in
its destruction? II a great question
arises must he assume that his party
will go wrong, and therefore leave
IL before II acts, or should he dry to
hold his party to the right course?"
What a contemplate cuss the
News-Democrat makes Bryan appear.
Not only does he justify boiling; but
he fixes the proper time for doing so
after a primary, and calls it an obli-
CATION of good citizenship to do so.
We have nothing to add. We leave
IL thus. II is wholly a Democratic
matter and Mr. Bryan and the News
Democrat both have records on the
subject. We have no choice between
them.