Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-06-05
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Nominations.
HNYNESVIILr, May ls7-.


bids fair 20 b. one OF unusual interest,
feel that to crow little, as our comic
friend over IN Georgia would say, would /
help my feelings, OF i'll other words To give
my views touching the manner of conduct
ing the campaign would relieve me. much |
after the style that tour Of the country !
relieves politician oi his smoking tobac- |
CO, or that an cmctic relieves the small !
boy Of them COOLERS he ate yesterday. |
There appears to be sort of dislike !
among the people ta holding nomination |
upon any plan whatever. They give rs a |
reason that pullcrs and trickstcrs IN Ger
tain localities have hitherto managed to
defeat the will OF the masses, aud that
the way to AVOID repetition of defeat is
to hold no nomiuatiun-ruu every man
that waits To run, elect our men and the
ID take the hindmost. say to all who
entertain -telf views that nothing can he
more III keeping with the wishes of the
trickstcrs-if indeed there be any-than
for the people to adopt such a policy.
They want nothing better than to sec the
voting strength Of the parish divided and
split upon Dick, Harry, Bill and half
dozen more candidates. That is the end
to which they are directing their efforts
in order that they may the more easily
accomplish The rrnmotion of their pets and
official dcadbcat- generally. An instance
in the campaign of that great and good
General, Stoncwall jackson, serves tn H.
lustratc most beautifully the idea thatI
wish to get before your minds. 1t Is this;
During the spring of l-G2 the Federal an
thorltics sent three armies against him,
commanded respectively by Generals
Banks, Fremont and Shields In order
that they might the more easily Gobblc
him up-as thc cant phrase wcnt-thcy
approachcd from different directions, and
when in striking distance they set their
trap 10 that there WAS no possible chance
for him to escape if they could but dcc"y
him into il. No sooner did they set II
than our hero, with apparently more fight
than gcncral-hip, marched his army into
il. Then IT was that bis ndycr>arics
learned Ia their sorrow that in their
weakness was his strength. for when once
between their armies he by skillful ma
ncuvcring kept them separated and fell
upon them, one nj a time, and in less time
than week he completely routed and put
to flight three armies, each of which was
superior ." numbers 10 his own, whereas,
if the enemy had concentrated their forces
they might have gained decisive and
complete victory. Thus much | say, set
ting forth ~ clearly ~ may be, the ncccs.
sity of unity and concert Of action III
which there is power, but in division there
is weakness.
II we are really aggricvcd and intend
to right ourselves at the ballot box, by al
means let It's unite for if we fail Of on
purpose united how can We expect to right
ourselves divided and split up in half ;
dozen different parts Let us thcn-ir
the language ot our venerable friend an,
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passion and oar rg,iui.,cs, walnut lcavc
and ali, and swear by an almanac viii
tue dog days in il, that WE will tie a untc'
, people and come together on the hrna'
, Democratic basis of a primary election
, or rather | would suggest two priInar.
elections. Fii>t hurdle race for the spec
, ial boLcit Of that particular class OF mel
Who have an iisatilblc desire to know
, what they themselves are worth in III
| political market; then pat up the two mel
getting the most votes and run then
I through again Tor each Office respectively
the strongest man being declared the nom
f incc. This plan worked w,ll with GU
ncighburs Of Webster parish III l-1d, am
). to tie satisfaction Of all 50 far rs haN
l. been able to learn upon diligcnt enquiry
say ALL mean by that the majorlt!
There are 4 few s0rcheads in every paris
who will be satisfied with nothing no mat
ter how good. They will swear by all, goo
I and bad. that they will have no more to Il
:, with nominations, withhold their supper
s when an honest effort is being made to d
Justice 10y all, and then if the result Is nc
what they anticipated they are ready
curse everybody who had any connectio
with the management of aiiairs. Sue
men. deserve to be mentioned in way nj
e at all enviable.
d Now, my dear cousins, / have told go
: in my feeble way, what think you ougl
to do; but if you will continue in pursu
= of that ruinous line of policy marked OF
!. for you by trickstcrs and dcmagoguc