Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-03-08
ANNIs-ANIA.

j That NestOr of the Baton Rouge
press, paternally mentioning us as
tour handsome confrere," says also in
Mondays issue Of the 4duocate that
he has heard that the Radical party
lis re-organizihg. Very true-such is
II fact, as he will have occasion to full
ly verify to-day. He has certainly
contributed largely towards that
achievement. In endeavoring to tow
his pet candidate through the swift
current Of "bull-headed" opposition,
his Democratic bark is being tossed
about in so capricious q manner that
the Republican leaders, accustomed
as they have been III the past to read
his ''bloOd and thunder articles. and
now seeing him enter his "solemn
protests" and otherwise kicking at
the Parish Democratic Committee,
have been led to believe that the
party unity was broken, and Of
course, are trying to "take inn the
situation and get in their little work.
No wonder!
Half Cocked-Our young contempora-
ry, the Capitoliap, accuses the Adrocate
Of going of haif-cocked. From the
/ plump" manner in Which the 4drocatc
has struck the popular bulls eye, we in
| Ter that cur ncighbor is beginning to
think it dangerous for committees to
take new departures from old establish
ed party usage.--Adrocate,
No danger at all, friend Annis, for
| you've missed the bulls eye, and
struck the - tail only! At least,
that's uhat they sag yonder on Pleasant
Hill!
| What the Adrocate Said-The Adrocate
goes 50 far as TO assert that the Parish
Committee have no more right to shape
the policy Of the party than ten other
citizcns.-Capii0lim.
| Our confrerc Of the Capi'olian could
not have read our article on the subject
rs closely as he should have done. If he
| Had, he would have seen that the Adro-
cate made no such assertion. What the
.idrocate intended should be plainly un-
derstood by tho reader was, that the
committee had no more right to dictate
to the party who should be supported by
the party than ten other Democrats who
might get together Of their own motion
for such purpose. That is the true def
nton OF what the 4drocate said. This
position is plain enough and we know
of none who deny that it is in strict
accord with the old established usage of
| the party.-1drocate.
| The explanation is as "clear as
| mud" One means the other and the
other means one.
He Fought Noby-The Capitolian ac-
c.lses Mr.. Greves Of passing list around
to collect funds to deiray the expenses OF
the Judgment tax suits. The next thing
we expect to hear brought against him
is, the passing around Of u list to collect
funds to carry on the canvass for State
Capital
We know that Messrs. Richard
Burke, Charles Week, John d. Fisher
and George Henderson did the latter
thing too, but claim no credit for it
Aud they didn't fight John OConnor's
battle neither as yo,w friend dd!!!
REApING THE WHIRLW1ND.
Look out for Them--In the event that
the present Radical movement amounts
to an attempt to re-organize to send
| Radicals to the constitutional c0nven
zion it will be the duty of all good citi
zens opposed to Radicalism to rally and
put an end to any hopes Of taking ad
vantage of the present condition Of
affairs brought about by the unwise am
illiudicious action OF the Democratic
parish committee.-AdcO
"Shake not thy CORY locks at me,
Thou canst not say Idid it. 'asf
All! you see it at last, MIR. advocate
do you? Don't you see, as the peo.
pie do throughout the parish, that j,
Lis you who has scattered the wind
Had you pursued the loyal course thai
has guided you in the past, you Nigh,
. have censured the Democratic com
mittee for what you deemed to b
an assumption Of power; but wher
you found that the selections were
acceptable ass you have admitted
them to bc--you ought to have seer
that it was your duty then, instead o
encouraging dissention-as you har'
and are get doing-tO come to the sup.
port Of the ticket and to ask all goof