Show THE PROPOSED FUSION IT seemed from saturdays probed proceedings in the municipal convention Convent loa of the peoples party that the delegates as a whole were pretty thoroughly in favor of the f fusion ticket plan there being beine but bat few dissentients the on only ly obstacle that appeared to loom up in trout front of a number of them was the point as to whether it would be approved by the people who elected them at the primaries tto represent them in the convention we are unable to perceive any roo room in tor for du dubiety bietila in that regard surely no one would cast the reflection upon the people that they are not disposed to bb sustain phaltion ate ph action anthe on the part of their that is manifestly right and fair that the proposition under consideration is of et that character to Is scarcely open to doubt all that the people need is 18 to be convinced tuat a measure sustains a principle of justice as an well gg as magnanimity and their hands ads are it at once stretched forth in its support this community has in many respects been treated unfairly nut not to say oppressively by the powers that be it should be admitted however that the inimical attitude assumed toward them has large ly arisen from a misunderstanding of the and genius lof of the community against such treatment toe the people nave have vigorously protested as was he belr r duty they have objected to the exercise over them of arbitrary power which is id the antipodes of free government overn ment when measures have neu been set on foot to appropriate or expend their means without their con sent they have asserted that their rights of property nave have been interfered with and a vital principle of free government invaded lc it is unreasonable to presume that a people who have defended themselves against such methods would place themselves in a position where they might inight be iu in danger of being justly accused of being at least constructively inclined to adopt a similar course to that to which they have so often been under tile the necessity of objecting jec ting 1 1 he minority in this muni cipa liLy contribute their quota of taxes to sustain its government tile the business of the city legislative con counci uc I 1 is largely occupied in directing the expenditure pend iture of tue revenue derived I 1 from row toe the entire community tills this being the case cade the question might be asked whether it is not fair that chat the minority should have bave an immediate voice oice even inside the polls in the transaction of business of that character indeed it la is pro proportionately port innately iona tely business as well as it Is id that of the maji majority rity who may have the power to shut them out of participation by foice of numbers through tile the ballot tue tae question way may be brought forward Is id it not the of the majority to 10 rule the ans answer to this interrogation needs qualification thy have bave under our form of government the power to rule i le aud and almost universally in this h bublic lic exercise it by ruling anat the abe power gives the right light way may be b doubted when the demands iia ads of justice are consia considered ered with mat nicety to which they are entitled T the he po ver to do a thing and the argit on coi j act pleto do it is another justice Is IH the essence of all a 11 covern go v e r H ment and ami without justice all systems are tyr tyrannizes tyrannies annies alike without regard to their form although majorities can as a matter of right 11 as well as ai justice hold the reigns of rule that they are justified in maintaining a course of ex in that regard when the duty of preservation does not de wand mand it is questionable the tae genius of atie principles by which this community profess to tg be governed is in unison with justice and magn and is opposed to the disposition that would constitute majorities which irre ae an agency of government uti bending monopolies of public authority tho rity what obtains elsewhere does not enter into the subject what 14 right just and ma magnanimous being all in all the worn out saying mayine that in politics as in war to the victors belong the spoils will not bear close scrutiny from the standpoint of right it is a frequently quoted and endorsed but a i just will show aarow it to be based on selfishness it causes the power and emoluments of office to be one of the desirable and leading objects for the possession of which politicians professed statesmen and majorities should scramble but it would he a few years ahead of the times perhaps to assert that the chief nav the only olly object in political movements should be correct free government chich means the preservation of the natural rights of mau not only the rights and privileges of majorities but also of minorities whose voices maybe may be properly and officially fici ally heard beard inside the line marked by the voting polls some may object to the present movement on the ground that tha they do not believe belleve that the minority would act similarly if the political tables were turned the question in this regard is if would those who raise this objection think it right afi n that case for the majority to so act toward them it they belonged to the minority doubtless the answer would be to in the affirmative if this be the case then it would be right for those objectors t odo as they think it would be proper for their political opponents to do were the relative positions altered what the minority now would do in the future in case they swelled to the proportions of a majority has no bearing on the question when one to la hunting for the right of the matter we think it should be tolerably clear to the most obtuse that tile the propos proposal aj now considered leans to justice and tor for that reason has a solid basis but even those who can perceive this may be unwilling to yield the point with toe the readiness it dia deserves serves it may be held by a few that while lethey they cannot but see the fairness involved in the proposed minority representation the majority should have the privilege of sa saying ying who the representatives on the other ether side should be this objection would be a manifest absurdity it spell ground were to be admitted the representation so far as relates to the minority would resolve itself into thin air if the majority made the nominations the candidates would be their representatives the suggestion that the ele ejection action should be conducted under another title than t that t of e ther either of the two local political parties is a good one it goes 0 without saying that the electors elec tois of the peoples P party ty would not wish to vote under the t title tle of the opposing political organization it would de be exceedingly cee repugnant as W well as ridiculously inconsistent this being the case perhaps it would be nothing but proper to allow for a similar sentiment on the other side should the a agreement for a fuaau ticket be consummated would the other oiher side adhere to the compact or would they be liable to bolt and thus create disaster to the people this question may arise with some such a query is hardly fair we think we have heard of complaints from the peoples side aide that they were being unjustly prejudged on some import aut ant political matters care should be taken against being guilty of the same thing besides tile the minority are possessed of some sOm ePOlit political shrewdness and are not likely to do anything that would precipitate disaster upon rhems ives and enhance the interests of the people it is presumed that this movement based on changed sentiment and circumstances cum stances will should the arrange meat be completed be honestly and eairly carried to a consummation |