Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-09-11
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The agony Is over. Inc lhish' P'"'H!
has come into the world. The Hay ia ready
for the sickle. and the chirp Of the Martin
i. heard in the land. The candidates for
Representative are fairly in the field and
the country is saved. The victory has
been achieved Claiborne is safe, and we
are mildly enthusiastic over the result,
However, we may well afford to sink |
any feelings Of personal or political disap-
pointmcnt, and rs in duty bonnd rrge that
the people give their support to the candi-
dates chosen by themselves. Not man in
the parish bnt knows what their merits
are. And il they bc not sufficient in them
selves, the fact that they are the RepreScn-
tatiyes of the Democratic party will b"
sufficient To procure for them the full sup
port Of all Democrats
All onr readers know what are ON views
about voting the party ticket We urge
that it should be done in the interest Of
| the State. There in no doubt but that
Claiborne will come out all right any way,
/ but we have to look beyond Claiborne.
! The northern parishes are expected to poll
ii full vote More is demanded Of them
now than ever before. Thousands of our
best Democrats in the lower part Of the
state have fled from the yellow fever
The epidemic will not likely crnse until
after the election in November. Within
its immrhiaic range nothing like the usual
Strcnth Of the party will manifest itself.
IN view Of these facts the people Of Clai-
borne aud of other northern and north
western parishes must tuIn out strongly
to register and vote. We know that good
men nre dissatisfied, aye, even disguised
with the result Of the second primary elec-
ton. We are aware Of the fact that po-
ltical bargain has been charged in the par
ty-a bargain said to have been the cause
of the nomination. We know also that
+ parties on one side nj least, acknowledge
and declare that such bargain did exist
and that they are proud of their connec'
ton with it. But after all. what does IL
all amount to. Men feel justified In dong
these things 10y r,>ron Of their continual
occurrence elsewhere. While the morality
Of such acts il doubted, their cxpcdicncS
il admitted, and cxpcdency is everything
in politics. Whoever has anything tn de
. with politics these days finds that al
things seem To be considered fair, and h
who hopes for any different view is great.
deceived
Besides there il another view of th'
question. Let those who oppose the nom
inecs think for u moment. If they ha'
have had an opportunity TO have formed
a combination to beat Martin, who seem
to have been the main bugahoo, womb
they not have made such combiuation' W
think 50. We do tot admire the election
rering schemes which have prevailed
y Ciafhornc parish for some months pas
= Our contempt for these things has bee
open and avowed. bat some iisaPpoint'
' persons may find it unpalatablc now
think that what il sauce for the goose
~ sauce for the gander." These things ma
hereafter, but now they should be forgo
. ten.
Something over heavyweight hundr'
votes were polled in this election. y
ID reasonable man believes that they were a
Democratic votes, but hy the proper cNc
tions more than two thousand of them e:
La nailed for the Democracy on the tir
Tuesday in November. We do not ne
ed them all to elect our parish officers, h
we do need them to swell the vot"
Congressman AMI State Treasurer.
20 10 this end should we all labor and t
the gentlemen who are made the -tanda
bearers of the party III Claiborne sho,
at once begin the work. Upon them
), grave responsibility now rests. They {
~ to receive the honors, aud they should
won 10y work. not worn in Mrnrss.
Ger Great shame will rest upon them a
,rt their advisers and trainers if the nrmoc
hi, cy does not poll over two thousand y"
in November.
Their work has Just begun. They III
ION the nomination.. let them show the
the selves worthy.
A True Patriot.