The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-05-11

MONROE La, MA! IL 1917.
ARE WE GRANT MEN, wARMo1H AhN'
OR DEMOCRATS!
Some of our editorial brethren, who
heartily despise Warlnoth, are unW'itt-
ingly giving him strength by noticing
r,,naors that this and that prominent
Democrat are favorable to him, or have
been seen talking to him, or by inti-
mating that he has an influence in our
party that is to be feared. We are
we'll advised that Warmoth considered
the prominent abuse he received in the
recent Democratic State Convention, as
a forcible admission of his power and
strength, or, as he expressed it, as an
evidence that he was regarded as the
central figure in the State. For this
reason, we, as delegate to that Con-
vention, opposed the passage of Mr..
Carleton Hunts ill-adviscd resolution
denunciatory of WarmOth, as we would
if the resolution had applied to Carter
or Packard, instead of Warmoth. With
q clear, consistent and honest record,
the Democratic party, whatever some
of its recreant adherents may have
done, is UNNECESSARILY removed from Il
suspicion OF an alliance, except posi-
bly, for practical good made absolutely
necessary with any man or set of men OF
the opposite party. 1t is an admission
that the party is under the control OF
base men, even to suspect that it will
entertain, itself, a proposition to barter
away the rights, liberties and interests
of the people. We never yet knew
politician who persisted under prolong-
eli abuse, or constant manifestations,
by his enemies, of n dread of his oppO-
sition or influence. They are Oftener
killed-in fact, always killed-by quiz
city dropping them entirely out Of no.
tice.
Now, we have to say for Ourself
that we are not afraid of Gov. WarmOth,
Marshal Packard, the uncanonical Cox,
or sany other man." We are not afraid
to meet both the faction leaders at
once, for we are morally certain that
as either hates the other worse than
they do us, they would do all the talk
ing and all the fighting too. Where
two such rings meet, their prayers will
not be granted; but ours will. We dis
missed the faction quarrel from our
columns when the opponents got well
on their feet and the rattle of musketry
was transferred from the sharpshOoters
to the main line. When the old lady
and the bear got to fighting in earnest,
we mounted the ridge pool in the loft,
and we are sitting there lively spec
tator to-day. We may want the bear
killed, or want the old lady run off the
place we do not :,s yet perceive very
clearly whose part we will take or, if
we do, we are not ready yet to give
either any encouragement as they
seem about equally matched - for that
might help to end the fight before we
could handle the victor. We offer,
while the fight progresses, to the cham
pion, rs Il reward of merit, the honor
of meeting and being whipped in turn
by n decent antagonist. Somebody,
probably two somebodies, has to be
whipped, and we are consulting our
very bitter experience in getting
ssbunged up" to bring us off victorious
in the struggle at hand.
What we do fear greatly is the indis-
erection and Impotence of some of our
own leaders. In the light of the unex-
pected events of the past ten days, only,
we claim that there is force and II har-
binger of success in our position, which
was thus defined in the TELEGRAPH
of the 30th of March last
The existing discussions among the
conservative elements of this State are
unnecessary. They have been prccipi-
tated upon the State bya unwise haste
to provide for Il state of facts and con-
dition in politics, the exact character,
nature and requirements of which no
one, not a prophet, can yet appreciate
or provide for. There never was such
Il middle in both State and National
politics, and therefore we have no pro-
ccdents for Il guide. We have not
reached the crisis; the outlook is still
hazy. How many changes may come,
no ono knows. We do not even know