The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-09-14
Discipline.

regulations either written Or unwritten-
has discipline and organization adopted
formally section by section, or adopted
by cnstom and common consent, which
customs and usages become for the
particular body q sort of common law.
The rules and regulations, customs and
asages Of the Democratic family, are Of
the latter class +; they have obtained by
common consent and from the reason of
the case.
AS our States have modelled their forms
Of governments after the greatest pattern
ever invented by, man, to wit: that Of
the United States so it was thought
proper that each State and parish Demo
cratic organization should model itself
after the national organization.
The government Of the United States
ia divided into three brancbes--the Exec
utiyc, Judicial and Legislative so are
those of the States. For the President
there is Governor for Vice President,
there is Lieutenant Governor each
has it's cabinet officers and other subas.
terns-each its Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives.. r,s.a !, .ss.,;
The national party meets qnadrcnnialiy
/ and makes nominations for President and
Vice President, and if the other officers
were elective, nominations would be
made for them too.
! So the State Democratic organizations
meet at stated periods, and make non'na-
tons for tie elective Offices !; aud why
should not the parallel continue into
counties and parishes 2 The same 'rea-
sons that apply to national and State o.
CARNATIONS, apply, III onr estimation,
with equal force to parisl, organizations
and we would be pleased for any one "a
show us the consistency Of advocating
and supporting national or State non Mn
tons, aud opposing countyor parish nomin
atoms. Tie county or parish orgsan'za'
tions are the groundworks upon which
the State or national organizations, rest
If there be nofDcmocracy in the counties,
there certainly can be none in the Statef
or the United States. Cd
:. The manner Of selecting candidates ID
easily adapted. to time, place and cir
!, cumstance !; lut, whatever. mode or man
iner be agreed upon by the majority, y
the one to be f,.lowcJ, and the minority
ought, as Republicans and good Demo
Gratis, toyicld. a j. esss @
For instance, if the party majority wis'
!, the candidates to be selected, by mas
= conycntion, where every Democrat in tip
= parish that wishes to vote can dose, why
. in the name of co,nmone sense and justice
J let that be the mode /; If the party ,najo
J. ity wish the candidates to be selected b
! the voters OF cacf; wafd oepos!''hR Va
t. lots, and The parish candidate that o.
: tans the highest vote to Ne the 1o'n ns
why, in the name Of common sense an
,e Justice, let that be the made; if the part
.. majority wish the candidates to be s
Is tccted w sending TO parish coh'cll'e
h, delegates chosen se IRON s' eacn ware 4 4
OH the Democratic voters thcreo'' why
ut the name q common sense g = aho {. os''c
e. let that he the MODE. ..s, s.,,.s,,g j,
But that the De'nocrat'c party sho"'
N in some way, express q choice among y
different Democratic asp'fahts, seems
OF US 70 be matter Of nndoupttd prop
ne ty; the manner, however, oil giving SUI
en- expression Is question u p'''y " -
cipline to bc decided in each parish