The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-10-05
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In manF parts of the country thepeo-
pie are breaking loose from the tyran-
nical, selfish and corrupt system of
managing political nominations through
political conventions. II. there was d
time when this malIrer Of selecting
honest and capable men for public pO-
gitiOns was good it seems to haveDassed
away. Like many other customs that
are good when controlled by proper in
huences and bad when controlled BY
improper influences, political conyen-
lions seem to have passed once
more from good to evil aud are becom-
ing distasteful to the people of the
present day. The people + once
more found crying ont against King
Caucus and the Vaccinations of con
the people" by q few selfish and often
corrupt men, who thus n to con-
troll political nominations and elections
to public office, and control them in
their own interest instead OF manipu-
lating them for the public good. This
is nothing new in the history Of our
country. The people have often found
1t necessary to rise superior to King
Caucus and the political rings that
have been formed to rob them
of their right to choose their pub
lie servants ; have often found it ne
cessary to assert their independence of
| the debasing influences and tyrannical
powers that these political rings 81
are inclined to exercise, if not checked
by the sovereign power Of this republi-
can country. For this reason we are
not at all astOnished to find a spirit of
independence once more rising in the
minds OF the neutrality-suspicious. of
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rated into corrupt +" rings" for parcel
ing out among the select few Who com
pose them the public offices of the coun
try. This manly spirit of independence
is asserting itself with much force in
Texas at this time, if we ma Judge
from the tone of the following article,
taken from the CosmOpolite, q paper
published in Paris, Texas:
ONE FORE FREE MAH.-We see it announced
that Mr.. H. H. Snead has declared his indepen,
dence, proclaimed his liberty and presented his
claims to the people; OF this district for con.
gressI0nal honors. We have no acquaintance
with Mr. Snead, but We admire his courage and
ommcnd the spirit of Independence of ana man
who, IN thisage Of demagoguery and convention
trlckery, dares to come before the people and
ask for A position without being pushedinto no
tlce by chtcanery and tho machinations Of G
manipulating caucus. 81 ssg
The Texas CARDINALS encourages in,
dependence OF political conventions AZ
now controlled, and announces two in.
dependent CANDIDATES for the Legislature
from its county. The feeling is evi,
IDENTITY growing in Texas. This same
feeling is exhibiting itself in many Of
the States of the Union where the peO,
pie have found it necessary to rebukt
the insOlence and corruption of politi,
cal wire pullers. West Virginia, sui,
fering from the bad usages Of politica'
conventions, recently elected to the
office of Governor Mr.. Jacobs, the in,
dependent candidate, thus totally ig,
nOring the influence of conventions anC
party machinery. The same thing Ina!
been done in, Missouri, Tennessee ant
other States, and we see no reason why
the good work should not be followed
up wherever conventions fail to answer
any good purpose; fail to promote thu
interest Of all classes of people, and be
comes the ignoble instruments for pro
noting a few selfish, ambitious anC
corrupt men. We would be pleased t,
see this spirit of independence arOusins
the people of Louisiana. They havC
cause to be displcased with the name,
in which political conventions hava
been conducted, and may we'll distrus
the prospect of political redemption o.
matters now stand.