Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-27
Who Shall be Senator7

doing any more for the STATE of Louisiana
than the distinguished gentleman fy"m
New Orleans whose time expires on the .
fourth of March next. Indeed. ~" think
thu strongest aayorn',. Of q North Loui-
siana man. viii admit that with tn *.
prri~nc- SrLat"r Eu~tis has. III mdr'.'d
ability, his tact. aUl the success, h" has
already had in procuring legislation Ter
our benefit, he IL likely t" accomplish
more for the whole State than any midi
vidnnl proposed.
The whole question Resolves itself al
last into one of sectional preference. II i
claimed that hy reason of til" fact that i"r
many wears we have had 10 senator from
the Northern half of the state, the time
has come when the exception must hr
made to the rule, and senator chosen
+, from the upper parishes. We have had
ennnEh Of these sectional divisions. Our
experience with the last Democratic Com
/ grcssional Convention in this district has
. satisfied us with this view at political
p-cf,rrncnt We urged aud claimed, ~ u
matter Of seeming right, the nomination
Of candidate from the parishes west of
! the Ouachta. We erre rebukcd 10y the
action IF the convention IN nominating
Gen. King. and not, even the sonpcon Of
/ consolation administered to ~ hy the
nomination of Col Young for the short
, term WINS snfiicicut Ia soften the T-huk"
administered. I.ocalikatiun in the election
Of public servants may be carried To an
extreme alarmingly dangerous. and no
individual has the right 10 say when this
locali1aiion shall stop. Beginning with
National affairs We find division of the
interest of the North. the East the West
aud the south. Aud even thc-" localities
have their separation Of interests IL
would seem that this issue should end
when il reaches single state, hut III this
senatorial question We have evidence that
it does not. and To show to what AN rX-
irene il may lee carried, We will state that
~ the inception Of the late campaign We
had TO contest 'hc claims Of ward III
Claiborne parish which undor some uys-
trrious d-prusation of a political pr"vi-
deuce. demanded the right to tn" selection
of the Democratic candidate for repre-.
sentative The true ending of this
question of locality would he the ,educiic
al dbsardam, yet there must be- some" here
legitimate stopping place 10 this manner
of reasoning.
W. cannot believe that there il such a
b diversity of interest between III" Northern
and southern portion Of the state of l"ui
\ siana that one senator cannot with pr"
r prirty represent both. We would fee
Inundated in the extreme If the Drmoc
racy Of North Louisiana Cuuld have II,
confidence IN Democrat Of New Orlrau
% and vice versa. If Senator, Sp"ii"r'
aud Eu,ti, cannot Ice trusted with thu IN
tcrrsts Of the whole STATE. then thu
4 should not hc entrusted with the care q
;, any part Of their interests. II ia 80 VII
Z now oppose the reelection e N'iIat'
Eu,rl. on local grouud, cauuut present "a
ahlrr man, a rur'T man - Ma
5 who j. certain to do al last l. much au
j. more than senator Iu.tl~ hes Dome, v
1 think that they should o.. >il,u'. l. TN
connection W. heartily ,udnr,' ~, follow
iug from III" Shrry"rort Times iu .",W'
y to thc local question ~ tn SELECTION f
,
But j. II polite ur altogether far to IT..
place "A man at such distinguished .hl,'
~ Mi Eu~il- after ~i"glr tr,rf H., h.
e shown hm-,if ~ much L'Nutrd Ia The %
4 trrrei~ 81 North f"ui~i'ua ~ Ia tho>'. ,
. any "ihri portion ct the state. lie i
warm friend and able advocate al ever
measure of local interest that l. at "a
likely To- conlr before tie ~cuatr. lie In
l. won the highest prni>' of su'h mon a
Z senator Lamar and oi Elaiur hl,u-,lf q
D.. a ready and able drhatrr. and IL nnI,ci
sally recognized H. among the lrldIu
southern turuh,rs Of thu senate.
W. do not advocate the claims of NJ
= Eustl~ ON personal grounds, hut upon TIA
. grounds that II j. miserable aud suirIda
policy Ia Ice constantly changing our Con
grcs>ioual obligation. II takes time for
l. member tn make a position for him-"lf-t
iutm those social relations j. To- "A Yer
great extent. secured. Moreover. exp,
i rirncc i an all important requisite tn I'll,
cess in Consrc>sion lrgislatinu. and II vi
l. require At least one term for even IA
/: shrcwdc>t mrmhcr to become 80 initiate
4 into it, stories ~ to I've greatly uscit
TO his constituency.
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