St. Landry democrat., 1878-03-09
Party Organization.

De called upon 10 elect d ottttC feaSufcf,
members of the Legislature, Sheriffs,
one half the Senators, members of the
Police Jury, etc. These elections will
not take place until in the month of
November. In our parish unfortunate
] ly,,there has been division in the Demo-
cratic party for the last four years, which
has greatly impaired its efficiency us a
party organization, and at the last cleo
ton resulted in partial defeat of the
two Democratic organizations dividing
the parish. That this will occur again
in 1878. uuless the present rent ia the
Democratic party is healed, and on d
grander scale no one can doubt for a
moment. The initiatOry steps, so We
have learned, have already been taken
by the Republicans, and the only way to
obviate this is for Democrats to cease
wrap Cling amongst themselves, come
together at the proper time, nominate a
ticket and elect it. Some there are who
will sneer at this, but all such had bet
ter reflect, that this is a two handed
game that in the last campaign there
were two Democratic organi cations in
St. Landry, each having it's own execu-
tive committee; each having an equal
representation accorded it in the Baton
Rouge Convention each recognized by
the State Central Executive Committee;
each equally intent on electing the State
and Senatorial ticket, and each number !
ing in it's ranks men who had never
been anything in politics but bold out
spoken Democrats. These two organi-
cations, nearly equally divided the party
and the result of the election was such !
that neither could boast, whilst both |
equally regretted the sending of partial
delegation of Republicans to the Leg
islature. This being the case, how are
these two factions to be brought to-
gether and made one united party2 Is |
it by one constantly iterating and re-
iterating false charges and accusations |
against the other? Is it by keeping up
a constant war Of elimination and re-
towards each other? Would |
this serve to settle differences of opin-
ion between two individuals We think |
not. Common experience teaches us it /
would only widen the breach and keep
open wounds which otherwise might be
healed, and after all what are parties
but an aggregation of individualse In
)ur opinion there is but ono way to close
up thiS5breach and that is by each side
q c0nciliatory course towards
he other; each forgiving and forgetting;
zach membering that neither side can
'e held blameless for what ACQUIRED here
II 1876, when the party split on local
avorites and not on principles, for the
eaders of the two factions We'd with
zach other throughout the campaign in
support alike of the National and State
icket and State Senator. II this course
s pursued the party can soon be har-
nonized. IL this is not done the party
never can be united. We advise har-
nony and we intend to make an honest |
'fort to harmonize the party and then
when the time comes shall advocate
With all our might the calling of con- {
'ention to make nominations for every 5
'tfice to be elected by the people. In
his way and this way alone can St. Ian :,
Try make her might felt alike in the {
ouncils Of the party, and at the polls On t
lection day. 1t is time this matter
we're beginning to receive the earnest g
Of the leaders as we'll as II
f the rank and file of the party in this t
arish. We don't want to see re-en-
cted again, the scenes which took place
u the last State convention at Baton '
souge. '
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