Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-21

{. H. MCINTOSH
ISSUES OPEN REPLY
TO KEY pITTMAN

position in this respect. Or is it
true that you decline your sup
port unless you are made the nomi-
nee-a singularly unDemocratic
stand to take.
| agree with you that it is a
fundamental Democratic principle
that the people shall rule But it
is also a fundamental Democratic
principle that the majority shall
rule. The plurality idea is essen
TALLY opposed to this doctrine. I'm
der existing conditions in this con-
test, 1t may be easily calculated and
understood how a large majority,
unalterably against and opposed to
some of the candidates for personal
and political reasons, may at the
primary election, be dissipated into
bare plurality, making him the
successful one.
| still hold to the opinion, in
view of all the foregoing, and TAX
ing the situation as it now stands,
that a united Democracy is vital to
success in defeating the exponent
and representative of The special
interests; and | believe that this
unity of action can be accomplished
only by frank and open action
in full view of all those
who. by reason of his plain record
as a stand-patter and an Aldrich
machine representative, are disposed
to view Senator .Nixons return to
the senate with alarm as menace
to their personal welfare and their
; future ability to support, by their
labors, themselves and their fami-
lies.
repeat that when the primary
law is being made a political in
, strument in the hands of Nevada s
plenipOtentiary for the Aldrich
gang, the efficiency of it's purposes
: is being destroyed, and both COM
mon sense and political acumen
warrant and justify all honorable
/ steps to avoid such results in the
: interests of the people and of fair
play.
|, with you, approve OF, believe
= in and oI
advocated the direct primary law,
: and I hesitate, to as great an ex-
l tent as you do, to suggest anything
which might by any possibility be
: misconstrued as subversiye or de-
structive of its true and real the
bry. guarantees, principles or privi.
leges-but l have a higher regard
for the welfare of our struggling
: people and of those outside the
; benefits of, and engaged in
h titanic effort against the spe-
L cial privileges of the favored
d few, than I have for the theoretical
h perfection of the primary law. or
r the prejudices or personal am
l. billions of any man-and when
n ever in my honest judgment.
y as in this case, its true principles
e are being, by political chicanery,
y subverted to selfish ends.
r. shall be found fighting in all open
J. and honorable ways 10 eliminate
If such conditions.
$ | am not concerned with the par
E ticular method by which results
E may be accomplished in this in.
1t stance so much as with the ulti
1t mate success of our candidate, and
le the cause OF such trem ndous i'm
portance for which he win be fight
) + ing. I will submit 70 any fair
n frank, open and public arrang cement
d. participated in by all the ayowet
a candidates for this Office by whiel
n united party and its full strength
i may be assured for the party ehoicl
n at the primaries. and ali possihiiit,
n OF friction and faction eliminated
ef Any such arrangement viii have ~.
ne cordial endorsement. II Is the grea
I'd end TO be gained that r. the basil
- reason for my position and tha
al has moved me to thus publicl'
ee state Il: the publicity being agains
Is the notions and argument Of thos
ad who contend that such matter
Il