The Newark journal., 1910-02-18
THE MAN OF CONSCIENCE
Does Not Like to Sign Away His
Honor and Manhood

lldS Ddlkeu Squarley at the rule OF
the central committee in that coun-
ty which requires all candidates to
sign pledge that they will support
all the nominees of the democratic
party before they can have their
names on the primary ballot. Rev.
Brown declares emphatically be
will not place his signature to such
an iron-clad agreement, and adds.
l will pledge myself to vote the
whole democratic ticket unless
there are known grafters, boodlers
and drunkards on the ticket. Ii
there are, | will vote for all the
nominees except them.
All those who have acquaintance
with Rev. James l.. Brown, and
he is known and has friends all
over North Arkansas country
know that be is good and true
man, conscientious in his transac-
tons with his fellowman and con-
sclentious in politics. He has a
conscience and he is unwilling to
violate its dictation for the plau-
dts of those who swallow the tick
ct if the act produces vomit,
The Record readily understands
that some restrictions must be
thrown around democratic pri-
mary to prevent the meddling of
those who have no sympathy
with the party or the ticket after
it is nominated. This paper has
no patience with these men who
participate in the democratic pri-
maries and support the opposition
ticket in the general election, but
the question is not of democrat
supporting republican. Rev.
Brown does not say he would sup
port republican in preference to
a democrat; he says he would not
give the sanction of his ballot to a
democratic nominee who is known
to be CRATER, boodler or drunk
ard. The question is, how does a
pledge from the candidates to sup
port the nominees protect a demo
cratic primary; what good does it
do? But the greater question is,
what is the man of conscience go
ing to do about it when he faces a
situation such as Rev. Brown per-
haps thinks he may be called upon
to face!
We believe firmly that every
man who affiliates with the demo-
cratic party is under obligations
to his party. We just as firmly
believe that the democratic party
is under an obligation to its men,
bers. The member should not
prove traitor or disloyal to his
party in times of need, but the
, party should be obligated to the
member that none but clean, hon
orable men will be found on the
ticket. No man should be requir-
ed or expected to pollute his bal
lot. No man should do it.
Back to the question, what is
the man of conscience going to do
about it when he faces a situation
such as Bev. Brown perhaps thinks
he may be called upon to face2
We put it up squareley to the
reader. If, when you go to cast
your ballot, you find thereon tie
name of nominee whom you
KNOW to be dishonorable ard
disreputable, whom you KNOW
to be morally unfit to hold public
office, what would YOU do about
it? Would you vote for him and T
bring up in defense of your action
that often heard cant about maior-
ity rule? Remember the major
ity" has done very many cruel and
unjust deeds in the history of the
world. The majority should rule
but the majority SHOULD RULE
RIGHTLY. We believe we hear
the honest mantle man of con- .
science-say, as he read these lines
IF, when | go to cast my ballot
| should find thereon the name of
nominee whom | KNOW to be
Jiohopor nlo ,rbo,, HNrnY