| Show TOGETHER now conic sac within mhd ranks of the pt oples party is over thoro should bo no element or faction cac afford to split from tho main body of the party on the trifling question f who is or is not to be tha mayor of this city for the coming two airs the majority of the people through their representatives in nominating convention wish MR to serve in that office they have eo us pressed and decided it now who must yield if there is lo 10 bo harmony in our ranks one or abo other enst yield now would it be reasonable or just to ask tho majority to throw their nominee overboard and accept a man the minority favors if the minority in this ease had any respectable showing R far as number is concerned that is if the minority more evenly approached pro ached the majority there might bo some foundation foon dation to a demand for a compromise in view of there being third ticket put in the leold but ciboro are up such conditions connected with the situation at the close of I 1 lq convention tho motion to make MR BOOTHS nomination unanimous showed only three dis sentiments when therefore the ticket was finally adopted it was the minority had dwindled down to three in number just one ninth of the entire delegation exclusive of the chairman and he as is well known was also in favor of ME BOOTHS nomination now is fair is it reasonable or consistent with political custom as least for those three men to detill maintain an attitude of opposition to their party ticket it is decidedly un tair unreasonable and inconsistent as well as impolitic for any number of men in tho minority who yet claim allegiance to their political par assume such a position on sober reflection these gentlemen must themselves acknowledge the boyic and force of this reasoning there has been a stubborn contest over the nomination of the mayor but as long as the nomination has been almost unanimously supported by the delegates in convention the now end and not be permitted to affect the success of the peoples ticket no matter what prejudices or dislikes some of us may have for one or more names upon the ticket it should be homo in mind that the names represent our political friends if not our personal friends the time is short between now and election day and thore is considerable work to bo done in the meantime the pre paring to put in vigorous work not with the expectation of winning the of securing to themselves advantages that can only be obtained by our lack of unity and our indifference let tho of february find the peoples party of prove earnestly and diligently striving to secure the largest possible vote for their ticket |
