St. Landry democrat., 1878-04-13
Attention Democrats.

The New York Tribune once offered
this judicious advice:
There are no Republican voters to
spare. Whoever camors at Republican
newspapers for not cracking the whip
over this or that person, and driving
him and his supporters either ont OF tht
party or into the traces, does not quite
understand the needs Of the time.
There never was greater occasion tC
study those things that make for peace
Th.a f0menting of qnarreis and building
mn of actions will soon convert yester'
days losses; into rout.
We reproduce the above article for
the purpose of giving the same ADVICE
to the Democrats of the 1>safe ana par
ticularly to those of st. Lan,'Ry PARISH
Since reconstruction there has ben no
time when it has been equally necessary
for all members of the Democratic party
to stand shoulder to shoulder rs ut pres
ent. "There nevel1was greater occasion to
study those things that make for peace"
The fomenting of quarrels and building
up of factions will soon convert the
victory Of 1876 into an absolute defeat,
and should spch calamity overtake us
at present, lowing to any division in our
own party,1 We fear it would result in a
permanent occupation Of our present
position by the enemy.
While we are in favor of the most
strirt party discipline, we trust every
Democrat in the State. but more espe-
,ciallly every one in St. Landry will rec
oguize the absolute necessity of unity,
and of complete and thorough dis
bandment of all factions which have
divided us in the past.
We believe the masses of both fac
tions of the party in this parish have
been honest in their past differences, but
wisdom should be learned by experience.
We should not forget that in 1876 with
1000 majority for the State ticket, the
Republicans elected three members of
the Legislature and portion of their
parish ticket. Such a result mnst never
occur again. Let the past bury its dead
and let every Democrat endeavor to
forget the late Varieties Courthouse war
and in the coming canvass, let each
member of what we trnst are dead fac
tjons, vie with each other in their en-
that in November next the paris, of St.
Landry may present solid front to the
enemy under whatever name he may he
mustered and aar parish may again he
recognized as the banner parish of the
State.
Two SMART YouNG MEN.-Ahout
week ago there We're Two smart young
men got on q Burlington and Cedar
Rapids train and laid themselves out TO
amuse and instruct the passengers. Very
many funny things said and very many
funny things did these two brilliant
young men, and ii did seem as Though,
Providence had been just too kind to
the other passengers to let them ride on
the train with such smart yaang men.
But presently there lOometl up for them
a colossal opportunity, when II lady, at
tended by little girl and little dog,
came into the car. The two yplng men
Wed with each other i'm saving funny
things about the pup. Presently the
funniest young man said. i'm tones of
peiplexity, Well, let me see, fliey make,
tsogs pay on this train, doiI'G fiaey y
And then the lady turned around, and
said in just the driest tones Won eyer |
heard a lady say anything, Then yon.Cl |
letter get off before the conductor
comes in" There was a great deal of |
talking and u great deal of laughter in /
the ear between the place where that /
accident occurred aud Burlingtan, but
the men who were killed lit the siege of [
Jerusalem were nuisv, roaring, bowling I
bacciianaliams week ago. Ia comp ri
son with those Two young men for the /
rest Of the trip,-I Burlington HaWkeye. /