Show one of the evils of a huge political majority in nation state county or city is that the party bartys a nominees for high office fit or unfit can hardly fall fail of election when the managers are sure that the oblate will go eo through there belog being no livelihood likelihood of a large eatough body of bol balters teris to imperil its ite success they are less lees careful to lu the matter oi of nominations than if there were fears of a sufficient defection of independent voters to bring defeat to unworthy men herein is the great danger of large majorities for while they they are a compliment to the good men and to the good principles of any party they are also an invitation to the undeserving men and the evil elements the combination oaring caring less for the common welfare and the perpetuity of decent government than for immediate personal advancement if 1001 readers have not seen the of these remarks exemplified on a small scale in recent occurrences occurrence their intelligence is hardly of that order which comes within the common definition of patriotism taking a larger view af the fhe question friends of the republic discover much to be concerned about in the extreme confidence with which one of the great parties enters upon the next presidential campaign and the prominence which the machine threatens to assume in making the nomination there is in hardly a democrat sanguine enough to expect that the opposition can make so poor a choice and his bis own party so good a one as to give the latter any hope of election the on the other hand are more than confident they feel sure of the success of their ticket As an to the pofi political complexion of the man who shall be elected president the cares nothing but like e verj abdy b dy also who to Is interested in the nations credit and wal we desire the election of an irreproachable stalwart representative and honest citizen there may be no disappointment in anticipating such a result for surly the republican party contains plenty of such material at the same time there la Is an abou assumption m eption of authority by the bosses and an expressed determination of the hurrah bobb to have an inning which are disquieting to say the least the history of the party perhaps furnishes no parallel to the energy and the boldness with which the various state bosses are lay ing their plane plains for the capture and do de y jivery of the ballots in the nom inaus convention insisting upon the abilio ability of the party to elect any man who may be named they are entirely unabashed in the program of bargain and sale of pledges exacted of special a I 1 cofi consideration for the workers in the tn trenches and for toe the kanipp latore at the headquarter it if they can have their way a ticket will be put up which represents the political management sud and the utmost determination to look after the special welfare of those who made the selea tion of that ticket possible herce her ce the suggestion expressed in the outset that too large and ana too safe safea a majority is at times an actual evv evl it does not keep the party on its good behavior nor tu tuned lied up always toi to its labs beat accomplish accomplishments men mente t that a floating I 1 fickle independent vote has its evil tendency al be readily admitted ted and yet that kind of an element especially if loyally identified with a regular party but courageous enough to break loose from the same sam when ewhen proper ideals of purity and propriety are departed from furnishes oue one of the surest safeguards of the nation against the stabs of those who pompously call themselves thema elves its friends |