Potosi journal., 1912-07-03
Si.OO PEI Annum.
WILL REMAIN REGULAR

position it had taken in the contest
Nothing has occurred to change our
convictions, nor have We any apo
ogy to offer for holding them How
Nave determined to acquiesce i'll its
decision and accept the ticket with
what grace We may We do not be-
iieve the time is Yet to desert the
party of our lifelong allegiance. It
has. in our opinion. poor rs that
view may be esteemed by many OF
our readers, made a serious mi, AXE
in the selection of it's ticket this
year. but the unfortunate conditions
which conduced TO that mistake iii
undoubtedly be corrected by the i;.r.
before another presidential nomin T. !;
convention sits There will no long
or be a liberation OF arbitrary pcWrr
on part OF the national committee in
deciding who the party shalt take OF
It's leader, regardless and in the face
of the expressed wish OF the panty.
Before another four wears have PISS
I'd the general presidential prefer
ence primary will have succes ded the
Old method. In accepting ii" Hupai-
atable ticket that has been given he
party, We do so with little eXp5c,u-
tlon of having our views OF il chang
ed to the extent where We can give
it a conscientious approval. Il tn p Il
ty is due for a corrective beating Oi,
its national ticket this year. Ne f. /
that we could view that event with
sonle equanimity and with cons-deG
bic com passion. content in the
thought that We did the b"st in or
weak way to avert it. In the support
of the partys state. district a"d
county ticket we Will give tul and
earnest support, and it would .~rioyc |
us sore to see it suffer from The e"ror |
or the national convention. The |
Journa! may. therefore. be considered |
regular.
This may be Demorhatic year. bur |
if it is. it will be an off year for
thecountry.
We often have to take q bit:ar |
dose, but We generally feel better FIR
II afterwards.
The high cost ot living will yoi
down as long aseverybody in III" grub
pnryeying line keeps trying 70 set
into fhe millionaire class,
The steam roller did some work
at the Baltimore convention. lut i
did not have the expert haniiing
there that it received at Chicago.
Uncle Sam had li'.Is cash lc;t in
his strong box at the end 81 tie
year closing June Goth. It won't ie /
there long after the next election
should the Democratic party he SIC
ceSsful
Since the national conyC ntions are
over and the presidential tic&ets Of
the leading parties are in The fled
we can look forward for a 'ittIe
warmth in the general r@nat aign.
Though lord knows the PepubjcAHprs /
liminaries were hct enough
The Globe-Democrat could see the
Wall Street gang running TIL" %aiti-
more convention. hut il put its blind
ers ON when it looked over the
doings 1T Chicago. The whole trot-
Bile in politics this year was the re- {
suit OF thepeopIe trying to shake 10
iitics loose from the grip of Wall |,
Street. Their success at both thica-
go and Baltimore WAS hardly worth
mentioning The mone3- power h
hard. old grip.
In his key-note speech at G0itj-
more Judge Parker said that there
was not ii reactiOary in the Whot"
Democratic party. This is conNlnc-
ing of nothing so much ihat not
withstaEding any Improvement jAH
party may have undergone since tn
last ,campang. It's leaders have n1t
lost their facility for lying. Why.